ATN LEAP and MORE
ATN LEAP
was
awarded a 2007 Carrick Award for Programs that Enhance Learning.
Minister's media release and list of awardees
ATN LEAP and MORE are e-Grad School (Australia) programs for all higher degree by research students.
ATN LEAP employability skills
Learning Employment Aptitudes Program (LEAP) modules are designed for HDR students of the five ATN universities and can be accessed by all UniSA PhD, Masters and Professional doctorate by research students.
The modules in ATN LEAP cover areas that employers and government have identified as priority skills they want postgraduate researchers to be acquainted with during their studies, prior to entering employment in their fields.
ATN LEAP is a collaborative venture across the five universities of the Australian Technology Network (Curtin, QUT, RMIT, UniSA, UTS). These universities share a heritage of working with industry and are using that knowledge to enable their HDR students to increase their employment prospects through an increased awareness of key issues that increase their employability.
Details
Each module can be undertaken alone, in a cohort of ATN HDR students with an expert moderator, or with your supervisor. All modules include discussion, readings and activities on the topic.
Each moderated module takes ten weeks and requires two hours per week. You can choose a time in the week that suits you to participate. Upon completion of a moderated module, you will be provided with a certificate of participation.
| Entrepreneurship | This module will help you identify and consider entrepreneurial activities within your research area, then apply the ideas and concepts to areas of research interest and explore the opportunities identified. |
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| Global sustainability | We have added Governance to the Triple Bottom Line Model to recognise the importance of developing systems for governing, managing and making decisions that impact positively on our natural and social environments, referred to as the TBL+1. |
| Leadership and Communication | This module is designed to increase your understanding of key issues and impact of leadership and communication on research. It focuses on developing generic workplace competencies in leadership and communication skills, to more effectively communicate research results and understand the key aspects of leadership, redeemable inprofessional and personal contexts. |
| Project management | This module is designed to increase your understanding of project management and help you develop the skills required for managing successful projects. The module focuses on two key aspects of successful project management, Project Definition & Project Planning. |
| Public Policy | This module is designed to increase your understanding of key issues in the impact of public policy on research while helping students to become more confident in dealing with that public policy world, whether that be in working within it, seeking to influence it, or trying to obtain something from it. |
| Research Commercialisation | This module addresses: Conceptions of research - from intellectual curiosity to commercial development; Research and development locally and globally; Commercialisation cycle - ethical and legal frameworks - intellectual property; Marketing the idea - networking, presentation, applying for funding; Forming start-up companies and securing venture capital. |
Further information and how to access
How to access the modules (once enrolled)
For information about 2009 moderated modules contact UniSA's ATN LEAP administrator wendy.bowes@unisa.edu.au or phone ext 25254.
Moderated module delivery dates for 2009
| Semester 1 (27 April - 3 July) | Semester 2 (14 Sept - 13 Nov) |
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ATN MORE research methodology
Research Methodology Online (MORE) modules are designed for HDR students of the five ATN universities and can be accessed by all UniSA PhD, Masters and Professional doctorate by research students, but are particularly relevant to commencing HDR students.
These online modules are about issues identified as being of paramount importance to early researchers.
Details
Topics covered in these modules addressing issues in research design and methodology:
- Ethics
- Risk Management
- Critical writing
- Critical and creative thinking
- Practice-led research in Arts, Media and Design
The modules are offered online with discussions, readings and activities around the topic. The modules are self-paced and can be undertaken by research students independently. Alternatively, supervisors and students may choose to use the models together for discussion and engagement.
Moderated modules are expected to take about 2 hours per week for 5 to 6 weeks.
Further information and how to access
How to access the modules (once enrolled)
For information about 2009 moderated modules contact UniSA's ATN MORE administrator wendy.bowes@unisa.edu.au or phone ext 25254.