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Developing professional skills in students is a key part of the Swinburne Professional Learning Model. Academics and staff involved in developing such skills and giving feedback to students, gathered on Tuesday 9 December 2008, at the ' What Works When' forum being run by Swinburne Professional Learning (SPL).
Staff heard from industry about their expectations of graduates and what skills they are looking for. Discussions included: examples of good practice; strategies for incorporating the development of professional skills for students in teaching; and how to provide feedback to individuals on their skill development. Please see the links below to listen to keynote presentations and examples of good practice from the day.
Date 9 December 2008
Time: 9.00am – 4.15pm
Venue Hawthorn Campus
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| 9.15am |
Welcome: Professor Ian Young, VC, Swinburne University (audio)
Professional Skills at Swinburne: Professor Margaret Mazzolini, Dean (Learning and Teaching) (audio) |
9.40am
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Showcase: Session 1
- Case 1 Aviation Study Tour: Peter Bruce (video)
- Case 2 Peer feedback on oral presentations: Rob Gill (Public Relations) (video)
- Case 3 Feedback using role-play in interview situations: Cath Moore (ITSM)
- Case 4 Providing feedback to students: Louise Dunn (video)
Question & Answer |
| 11:00am |
Morning Tea |
11.20am
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Keynote: Session 1
Speaker: Business Council of Australia – Patrick Coleman (video),
Australian Industry Group Speaker: Design, Media and ICT Industries - Mike Fegan (audio) |
12.30pm
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Lunch |
| 1.30pm |
Showcase: Session 2
- Case 1 SAE Car project and professional skills: Tim Waterman
- Case 2 Developing English language and communication skills: Gab Pretto, Project Officer - Professional Communications & Tim Moore, Project Officer - Communications in the Australian Context. (video)
- Case 3 Providing feedback to students: Jill Holt & Sian Davies (video)
Question & Answer |
2.30pm
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Keynote: Session 2
Prof Alan Bradley, Associate Director - Accreditation, Engineers Australia
Speaker: David Norman, Manager Asset Investment, Melbourne Water (video) |
3.00pm
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Workshop
- Strategies for fostering professional and generic skills
- Strategies for providing feedback on development of professional skills
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| 3.45pm |
Plenary |
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 Patrick Coleman - the Business Council of Australia. He is a Director Policy, responsible for Education, Skills and Innovation. Patrick worked as a policy adviser in the Federal Government on education, skills, science, research and agriculture. He also worked in the national security area, as a policy adviser on transport and critical infrastructure. Patrick presented on the expectations of business about the professional skills of graduates. |
 Professor Bradley - is Associate Director - Accreditation with Engineers Australia. Professor Bradley coordinates the formal accreditation of institutions. Professor Bradley presented his advice in a short video. |
David Norman - Manager, Asset Investment with Melbourne Water. David plays a key role in capital planning, stakeholder negotiations and project approvals relating to delivery of Melbourne Water’s capital investment. David addressed employer expectations of graduating engineers.
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 Mike Fegan - Vice President of the Game Developers' Association of Australia and CEO of Transmission Games http://www.transmissiongames.com/. Mike is a leader in multi-platform game development. Transmission Games continues to break new ground, developing a number of next-generation titles, on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Mike presented on expectations of graduates in areas relating to multimedia development, design and ICT.
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