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Commencement and Collaboration - Putting Ideas into Practice

There are many issues to address once funding for a research project has been obtained. This module explores the first year of a research project to ensure successful start-up and consolidation. The module is extremely valuable for all grant recipients.

Aim

The module aims to identify tools and resources relevant to the commencement of research projects and to define principles of project management in the context of research projects. It should also assist you to develop management and structure plans appropriate to the research project. The tools and methods learnt in this module will help you manage change and risks associated with research projects.

Learning outcomes

After completing this module you should be able to:

  • Develop a plan and a budget for the research project based on the funding available and required timelines, in order to manage risk and monitor the project
  • Recruit the appropriate project team and identify roles, responsibilities, research outcomes, timelines, respective contributions (cash and in-kind) and resources
  • Apply the process for the commencement and finalisation of contracts/agreements in support of the research project
  • Create a program badge/brand for the project through a website and linkages with collaborators nationally and globally (relevant only to larger multi-organisation projects)
  • Develop a management framework including decision-making and communication policies
  • Finalise a procurement strategy and plan (infrastructure, materials & consumables)
  • Identify collaborators and develop a communication strategy for the benefit of all stakeholders
  • Understand the different forms of information that will be created in the course of a project
  • Design management plans for administrative records and data

Content overview

  • Project commencement – key tasks
  • Management – Small, medium and large projects
  • Establishing the identity and profile of your project
  • Recruiting, building and managing the project team
  • Implementing the project plan
  • Knowledge, information and data management

Workshop details

The 4-hour Workshop is designed to draw together the key themes covered in the online content for Module 2. This session provides you with an opportunity to network with other colleagues, to compare experiences and to consolidate the learning that has occurred through completion of the practical activities. Since the program draws on the practical activities, you are required to have completed the online module prior to attending the Workshop.

Presenters

  • Professor Anita Bundy, Chair of Occupational Therapy
  • Professor Ben Eggleton, ARC Federation Fellow Director, CUDOS ARC Centre of Excellence, for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for
    Optical Systems

Venue

Darlington Centre - Conference Rooms 1 and 2

Duration

9.00am to 1.00pm

Dates

28 October 2009 COMPLETED
There will be another course scheduled for Semester 2, please keep an eye on our webpages and look out for notification of dates in the Research and University Staff Bulletins.

MEDIA SKILLS FOR RESEARCHERS

One of the topics touched on briefly in Module 2 is building a media profile. This workshop continues that theme and looks very practically at some of the skills researchers need in dealing with the media.

Aim

This short practical workshop will help you understand how using the media effectively can make a significant difference to the public understanding of your research. The interactive workshop will help you use the internal resources of the University more effectively, prepare you to take your message to the community through the print media, radio and television and will review the potential for using new media.

Target Audience

Researchers who are moving into roles that include responsibility for the profile for their research and for dealing with the media.

Outcomes

In this program participants will:

  • Come away with an answer to the question ‘why bother about a media profile?’
  • Learn how the media works and the mechanics of the media cycle.
  • Learn how to write a media release
  • Cover the basics of interacting with electronic media
  • Understand the role ‘new media’ can play.

Presenter

Dr Michael Anderson teaches and researches in media, drama and education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Michael appears regularly in the print and electronic media discussing elements of his research and teaching.

In 2009 he co-authored Teaching the Screen and in 2006 he co-authored Real Players: Drama, Education and Technology (Trentham, 2006) which was the first publication of its kind in the field. This research monograph emerged from his doctoral thesis which was a winner of the AATE distinguished dissertation award.

Michael has an M.A. (Hons) in Journalism and is a Chief Investigator on Accessing the Cultural Conversation (Large ARC Grant 2007-2010) and The Role of the Arts in Academic Engagement (2009-2011). Michael was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for outstanding teaching in 2008.

Duration

28 October - 1.45pm - 4.45pm

29 October - 9.00am - 1.30pm

Venue

28 October - Darlington Centre - Conference Rooms 1 and 2

29 October - Learning Solutions, Sydney University Village - Seminar Room 2

Date

28 October 2009 COMPLETED

29 October 2009 COMPLETED

If you are interested in attending this workshop when further dates are added, please express your interest by emailing