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Department of Psychology

Resources for HDR Students

Audio/Visual Resources room

We have a Psychology Audio/Visual Resources room located in C4A306. The concept is to make easier access to basic A/V facilities making a self-help approach possible. If you need to use the facilities below, please feel free to do so.

Facilities are being added as time allows but consist of the following at present:

  1. Live video recording facilities
  2. Dubbing (copying) of PAL (Aussie system) VHS to VHS tapes.
  3. Viewing of both PAL and NTSC (American system) VHS tapes.
  4. High speed dubbing of audio cassettes.
  5. Playing of audio cassettes.
  6. Provision of spare overhead and 35mm (slide) projectors for use in the event of projector failure in one of our classrooms.
  7. Provision of PAL, SECAM & NTSC VHS player with built-in monitor.
  8. Provision of spare 240V power extension leads.
  9. Provision of spare 240V power boards.

For security reasons the room will be kept locked. The key number is 1688, a very common one. There will be a log book for users to enter details of any spare items borrowed or found to be faulty. The room is not a storeroom. Items must be returned as soon as possible after use for facilities to be available to all Psychology postgraduates and staff.

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Computer Access

Full-time HDR students in Psychology have access to a networked PC or Mac located in a shared room. To obtain a username on the Department's server, complete the appropriate form which has to be signed by your supervisor and approved by Avril Moss (9850 6754, C3A 512). The username will allow you to use email, and other software, on the Department's server.

There are two PCs and three Macintosh computers in the Psychology Computing Resources Room (C3A 418), which may be used to access the University network, word processing, the web etc. Some specialised software (e.g., PASS, for power and sample size calculations) not available elsewhere is installed on these machines. Two of the computers are connected to scanners and colour printers.

Note: When using a computer in your room or in the Resources Room, be sure to back-up your work onto your personal N: directory on the server. That way your files will be backed-up on the server, and you can access your work from any networked computer on campus if your one is unusable.

Usernames are set up automatically for HDR students on the central Student Server and also on Laurel. If you have access to the Department's server from an office, it's unlikely that you'll want to use the Student Server, which gives access to web-based email, a web browser, Word, Excel and SPSS, and a directory in which you can store your data. Laurel can be used as a POPMail server, and you can login to it using Secure Shell (telnet access from outside the Macquarie domain is now disabled) or use FTP to transfer files back and forth from your PC.

For more further information, see the document Computing at Macquarie for Graduate Students in Psychology in 2002, which is at http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/psystat/compinfo.htm.

Email

If you have a username on the Department's server, and a PC in your room, your email address is username@psy.mq.edu.au , and the PC will be equipped with an email program. This is probably the most convenient way of using email. You can take email from the Departmental server remotely using the Groupwise Web E-mail.

There are other ways of accessing email. One is to use Laurel as a POPMail server, as noted above. Another is to make use of the student email system, which is described at http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/help/ithelp/email.html. Yet another possibility is to use the email address derived from your Internet Service Provider, or a Hotmail account. Email sent to the Department's server, and that sent to your PG account, can be forwarded automatically to a specified address.

Note that you will be asked to provide your email address for the Department PhD email list. Communication to research students is achieved via this email group.

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Study Space

Room/Desk/Phone

Full-time HDR students are allocated to a desk in a shared office and a phone is located in each room. Desks are located also in the Resources Room (C3A418). Avril Moss (C3A512, x6754) oversees the allocation of rooms. For an outside call, dial 0 (do not wait for an outside line) then the number.

Voicemail

All telephones in the department of Psychology have voicemail installed. You can access this from home as well. The instructions for use of voicemail are available. You will be prompted through the procedure. If you are sharing a phone, be sure to let the others in your room know of the security code, and do not delete messages for others. Your voice "mailbox" is cleared automatically every 30 days.

Note that you do not exit from your voicemail by just hanging up, you need to press 9, then 9 again.

If you have any difficulties with Voicemail, contact the Store(C3A518, x8065).

Room / Building Key Access

Full-time and part-time HDR students can obtain a swipe card to the buildings for after hours access. See your supervisor about obtaining a swipe card to the building and a key to your room from the Store(C3A518, x8065).

