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of Australia's few online credit transfer systems was recently launched by the
Faculty of Business and Economics at Caulfield campus.
The Credit Assessment and Tracking System (CATS) allows current and prospective students, agents, academics and administrators to look up the credits received for prior study at a specific institution.
It is an interactive database, recording credit transfer decisions for undergraduate studies in business and economics from institutes in Australia and overseas.
Speaking at the launch of the facility at Caulfield campus, Faculty of Business and Economics dean Professor Gill Palmer (pictured) said CATS represented a significant breakthrough in the processing of credit transfer applications.
"This efficient, expedient and student-focused electronic facility for credit transfer will give us a significant competitive edge in recruiting quality students," she said.
The system is a first for Monash and will greatly simplify and speed up the processing of the approximately 2000 credit transfer applications received each year by the faculty.
Before CATS was developed, prospective students were unable to access credit information without first applying for a course or writing to the course coordinator.
Key benefits of the CATS initiative include:
CATS comprises an online credit search facility and a maintenance system to update credit transfer decisions.
It enables users to process applications for credit and produce letters and reports, and to track applications requiring further attention.
The site also provides prospective students with information on how to apply for courses in the faculty and features links to Monash International, the Office of International Programs and the Prospective Students Office. An email facility is also available to manage credit transfer inquiries.
CATS can be located on the world wide web at credits.buseco.monash.edu.au/
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School of Political and Social Inquiry postgraduate administrator Mrs Sue Stevenson was among 60 people who received 25-year service medals in a ceremony at Robert Blackwood Concert Hall last week.
Chancellor Mr Jerry Ellis presided over the ceremony and vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson delivered the occasional address.
Mrs Stevenson has spent all her working life at Monash, although her 25 years' service dates from when she returned to work after having her son, Justin.
"It's nice to have recognition of longevity of service because nowadays people are fairly mobile in their jobs," she said.
Mrs Stevenson came to Monash 35 years ago when she was 15, starting as a junior stenographer in the Department of Politics. In 1967, she became secretary in the Centre for Research into Aboriginal Affairs (now the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies).
She had resigned in 1973 to have her baby, as maternity leave was not then available at Monash. She points out, however, that she maintained contact with Monash by undertaking typing assignments at home for the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
She returned to Monash in late 1974 as subscription secretary and proofreader for the SAANZ journal attached to the Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
After working as department research secretary, she became assistant to head of department Professor Anne Edwards (currently DVC at Flinders University), Dr Bill Foddy (retired) and Associate Professor Don Miller (currently head of Anthropology), before taking up her current position at the start of 1999.
Mrs Stevenson said among the many changes she had seen in her time at Monash, the biggest had been in technology.
"I used a manual typewriter for the first 16 years or so of my working life. Now I'm surrounded by computers and printers and other things that interfere with my mobile phone!" she said.
Mrs Sue Stevenson (above right) in 1970 in the anthropology museum with Mrs June Harrison, secretary to the then Head of Anthropology, and last week celebrating her 25 years service with vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson.
Business ethics debateA recent debate hosted by the Faculty of Law highlighted the issue of corporations that choose profit over community wellbeing. World champion debater Ms Kim Little won the debate 37-35, arguing that the Corporations Law should be amended to stipulate that the duty of company directors to maximise shareholders' profits should not be at the expense of community interests. These interests include the environment, human rights, public safety, the welfare of the communities in which the corporation conducts its operations, and the dignity of workers. Ms Little, for the affirmative, was pitted against Insurance Council of Australia chief executive officer Mr Alan Mason, who argued for the negative. Senior lecturer in law Mr Adrian Evans was debate moderator.
From left: Mr Alan Mason, Mr Adrian Evans and Ms Kim Little. |
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Expressing
attitudes to sex in the new millennium.
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The Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies' upcoming theatre series, Sex, Sin: the City, is not a spin-off from the Channel Nine hit series, according to publicity officer Ms Betty Hanner.
Ms Hanner said it was just a coincidence, and a fortunate publicity twist, that the event shared a similar title to the TV show 'Sex in the City'.
"It's lucky for us in a way because Sex, Sin: the City is related to the TV show in that it looks at relationships in this day and age," she said.
Sex, Sin: the City is the second series in 'The Decameron Project', which involves adaptations from Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century morality tales.
The event, running over two weeks, will feature two guest speakers each night expressing their perspectives and opinions on relationships and sex.
Speakers include High Court judge Justice Michael Kirby, IVF pioneer Professor Carl Wood, Faculty of Law Professor Louis Waller, plastic surgeon Dr Graham Isaacs, drag queen La Tease De Lush and comedians Mr Adrian Calear and Mr Dave Callan.
Sex, Sin: the City will run at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, from 4 to 7 October, at 8 pm. For bookings, telephone 9658 9600.
The show will also run the following week at Monash University Drama Theatre, Clayton campus, from 11 to 14 October, at 8 pm. For bookings, contact extn 51111.
Prints that biteThe latest University Gallery exhibition Spitting and Biting: Ten Contemporary Artists and the Print highlights different levels of collaboration between artist and printer. Exhibition artists are Bonita Ely, Louise Forthun, Brent Harris, Jeffrey Harris, Imants Tillers, Aida Tomescu, Mike Parr, John Nixon, Kim Westcott and Judith Wright. All prints in the show were produced by Viridian Press, owned and run by master printer Mr John Loane, in collaboration with the artists. The role of the master printer varies from artist to artist. For some, the printer is a resource for technical support and advice, for others the collaboration facilitates an extension or exploration of their art. For a few, the printer and the print medium are fundamental to their work. Painter Louise Forthun, known for her architectural and urban images, became involved in printmaking two years ago when she was commissioned to produce a work for the Sydney Olympic Games. Her working relationship with Viridian Press involved experimentation with different printmaking media to find what best suited her work. A method of working with aquatint was devised that used the handcut stencils she already utilised for her paintings. The exhibition title comes from the printmaking term 'spit bite', which refers to an etching process where nitric acid is dropped onto saliva or mixed with water and painted, on a copper plate prepared with a rosin ground. The mixture of acid and saliva or water bites the plate around each particle of rosin, creating delicate wash effects when inked and printed. The curator of Contemporary Art, Australian and International at the National Gallery of Victoria, Mr Jason Smith, opened the exhibition, which will run until 28 October. For further information, contact extn 54217.
Louise Forthun at the exhibition opening. |
Monash staff and students are invited to enter the Essays on Korea 2000 contest run by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
The contest includes a division for tertiary students and the general public to write an essay about Korea, its culture and history.
First prize is $500 and a fully-sponsored trip to Korea. The closing date for entries is 15 October.
For a full list of topics and entry form go to www.korconsyd.org.au
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