A Note from the Director
Welcome to the November 2004
edition of USQ AGSB Newsletter. We are very proud of the large number of domestic
and international students who graduated in the September graduation.
Joep Joubert, an international MBA student who specialised in OHS
indicated in a testimonial ‘…in general the program gave me a lot more
confidence to operate and manage at a much higher level, up to top management’.
Tyrone Singelton concurs by saying ‘…undertaking my MBA through the University of Southern Queensland
This
edition highlights the links that the USQ AGSB has with universities in
On an
academic level it confirms our leadership in project management
internationally. Our electronic journals were selected as the first
journals to be highlighted on the McGraw-Hill supersite. We recognise
your participation in knowledge management research.
We
successfully promoted our postgraduate programs in
Professor Ronel Erwee
Director
Congratulations to September 2004 Graduates!
Congratulations
to those students who graduated at the recent September 2004 Graduation
Ceremony. Our nation's future is
undeniably linked with 
Business, and so people with sound business skills
will always be in demand both in
This edition features Dr Lackana
Leelayouthayotin who was recently awarded a Doctorate in Business
Administration. Lackana’s study focuses on factors influencing online
purchase intention by health food users in
Dr Lackana Leelayouthayotin (centre) is pictured with Prof Ronel
Erwee (Director, USQ AGSB), Dr Meredith Lawley & Dr Jane Summers (DBA
supervisors) & Dr Apisit Chattananon.
2005 Postgraduate Bursaries
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30 NOVEMBER 2004
Just a reminder that applications for
postgraduate coursework bursaries offered by the Faculty of Business are
invited from students intending to enrol in a Postgraduate Certificate,
Postgraduate Diploma or Masters degree by coursework in the Faculty of
Business, USQ in Semester 1 2005.
These
bursaries offer an amount equivalent to that of a fee for one course of a
Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or Masters degree.
Applications will be considered on the basis of academic merit or referees'
reports and essay.
For
further information, visit www.usq.edu.au/business/usqagsb/studresources.htm.
Knowledge Management Survey—Thank You
We have received a satisfactory response from our first call in the Knowledge
Management Survey, however would value further input from other postgraduate students who have not yet completed the
survey.
For the latest link, please visit http://usqsurvey.usq.edu.au/survey/ronel/.
The survey seeks honest perceptions of your
organization’s implementation of knowledge management (KM) practices. KM
adopts a multi-disciplined approach involving social, as well as technological
processes to promote the use and application of knowledge for the achievement
of organization and stakeholders’ objectives (AS5037(Int) 2003).
Thank you to those of you who participated and contributed to this
innovative and useful project. We value your input and appreciate you
taking the time out of your busy schedules. At the end of this study, a
copy of the survey summary results may be made available to you upon
request. A further update will be provided in the next edition of USQ
AGSB News.
Australian Institute of Management
Ms
Carolyn Barker, the dynamic CEO of the Australian Institute of Management (QLD
& NT) and Managing Director of The Cyber Institute Pty Ltd (the Institute's
international online learning company) recently visited USQ AGSB. We have
already an existing pathway for AIM students who wish to study the Postgraduate
Diploma in Management and MBA externally at USQ and explored new agreements to
accommodate AIM students who want to study USQ programs in
Carolyn regularly advises corporations, CEOs and top teams on strategic
planning, high performance leadership and change management projects. She
also advises Boards, primarily in the not-for-profit sector, on corporate
governance and modern leadership strategies. She was accompanied by David Hoey,
Manager, AIM Graduate Studies Centre.
(Pictured L-R: Prof Ronel Erwee, Ms Carolyn Barker (CEO,
USQ AGSB in the News
MBA
& Postgraduate Expo - Big Business has worldwide appeal
The USQ Australian Graduate School of Business was delighted to attend the
recent 2004 MBA and Postgraduate Expos held in
To read more, link to a recent article published in
the Courier Mail (15 September 2004).
Online options offer flexibility
At the
To read more, link to a recent article published in
the Courier Mail (6 October 2004).
Note:
USQ recently made the decision to change the learning management system for
courses and programs offered via USQOnline.
From the commencement of Semester 3, 2004, all USQOnline courses and programs will be offered via USQStudyDesk using the WebCT platform. Online students can be
assured that such changes will be conducted with a high level of support and
expertise, to ensure a smooth transition.
Visit from
USQ
Faculty of Business was recently privileged to receive a visit from delegates
of
(Pictured: Prof David Harvey
(Dean, Faculty of Business) along with Prof Wu Chuan Xi (President,
Electronic Journals Listed by McGraw Hill
The internationally renowned publisher McGraw-Hill has
selected two of USQ's electronic journals to be linked to its Management
supersite and four leading academic textbooks on management,
organisational behaviour, human resource management and industrial relations.
