The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree: What difference does a semester make?

Denise M. Jepsen; Ruth Neumann

The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree: What difference does a semester make?

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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This paper examines the effect of a single semester of third year study on the postgraduate research degree intentions of psychology and non-psychology students enrolled in a third year Psychology of Organisations university course at a city university. The students responded to a survey at the beginning and again at the end of the semester, producing 60 useable responses. Results indicate that only very slight changes occurred in students’ intentions to embark on
postgraduate research degree over the course of a single third year semester. Students neither changed their preferences for the type of Masters course in which they intended to enrol, nor did they change the degree to which they
intended to study either a combined Masters/PhD or research-only PhD degree. The implications for academics who are seeking postgraduate research students are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Refereed preceedings of the 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference
Editors	Margaret Kiley, Gerry Mullins
Place of Publication	Adelaide
Publisher	The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University
Pages	31-41
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9780731546411
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference - Adelaide Duration: 17 Apr 2014 → 18 Apr 2014

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Conference	Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference
City	Adelaide
Period	17/04/14 → 18/04/14

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Jepsen, D. M., & Neumann, R. (2008). The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree: What difference does a semester make? In M. Kiley, & G. Mullins (Eds.), Refereed preceedings of the 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (pp. 31-41). The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University.

Jepsen, Denise M. ; Neumann, Ruth. / The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree : What difference does a semester make?. Refereed preceedings of the 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference. editor / Margaret Kiley ; Gerry Mullins. Adelaide : The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University, 2008. pp. 31-41

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Jepsen, DM & Neumann, R 2008, The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree: What difference does a semester make? in M Kiley & G Mullins (eds), Refereed preceedings of the 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference. The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University, Adelaide, pp. 31-41, Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, 17/04/14.

The Influence of a single semester of 3rd year study on students' intentions for a postgraduate research degree: What difference does a semester make? / Jepsen, Denise M.; Neumann, Ruth.
Refereed preceedings of the 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference. ed. / Margaret Kiley; Gerry Mullins. Adelaide: The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University, 2008. p. 31-41.

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