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Academic Development Program

Organisational Learning and Development in the Human Resource Unit, is trialling a suite of professional development activities for academic staff at the University of South Australia to:

Please keep in mind there will be other activities added to this program as the year progresses. Please contact Siobhan Langan for further details.

MONTHLY CALENDAR


FEBRUARY
Chinese Cultural Awareness (presented by Cao Jing)

APRIL
Dealing with Toxic Behaviour (presented by Susan McPhee)

MAY
Building and Sustaining a High Performance Team (presented by Larry Marlow)

AUGUST
Developing your Curriculum Vitae: A Workshop for Sessional Academic staff (facilitated by Associate Professor Ingrid Day)
Working Effectively with the Media (presented by Michele Nardelli)

SEPTEMBER
Working Effectively with the Media (presented by Michele Nardelli)
Handling Difficult Conversations Well (presented by Gary Edwards)
Middle Eastern and Islamic Cultural Awareness (presented by Minerva Nasser-Eddine)

OCTOBER
Successfully Engaged Projects - working with industry and community Day 1 of 2 x 1/2 days (presented by Campbell Woskett)
NOVEMBER
Successfully Engaged Projects - working with industry and community Day 2 of 2 x 1/2 days (presented by Campbell Woskett)
Applying Project management Principles to your work (presented by Lisa Twyford)

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Chinese Cultural Awareness – Presented by Cao Jing

Overview
This workshop is designed to help academic staff wanting to broaden their understanding of Chinese culture and relationships. The workshop will cover:

Maximum attendance: 15 people
Duration: 6 hours (9am-3pm)
Date: 14 February 2008
Venue: AU2-02, AU2-03, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presented by: Cao Jing
Cao Jing is an effective trainer of Chinese Culture, providing corporate clients of Chinese Language and Cultural Advice with in-house training and advice on entering the Chinese market. Prior to coming to Australia, he worked as an International English Learning Testing System (IELTS) trainer in China and also worked in Switzerland.

REGISTER HERE

Dealing with Toxic Behaviour – Presented by Susan McPhee

Overview
Designed to help staff responsible for supervising or influencing others, this workshop will identify the key issues to be addressed in dealing with inappropriate workplace behaviour. It will provide a clear outline of how to acknowledge and respond to both allegations of improper conduct and observed breaches of acceptable behaviour. It will further assist you in recognising early signs of problems in the workplace and provide you with strategies for intervening before issues escalate. A case study exercise will further provide you with an opportunity to translate theory into practice.

Maximum attendance: 25 people
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am-12.30pm)
Date: 21 April 2008
Venue: Bradley Forum, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Susan McPhee
Susan became a director of McPhee Andrewartha when she founded the firm with Graham Andrewartha in 1978. Previously she had worked both in the United States and Australia as an educational adviser and psychologist in both the secondary and tertiary educational sectors.
Through her skills as a psychologist, Susan’s services have often been sought in the handling of sensitive staffing issues. Susan has been recently involved in industrial disputes where her investigative skills and mediation abilities have been well received. Her ability to assist in resolving major conflict has been valued by all concerned parties. She is a leader in the area of performance management systems, both at the design and implementation level. As a course facilitator Susan is known for her provocative, challenging and energetic presentations. She is able to motivate people to change and models the skills required to be effective.

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Building and Sustaining a High Performance Team – Presented by Larry Marlow

Overview
This one day program is designed to develop knowledge and skills to build and sustain a high performance team. At the end of this one day workshop participants will be more effective in leading people and teams, as a result of:

Maximum attendance: 15 people
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am-12.30pm)
Date: 13 May 2008
Venue: Council Room (H5-26), Level 5, Hawke building, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Larry Marlow
As Managing Director of Marlow Hampshire Management Consultants, Larry has extensive experience in leadership development in the higher education. He has conducted public seminars on leadership and strategic HR in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia and has lectured on these topics in Executive programs at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Mt Eliza Graduate School of Management and The Australian Graduate School of Police Management. He has been a significant provider of leadership development programs in Australian Universities and was a mainstay of the AVCC’s Academic Leadership program in years past.

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Developing your Curriculum Vitae: A Workshop for Sessional Academic staff - Facilitated by Associate Professor Ingrid Day

Overview
This workshop for sessional academic staff will look at how to develop a more effective curriculum vitae to help advance your career.
Several University leaders will introduce the career development environment. The session then will focus on approaches to bolstering your CV in critical areas such as research, teaching and broader contributions to academic development. Ample time will be available to discuss issues raised by participating staff.
This session is offered as part of the Academic Development Program which offers a suite of professional development activities for academic staff at the UniSA, and aims to:

Numbers able to be accommodated for this session are limited, therefore you are urged to respond to this notice as soon as possible.

