Annual Progress Report

Annual Progress Reports (APRs) are reports completed each year by research candidates and their primary supervisors. APRs are a great way to keep candidates on track and help keep everyone informed of their progress. Each APR covers a candidate's progress from second semester of the previous year and first semester of the current year.

WHO COMPLETES AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT?

Continuing candidates will be required to complete an APR as a condition of their continuing enrolment,except, research candidates who are NOT required to complete an APR are:

Candidates who are in their first semester of study;
Candidates who have submitted their thesis for examination and are awaiting results; and
Candidates who are on Leave of Absence (Intermission) continuously from second semester until the end of first semester the following year.

Supervisors and Faculty Associate Dean Research/Higher Degree by Research Representatives are required to, in turn, review and comment on their students’ APR’s.

HOW ARE THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS COMPLETED?

The APRs are undertaken through a secure online system. Every year from 1 September, the APRs will be in each candidates MyUC account, ready for the reporting process to begin. Please note: students must log inot MyUC using their Student number and password.

Supervisors and Faculty/Research Centre Associate Dean Research (ADR)/Higher Degree by Research Representatives (HDR) are able to view their students’ APR’s via MyUC.

THE JOURNEY OF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS

Everyone involved in the APR process will be notified when the reports are online and ready to be completed
HDR candidates log onto MyUC and complete all areas of the report
- APRs are located under Exams and Results, the link to Research Annual Progress Report is found on the left side of the page
Once a candidate has completed the initial stage of the APR their primary supervisor will be required to log into MyUC to review the report and make comments on the candidate’s progress.
- For staff APRs are located under Applications, Research, click on the link to Research Annual Progress Reports
The candidate will then need to log onto MyUC again to review the comments made by their supervisor
Finally the Faculty/Research Centre ADR/HDR is required to log into MyUC and review the entire report and make a final recommendation
Once all these steps have been taken the Research Students Office (RStO) will process the APR and enrol the candidate for the following year.

The flowchart helps illustrate the journey that each ARP will take.

Please note:

The RStO suggests that at the end of each stage a copy of the APR is printed before the SUBMIT button is hit
After each stage in the process is completed the relevant person must press the SUBMIT button in order to progress the APR onto the next stage
All information provided in the APRs must be up to date
After each stage in the APR process an automated email will be sent to notify the next person responsible for review/comment

WHEN ARE THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS COMPLETED?

The APRs go live each year on 1 September and are due to be fully completed (including the Faculty/Research Centre ADR/HDR’s review) by 30 September.

WHY COMPLETE AN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT?

Universities Australia advocates that all candidates studying an Australian research degree complete a progress report every year. For this reason APRs are a mandatory part of a research candidates program. Continuing enrolment for research candidates is dependent upon satisfactory completion of their APR.

APRs also help to:

Monitor the progress of each HDR candidate
Identify, and promptly respond to, issues affecting HDR candidates’ progress
Assist HDR candidates to effectively manage their progress in collaboration with their supervisors

WHAT HAPPENS IF A CANIDATE DOES NOT COMLETE THEIR ANNUAL PROGRESS REORT?

If the APR process is not completed, the candidate will not be re-enrolled for the following year and may face discontinuation from their degree.

ANY QUESTIONS?

If candidates have any questions relating to information required for their APR please contact your supervisor.

If candidates and staff have any problems logging on to MyUC or OPUS to complete an APR please contact the ICT Service Desk on 6201 5500.

If candidates and staff have any questions relating to the online APR process please contact the Research Students Office on postgrad.research@canberra.edu.au