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Morning sessions |
Keynote
9.50 - 10.40
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Professor John Bowden: “Learning for an unknown future”
Podcast PowerPoint Presentation(231KB)
John Bowden is Professor Emeritus at RMIT University and Adjunct Professor at Swinburne (Swinburne Research). He has a research and teaching background in chemistry at the University of Melbourne and in educational development at both the University of Melbourne and RMIT University. He has been Director of the Educational Program Improvement Group, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at RMIT University, before retirement in 2004. He has been Adjunct Professor in Engineering Didactics at the Royal University of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden (1998-2000) and William Chalmers Visiting Professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden (2001-2003). He currently works one day per week with Pam Green, primarily in the Swinburne Research seminar programme for postgraduate research students and supervisors.
He has been President of HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia), Secretary and then President of the Federation of Australian Social Science Organisations and was Foundation President of ASCILITE (Australasian Society for Computers In Learning In Tertiary Education) during its first three years. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1998 by the University of Gothenburg for his contribution to Swedish university education over the previous decade and life membership of ASCILITE in 1992 for his work in establishing the society.
He has been a principal investigator in more than a dozen ARC and other DEST-funded projects (total career research funding of $1.83 million in 2007 dollars) and was project leader for the EIP-funded project on ATN graduate capabilities. He wrote The University of Learning: Beyond Quality and Competence with Ference Marton and has over 150 other publications (including Doing Developmental Phenomenography - co-editor with Pam Green). His most recent contributions to knowledge have been (1) to integrate knowledge content, generic attributes and workplace competence into a capabilities-driven curriculum design theory and (2) to establish a modified qualitative research approach (developmental phenomenography) that has been adopted internationally. Robert Lawrence enjoys a reputation as one of the world's leading education market planners. He is a strategic marketing specialist who possesses extensive experience in market research, market planning and marketing communications.
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Session 1
11.00-11.30
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Projects Learning to perform: NICA
PowerPoint Presentation(2.12MB)
The Rigour of Circus Arts’ Learning to Perform
Performing as a circus artist demands physical and mental stamina for both individual and group acts. This presentation provides insights in how NICA students learnt to perform for the 2007 Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Jenny Allen, Teaching & Learning Coordinator
Tegan Carmichael, Aerial Instructor
Joshua Hoare, Year Three Student, Bachelor of Circus Arts
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11.00-11.30
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Placements Managing internships: Business & Enterprise
Video Stream PowerPoint Presentation(1.82MB)
The Faculty of Business and Enterprise is introducing internships as academic credit units. This requires a consideration of how to make work theoretically meaningful and theory practically significant - a delicate balancing act.
Linda Brennan is Associate Professor in Marketing in the Faculty of Business & Enterprise and is Director of Undergraduate Programs at Swinburne University in Melbourne Australia. Her research interests are social and government marketing and especially the influence of marketing communications and advertising on behaviour.
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11.00-11.30
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Predicaments Ethics processes for student projects
This presentation will provide an overview of ethics committee policy and processes, compliance and timing issues for ethics applications. There will be an opportunity for discussion of the issues related to students undertaking research projects which may have ethical implications, and potential alternatives.
Associate Professor Pam Green is the Director of Graduate Studies at Swinburne University. She is involved in research matters surrounding postgraduate students, postgraduate research supervision, and the implementation of university level research and development strategies. Her research interests include research supervision, research training and management, the doctoral journey, qualitative research approaches, particularly naturalistic inquiry, case study work and phenomenography. Pam has over 80 publications including 7 books. A recent book edited by Pam Green is entitled Postgraduate supervision: Stories of research, resistance and results.
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Session 2
11.30-12.00
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Projects The interdisciplinary business strategy project: Business & Enterprise
Video Stream PowerPoint Presentation(36KB)
Final Year Experience Program - HBM 341 Business Strategy
The presentation explains the revisions to this Unit which satisfy the forthcoming Final Year Experience Program requirements and resulted in a more complete and satisfying educational experience.
Gordon Campbell has been at Swinburne for the last two years, lecturing and tutoring in Marketing at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels. He is currently completing his doctorate. Before coming to Swinburne, Gordon spent three years as a sessional academic in the marketing and advertising areas at Monash, RMIT and Swinburne Universities.
Gordon previously had a 32 year career at the Eastman Kodak Company, culminating in appointments as Regional Marketing Manager, Film, Asian Region (including two years based in Singapore) and Marketing Manager, Kodak Processing, Australia.
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11.30-12.00
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Placements Credit-bearing industry placements: Design
Video Stream
The Faculty of Design has pioneered an integrated, credit bearing Industry Placement program, supervised by academic mentors, which is now being conducted over five separate courses. The program has been acknowledged as being instrumental in successfully establishing the Faculty’s outstanding reputation in the design industry. This presentation outlines the actual program structure and its operational and organisational context.
Associate Professor John Bassani, Faculty of Design, Unit Convenor Industry Placement
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11.30-12.00
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Predicaments Legal issues for student projects and placements
Video Stream PowerPoint Presentation(148KB)
Predicaments - A Legal Perspective
In an attempt to highlight some of the legal issues that may arise during a placement or project, the presentation will address: the relationship between the student, placement or project host and
Swinburne; the student's rights and obligations during the placement or project; some anecdotal predicaments from the Regina and Kornel vault; and how to best address 'predicaments' when they arise.
