Vice-Chancellor's Awards
2006 Winners
Vice-Chancellor's
Teaching Award (Higher Education)
Individual awards:
Mr Scott Thompson-Whiteside , Faculty of Design
Dr Alexander Mazzolini, Faculty of Engineering
& Industrial Sciences
Dr Johannes Van der Walt, Faculty of Engineering
& Industrial Sciences
Team awards:
Dr Denise Whitehouse, Ms Diane Robbie,
Ms Elizabeth Ninnis, Ms Nanette Carter
and Ms Kellee Frith, Faculty of Design
Mr John Batros and Ms
Liz Levin, Faculty of Business and Enterprise
Selections were made on the basis of the following ‘Carrick’
criteria:
- approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students
to learn
- development of curricula and resources that reflect a command
of the field
- approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent
learning
- respect and support for the development of students as individuals
- scholarly activities that have influenced and enhanced learning
and teaching.
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award
(TAFE)
Individual Awards:
Mr John Abblitt, Department of Hospitality
& Tourism, TAFE School of Arts, Hospitality & Sciences
Ms Kim Oakes, Department of Health, Recreation
& Human Services, TAFE School of Social Sciences
Ms Sally Parrot, Department of Marketing &
International Studies, School of Business & eCommerce
Mr Verghese George, Department of Information Technology,
TAFE School of Engineering
Ms Tara Jarvis, TAFE Regional Learning Networks
Unit
Team Award:
The Department of Management Workplace Delivery Team, TAFE
School of Business & eCommerce: Ms Alison Roache, Mr
Nigel Cousins, Ms Gabriel Fuller, Mr David Irwin-Bellette, Mr Mark
Laurence, Ms Colleen Maguire, Mr Des Mahoney,
Mr Lindsay Peers, Ms Caroline Roach, and Mr Peter
Shadbolt
Indigenous Award:
Ms Kim Oakes, TAFE Regional Learning Networks
Unit
Selections were made on the basis of the following ‘State
Training Awards’ criteria
- individual or team teaching and learning skills
- level of personal commitment to TAFE teaching and learning
- exemplary standard of professionalism
- positive outcomes achieved by students
- knowledge and standing in relation to the industry and/or community
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award
(TAFE Training Initiative)
The "Swinburne Employability Skills Passport"
, developed by the Swinburne TAFE Division, with leadership provided
by the Innovation in Education Unit.
The "Events Management Practice Firm" established
by the Department of Hospitality & Tourism within the TAFE School
of Arts, Hospitality and Sciences
Vice-Chancellor's
Research Award
Associate Professor Feng Wang, Centre for Molecular
Simulation, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies,
for her passionate commitment and enthusiasm to advance research
- nationally and internationally:
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contributing to the University’s strategic goals through
her research excellence in the new areas of biophysics and biochemistry
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collaborating internationally with elite scientists
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winning significant ARC grants
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mentoring other academic staff in the Faculty to reach outstanding
research performance
Associate Professor Feng Wang is a Visiting Professor of Sichuan
University (2004) and she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Australian
Chemical Institute in 2001. She is a Senior Editor on the Editorial
Board of the Europe-based Journal of Computational Methods in Science
and Engineering, and she is listed in Who’s Who Science and
Engineering (2006-2007) and Who’s Who in the World (2007-2008).
Associate Professor Steven Tingay (Team Leader),
Mr Adam Deller, Mr Emil Lenc (PhD students), Dr
Shinji Horiuchi and Dr Ramesh Bhat (postdoctoral fellows),
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Faculty of Information
and Communication Technologies, for their substantial contributions
to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project at both national
and international levels:
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the development of a new baseband recording system for Australian
radio telescopes makes Swinburne an integral part of a premier
Australian National Research Facility
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with additional funding granted for follow-up research, Swinburne
has become a member of the NCRIS 5.13 program, “Structure
and Evolution of the Australian Continent”
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apart from technical advances in hardware and software development,
Swinburne is also leading the way in using the new facilities
for scientific investigations
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collaboration with CSIRO has secured telescope time at the
Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA)
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Chairmanship of the International SKA Simulations Working Group
(SimWG), putting Australia and Swinburne in a very strong position
in hosting this $US1-2 billion facility
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RDS grants have been provided to build and deploy simple radio
telescopes at 10 high schools around Australia, and this has
resulted in impressive scientific results and excellent media
exposure for Swinburne - nationally and internationally.
