KNVI - O&O

18 juni 2015

Ondersteuning

Master Studenten en Promovendi

bij ISS

Saskia Scheffer, informatiespecialistUniversiteitsbibliotheek EUR/ISS(met dank aan Lidwien Lamboo)

ISS is the international Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam

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ISS part of Erasmus University Rotterdam

ISS focus is on development studies

ISS is located in The Hague

Characteristics of ISS

•International student population (>85% non-OECD)•Very different academic cultures•English taught: vast majority non-native speakers•Social pressure to succeed (failing is no option!)

Core Activities

• Research

• Teaching

• Public Debate

• Capacity Development

Research Programmes

Governance, Globalization and Social Justice

Political Economy of Population, Resources and Environment

Economics of Development and Emerging Markets

Civic Innovation Research Initiative

Teaching Programmes• Four-year Doctoral Programme • 15 months Master of Arts Programme • Postgraduate certificate courses• Refresher Courses for alumni

Students

• MA 170 – 200 per year• Diploma 50 – 80 per year• PhD approx 100

Master of Arts in Development Studies

Five Majors

•Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies

•Economics of Development

•Governance, Policy and Political Economy

•Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies: Social Justice Perspectives

•Social Policy for Development

SPECIALIZATIONS

Agriculture and Rural Development; Environment and Sustainable Development; Econometric Analysis of Development; the Global Economy; International Political Economy and Development; Conflict and

Peace Studies; Children and Youth Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Human Rights, Public Policy and

Management, Local Development Strategies; Population Studies, Poverty Studies; Work and

Employment; Methodologies for Research

MA Students

Diagnostic tests:

•Academic writing and English language test•A quantitative skill test•A set of 5 ECDL modules•A proper referencing test (plagiarism quiz)

MA Students

Course Research Paper Preparation (3105)

•Plenary: overview of RP process, research techniques, RP experiences outgoing students.•Research Paper Proposal•Research Paper Design•Presentation RP Design

MA StudentsCourse Research Paper Preparation (3105)

Library: 70 Information Literacy workshops

Sept. – Dec Information Landscape RefWorks, pt 1 Searching for Information Evaluating Information RefWorks, pt. 2: Write-n-Cite

May Formatting

PhD researchers

• Full time PhDs – 4 years

• Part time PhDs – 6 years ('2nd window' PhD programme)

PhD researchers

PhD researchers

Funding and scholarships

•NFP (Netherlands Fellowship Programme)•Other scholarships•Self-funding students

1986 - 2009

PhD researchers 2014

Europe

Asia

America (Southern)

America (Northern)

Africa

PhD researchers 2014

PhD researchers

Research support by the ISS Library?

No structured approach (yet)!

PhD researchers

• Training RefWorks + ad hoc by ISS Library

• Academic skills (writing, presentation)by Academic support staff

• Personal guidanceby supervisor

PhD researchers

PhD researchersErasmus Graduate School

of Social Sciences and the Humanities

PhD researchersChallenges for Library

•Invisible! (not [permanently] based at ISS)•No homogenous group: all individuals•Diversity (creating a level playing field)

– Take stock of specific needs for research support– What is the role of the Library? AS en RSO

PhD researchers

Suggesties en vragen?

scheffer@ubib.eur.nl