Regina Ewing, Articled Clerk- Swinburne Legal
Regina has been employed at Swinburne for 4 1/2 years.
Kornel Koffsovitz, Law Clerk - Swinburne Legal
Kornel currently works for Swinburne Legal and the Secretariat.
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Session 3
12.00-12.30
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Projects A Planning for a live consultancy unit: Lilydale
In 2008, Swinburne Lilydale's new Strategic Public Relations Planning unit will give students the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through the establishment of a student-run public relations consultancy. With the support of university staff mentors and a part-time professional public relations director, the students will provide a pro bono service to not-for-profit clients.
Kerrie Milburn-Clark is a director of Milburn-Clark P/L, a corporate affairs company specialising in strategic stakeholder communication. Prior to entering private consultancy, Kerrie held a number of senior positions with multi-national packaging and paper group, Amcor and was a director on the board of consumer products company, Kimberly-Clark. In November 2000, she was made a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia. Kerrie is a sessional teacher at Lilydale and is currently developing the student public relations consultancy framework.
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12.00-12.30
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Projects B An approach to group development, the growing groups model: ICT
PowerPoint Presentation(4.04MB)
The Growing Groups model has been developed over several years by Karola von Baggo as an approach that aims to improve the capability of students to deliver to deadlines, negotiate and manage team work in a usability unit. The projects undertaken by students are assessed largely on process. Students in this group come from a wide range of program stages – including first year and final year double degree students.
Karola von Baggo is the convenor of the HIT2316 Usability unit.
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12.00-12.30
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Placements Credit-bearing Engineering Placement: FEIS
PowerPoint Presentation(137KB)
With the increase in demand for civil engineers, many local councils are finding it difficult to attract new graduates. A program is being developed for a credit based IBL in engineering.
Julia Lamborn is the Director Industry Liaison, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. She has been a lecturer at Swinburne for 17 years and prior to that was the cooling tower thermal design engineer at the SECV for 8 years. She has research interests and expertise in landfills, waste management, environmental impact assessment, environmental engineering, engineering education, cooling towers and engineering heritage. She has been very active for over 27 years in Engineers Australia and currently holds 3 national board positions and 3 state positions. She also has held various positions on State Government Authorities, panels and committees for over 23 years.
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12.00-12.30
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Predicaments Connecting educational experiences and careers
PowerPoint Presentation(118KB)
Employability Skills & Graduate Attributes
What is the difference between employability skills and graduate attributes? This presentation will look at the conclusions and recommendations of the 2007 'Graduate Employability Skills Report' which is aimed at improving the processes for identifying, developing, assessing and reporting on graduate employability skills.
Emma O'Connell is currently the Manager of Careers and Employment at Swinburne university. Work integrated learning and programs have been of strong interest, with previous roles as Manager of Internships and Enterprise programs at the University of Melbourne and State Manager of Young Achievement Australia.
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Afternoon sessions |
Keynote
1.15 – 2.00
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Robert Lawrence: “ Gen Y”
Over the past decade Robert has conducted over 130 planning, positioning, market research and feasibility studies in 25 countries. He has created thirty major education brands, evaluated results from over 360,000 education surveys, moderated 1,100 student focus groups, and conducted more than 2,600 depth interviews with decision makers, opinion leaders, stakeholders and employers.
When it comes to understanding the needs and expectations of students from around the world, Robert's knowledge and understanding is without equal.
Robert initially worked as a marketing communications specialist in the UK. He subsequently moved to Australia and has worked extensively for organisations in the USA, Canada, Asia, Europe and New Zealand, including Mobil, Merrill Lynch, Cisco Systems, National Australia Bank, WH Smith, Western Mining, Telstra and Deloitte.
Over recent years he has played an influential role in the formulation, development and implementation of international and domestic marketing strategies for Education New Zealand, the British Council, the State Governments of Victoria, SA and WA, U21Global, and for numerous universities, research centres, colleges and schools, including several major projects for Swinburne.
He now specialises exclusively in education.
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Session 1
2.00-2.30
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Projects A Setting the scene (preparing students for group projects): ICT
PowerPoint Presentation(120KB)
Capstone projects have been run in the final year of BSc(CSSE) degrees and BSE for many years now. One aspect that has lead to the success of the subject has been the pre-semester workshop.
Barbara Hurst is the convenor of this unit and has been involved in project subjects in IT for many years here and elsewhere.
Ben Lewis, ICT student: Ben will speak from the student perspective.
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2.00-2.30
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Projects B Managing hands-on psychophysiology projects: LSS
The psychophysiology group-based research project unit focuses on the extension of existing studies, requiring students to form groups, propose projects, get ethics approval, carry out a project and report. The process requires considerable decision-making skill from students, and is supported by a range of contact types, commencing with seminars and information sessions, with ongoing supervision.
Professor David Crewther is the Convenor of the Psychophysiological Project unit (HET320) and the Unit Leader for the Developmental Disorders Research Unit.
