Thursday, June 21, 2007
Refereeing bids
I can't disclose too much detail for obvious reasons, but I had two bids to consider. They were quite different, ranging from setting up a research institute with postgraduate study to thinking about the impact of undergraduate course design on first year students. The first year experience seems to be a hot issue at the moment, prompted, no doubt, by substantial drop out rates in a number of universities.
The whole process seemed pretty open and transparent. The guidelines for bids were clear, and the template for referees complemented them precisely. Referees could also add comments although everything suggested that long-winded, self-pitying rants in pursuit of private agendas were not really required (damn!).
In one case in particular, the bid was particularly tightly written to focus precisely on the required issues. That one got through as well.
Dave Harris
The whole process seemed pretty open and transparent. The guidelines for bids were clear, and the template for referees complemented them precisely. Referees could also add comments although everything suggested that long-winded, self-pitying rants in pursuit of private agendas were not really required (damn!).
In one case in particular, the bid was particularly tightly written to focus precisely on the required issues. That one got through as well.
Dave Harris
# posted by A Sociologist : 2:40 AM
