Your relationships with your supervisors (“advisors” at UQ) will differ greatly from the relationships you had with your coursework lecturers. But how will they differ? What can you expect and what will be expected of you? Are there potential problems to be aware of? To help you form effective working relationships with your advisors, this section will look at:

• General expectations
• Supervisor styles
• Seeking and getting effective feedback
• Why things can go wrong and how to avoid these problems
• Student-supervisor scenarios