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2.00-2.30
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Placements Integrated workplace electives: LSS
PowerPoint Presentation(135KB)
This presentation will briefly explore the current models of work-integrated learning in the faculty, and then discuss the potential issues, challenges and opportunities for the introduction of a credit-bearing workplace learning elective in undergraduate programs within the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences.
Louise Dunn is the Director of Industry Liaison, Program Coordinator and a Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Health Science (Public and Environmental Health) program within the Faculty of Life of Social Sciences.
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2.00-2.30
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Predicaments Issues in IBL management
When unexpected winds affect smooth sailing; what can happen during IBL placements.
Karen Pomeranz has been IBL manager at Lilydale for the past 9 years prior to which she was the Professional Development Coordinator for the Teacher Release to Industry Program (TRIP) run collaboratively between the state Education Department, Deakin University, VECCI and the teacher unions. Karen has worked in a variety of educational roles over her long professional life and these have included Equal Opportunity (schools and Deakin), careers, curriculum development in Social Science and training teacher supervisor for history.
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Session 2
2.30-3.00
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Projects Managing groups in a design research project: Design
PowerPoint Presentation(9.14MB)
Group work can be a dynamic and innovative learning environment if managed well. The Design Research Series is conducted with a mix of Honours and Graduate Certificate students in Communication and Multimedia Design. Students have to work in groups on the development and realisation of an applied research project.
The importance of facilitating group projects amongst a diverse student cohort is critical to ensure there are no freeloaders. This presentation describes the Research project and the remixing of groups that occurred throughout the process.
Nicki Wragg: Academic Leader, Communication Design
Keith Robertson: Senior Lecturer, Communication Design
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2.30-3.00
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Placements Industry-funded scholarship programs: ICT
PowerPoint Presentation(264KB)
The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) program was developed in 1987 by a partnership of Industry, Academia and the Federal Government. At the time there was a real need to have a degree that was both technically oriented, and offered students a good grounding in Business Systems.
The program is a sponsored degree attracting $1.2 million in sponsorship from industry partners. Students complete a 4 year degree in 3 years as they accelerate through the program.
Kon Mouzakis began his academic career at Swinburne University of Technology in 1990. Throughout this time Kon has developed and facilitated the IBL program in the Department of Computer Science, the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The School of Information Technology and the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. He is a senior member of the Faculty, holding the positions of Director - Industry Liaison and Development and the Director- Information Technology Innovation Group (ITIG). Kon has placed over 1000 students in Industry Based Learning positions whilst at the University.
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2.30-3.00
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Predicaments International students, projects and placements
PowerPoint Presentation(137KB)
This presentation will discuss the impact of Government regulatory restrictions on international students being able to undertake placements. Additionally, the difference between placements and project work will be considered.
Emma Lincoln was previously a solicitor who practiced in Melbourne and Hong Kong before joining the education industry approximately ten years ago. She now manages compliance with the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) regulatory framework at Swinburne University.
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Session 3
3.00-3.30
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Projects PDE - professional projects in an interdisciplinary program: Design and Engineering
PowerPoint Presentation(1.76MB)
Meeting Industry Needs
The Professional Project is offered in the final (fourth) year of the Product Design Engineering course. It is a self-directed research and design project where students through research, identify a potential product with a strong social need, and then work closely with industry partners to realise a successful outcome.
Ian de Vere is the Program Coordinator of Product Design Engineering. He has extensive industry experience, having worked in industrial and product design, furniture design, and museum design. He aims to develop graduates whose methods are human centred, creative, innovative and sustainable.
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3.00-3.30
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Placements The work integrated learning program (WIL): Lilydale
The WIL program at Lilydale is a final year project unit, where students undertake projects that focus on work required by industry clients. The program includes an introductory class and lectures/workshops aiming to develop project management and teamwork skills, highlighting the transferability of theoretical and conceptual knowledge into a professional context. Students work in teams of 2-4 from multiple disciplines, under limited direction of an academic project supervisor and a representative from the sponsoring organisation.
Doc Wallace is the convenor of the WIL program.
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3.00-3.30
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Predicaments Using e-portfolios for learning
PowerPoint Presentation(151KB)
Over the last year LSS has been working to develop and trial electronic portfolios for students which map the acquisition of professional skills against the Swinburne Graduate Attributes over the life of their studies. This presentation will provide participants with the unique opportunity to view a range of student portfolio examples and talk to academics involved in the trial.
Cathy Pocknee is the Academic Coordinator (Cooperative Education) in the Curriculum Coordination Unit at Swinburne University of Technology. Before taking up her current position she was the Educational Development Advisor assigned to the Faculty of Life and Social Science. In that role she worked closely with Professor Julie Mulvany (Deputy Dean) and Dr Caroline Owen (Educational Development Coordinator - EDA) to successfully apply for Swinburne Learning and Teaching Performance Funds (LTPF) to trial ePortfolios in the Faculty. Mark Finn played a key role in the trial, using his Media Communication Unit to evaluate the usability of ePortfolios and their effectiveness in a Swinburne learning and teaching context.
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