Yesterday I received an offer from my new university to supervise 8 students on an MSc in Health Psychology course on their MSc dissertations. Obviously delighted and very flattered that they've put me forward for this.
Just wondered, does anyone have any experience of supervising MSc students?
a) On average, how much time did you devote to per student (obviously depends on a student by student basis),
b) were you paid for your time?
c) How often did you meet with your students in person? (Again, depends on student perhaps!)
d) Did you use dedicated office hours for helping students?
e) Has supervising MSc students helped your career at all? I'm not keen on staying in academia, but I think supervising and managing others should boost the managerial aspects of my CV.
I would be grateful for any experiences!