Vice-Chancellor's Research Award
(Early Career)
Dr Reza Hoseinnezhad, Senior Research Fellow,
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, for his outstanding
research works in association with the development of state of art
estimation and sensor fusion techniques to enhance the reliability
and safety of drive-by-wire vehicles. This was part of a collaborative
research program between Swinburne University and PBR Australia,
as partners of the Research Centre for Advanced By-Wire Technologies
(RABiT). This collaboration has been fruitful both in terms of the
technical results (for the industry) and high-quality research results
(for Swinburne):
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publishing in high impact journals and presenting at prestigious
international conferences
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winning ARC Linkage grants, and gaining strong industry support
to attract future ARC Linkage funding
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directing student research toward high quality achievements
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attracting interests from industry engineers and students
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contributing to the internationalization of Swinburne’s
research
Dr Virginia Kilborn, Centre for Astrophysics and
Supercomputing, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies,
for her research in observational astronomy using leading Australian
and international radio telescopes. Dr Kilborn has:
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been involved in several international projects, addressing
key questions about the formation and evolution of galaxies
in the local universe
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a strong research record through publication of 31 refereed
journal articles, 20 refereed paper
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membership of the Astronomical Society of Australia and International
Astronomy Union
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presented in Australia and internationally
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strong record of being awarded telescope time at Australia’s
premier radio telescopes, the Parkes telescope and the Australia
Telescope Compact Array (ATCA)
Vice-Chancellor's
Industry Engagement Award
Information Technology Innovation Group (ITIG), Faculty of Information
and Communication Technologies: Mr Kon Mouzakis, Ms Pamela
Scicluna, Mr Winston Fletcher, Mr Patrick FitzGerald and
Dr Pauline Byrt, for a software system
developed for the Trauma Reception and Resuscitation (TRR) Project
at the Alfred Hospital’s Emergency and Trauma Centre:
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a ministerial release described this project as a "...world-first
medical trial, where doctors and nurses will be guided by prompts
on a ‘superscreen’ to help reduce the number of
Victorians dying as a result of trauma”
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the trial could set a new benchmark for the treatment of trauma
patients around the world
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positive evaluation feedback was received from mock scenarios
developed and real trauma situations. This feedback assisted
in obtaining approval for the software and the design and development
of two additional software tools for the system
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the system has been incorporated into Swinburne higher education
and in-service programs, and it has contributed to Swinburne's
public image in a high-risk industry because it has exceeded
the expectations of end users, clients and other key stakeholders
Vice-Chancellor's
Community Engagement Award
Mr Dylan Davis, Multimedia Design, Design Centre,
Faculty of Design, for his Digital Storytelling Project “Tales
from the High Rise”, in collaboration with the high-rise storytellers,
Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) and Swinburne Design
Centre. The project goals were to:
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enable older people from public housing communities to share
their stories with a wider audience
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use digital tools and techniques to enhance the stories
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produce a range of stories to engage a diverse audience
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identify and obtain funding to expand the project to other
story tellers over the next two years.
These goals were achieved, and the outcomes have been beneficial
for the University and for ISCHS and its clients. As a result, the
project will be used within the Design Centre curriculum for the
next two years.
Vice-Chancellor's
Internationalisation Award
Faculty of Higher Education Lilydale Team: Associate Professor
Helen Paterson, Dr Bruce Calway, Ms Carole Dibley, Ms Melanie Jepson,
Ms Catherine Marshall and Ms Ann Norton,
for the design, development and delivery of an assisted
articulation program with China University of Mining and Technology
(CUMT). This program has:
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enhanced international student recruitment through student
cohorts for Swinburne Lilydale
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internationalized the curriculum, through linking to eCommerce
innovations in the students' home country
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development effective international partnerships
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provided opportunities for student cohorts to experience active
learning pedagogies whilst in their home university
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allowed students to graduate in two degrees - Bachelor of Management
(eCommerce) from CUMT and Bachelor of Business (eCommerce) from
Swinburne - after four years of successful study
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seen 24 students in the first cohort of students successfully
completed both degrees with 23 graduating on 6th July 2006 at
a special ceremony which was live video streamed into CUMT -
a significant number of these students have progressed to postgraduate
study in Australia.
Vice-Chancellor's
Intersectoral Collaboration Award
The Intersectoral Business Team: Ms Jacqueline Tulk ,
team leader (School of Business and eCommerce),
Professor John Pidgeon (Faculty of Business and Enterprise)
and Ms Chris Wallis (Director,
TAFE International), for the Vietnam Breweries Project. This Project
involved the development of a specifically designed learning pathway
that will articulate into a full masters program encompassing elements
of TAFE graduate certificate programs and Faculty of Business and
Enterprise courses. It has involved a considerable sharing of human
and intellectual resources, and much time in developing an appropriate
program vehicle. Students graduated with a Graduate Certificate
in Business for the first time this year, and the model is now being
adopted for program delivery to other industry client groups.
