1998 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

34 I Higher Education I Swinburne Centres
1992 a Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Management. In 1991 a School of
Innovation and Enterprise was established and an existing Graduate Diploma in
Management added to the suite of programs. The Graduate Certificate in Training
Management was developed in 1992/3. Since 1993, CIE has also offered its programs
in Singapore, and is now presented in Israel.
In 1994 the structure of the University was revised and the School of Innovation and
Enterprise became a Centre within the School of Management.
The CIE offers:
• accredited postgraduate programs in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship,
management, and training management in Australia and overseas;
• accredited postgraduate programs, short courses, and training in corporations
or other organisations, both in Australia and overseas;
• contract consulting services.
The Centre for Innovation and Enterprise Pty Ltd is a specific example of Swinburne's
general commitmentto the provision of high calibre educational programs which are
simultaneously atthe academic leading edge and directly applicable to the specific
needs of commerce and industry.
Media andTeRecommunications Centre
Head
Professor T. Barr
Telephone: (03) 9214 81 06.
The Media and Telecommunications Centre is part of the Institute of Social Research
in the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Its role is to initiate educational
programs that will foster closer cooperative connections with industry and the wider
community. The activities it has undertaken include:
• the Commercial Radio Course to provide training forthose planning a career in
commercial radio;
• in conjunction with media studies coursework in the Bachelor of Arts program,
the production of Swinburne publications and publication of local community
newsletters;
• the presentation of short courses on a variety of media-related subjects (such
as media regulation, techniques of radio production, media in the classroom,
media awareness) and desktop publishing skills;
• a publishing program of dossiers and monographs on film, television and general
media subjects;
• research consultancies on telecommunications and media in the Pacific, Asia
and Australia;
• a short course in international communications; economics and regulatory
policy.
High profile public speaking engagements, especially on major trends in the
communications field. This also involves fee for service engagements to
secondary schools involved with VCE/CATs on media SUbjects.
Specialised research projects including studies on interactive online services
and on telecommunications futures in association with the Centre for
International Research in Communications and Information Technologies
(CIRCIT).
Modelling and Process Analysis Centre
Director
Associate Professor Y. Morsi
Telephone: (03)92148646
Fax: (03) 9214 8678
Established in 1989, the Centre aims to provide a focus for research and teaching for
the power generation, mineral and chemical process industries.
In meeting its obligations, the Centre is developing three majorthrusts:
• development and application of numerical models such as manufacturing
process models, finite element and finite difference models of thermo-fluid and
material deformation processes;
• development of 'leading edge' physical modelling diagnostic tools. In this area
the centre is committed to the continuing development of its laser/Doppler
velocimeter as a non-intrusive technique for single and two-phase flow
measurement and flow borne particle sizing;
• development of specially designed technical computing software.
The National Centre forWomen: Employment,
Education and Training
Manager
J. Learmont
Telephone: (03) 92148633
Fax: (03) 9214 8643
463 Burwood Road
The National Centre for Women (NCW) is an initiative of Swinburne University of
Technology. Within a national framework the Centre aimsto create innovative study
and work environments that recognise and build on gender and cultural diversity.
In order to meet this objective, the Centre provides, on a fee for service basis, a
range of services, products and research findings which encourage the exchange of
ideas and practices between industry and post-secondary education. The NCW can
playa significant and supportive role by enhancing an organisations ability to respond
to an increasingly diverse and dynamic set of business and educational challenges.
Our consultancy service has four inter-related emphases: research, design and
development, project management, and profiling diversity.
National Korean Studies Centre
Manager
L. Smith
Telephone: (03) 9214 8608
Website: www.monash.edu.au/nksc
The National Korean Studies Centre (established 1991) is a joint venture of Swinbume
University, Monash University and the University of Melbourne. The mission ofthe centre
is:
• to develop and expand teaching, research and associated activities in Korean Studies,
including language, culture, politics, law, business, education and otherrelevant
disciplines;
• to enhance the Australian community's knowledge and understanding of Korea;
• to support Australia's economic and other national development strategies.
Building on existing teaching programs conducted in consortium member institutions
and in institutions Australia-wide, the Centre:
• fosters the design and delivery of vocationally and culturally relevant Korean
language and studies courses in all sectors ofthe Australian education system;
• fosters and undertakes high quality research relevantto Korean Studies and to
Australia-Korea relations;
• promotes greater mutual awareness of all aspects of the Australia-Korea business
and trade relationship;
promotes student and staff exchanges between Australian and Korean
universities.
Centre for Organisational and Strategic
Studies
Director
Associate Professor C. Christodoulou
Telephone: (03) 9214 8403
Fax: (03) 9819 2117
Email: cchristodoulou@swin.edu.au
The Centre for Organisation and Strategic Studies (COSS) was established in 1996.
The aim ofthis centre is to become a nationally and internationally recognised
research centre of organisational and strategic studies. The centre aims to attract
postgraduate research students ofthe highest calibre to facilitate visits from
internationally respected fellows, to develop collaborative ventures with other
research groups worldwide, to disseminate its research findings to both the
academic and the broader community, and to maintain an ongoing colloquium
program.
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