1730-1830

EARLY REGISTRATION and WELCOME RECEPTION

Storey Hall Foyer

DAY 1       MONDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2003

0800-0900

REGISTRATION

Storey Hall Foyer

0830- 0900

Day 1 chairs to meet with Day 1 presenters

Seminar Room 1

0900- 0930

INTRODUCTION from A/Prof Allison Brown and WELCOME from Professor Ruth Dunkin, RMIT Vice Chancellor

Lecture Theatre

0930-1030

INVITED SPEAKER: Tricia Caswell

Lecture Theatre

1030-1100

MORNING TEA - TRADE EXHIBITION

Storey Hall Foyer

1100-1230

SESSION 1 - Lecture Theatre

Flexible Learning

Chair: Prof James Lambert

Mark Shortis

A review of the program and effectiveness of "mainstreaming the digital revolution" at the University of Melbourne

David Dowling

Inducting New Academic Staff into a Flexible Education Environment

Lesley Jolly

Using an Electronic Tool to Encourage Pedagogical Change

Paul Gregg

Web-based Results and Assignment Tracking System (WebRATS)

SESSION 2 - Seminar Room 1

Sustainable Engineering Education

Chair: Aaron Blicblau

Timothy L.J. Ferris

A Technician is Half an Engineer – Overseas Students and Advanced Standing in Engineering Degrees

Hema Sharda

Why Australia continues to be a Second Choice for Full-Fee Paying Indian Students?

Hema Sharda

Developing Teaching, Research and Industry Linkages with India

Brian Lovell

Academic Performance of International Students in Electrical Engineering at the University of Queensland

SESSION 3 - Seminar Room 3

Graduate Attributes

Chair: Prof Allison Brown

William Bons

Re-engineering Engineering Curricula for Tomorrow's Engineers

Vojislav Ilic

Ethics in an Engineering Curriculum

Vladis Kosse

Role Modelling Teamwork Through Teaching of Mechanical Design

Roger Hadgraft

Defining Graduate Capabilities for Chemical Engineers at RMIT

1230-1330

LUNCH - TRADE EXHIBITION

Storey Hall Foyer

1330-1500

SESSION 4 - Lecture Theatre

1st Year Issues

Chair: Prof Frank Bullen

Caroline Crosthwaite

Starting to Belong: an O-Week Introduction to Engineering & Sustainability

George Banky

Engaging Students for Active Learning: Structuring a Project Subject for First Year Engineering Students

Michael West

Cultivating generic capabilities to develop future engineers: an examination of 1st year interdisciplinary engineering projects at the University of Sydney

SESSION 5 - Seminar Room 1

Sustainable Engineering Education

Chair: Prof David Dowling

Peter O’Shea

A continuous improvement strategy for undergraduate teaching in higher education

Peter O’Shea

Teaching and Learning Collaboration Between the ATN Universities: A Case Study

Pj Radcliffe

Sustaining Excellence by Eliminating Plagiarism

Robert Brown

Combating Student Cheating in Academia

SESSION 6 – Seminar Room 3

TAFE Frontiers Workshop

1500-1530

AFTERNOON TEA - TRADE EXHIBITION

Storey Hall Foyer

1530-1700

SESSION 7- Lecture Theatre

Global Sustainability

Chair: Caroline Crosthwaite

Heather Stonyer

Engineering Education: Sustainability in the 'knowledge' economy

Josef Rojter

Gaining of Sustainability Consciousness in Engineering Curriculum through Materials Education

David Radcliffe

Towards a Global Sustainability Knowledge Network

Kym Dorrestyn

In Transport the Small Picture is becoming the Big Picture

SESSION 8 - Seminar Room 1

Active/Problem-based Learning

Chair: Prof Stephen Johnston

David Dodd

Integrating Design into an Alternative Engineering Curriculum

Margaret Jollands

Restructuring the lecture/tutorial model for effective learning

Mahfuz Aziz

Action research into project based learning in a computer design course

Angela Lundberg

Alternative Assessments in Civil and Environmental Engineering

SESSION 9 - Seminar Room 3

Active/Problem-based Learning

Chair: Prof Roger Hadgraft

Naomi Mathers

Teaching Science "Spiders in Space Experiment" on Columbia STS107

Andrew Jennings

Robot Competitions in the Curriculum

Michael Negnevitsky

Problem oriented teaching in electric power: some experience and new trends in Tasmania and Ukraine