Vice-Chancellor's
Innovation Award
The Psychology Clinic Professional Activities Team, Faculty of
Life and Social Sciences: Associate Professor Roger Cook,
Ms Aisha Brydon, Ms Kylie McCardle and Ms Leah
Kaufmann, for its achievements in developing low-cost therapeutic
group programs, and also professional fee-based training programs
for psychologists and professionals working in the mental health
field.
Vice-Chancellor's
Sustainability Award
The Sustainable Design Team, Faculty of Design: Ms Kate
Bisset-Johnson, Ms Judith Glover, Dr Simon Jackson and
Mr Mark Strachan, for a range
of activities within the broad field of sustainable design including:
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designing and leading combined programs for Industrial Design,
Interior Design and Product Design Engineering at Honours and
Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate level
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implementing research-led approaches to the development of
curricula that embed theory and practice, and engage students
in an experiential learning situation that focuses specifically
on designer’s responsibility to environment
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an intersectoral approach to developing the Graduate Certificate
in Sustainability for the National Centre for Sustainability
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developing sustainable design curriculum at multiple program
levels, further engaging with external institutions to enrich
collaboration in teaching and research
Vice-Chancellor's
Service Excellence Award
The Hawthorn Campus Library Team: Ms Rose Humphries and
Ms Liz Carter and the Hawthorn Library Lending
Team, for the establishment of the Latelab
at Hawthorn. The Latelab operates 24 hours/day 7 days/week for all
current Swinburne students and staff - there are few such facilities
at Australian universities. Creation and operation of this Latelab
has involved creativity and commitment on the part of Hawthorn library
service desk staff, and close collaboration with the security staff
and also ITS, Facilities and Services and the cleaning contractors.
The main benefits are:
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access to networked PCs, printing, photocopying and scanning
facilities at any time
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a congenial, safe place to work at any time, in particular
for students who do not have a convenient home workplace
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expanding opening hours of the library’s computer lab
from 75 hours to 168 hours
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an effective use of both the Atrium and the library as complementary
facilities
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a location for collaborative and group work with or without
PCs
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a clear sense that Swinburne is ahead in its thinking, prepared
to innovate, and strongly focused on the needs of its clients
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achievement at little cost to Swinburne, and with easy student
access.
The Student Information Centre Team: Mr Ray Chan, Ms Bronwyn
Coutts, Ms Merrilyn Doughty, Ms Gail Edwards, Mr David Grubisich,
Ms Chez Higgins, Ms Siu-Ching Fong, Ms Kate Frogley, Ms Kirsty Furneaux,
Ms Helen Henry, Ms Nikolina Kilibarda, Ms Jodie Klooster, Ms Hwee-Ting
Lee, Ms Jan McAdam, Ms Aviva Minc, Ms Dianne Sharwood and
Mr John Thomson, Ms Dana Tousek, Ms Veronica
van Wessen, and Mr Travis Vinen and Ms
Michelle Vengust, for delivering high quality, innovative
services that support the student experience at Swinburne:
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provision of information and assistance to Swinburne Higher
Education and TAFE students, staff and the general public: face-to-face,
via email and internet and over the telephone
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provision of documentation for students and external authorities
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provision of course enquiries information
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cashiering
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general student administration tasks
The focus of the SIC Team, since its inception in 2004, has been
on striving for service excellence and a high degree of professionalism.
Other achievements have included the development of a clear vision
for the SIC and:
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weekly ‘Stand-Up’ at Hawthorn
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developing KPIs for major services, and allocating accountabilities
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developing the Ask Ethel web-based staff communication tool
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establishing a work procedures manual to standardize service
delivery across campuses
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formation and participation in cross campus Sub-Groups: rewards
& recognition, continuous improvement and service recovery
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implementing a number of operational efficiencies to improve
back-end student administration delivery
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developing SIC Service Standards and Principles
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encouraging staff to participate in professional development
opportunities and sharing their learning with their colleagues
- developing SIC 10 Strategies to Success, including promoting
a positive culture
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developing a new SIC website
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developing a SIC Staff Induction Manual
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initiating and implementing the “Ask George” and
“Ask Swinburne” Projects
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developing a Rewards & Recognition program to boost staff
performance/retention
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developing a SIC feedback brochure and process to handle the
feedback
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developing a Service Recovery Strategy.
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