Presenters include: Professor Peter Lee, Kim Davidson, Professor Kay Lawrence, Dr Jackie Cook, Dr Peter Hill, Dr Diana Quinn, and Ken Montgomery: Academic Director, Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology.
Duration: 4 hours (8.45am – 12noon) followed by light lunch
Date: 21 August 2008
Venue: GK4-18, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

To register your interest in attending this workshop, please contact Siobhan Langan. In registering for this event please also advise if you are planning on staying for lunch, and include any dietary requirements.

For further information, please contact Alan Fairley.

Working Effectively with the Media – Presented by Michele Nardelli

Overview
Have you been misquoted, taken out of context or generally "done over" by the media? Maybe you just won't pick up the phone when they call. This session helps you to wrest back some control when you are working with media. You'll learn why news values probably are not the same as your personal values, what happens in the daily news cycle, how newspapers work, how to control of media interviews, and how to represent your research, opinions or ideas in the best light. There will also be tips on working with radio and TV. The workshop aims to develop both the tools and the confidence to work with and through the media to profile your research.

Maximum attendance: 20 people
Duration: 2.5 hours (10am-12.30pm)
Date: 11 August
Venue: AU3-03, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Michele Nardelli, Manager News and Media, Marketing and Development Unit
Michele Nardelli has worked as a journalist, a freelance writer, a ministerial media advisor and in public relations for more than15 years across State and Commonwealth departments and with UniSA.

Workshop repeated in September

To register your interest in attending this workshop, please contact Michael Aust.

Working Effectively with the Media – Presented by Michele Nardelli

Overview
Have you been misquoted, taken out of context or generally "done over" by the media? Maybe you just won't pick up the phone when they call. This session helps you to wrest back some control when you are working with media. You'll learn why news values probably are not the same as your personal values, what happens in the daily news cycle, how newspapers work, how to control of media interviews, and how to represent your research, opinions or ideas in the best light. There will also be tips on working with radio and TV. The workshop aims to develop both the tools and the confidence to work with and through the media to profile your research.

Maximum attendance: 20 people
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am-12.30pm)
Date: 18 September
Venue: AU3-03, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Michele Nardelli, Manager News and Media, Marketing and Development Unit
Michele Nardelli has worked as a journalist, a freelance writer, a ministerial media advisor and in public relations for more than15 years across State and Commonwealth departments and with UniSA.

To register your interest in attending this workshop, please contact Michael Aust.

Handling Difficult Conversations Well – Presented by Gary Edwards

Overview
How the way we talk can change the way we work
The workplace is full of difficult situations – we all face conversations that we dread having or where find ourselves thinking “How did I get into this? And how can I get out of it?” Whether it’s conversations about workplace changes, conflicting job roles, personality differences or workload demands – we all need to be able to find a way to work through the issues without ruining working relationships.
One of the main reasons organisations flounder is because of poor internal communication. Misinformation flourishes, leading to conflict, reduced productivity and lack of motivation to achieve the corporate goals.
Highly effective leaders and managers are those who are able to handle difficult conversations well. This program will provide you with the thinking and communication skills to undertake these difficult but essential conversations that build relationships, reduce conflict, increase learning and improve problem-solving.

Maximum attendance: 12
Duration: 7 hours (9.30am-4.30pm)
Date: 24 September
Venue: Council Room (H5-26), Hawke Building, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Gary Edwards
Gary Edwards is a former lawyer, a trained mediator and the principal of Collaborative Conversations, a business communication consultancy which specialises in showing business people how to build collaborative work cultures, strengthen client relationships and communicate more effectively in critical situations. Gary has successfully presented programs in collaborative communication to many clients in the public and private sector.

REGISTER HERE

Middle East and Islamic Cultural Awareness Workshop - Presented by Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine.

