Robin Buckham Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development) Marketing Division

2. Robin Buckham Pro Vice-Chancellor (Development)Marketing Division

3. Deakin moving forward Bradley Review DennysLascelles building Areas of excellence (initiatives and research) Deakin at your Doorstep - Associate Degree program Trimester system

4. VTAC first preferences for Deakin after Change of Preference

5. 2008-2009 first preferences by Campus

6. 2008-2009 preferences for CSP’s

7. 2009 Total enrolments

8. Key note speaker:Associate Professor Kim VincsSchool of Communication & Creative ArtsFaculty of Arts & Education For more information on the Deakin Motion.Lab, please view the attached PowerPoint presentation (Deakin University – MotionLab.pps)

9. Graduate perspective:Peter DiversBachelor of Interactive Media

10. Faculty presentations:» Faculty of Arts & Education» Faculty of Business & Law» Faculty of Health Medicine Nursing & Behavioural Sciences» Faculty of Science & Technology

11. What’s new in Arts and Education? Lorna Walsh Marketing and Alumni Officer Faculty of Arts and Education

12. Raymond Trottor Flexible Learning Space • Designed to give student teachers more classroom teaching experience and challenge how teaching education is delivered • Believed to be a first for an Australian university • Focus on Primary and Early Childhood Education

13. Features an inbuilt kitchen, tables that can be written on, indoor garden, as well as the latest technological teaching aids including video cameras to record teaching sessions for later review and discussion.

14. What’s new in courses? Bachelor of Art (Public Relations) from 2010, will be available at our Melbourne Campus at Burwood (previously only available at the Waurn Ponds Campus at Geelong) Bachelor of Arts (with Webmedia major) now available at our Warrnambool Campus. Course includes internship opportunities across a range of local businesses

15. Changes to course prerequisites VIT (Victorian Institute of Teaching) has recently announced changes to course prerequisites for four-year undergraduate teaching programs “Careers teachers and others advising students interested in becoming teachers should note that for entry to ALL approved undergraduate (four year) initial teacher education programs, successful applicants will need to have a solid foundation in English and Mathematics.  This means that they must have: a study score equivalent to at least 25 in one of the VCE English group of studies at Units 3 & 4 AND have satisfactorily completed a minimum equivalent to VCE Mathematics Units 1 & 2 (not including Foundation Mathematics) This applies to all approved four-year undergraduate programs that prepare primary or secondary teachers” For more info see: http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/.

16. What’s new in Business and Law? Leonie Keilour Marketing Officer Faculty of Business and Law

17. Economics School Day + Competition • Economics School Day and Competition run in conjunction with Open Days for 2009 • Hosted by the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance : • Event will promote various Economics programs available at Deakin • Competition involves a debate • Provides an idea of the teaching methods employed (in-class economics concepts) • Virtual economics experiment (showcasing APLIA). Aplia is a web-based, interactive learning system that keeps students engaged and prepared for class. • Over 500 secondary schools across Victoria have been contacted • Form teams of 3-4 Year 11 students, must write a response to one of two questions • Teams invited to visit Deakin, prizes awarded to winning teams • Students along with their Economics teachers, School Principals, VCE Coordinators, parents and family members are invited to attend

18. New Commerce majors at Warrnambool • Accounting • Accounting Information Systems (new) • Commercial Law (new) • Economics (new) • eBusiness (new) • Finance (new) • Financial Planning (new) • International Trade (new) • Management • Marketing • Professional Practice (new)

19. Rural Grants Scheme - Warrnambool The Faculty of Business and Law has a grant scheme to assist rural students commencing an undergraduate degree in commerce, law or management on the Warrnambool Campus. Cash grants of $2000 are awarded on the basis of academic merit. To be eligible students must be from 'rural areas' and enrol in one of the Faculty's courses on the Warrnambool Campus. Rural areas are those within VTAC SEAS Category 6: rural or isolated applicants, which includes Warrnambool and towns in country Victoria and South-Eastern South Australia. Students applying for a rural grant must complete a VTAC SEAS application form when submitting their application through VTAC.

20. What’s new in Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavourial Sciences? Laura Day Graduate Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavourial Science

21. What’s new Medicine Nursing Food Science and Nutrition Public Health and Health Promotion

22. Social Work Psychology Exercise and Sports Science Health Science Occupational Therapy

23. What’s new in Science and Technology? Anna Wasterval Marketing Officer Faculty of Science and Technology

24. Courses offering work experience in industry are highly sought after by employers as they play a critical role in the development of employability skills and job readiness of graduates. Industry-based Learning Program The opportunity for students to undertake a paid industry placement in a role related to their discipline as part of their degree studies.

25. How our IBL Program works The industry placements are set up as elective units earning credit points towards the degree Duration between 3 - 12 months (equivalent to 1, 2 or 4 credit points). Full-time or part-time Supervised and assessed The work provided is discipline specific Students are required to pay CSP fees Students receive a $620+ per week tax-free scholarship

26. IBL Program selection process Applications are accepted three times a year Students with a well rounded resume are invited to a screening interview (conducted by the Faculty) Students who pass the screening interview are added to the IBL pool to find suitable placements and are offered professional development to prepare them for placements in industry Organisations offering industry placements are sent resumes of students meeting placement requirements Placement organisations will interview short listed students and choose student(s) – similar to graduate recruitment

27. IBL Program unit assessment By the Faculty: • Career development learning/management • Supervision visits and feedback from placement • Placement report, portfolio and presentation • www.deakin.edu.au/scitech/ibl By the company: • Mid placement performance evaluation • End of placement evaluation

28. Internship Program New Faculty initiative: • Students are able to undertake a voluntary work placement working at least one day a week during a Trimester • Shorter duration of placement enables students to incorporate this unit into any Trimester whilst completing a normal study load • The Faculty sources placements and students are also encouraged to seek placement opportunities • Students develop discipline specific work experience and improve their graduate outcomes

29. Recent IBL placements • Glaxo Smith Kline • Glenelg Hopkins CMA • IBM • Industrial Control Technology • Insight Engineering • Integrated Technology Services • McCormick Foods • Meat & Livestock Association • Museum Victoria • Nestle • Skilled Group • Smorgon Steel • Stampford IXL • Target • Victoria Police Forensic Testing Labs • Whitehorse City Council • Xstrata Zinc Accenture Alcoa Arthur Rylah Institute Autotest Barwon Water Binary Labs BioDeakin Business Biotics Computershare Deloitte Coles Group Corangamite CMA Department of Sustainability and Environment Geelong City Council

30. Questions?Deakin Tour