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Participating
in collaborative research has potential benefits that include bringing the
expertise and talents of different researchers to a shared project. However,
without the establishment of clear guidelines and strong lines of communication
such arrangements can be potentially disastrous. The assistant professor
experienced this directly. She does have the potential to overcome the immediate
problems by explaining her dilemma both to her contact at the consortium,
regarding the collaborative arrangement, and to her graduate student. She
might suggest that the consortium could benefit from a set of working guidelines
and even offer to create a draft. She can indicate that much of her doctoral
student’s work was completed prior to her involvement in the consortium.
Finally, in her role as a mentor she can share with her doctoral student
her experiences with this collaborative arrangement to prepare him for such
a possibility in his future. |