Overview
This workshop will seek to challenge our perceptions and understanding of these religious and cultural communities which makes up a significant percentage (20%) of UniSA international student enrolments. This figure does not include the increasing number of domestic students who are of Middle Eastern heritage and/or identify themselves as Muslims. The workshop will use many examples of cultural practices however particular attention will be given to Middle Eastern cultural and religious complexities. This is particularly significant as the university has identified the Middle East region as one of the next areas of interest in student recruitment.
The workshop will seek to:

Maximum attendance: 25 people
Duration: 6 hours (9.30am - 3.30pm)
Date: 29 September
Venue: Council Room (H5-26), Level 5, Hawke building, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine
Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine is the Director of Al Hikma - Middle East Advisory Agency. Minerva Nasser-Eddine has worked at UniSA for the last four years and is familiar with the University’s student body, practices and structures. Minerva has majored in political science, BA(Hons), at The University of Adelaide. In 1995 she undertook her Master’s degree at the Australian National University’s Centre for Middle East & Central Asian Studies (CAMEA). The thesis component of the MA examined “Israel Beyond the Peace Process”. She completed her PhD at The University of Adelaide that examined “The Effects of Globalisation on Middle Eastern Identity - A Lebanese Case Study”.
Since 1996 she has been heavily involved in academia - a founding member of the Arab Cultural Program (Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture) at The University of Adelaide & has maintained tertiary links via continued teaching at Flinders University and the University of South Australia. Minerva is a Visiting Research Fellow at The University of Adelaide’s School of History and Politics. Minerva has worked as a research-project officer within the university, has over ten years experience in cross-cultural education, undertaken extensive media reporting, a diligent worker in community organisations & has extensive networks amongst the local, national & international Arabic & non-Arabic speaking communities & governments. She was a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Centenary Medal in June 2003. Minerva has completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Enterprise at The University of Adelaide’s Thebarton Commerce & Research Precinct. She is the South Australian representative of the Australian Arabic Council, Chair of the Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SA Chapter), Trustee of the History Trust of South Australia & its representative on the Migration Museum Foundation.

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Successful Engaged Projects – working with industry and community (presented by Campbell Woskett)

This workshop program considers good practice for developing and implementing collaborative projects with community or industry partners. The focus will be on skills required for building and maintaining relationships and project management in external environments.

Successful community or sector based projects are increasingly important to the University. This program will help participants to understand and address skills required for defining and managing projects, and securing outcomes from partnership activities in diverse environments. A systematic approach is the best guarantee that the objectives of the University and external stakeholders will be achieved.

The workshop will be convened as two half day sessions (28 October and 11 November). It is preferable to attend both sessions as they are being developed as an integrated program.

Maximum attendance: 30 people
Duration: 4 hours (9am – 1pm) both days
Dates: 28 October and 11 November 2008
Venue: Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Facilitator: Campbell Woskett
Campbell Woskett has 25 years commercial experience with a background in business strategy, organizational and economic development, marketing and consulting. He worked in Australia, SE Asia and NZ.
Campbell taught with Curtin and RMIT and run various workshops and programs - including communications, project management and community engagement.

Presenter: Marc Shannon, Manager: Northern Adelaide Partnerships Program, Centre for Regional Engagement
Marc Shannon is the Manager of UniSA Northern Adelaide Partnerships (UNAP). UNAP is a community engagement program of UniSA set up to develop community – university partnerships to realise greater social inclusion in the northern Adelaide area. The main role of UNAP is to develop strategy, strengthen and coordinate activity and to develop new innovative projects that will make a meaningful difference to the education, health, wellbeing and workforce participation of people in the north through education, training, research and consultancy programs. Marc has a degree in Marketing Management from the University of South Australia (UniSA). Most recently Marc was the Business Development Manager at James Cook University and was responsible for the development of university / industry partnerships to undertake research and for intellectual property commercialisation.

The UNAP program is primarily focused around the cities of Salisbury and Playford but also extends its activities into Gawler and Port Adelaide/Enfield. UNAP's role is to facilitate partnerships in the north and is the first point of contact for University staff and external organisations wishing to collaborate.

Day 1: 28 October - REGISTER HERE
Day 2: 11 November - REGISTER HERE

Applying Project Management Principles to your work – Presented by Lisa Twyford

Overview
The key principles to effective project management can be applied to any job, task or project. This course will give you a greater understanding of the strategies and tools you can use to successfully incorporate these principles to improve the daily operations of your role. The workshop will cover the following principles of successful project management:

Participants are asked to consider at least two areas of project management skills they would like to develop by attending this workshop and be prepared to discuss this with the training group.

Maximum attendance: 18
Duration: 6 hours (9am-3pm)
Date: Friday 28 November
Venue: Room H6-10, Level 6, Hawke Building, City West (TBC)
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Lisa Twyford, Lisa Twyford Consulting
Lisa has and extensive background in process improvement and project management advising businesses and clients in a variety of sectors: retail, financial and legal. Returning to Australia in 2003, Lisa started studying law part time at the University of Adelaide. Lisa brings to the team experience in process improvement and project management specifically leading, coordinating and implementing projects.

REGISTER HERE

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