John Lenarcic

On the teaching of computer programming to adults

1700-1730

ISSUES FORUM

Lecture Theatre

DAY 1 Evening of MONDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2003

Group dining arrangements – See Registration Desk for options

TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2003

0800- 0830

REGISTRATION

Storey Hall Foyer

0800- 0830

Day 2 chairs to meet with Day 2 presenters

Seminar Room 1

0830-1000

INTRODUCTION from A/Prof Roger Hadgraft and INVITED SPEAKER: Professor Richard Felder

Lecture Theatre

1000-1030

MORNING TEA – STUDENT POSTER EXHIBITION

Storey Hall Foyer

Followed by student panel session in the Storey Hall Foyer: 1030-1130

1030-1200

SESSION 10 - Lecture Theatre

Flexible Learning

Chair: Daniel McGill

Stuart Palmer

Academic performance and persistence of on- and off-campus engineering and technology students

Peter Ashford

Factors impacting on the effectiveness of computer-assisted courseware

Martin McCarthy

Further Developments in Multi-Media Immersive Teaching for Students of Manufacturing Systems

Charles Lemckert

Does the Supply of Lecturer's Overheads to the Students Make a Difference - A Water Engineering Case Study

SESSION 11- Seminar Room 1

Flexible Learning

Chair: Paul Wellington

Bruce Field

An electronic tutor for mechanical engineering

Jane Sargison

Development and implementation of a cross-discipline, flexible delivery unit

Timothy L.J. Ferris

Something Old, Something New – A Novel Approach to Web Integrated Teaching in Engineering Management

SESSION 12 - Seminar Room 3

Graduate Attributes

Chair: Dr Peter O'Shea

Vladis Kosse

Teaching Engineering Creativity at Tertiary Institutions

Graham Dawson

Action research for generic skill development: an integrated curriculum approach to develop information literacy, critical analysis and English expression of engineering students (utilizing triangulated assessment)

Barry Tucker

Information literacy for a sustainable career in engineering and technology

Jenni Goricanec

Digging Holes or Building Wholes? Reflections on Teaching Communications

1200-1300

WORKSHOP 1 - Lecture theatre

Roger Hadgraft

First Year - Developing Models of Effective Practice

WORKSHOP 2 - Seminar Room 1

Mario Zadnik

How can you manage innovative learning programs in engineering courses?

WORKSHOP 3 - Seminar Room 3

Simon Matisons

PETS: Prototype Educational Tools for Systems and Software Engineering

1300-1400

LUNCH

Storey Hall Foyer

1400-1530

SESSION 13 - Lecture Theatre

1^st Year Issues

Chair: Dr Stuart Palmer

Lynne Fowler

An innovative approach to teaching first year programming supported by learning style investigation

Bruce Field

Student difficulties in structural distillation tasks

Helen McGillivray

Investigating weaknesses in the underpinning mathematical confidence of first year engineering students

Caroline Crosthwaite

Curriculum Diversity in a Common First Year

SESSION 14 - Seminar Room 1

Global Sustainability

Chair: Pj Radcliffe

Anna Carew

Visiting the hall of mirrors: engineering academics' conceptions of sustainability

Dick van den Dool

Reinventing the Bicycle Wheel

Andrea Bunting

Towards Sustainable Engineering at RMIT University

SESSION 15 - Seminar Room 3

Flexible Learning

Chair: Dr Lesley Jolly

James Trevelyan

Remote Access Laboratories In Engineering Education

Peter Ashford

A Web-based Learning Module for the Design and Construction of Industrial Pavements

Aaron Blicblau

A Multi-Modal Approach to Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of Teaching Materials and Process Engineering

