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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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2009
2010
Leadership in a Technological Environment Participants
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2008
2011
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www.eng.monash.eduPhase 2 Residential: Developing teamwork skills
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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