[Herdsa] :News on Wed 13th Aug 2008

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

For those of you who live in Perth, Western Australia we have a notice of a
Public Lecture this coming Friday, 15th August.

GIRLS have got IT

The role of Females in the Information Technology Industry

Public Lecture and Expert Panel Discussion:  

When:        At 3pm - 5pm on 15th   August, 2008

Where:       Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley Campus, 2 Bradford Street, Mt
Lawley

Building 17:  Lecture Theatre 17.157

This public lecture and panel discussion will act as a forum to discuss
strategies to improve the participation of females in the IT industry. The
recruitment and retention of female students into IT faculty courses and the
IT industry is important for continued viability and success of the IT
industry as a whole. The event will bring together women from education,
industry and academia to discuss strategies to improve female IT student
participation.  

Guest Speakers

Carla Romero:  Computing Research Association, USA

The public lecture is being conducted in conjunction with the visit of Carla
Romero from the Computer Research Association in America.  As Director of
Programs at CRA, Carla is involved with the broad range of programs focusing
on human resources, on community-building, and on connecting CRA with the
other organizations advancing science and engineering. She supports several
CRA committees such as the Committee on the Status of Women in Computing
Research (CRA-W), Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC), the IT Deans
Group, and others.

Valerie Maxville:  Australian Computer Society

Ms Valerie Maxville from ACS will present findings from a national survey of
women in the IT industry and the role that women play in its success.
Valerie Maxville is active member of the local ICT industry, as a Executive
Committee member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Institute
for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Valerie is also the chair of
the ICT Industry Collaboration Centre in WA.

Expert Panel

A panel discussion is organised after the public lecture.  Reflections will
be sought from female IT students, IT faculty education specialists and IT
industry representatives. 

For further information contact Dr Leisa Armstrong at Ph: 9370 6505 or
Email: l.armstrong at ecu.edu.au <mailto:l.armstrong at ecu.edu.au> 

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The remaining items this week are:

* A PhD Scholarship available at University of Newcastle.
* Forthcoming conference for Tertiary Learning Advisors in New Zealand.
* Position vacant at Southern Cross University.
* Latest AUQA Newsletter

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PhD SCHOLARSHIP

The Centre for the Study of Research Training & Impact (SORTI) at the
University of Newcastle, Australia is offering a PhD scholarship to commence
before the end of second semester 2008. The successful applicant will work
on an ARC Discovery Project with Chief Investigators Prof Allyson Holbrook
and Prof Sid Bourke. 

For general information about SORTI please go to our webpage
www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/sorti 

The scholarship offered is for $30,000 pa for three years.

The project will develop assessment criteria and reporting practices to
maximise consistency and meaningfulness in deciding and reporting thesis
outcomes for PhD and research masters theses. The successful applicant will
gain experience of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches
within a mixed methods design.

For further information about this opportunity, please contact either
Allyson Holbrook or Sid Bourke. 
Allyson Holbrook email: allyson.holbrook at newcastle.edu.au phone: 61 2 4968
6710, FAX: 61 2 4968 6713.
Sid Bourke email: sid.bourke at newcastle.edu.au, phone: 61 2 4968 6706, FAX:
61 2 4968 6713
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FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE New Zealand Nov 2008

19-21 November 2008, Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of
Aotearoa/New Zealand (ATLAANZ). For details see:

http://www.atlaanz.org/index.php?page=conferences&table=conference

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POSITION VACANT SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY
Director, Teaching and Learning (Professor, Level E)
Vacancy ID 28071
 
Southern Cross University wishes to appoint a Director of Teaching and
Learning to lead the development and implementation of strategic University
initiatives in learning and teaching. Reporting to the Deputy
Vice-Chancellor, the successful applicant will provide high level leadership
and coordination across the University with respect to teaching innovation,
professional standards, academic professional development, learning
assistance and the development and production of high quality learning
materials and technologies.
 
For full details, go to www.scu.edu.au/jobs 
Enquiries:  Professor Bill MacGillivray, phone: +61 2 6620 3399, email:
dvc at scu.edu.au
 
Closing date: Monday, 8 September 2008

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AUQA News - August 2008

The AUQA News for August 2008 is now available on the AUQA website.

Please peruse via the link below:

http://www.auqa.edu.au/aboutauqa/auqanews/ 

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Roger Landbeck
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