USQ Wins the
of Excellence for Institutional Achievement!
The
This
prestigious award adds to the suite of national and international awards
already won by USQ in the fields of open and distance learning, education export
and multiculturalism.
(For further information, www.usq.edu.au/newsevents/news/colaward.htm)
Marketing and Management Development
‘2004 International Educator of the Year’
Congratulations to
Professor David Harvey (Dean, Faculty of Business) who was awarded the Academy
of World Business, Marketing and Management Development ‘2004 International
Educator of the Year Award’.
The award was presented to Professor
David Harvey at the July 2004 Academy of World Business, Marketing
and Management Development Conference held at the Gold Coast, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and his tremendous contribution to Business Education, especially the
internationalization of Education in the areas of Business and Commerce.
The 2004 Conference where the
Award was presented to Professor Harvey was attended by about 127 participants
from more than 25 countries.
Graduation Success Stories
The
USQ AGSB and Faculty of Business congratulate those students who successfully
completed their studies at USQ and graduated on 1 May 2004! You can be
very proud of your achievements and know that your friends, family and the
university are equally delighted with your success. We are proud to feature a selection
of students who have benefited greatly from their recent postgraduate studies
at USQ.
Mr Andrew Hanaria (pictured left, with his wife & children) recently completed
his Master of Business (MBA) studies.
‘After being in the workforce for many years, I was required to change
my mindset to adapt from a work environment to a study environment, which
required commitment and discipline. I am
proud of my achievements and hope they will provide a fine example for my
children to follow.’
Ms Parminder Sidhu and Mr Gurpreet Sidhu
(pictured right, with Prof Ronel Erwee at Graduation) both recently graduated
from the Master of Information Technology Professional (MITP). Both have since been appointed as Tutors for
Master of Project Management Recent Accreditation
Project
Management continues to be the largest specialisation in the Master of Business
Administration (MBA) program by a considerable margin, so you can be assured
that your studies in project management are at the forefront of contemporary
postgraduate education.
To
reflect this international trend towards management by projects (MbP), USQ has
recently accredited the new Master of Project Management (MPM) program, which
also incorporates the new Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management (PDPM).
Commencing in Semester 1 2005, this provides greater choices for students who
enter postgraduate studies doing the Postgraduate Certificate in Project
Management (PCPM), as they can now articulate into a range of programs
including the PDPM, the MPM, the Master of Management (MMGT) or the MBA. From
the MPM and the MBA, students can articulate into the Doctor of Business
Administration (DBA), which also increases the flexibility in study paths,
which is of great benefit in rapidly-changing career situations.
As part
of the MPM accreditation, the core courses of the PCPM have been reviewed, and
the following changes have occurred:
·
The existing four courses of MGT8024, MGT8025,
MGT8026 and MGT8027 have been compressed into three by deleting MGT8026.
·
The content has been redistributed so
that the program still covers all nine knowledge areas of the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). See the 2005 USQ Handbook when it is
released in August for full details.
·
MGT8022 Project Management Framework now
becomes the fourth core course of the project management program. It will act
as an overarching course to give students an holistic overview of project
management so it should be one of the first courses studied.
·
Students who achieve level 5 or level 6
certification from the Australian Institute of Project Management under its
RegPM program can gain one credit exemption from future studies in the PGPM or
MPM. See the 2005 Handbook or contact the AGSB liaison officers for full
details of this exemption.
All
courses are being rewritten this year so they are fully up to date, and study
materials will be complemented by CD-ROMs containing multimedia enhancements to
take advantage of the learning benefits offered by digital media. If you have
any queries, please contact the postgraduate liaison officers at the AGSB or
the project management course leaders.
Upcoming Faculty of Business Research –
Assistance Required
The USQ AGSB
will soon be contacting selected postgraduate students to participate in a
Faculty of Business research project – ‘knowledge management within your
organisations’.
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 USQ Connect
program. A significant number of local and international students have
received letters about their unsatisfactory progress during 2002 and 2003.
Useful Tips
- Maintain a GPA of 3.5
- Do not fail a course twice
- 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