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Student Enhancement Student Enhancement Programs in Programs in EngineeringEngineering

Professor Gary CodnerAssociate Dean (Education)

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Monash Engineering Research and Industry Training (MERIT)

Student Enhancement programs

Students have access to a range of programs which enrich their

learning experience in addition to their undergraduate degree

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Components of MERIT Program

MERIT

Leadership

Undergraduate Research

Opportunity Program (UROP)

Summer Research

Work Ready

Women in Engineering

Student mobility scheme

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Leadership

in a

Technological Environment

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Leadership Program

• Entry – invitation to Engineering

Excellence Awardees & central scholarship holders (approx 50), OR

– application at the end of Level 1 (approx 10)

Winner of Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning 2010

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Structure of Leadership Program

Year 1

1. What is Leadership

2. Communications for leadership

3. Critical thinking & problem solving

Year 2

4. Ethics

5. Sustainability

6. People skills

Year 3

7. Innovation & entrepreneurship

8. Globalisation

9. Change management

Residential (3 day)

• Personality testing

Residential (2 day)• team skills

Residential (2 day)• Project development & management skills

Half day industry visit One Week industry placement

Vacation placement

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Year 1 Leadership Residential: Personality Testing

• Understanding of self is important to understanding others

• Myers Briggs testing is done at the start of year 1 and then integrated throughout the program

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2010

Leadership in a Technological Environment Participants

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

2008

2011

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End of Year Annual Leadership Dinner

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Industry involvement in Leadership Program

Provide• guest speakers or panel members• Mentors• Shadowing and work placement opportunities• Site visits or visits to company• Industry Scholarships

– currently over $3m of industry funded scholarships available over the next 4 years

– Includes mentoring and work placement opportunities

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

(UROP)

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By invitation to high performing students

Provides undergraduate students an early opportunity to experience real life in an engineering research environment

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Entry can be at level 3 or 4

Series of seminars at start of program to develop research skills

how to frame a research question

Critical reading and evaluation skills related to research data and papers

oral presentation skills Endnote training session

Financial support to attend national and international conferences

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

• Students work with either a research staff member or within a research group

• Projects need to be interesting

• Leads to a research career

• Want research projects from industry

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Summer Research program

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Summer Research Program

• Undergraduate students are invited to explore the challenge of research via a 12 week research project.

• The project is undertaken at the Clayton Campus from November to February

• Summer Research scholarship holders receive a $400 per week allowance (tax exempt)

• Explore a topical problem in great depth from a variety of research areas.

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Work Ready Program

Available to all undergraduate students

Job search program Meet an engineer

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Job Search Program:Module 1: Career management & finding employment

Week 2

Seminar 1: Planning your career in engineering

Week 3

Workshop 1.1 Identify your aspirations, values, skills & interests

Week 4

Workshop 1.2 How to find engineering jobs

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Job Search Program: Module 2: Writing Quality Applications

Week 5

Seminar 2: Writing quality job applications for engineering jobs

Week 6

Workshop 2.1 Targeted written applications: Resumes and key selection criteria

Week 7

Workshop 2.2 Targeted written applications: Cover letter & key selection criteria

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Job Search Program: Module 3: Tips & tricks for Interview Success

Week 8

Seminar 3: Preparing for a job interview in engineering

Choice of two Seminar times per week

Choice of five Workshop times per week

Week 9

Workshop 3.1 Behavioural interview practice

Week 10

Workshop 3.2 Assessment centre practice

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Job Search Program: Semester 2Mock Interviews

• Write mock application and respond to selection criteria for vacancy advert

• Mock interview with an Engineer or

Human Resources person from an engineering company

• Feedback on interview and testing

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Meet an Engineer: speed networking

• Once per semester “meet an engineer” sessions covering all disciplines

• CONCEPT: “speed dating approach”

– Quick, focused discussions

• Sessions last for 2 hrs, but you only have a 10 minute time slot, then move on (Can stay longer if no one in the queue for that engineer)

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Women In Engineering

Program

• Seminar series concentrating on issues related to women in the engineering workforce – given by women academics and industry professionals

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University Student Mobility Scheme

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Student Mobility Program

• Study abroad for one or two semesters

• Study at our Sunway Campus at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Generous university support to

study at Sunway Includes free airfares, free

accommodation and $3500 living expenses for 1 semester, or $4000 for 2 semesters

Sunway Campus, Malaysia

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Scholarships

Women in Engineering Bursaries• New for 2012: up to 50 bursaries will be offered (ATAR above 95.00)

– (duration one year, value $5000)

Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA)

• Faculty offers a number of awards each year based on VCE ATAR scores

• Awards are worth $6000 per year for four years

• ATAR score must be greater than 98.00 to be eligible (99.4 in 2011)

Other centrally awarded scholarships available

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Thank you