Deakin university-australia-newsletter-october-2012

1. CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B www.deakin.edu.au
Deakin University’s School of Information
Systems has partnered with IBM to launch
Australia’s first Centre for Excellence in Business
Analytics. The new collaboration is part of an
ongoing effort to expand and strengthen student
skills and understanding of big data and analytics
to meet the growing demand for highly skilled
analytics workers.
‘We anticipate students in the Master of
Commerce and MBA courses will be able to
specialise in Business Analytics and students
from all degrees across Deakin will have the
opportunity to take elective offerings in Business
Analytics. Deakin’s collaboration with IBM is a
step forward in terms of fostering these skills
with the next generation of students,’ said Head
of School of Information Systems Professor
Dineli Mather.
Businesses today have to cope with massive
amounts of data that are being generated daily
due to social networking sites and through the
proliferation of mobile devices. IBM estimates
2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every
day from a variety of sources including posts to
Facebook and Twitter, digital pictures and videos,
purchase transaction records, and cell phone
GPS signals, to name a few. With the creation
of this amount of data, it is essential the next
generation of business and marketing leaders
possess strong analytics skills to garner insights
from the flood of information, in this increasingly
complex business environment.
IBM is providing Deakin access to curriculum
materials, project-focused case studies, and IBM
thought leaders as guest speakers to give students
hands-on experience with big data.
The new centre will be based at the Melbourne
Burwood Campus on Elgar Road and will act as a
springboard for the University’s plans to deliver
a suite of postgraduate programs in Business
Analytics, as well as showcasing IBM’s business
analytics technology solutions.
Deakin joins Yale School of Management, the
Telfer Business School in Ottawa and Nanyang
Polytechnic University in Singapore as the fourth
university globally, to establish an academic
alliance and a Centre of Excellence.

Elfleda Yuen stepped off a plane into Australia for
the first time almost three years ago and has been
pleasantly surprised at, not only her studies, but
her overall Australian experience.
‘When I left Hong Kong, I didn’t know what
to expect. Deakin wants students to get work
experience, have a social life, enjoy Melbourne and
learn skills they can use anywhere in the world.
Deakin encourages students to have a balanced
life!’ Elfleda says.
‘The new “Worldly” Deakin branding highlights that.
I think Deakin is very student-focused compared
to other universities and being able to pick units
from a range of subjects really helps your resume.
You can study photography, arts, business and other
practical skills in addition to your majors,’ Elfleda says.
Elfleda and her parents originally chose Deakin
because two relatives live in Melbourne and Deakin
offered all the subjects she wanted to study. ‘I
absolutely love Melbourne. Its food, gardens, art,
shopping and especially the ice-skating,’ she says.
Elfleda has now finished exams for the year and
is looking forward to another Australian summer.
‘I often catch up with friends for traditional Italian
food on Lygon Street. Some of the best Italian food
is in Melbourne!’
Passion is what attracts Elfleda to the Italian
culture and she hopes to show that to her future
employers. ‘I would like to work in the advertising
industry where I can get to be creative and be
constantly challenged,’ Elfleda says.
Deakin’s study abroad and exchange programs give
students more opportunities to travel. ‘I’d like to see
Italy again but I have started learning Mandarin
which will improve my job opportunities further.’
‘Although I am learning a lot, I am also putting
things into practice. The way that Deakin teaches
and its overall set up – it really helps you achieve
that balance in life.’
BUSINESS ANALYTICS SPECIALISATION OPTION SOON
DEAKIN HELPS YOU ACHIEVE A BALANCE IN LIFE
Elfleda Yuen (front right)
Media and Communications student
DEAKIN
REPRESENTATIVES’
NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2012
Melbourne I Geelong I Warrnambool I Off campus
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jane den Hollander and
Business Unit Executive, IBM Business Analytics,
Australia and New Zealand, Mike McKee, sign
the MoU to establish Australia’s first Centre for
Excellence in Business Analytics.

2. CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B Each year, Deakin’s Alumni Community Awards
recognise, acknowledge and promote prominent
alumni around the world who have achieved
outstanding success in their communities,
professions or have provided outstanding service to
the University.
Recent graduate of Master of Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages student, Muhammad
Aulia Hanan, was given the Deakin Young Alumni
of the Year award in recognition of his outstanding
contribution to education, the humanitarian effort
and reconstruction of Aceh.
As an inspirational member of Deakin’s Aceh Alumni
Chapter, Mr Hanan is part of a team of graduates
who are working as part of a partnership between
Deakin University and the Indonesian Government
to help rebuild the tsunami-shattered Aceh
Province, by providing community development
programs for teachers and students from
disadvantaged backgrounds. He was also actively
involved in the establishment of the Deakin Aceh
Alumni Chapter.
Since completing his degree at Deakin and
returning to his homeland, Mr Hanan has displayed
outstanding leadership and dedication in the
rebuilding efforts (despite losing his own home
in the disaster), of the badly affected educational

sector of Aceh, where over 3000 educators lost
their lives in the disaster.
He has also been called upon by the local Aceh
Government and World Vision International to
provide strategic advice, guidance and leadership
within the local education system. As a result he has
taken on the management of various planning and
financial resource acquisitions and quality control
of capacity building projects.
Deakin congratulates Mr Hanan for his past
achievements and wishes the best for his future
endeavours.
ALUMNI AWARDED DESPITE LOSING OWN HOME
ALUMNI SUBSIDY FOR
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Deakin Alumni members, their spouse and
children, and staff are eligible to receive a
5 per cent reduction per unit on their
enrolment fees on any postgraduate award
course at Deakin University. This loyalty
discount offer is only available to applicants
commencing a postgraduate award course
and to subsequent units undertaken during
Trimester 3, 2012 through to Trimester 2,
2013 inclusive. In order to be eligible for
this subsidy the graduate or staff member
must be registered with Deakin’s Central
Alumni Office as a member of Deakin’s
Alumni Community.
For more information and application forms
visit deakin.edu.au/alumni.
Muhammad Aulia Hanan
www.deakin.edu.au
NEW COURSES ON OFFER
A number of new courses are on offer for
international students from Trimester 1, 2013
onwards:
Health:
••H344 Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology)

Arts:
••A301 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
••A351 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film &
Television)
••A352 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Photography)
••A353 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation &
Motion Capture)
••A358 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film & Digital
Media)
Science and Technology:
••S303 Bachelor of Information Technology
(Mobile & Apps Development)
••S302 Bachelor of Engineering Science

For more information and detailed course
structure please see deakin.edu.au/study-at-
deakin/find-a-course.
COURSE DISCONTINUED
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (H355) is no
longer being offered to international students.
Students are encouraged to view deakin.edu.au/
health/courses to explore other course options in
the field of health.
TRANSLATED ACADEMIC
TRANSCRIPTS: UPDATE
Deakin International Admissions has made
changes to what is and what is not acceptable
in processing student applications involving
translated academic transcripts and other
supporting documents.
••Course syllabus translated by either a notarised
translator or the institution itself will be
acceptable.
••Representatives undertaking translations
of academic transcripts must ensure that the
translation is of a high standard. Poorly translated
documents will be forwarded to International
Managers who in turn will contact you directly.
However, if poor quality translations keep being
sent through, we will have to stop accepting
documents translated by representatives.
••Translations undertaken by the applicants
themselves are not acceptable.
If you have queries or need more information
about translation of academic transcripts, please
contact your International Manager directly.
TRIMESTER 1, 2013
COMMENCEMENT
AND ORIENTATION
PROGRAM

Trimester 1, 2013 will commence on
25 February 2013 with the International
Enrolment and Orientation Program
scheduled on the day.
It is compulsory for all international
students to attend this program as it is
a vital introduction to life as a Deakin
student and provides information that will
help you succeed during your time here.
Failure to attend the program may
result in cancellation of your (electronic)
Confirmation of Enrolment (COE/eCoE).
If you are unable to arrive by 25 February,
you must obtain permission for late
enrolment by writing to Deakin University
International Admissions, giving reasons
for your late arrival.
For more information, please visit deakin.
edu.au/future-students/international/
coming-aus/registration.

3. CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B ACADEMICS WIN CITATIONS
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
STUDENT LEARNING

Six Deakin staff have been awarded Citations for
Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by
the Australian Government’s Office for Learning
and Teaching (OLT). Deakin’s results are excellent.
The Faculty of Health has had an outstanding
year with four of the six awards. These awards
recognise quality teaching practices; this year
the prize value is of A$10 000.
The citations recognised outstanding
contributions to the following student learning
fields:
••Psychology: sustained creation of motivating
and inspiring learning environments for over
1600 students in a compulsory, multi-modal
subject.
••Nursing and midwifery: commitment to a
teaching-evidence-practice nexus in specialist
and advanced nursing courses to develop clinical
excellence and enhanced quality and safety of
healthcare.
••Humanities and social sciences: creating
challenging learning environments that motivate
and inspire History students to explore how the
past continues to shape the world in which we
live.
••Communication and creative arts: authentic
teaching strategies that engage and prepare
students to transition with confidence from the
public relations classroom to the professional
workplace.
••Psychology: empowering self-reflective and
independent learning; informing perspectival
appreciations on ageing, and future counselling
roles.
••Exercise and nutrition sciences: leadership
that has made a sustained positive contribution to
the development of professional competencies and
advancing career outcomes for students in food and
nutrition.
To find out more about Deakin’s citation winners
visit deakin.edu.au/teaching-learning/award-
winning-teaching.
DEAKIN WINS 14 NHMRC
AWARDS

Deakin University has been awarded ten project
grants, three fellowships and one equipment
grant under the National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC) funding scheme. The
staff of the Centre for Exercise and Nutrition
Sciences received six of the awards – an excellent
outcome for the Strategic Research Centre/
School.
Two staff members awarded the NHMRC Early
Career Fellowships were both recently awarded
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.
For more information on the awards and
the teams associated with the Project Grant
awards please visit deakin.edu.au/research/
performance/current-year-outcomes.
FUNDING AWARDED
UNDER DEAKIN CRGS

Thirty-two research projects successfully
gained funding under the 2013 Deakin
University Central Research Grants
Scheme (CRGS). Funding awarded ranged
from A$11 000 to A$26 000, the total
funding awarded by Deakin Research was
A$600 000.
The quality and calibre of applications
continue to increase and this year was
no exception as the field was extremely
competitive. 112 applications were
submitted giving the scheme an overall
success rate of 28.5 per cent.
A list of all successful applications
is available via www.deakin.edu.au/
research/performance/current-year-
outcomes.
www.deakin.edu.au
Deakin is renowned for excellent teaching and
innovative course delivery. It has a student-
focussed culture with a well-deserved reputation
for being accessible, helpful and friendly.
Deakin University has won global recognition
and is a world leader in a number of fields.
We have won the prestigious Australian
University of the Year award twice for our
innovative use of technology in education and
for our partnerships with industry. We have won
many other awards and have been ranked highly
by various independent research, survey and
teaching and learning organisations.
According to the 2012 QS Top University
Rankings (www.topuniversities.com), Deakin
achieved the following discipline rankings:
••Accounting and Finance: Top 51-100 in the world
••Economics and Econometrics: Top 101-150 in
the world
••Social Sciences: Top 101-150 in the world
••Sociology: Top 101-150 in the world
••Natural Sciences - Chemistry: Top 101-150 in
the world.

Deakin University was ranked 78th by the Times
Higher Education in its new ranking of the
world’s best universities under 50 years old:
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/
tsl/100under50/index.php#/0
Deakin is ranked Number 11 in the world and
Number 1 in Australia in Sports Management
courses by the Sport Business International’s
Postgraduate Sports Course guide 2012:
www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/management-
marketing/sport-mgt/sport-ranking.pdf
The Australian Government’s Graduate
Destination data shows that for the second
year in a row Deakin graduates were the most
satisfied with their learning experience in
Victoria.
The Deakin University English Language Institute
was ranked number one in Australia for student
satisfaction.
DEAKIN CONTINUES TO IMPRESS