Year 2001 - University of Canberra
Year 2001 - University of Canberra
Year 2001 - University of Canberra
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Science and Design<br />
The year <strong>2001</strong> was a challenging, yet productive<br />
one for the Division.<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Design completed a major renewal<br />
and restructuring <strong>of</strong> its courses in Architecture,<br />
Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design,<br />
Graphic Design and Interior Design.<br />
The aim was to nurture a rich, multi-disciplinary<br />
culture <strong>of</strong> design that can underpin the specialist<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> the discrete disciplines.<br />
The restructuring <strong>of</strong> the design courses was<br />
guided by the May 2000 Future Directions report<br />
and the endorsement <strong>of</strong> its recommendations<br />
by the Vice-Chancellor. Significant progress<br />
has been made in the last twelve months and<br />
all issues identified in the report have been<br />
addressed to some degree. On their return visit<br />
to the School in July <strong>2001</strong>, the key achievements<br />
noted by the Future Directions panel included the<br />
creation <strong>of</strong> a sense <strong>of</strong> shared focus, represented<br />
in the new name, School <strong>of</strong> Design; the creation,<br />
too, <strong>of</strong> revised undergraduate course structures;<br />
the fostering <strong>of</strong> a collegial environment and<br />
interdisciplinary collaboration, and a significant<br />
improvement in staff pr<strong>of</strong>ile, particularly with<br />
the appointment <strong>of</strong> a senior academic position<br />
in the Graphic Design course. Also noted was<br />
the establishment <strong>of</strong> improved, transparent<br />
processes <strong>of</strong> management from the Division<br />
to all levels <strong>of</strong> the School.<br />
A number <strong>of</strong> new courses were developed in<br />
Design including a double degree in Landscape<br />
Architecture/Resource and Environmental<br />
Science, while articulation arrangements were<br />
established with the <strong>Canberra</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology (CIT) for entry into the Architecture,<br />
Landscape Architecture and Graphic Design<br />
undergraduate courses.<br />
The aim was to nurture a rich,<br />
multi-disciplinary culture <strong>of</strong><br />
design that can underpin the<br />
specialist needs <strong>of</strong> the<br />
discrete disciplines.<br />
The Inspiration School <strong>of</strong> Design, Singapore, provided a third intake<br />
<strong>of</strong> students in the <strong>University</strong>’s franchised course, Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Applied<br />
Science in Environmental Design (Interior Design).<br />
The year also saw a growth in the courses <strong>of</strong>fered by the School <strong>of</strong><br />
Human and Biomedical Sciences, with six new undergraduate double<br />
degrees in Human and Biomedical Sciences established with, for<br />
example, Applied Economics, Information Technology, Journalism<br />
and Law. Also established were new fee-paying postgraduate courses<br />
in Medical Diagnostics, Pathology Laboratory Management, Nutrition<br />
and Marketing, Counselling Psychology, and Sport and Exercise<br />
Psychology.<br />
On-line initiatives under development during <strong>2001</strong> included On-line<br />
Counselling Training for Counselling Psychologists and a Graduate<br />
Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters in Sports Management.<br />
Staff <strong>of</strong> the School also took part in a number <strong>of</strong> high pr<strong>of</strong>ile activities.<br />
These included the chairing <strong>of</strong> a conference, Nutrition at the Edge, run<br />
by the Nutrition Society <strong>of</strong> Australia; skills coaching <strong>of</strong> the New Zealand<br />
rugby team, the All Blacks; the establishment <strong>of</strong> links with NASA Life<br />
Science researchers, and the chairing <strong>of</strong> the Australasian Society for<br />
Immunology’s 31st Annual Scientific Meeting in <strong>Canberra</strong>.<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Nursing has continued to build links with institutions<br />
overseas and hosted visits from senior faculty members from Sweden,<br />
Thailand, China, Indonesia and the UK.<br />
Partnerships were also developed with a number <strong>of</strong> Chinese<br />
tertiary institutions.<br />
The School was awarded three teaching grants from the <strong>University</strong> to<br />
work specifically on the postgraduate nursing programs. These grants<br />
involved members <strong>of</strong> UC staff and adjunct staff from the <strong>Canberra</strong><br />
Hospital, working in partnership.<br />
The School is now part <strong>of</strong> a consortium trial for a direct-entry Bachelor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Midwifery (BMid) course. The <strong>University</strong> has agreed to accept up to<br />
20 places for the trial. The other members <strong>of</strong> the consortium are the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology, Sydney, and Southern Cross <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Resource, Environmental and Heritage Sciences<br />
began restructuring its courses in <strong>2001</strong>. This led to new, consolidated<br />
<strong>of</strong>ferings at undergraduate level and new initiatives at postgraduate<br />
level. A new fee-based on-line course in EnviroStats was developed,<br />
to begin in 2002. A new undergraduate course in Cultural Heritage<br />
Studies also starts in 2002.<br />
Staff and students <strong>of</strong> the School received notable recognition in <strong>2001</strong>.<br />
An invitation was extended to a staff member by the Japanese<br />
government to participate in a 10-member workshop which studied<br />
the conservation <strong>of</strong> urushi (Japanese lacquer); an invitation to be<br />
plenary lecturer at the International Conference on Environmental<br />
and Biological Aspects <strong>of</strong> Main-group Organometalics in Graz,<br />
Austria was accepted; a Hayward Senior Fellowship was awarded<br />
by Landcare Research New Zealand, and a representative <strong>of</strong> the<br />
School was elected Vice President <strong>of</strong> the Australasian Wildlife<br />
Management Society for <strong>2001</strong>.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canberra</strong> is seeking always to expand its research<br />
activities, a significant amount <strong>of</strong> which is undertaken in the Division<br />
<strong>of</strong> Science and Design.<br />
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