1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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Initially the Centre has developed special services in:
marriage and relationship counselling
family therapy
infertility counselling
lifestyle management
treatment of anxiety
management of children and adolescents.
The Centre accepts referrals from a wide range of other
professionals and from both private and government
sponsored agencies.
It is located at 16 Park St, Hawthorn.
Science Education Centre
(The Swinburne Travelling
Science Show)
Coordinator
C
3 Peter Lees, 9214 8503
& The Swinburne Travelling Science Show is the major
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activity of the Science Education Centre. The series of
2 programs produced by the Show are designed to promote
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science and engineering among school students and the
general public. The activities of The Swinburne Travelling
Science Show include:
school based programs for years prep to 10 designed to
stimulate an interest in science and engineering;
a community based program for promotion of Swinburne
University to the wider community;
support for the teaching of science in schools by the
provision of in-service training and technical support
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materials.
The centre also coordinates the Siemen's Science School and
participates in events such as the ANZAAS Junior Science
and Technology festival.
Taxation Research and Advisory
Centre
Director
Denis Vinen
Division of Business, Humanities and Social
Science, 9214 8474
The Taxation Research and Advisory Centre was formed in
response to two trends: firstly the community's need for
easy access to advice on a progressively complex and
difficult area, and secondly, the University's growing
awareness that its valuable resources should be made more
readily available to the community.
Services offered
short courses
research for tax planning
computer programs for problem solving, simulation
studies and cash flow analysis
research for contesting tax assessments
advice on interpreting income tax legislation and tax
rulings
assistance in compliance with Australian Tax Office
administrative requirements
research for preparing academic papers
library searches
Facilities
extensive computer hardware and software
excellent library including 500 volumes on taxation, video
and audio tapes and facilities for computerised literature
searches
experienced and qual&ed staff with legal, accounting,
economic and computing backgrounds
Using the Centre
The Centre runs on a fee for service basis and as a matter of
policy wishes its resources to be used extensively by the
community. The range of services offered should appeal to:
small and large businesses with specific problems
accountants or lawyers who wish to offer their clients
an extended service
entrepreneurs
investors
salary earners
retirees.
Centre for Urban and Social
Research
Chair
John Pidgeon
School of Information Systems,
921 4 8306,921 4 8825, Fax 981 9 5349
The Centre was established in 1974 in order to bring
together Swinburne staff with a common interest in urban
issues. Since the early 1980s the focus has been on applied
and pure research, originally focusing on housing but
extending into a wide range of urban and social issues
including gender research. These research activities have
extended to initiatives in citizenship, and public sector
training and education, including the production of
workplace training modules and short courses.
The Centre emphasises the demographic, social and
economic dimensions of urban and social research,
education and training and policy development. A wide
range of skills and techniques is offered by the Centre
including survey research, needs analysis, social impact
analysis, policy and program evaluation, housing market
analysis, community profiles, population forecasting and
projections, development of training modules and training.