Mail Box

Alphabetical mail boxes are available for full-time HDR students in the Department common room (C3A532).

Photocopying/Fax/Printing

Full-time and part-time HDR students may use the photocopiers located in C3A419 or C3A723. Payment is required for this use (see also below under heading Funding of Resources for funding options). The operation of photocopiers requires the entry of person ID codes. To obtain the ID code (from the Store C3A516, x8065), see your supervisor first.

Full-time and part-time HDR students may use the Department's fax machine, located in C3A514. It uses the same personalised ID code (the last four digits) as the photocopiers and the payment arrangement is the same as for the photocopiers. For photocopying in the library, students need to purchase a card either from the Library or from the Department. It is slightly cheaper to buy these cards from the Department than from the Library. See Chandera Rajah (C3A515, x8064) for the purchase of these cards.

Stationery

Full-time and part-time HDR students are eligible to use Department stationery. To obtain stationery, an authorisation form signed by the student's supervisor needs to be provided to the Store(C3A518). Please record all items you have taken for re-ordering purposes.

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Test Library

The Psychology Department Test Library (C3A326, x8113) is a vital resource for staff and students, and a significant amount of funding is set aside by the Department on an annual basis to ensure that the holdings are updated and extended. Library resources are used to teach psychological assessment to all levels of students and are also used for research purposes by students and staff.

Hours Of Opening (may vary yearly):
(note that the Library is not accessible outside of these hours)

Monday 3:00pm to 6:15pm
Tuesday 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Wednesday 3:00pm to 6:15pm
Thursday 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Friday 2:00pm to 5:00pm

How To Purchase Test Material For Research Purposes:

  • There are copyright restrictions on almost all tests available in the Library. This means that the photocopying of record forms/answer sheets etc is not permitted. Research students who need to administer a test for a research project, and therefore require the use of multiple copies of protocol/record forms etc, will normally need to purchase these forms. In most cases Janna Enger (x8113) can arrange the purchase of these forms, but the funding can not come from Test Library funds. You will have to arrange your own funding ® start by speaking to your supervisor about this and note that you can apply for a Higher Degree Research Grant which can fund test library materials

  • If you require a particular test for your research which is not held in the Test Library, speak to Janna Enger about this. If it is a test which could be used by several people in the Department, then it may be possible for it to be purchased from Test Library funds.

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Funding of Resources

Up to $500 for photocopying (given in the form of 5,000 copies and/or prints on a Departmental photocopier plus one library photocopying card) is available to all HDR students in Psychology.

Grants

Information about grants external to Macquarie is available from Mr Colm Halbert (Macquarie University Research Office, x8609). Research students may apply also for the following Internal Macquarie University grants that are available (availability of grants and funds are subject to yearly review):

  • Macquarie University Postgraduate Research Fund:
    The purpose of the Fund is to encourage high quality research in all areas of the University, through assisting with funding thesis research for individual research degree students. All applications will be considered on a competitive basis taking into account merit and need. There are two rounds each year with closing dates in March and August. The maximum value of an individual grant under the Scheme is $4,000. Only one such grant is available through a student's candidature. Lodge applications with the Macquarie University Research Office. Additional information is available on the Web: http://www.ro.mq.edu.au/fund/internal/pgrf/ You are encouraged to apply to the Research Office for this one-off grant.

For other assistance towards their research project, students should discuss their needs with their supervisor, who has access to other departmental funds (e.g., minor equipment fund).

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Thesis Costs

Sales Tax on Thesis Production: The Accounts Office has provided the following information from the Australian Taxation Office. It states that a copied thesis qualifies as a book, therefore no sales tax is chargeable. Students should be advised to query any sales tax charge levied as part of the cost of thesis copying/production.

Thesis Allowance for students with APAS and MUPGRAs

A candidate who submits a thesis is entitled to an allowance towards the cost of production of the thesis itself including binding, typographical costs, printing etc. (but not the cost of equipment used), up to a maximum entitlement, on production of receipts provided that:

  1. the thesis is submitted within two years of the award expiring
    AND
  2. a claim is lodged with the Registrar and Vice-Principal within six months of the submission of the thesis and within two years of the award expiring.

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