All international and local student and academic users of the
textbooks will then be able to access the two USQ
journals.
Two Departments in the Faculty of Business took the lead to design
electronic journals as outlets for academics' creative endeavours.
The International
Journal of Organisational Behaviour was established in
1998 by the Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour
with international and local editorial boards. ‘We have been successful in
publishing special editions about leadership and learning in the new
economy, diversity, debates on professional doctorates and DBAs and
international HRM’, says Prof Erwee, senior Editor of the IJOB.
The International Journal of Business & Management Education
was established in 2003 by Dr Mehryar Nooriafshar from the Department of
Economics and Resources Management. ‘This journal contains refereed
papers on business and management education which have been submitted by
academics and postgraduate research students world wide’, says Dr Nooriafshar.
‘We are very proud that being refereed journals, any articles
successfully published will accrue DEST points for local academics. We
anticipate that we will be receiving a very favourable response to our calls
for papers in knowledge management and innovative methods for teaching and
learning’, says Prof Erwee.
Click on the following Management Supersite for further details: http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.au/mhhe/man/supersite.htm
(Pictured: Prof Ronel Erwee discusses the journal listings with Dr
Mehryar Nooriafshar (Department of Economics Resource Management) & Karen
Van Staden (Faculty of Business Research Administration Officer).
South African Market Keen for Project Management Skills
Senior Lecturer in Project
Management, Mr Barrie Todhunter, visited
(Pictured L-R:
Promoting USQ at the Project Management
Don’t Sell Yourself Short
Director of the USQ Australian Graduate School of
Business, Professor Ronel Erwee, says many experienced business professionals
are under-selling themselves because they think that they do not have the
qualifications to enrol in a university degree.
‘There are many people who have years of business work
experience who wrongly think that because they did not gain a tertiary entrance
score when they left school that they are not qualified to enter into a
graduate program at university’, Professor Erwee said.
‘At USQ we recognise experience in the workplace and
know that mature learners have a lot to offer. Each application is assessed on
its merit and we already have many students who have enhanced their career
paths and opportunities by gaining formal qualifications in their specific
areas of experience.’
Professor Erwee said applicants did not even have to
leave home to begin study at USQ as the university’s internationally
recognised, award-winning, flexible distance delivery programs allowed students
to continue working while they upgraded their qualifications.
She said with relevant work experience students could
apply for direct entry in an exciting range of Graduate Certificate programs.
‘We have made sure that our programs are the benchmark
in terms of what the business world requires from graduates and we have
dedicated lecturers and tutors who through mentoring and example will help our
students to succeed in the academic environment.’
‘Our mature students who come to us through direct
entry in the Graduate Certificate programs generally perform much better than
students who start as school leavers and they often articulate their Graduate
Certificate qualifications into Graduate Diplomas and Masters or MBA programs
with enormous success.’
Professor Erwee said while students who entered the
tertiary system with prior work experience as qualifications would not be
‘spoon fed’ and, while nothing worth achieving was ever ‘easy’, the level of
support and feedback from academic staff made the road to success “quite achievable”
for anyone with their sights set on the top rung of the ladder.
Euro Affiliation
Professor Sybille Sachs from the
Warning!
New Academic Standing, Progression & Exclusion
In Section
5.9 of the 2004 University Calendar, new regulations on academic standing, progression
and exclusion have been included. This could specifically impact on your
postgraduate program and you need to carefully manage your successful
progression through these programs.
The new
regulations about ‘satisfactory academic standing’ are that postgraduate
students must maintain a GPA of not less than 3.5. You must have a
‘satisfactory academic standing’ in a program in order to be eligible to
graduate from that program. A postgraduate student with a GPA of less than 3.5
will be deemed to have a program status of ‘conditional’ and will be advised
that they have to improve their academic performance (for assistance with this,
you can contact Student Services or OPACS). We are monitoring
enrolment via the USQConnect program. A significant number of
local and international students have received letters about their
unsatisfactory progress during 2003 and 2004.
Useful Tips
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Maintain a GPA of 3.5
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Do not fail a course
twice
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Do not fail more than 3
courses
Faculty of Business Library Sources
www.usq.edu.au/library/faculties/business/default.htm
This is your latest link to the Faculty of Business sources in the USQ Library.
Our specialist liaison librarians have done an excellent job in grouping
websites and sources for specific departments. For example, go to the
Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour to find valuable sites
for knowledge management, human resource management, change management and
leadership.
Contact
Details
Email:
studybus@usq.edu.au
(future students)
business.postgrad@usq.edu.au
(current students)
Website:
www.usq.edu.au/agsb
Telephone:
+61 7 4631 1277
Facsimile:
+61 7 4631 1259
Postal:
The
Toowoomba Qld 4350