1530-1600

AFTERNOON TEA

Seminar Rooms

1600-1700

WORKSHOP 4 - Lecture Theatre

Tricia Caswell

Establishing Global Sustainability in Engineering Programs

WORKSHOP 5 - Seminar Room 1

Vladis Kosse

Teaching Engineering Creativity

WORKSHOP 6 - Seminar Room 3

David Jones

CE.NET as the focus of an Embedded Systems Course

1700-1730

ISSUES FORUM

Lecture Theatre

TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2003

1830         Meet at RMIT Security, Franklin St, for coach transfer
or 1900     Meet at Berth Victoria Dock, Docklands, near Telstra Dome (self drive or taxi from CBD ~$10)             

CONFERENCE DINNER on the cruise ship Voyager (which departs punctually at 1930 so don’t be late or you will be left behind!!!)

2300         Return coach transfer to RMIT, La Trobe St

WEDNESDAY, 01 OCTOBER 2003

0830- 0900

REGISTRATION

Storey Hall Foyer

0830- 0900

Day 3 chairs to meet with Day 3 presenters

Seminar Room 1

0900-1000

INTRODUCTION from Shanna Rudov-Clark and INVITED SPEAKER: Professor David Brereton

Lecture Theatre

1015-1045

MORNING TEA

Storey Hall Foyer

1045-1215

SESSION 16 - Lecture Theatre

Global Sustainability

Chair: Dr Bruce Field

Allison Brown

How can we have ethical and sustainable engineering in a world dominated by market forces?

Stephen F Johnston

Sustainability and Globalisation: a positive role for engineering

Jenni Goricanec

Bringing the Outside, Inside

Bill Lawrance

Presenting a course in renewable energy for engineering students

SESSION 17 - Seminar Room 1

Sustainable Engineering Education

Chair: Prof Doreen Thomas

David Thorpe

The Challenges of Educating Engineering and Technology Managers

Brian Stone

Some considerations for the sustainability of engineering education

Colin Kestell

Meeting the educational demands of the South Australian automotive industry

Karen Adams

Sailing off in a leaky boat: how some postgraduate Engineering students and their supervisors embark on early candidature

SESSION 18 - Seminar Room 3

Women In Engineering

Chair: Euan Nichol

Julie Mills

"I had this real feeling that it was a boys club"

Linda Darby

Perceptions of engineering from female secondary
college students in regional Victoria

Gunilla Burrowes

Students Perceptions of Gendered Language in an Engineering Classroom

1215-1230

ISSUES FORUM

Lecture Theatre

1230-1330

LUNCH - BOX

Pick up from Seminar Rooms

Seminar Room 1

1330-1500

DEANS PANEL - Lecture Theatre

Prof Brendon Parker (Chair)
University of NSW

Prof Elizabeth Taylor
Central Queensland University

Prof Rob Snow
RMIT University

Prof Robin King
University of South Australia

Prof Andrew Downing
Flinders University

Prof Judy Raper
University of Sydney

Prof John Simmons
University of Queensland

Assoc Prof Vishy Karri
University of Tasmania

SESSION 19 - Seminar Room 1

Electrical/Software Engineering

Chair: Dr Bruce Field

Jason Chaffey

Challenges in the development of educational programs for MEMS technologies

Joseph Kasser

Prototype Educational Tools for Systems and Software (PETS) Engineering

Matthew Joordens

Flowchart Software for a Modular Robot

Milan Simic

Teaching Digital Signal Processing using MATLAB

SESSION 20  - Seminar Room 3

Women In Engineering

Chair: Dr Julie Mills

Kanchana Jayasuriya

Enhancing Diversity in Engineering as part of an Action Plan

Dallas Wingrove

Women in Engineering - An Innovative Model Enhancing Diversity

Bouchra Senadji

On the popularity of engineering among Brisbane high school girls

1500-1530

AFTERNOON TEA

Seminar Rooms

1530-1600

CLOSING ADDRESS – A/Prof Roger Hadgraft

Lecture Theatre