Table 8.
Description of required inputs in collaborative Ph.D. projects
| Required inputs in collaborative Ph.D. projects | Name of variable | Reference question in the questionnaire |
|---|---|---|
| Supervision | Academic position of the university daily supervisor | What was the position of your university daily supervisor when you started your Ph.D. project? |
| Assistant professor | ||
| Associate professor | ||
| Professor | ||
| Academic degree of the collaborating partner supervisor | Scientific degree of your (main) supervisor at the collaborating partner when you started your project. | |
| Bachelor or Master | ||
| Ph.D. | ||
| Professor | ||
| Level of university supervisor’s knowledge in Ph.D. topic | How would you rate the knowledge of your university supervisor(s) in the specific topic of your Ph.D. study? | |
| (Scale: very low to very high) | ||
| Level of collaborating partner supervisor’s knowledge in Ph.D. topic | How would you rate the knowledge of your supervisor(s) at the collaborating partner in the specific topic of your Ph.D. study? | |
| (Scale: very low to very high) | ||
| Communication | Meeting frequency of Ph.D. candidate and university supervisor | Please indicate the average frequency of supervision meetings you had with (any of) your university supervisors. (Note: this is about supervision meetings, not about other events at which you met these persons) |
| More than once a week | ||
| About every week | ||
| About every 2 weeks | ||
| About every month | ||
| About every 3 months | ||
| About every 6 months | ||
| Less than every 6 months | ||
| Meeting frequency of Ph.D. candidate and collaborating partner supervisor | Please indicate the average frequency of supervision meetings you had with (any of) the supervisors at the collaborating partner (Note: this is about supervision meetings, not about other events at which you met these persons) | |
| More than once a week | ||
| About every week | ||
| About every two weeks | ||
| About every month | ||
| About every 3 months | ||
| About every 6 months | ||
| Less than every 6 months | ||
| Meeting frequency of both supervisors | What was the frequency of meetings where both the supervisors of the university and the supervisors at the collaborating partner were present? | |
| About every month | ||
| About every 3 months | ||
| About every 6 months | ||
| About every year | ||
| Less than every year |