eGrad School eGSA

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e-Grad School (eGSA)
A virtual graduate school operating in Australia
and internationally
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e-Grad School (eGSA)

• Offered through the ATN universities
• Curtin University of Technology
• Queensland University of Technology
• RMIT University
• University of South Australia
• University of Technology Sydney

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What eGSA Offers

• Online resources and courses for postgraduate
  students, their supervisors and universities
• Development of career-enhancing skills and
  knowledge for young researchers and research
  managers

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What eGSA Offers

• Award level qualifications
• Graduate Certificate in Research
  Commercialisation
• Master of RD Management
• Support for postgraduate students research
  activity
• Modules Online for Research Education (MORE)
• Information literacy for the e-researcher
  (InfoScholar)

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What eGSA Offers

• Support for future careers, employment
  opportunities and building up professional
  networks
• Employability Skills Online (LEAP)
• Maximising Your Career
• Introduction to Tertiary Teaching
• (Teaching_at_University)

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What eGSA Offers

• Online resources offer the following types of
  activities
• Discussion forum
• Quizzes
• Readings
• Self reflection
• Links
• Resources
• Chats

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MORE (Modules Online for Research Education)

• The five modules in MORE provide resources and
  information to help students improve the research
  skills that will be required during their
  candidature
• Ethics
• Risk Assessment
• Critical Writing
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Practice-led Research in Arts, Media and Design

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MORE (Modules Online for Research Education)

• How does it work?
• The modules are offered online
• They can be done independently
• or
• with a moderator in a cohort from the 5 ATN
  Universities (some modules only)
• or
• with your supervisor

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MORE (Modules Online for Research Education)

• Why spend the time?
• Learn research related skills
• Communicate with other research students across
  Australia
• No cost
• Flexible on-line learning environment

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MORE (Modules Online for Research Education)

• Allow 2-3 hours a week for each module
• Possibly work with your supervisor on the module

• Requires access to the internet.
• Balance this activity with your other work

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LEAP (Learning Employment Aptitude Program)

• The six modules in LEAP cover areas that research
  leaders and employers have identified as priority
  skills

• Project Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Policy
• Research Commercialisation
• Global Sustainability
• Leadership and Communication

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LEAP (Learning Employment Aptitude Program)

• 2007 Australian Learning and Teaching Council
  (formerly The Carrick Institute for Learning and
  Teaching in Higher Education) award winner for
  Postgraduate Education.

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LEAP (Learning Employment Aptitude Program)

• How does it work?
• The modules are offered online
• They can be done independently
• or
• with a moderator in a cohort from the 5 ATN
  Universities
• Each moderated module is 10 weeks duration

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LEAP (Learning Employment Aptitude Program)

• Why spend the time?
• Enhance your research
• Communicate with other research students across
  Australia
• No cost
• Flexible on-line learning environment
• Receive a certificate of participation

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LEAP (Learning Employment Aptitude Program)

• Allow 2-3 hours a week for each module
• Moderated offering runs for 10 weeks
• Requires access to the internet
• Balance this activity with your other work

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Other Useful Resources

• Info-Scholar
• 10 part advanced information literacy resource
• ATN group exploring ATN-wide delivery and
  certification
• Teaching _at_ University
• Specifically designed for research students
  beginning with university teaching. Focusses on
  planning strategies, engaging learners,
  developing reflective practice.
• Maximising Your Career
• Specialist advice for multiple career pathways
  for research graduates. Focusses on application
  of generic capabilities.

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Graduate Certificate in Research
Commercialisation (GCRC)

• Model of separate awards in each ATN university
  with common structure, common content,
  cross-teaching, collaborative approach to
  academic governance and quality assurance
• 100 per cent online
• Opportunity to interact with students from around
  the world

• Flexible learning
• Moderators actively practising in business and
  industry
• Virtual orientation
• Articulation possible to Master of RD Management
• Endorsed by CRC Association

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Graduate Certificate in Research
Commercialisation (GCRC)

• Units
• Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  (core)
• Leadership and Workplace Communication
• Project Management for Research
• Public Policy and Research
• Entrepreneurial Foundations
• Principles and Practice of RD Management
• Managing Research Careers
• Research and Global Sustainability

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Graduate Certificate in Research
Commercialisation (GCRC)

• Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS)
  scholarships available to ATN domestic students
  enrolled in a Higher Research Degree (PhD,
  Professional Doctorate by Research or Masters by
  Research)
• Scholarships cover
• tuition fees
• 14 weeks living stipend at APAI rates (26,140
  p.a. in 2008)

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Graduate Certificate in Research
Commercialisation (GCRC)

• How does it work?
• Each unit is online, facilitated by expert
  moderators for 13 weeks, with discussions,
  readings, and activities around the topic
• Summative and formative assessment that includes
  forum and personal journal contributions, short
  answer tests at regular intervals and a
  workplace-related assignment

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Master of RD Management (MRDM)

• Model of separate awards in each ATN university
  with common structure, common content,
  cross-teaching, collaborative approach to
  academic governance and quality assurance
• 100 per cent online
• Unique networking opportunity with students from
  around the world

• Flexible learning
• Moderators actively practising in business and
  industry
• Virtual orientation
• Articulate with existing workplace-based projects
  where possible
• Early exit options

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Master of RD Management (MRDM)

• Units
• Knowledge Transfer and Research Commercialisation
  (core)
• Leadership and Workplace Communication
• Project Management for Research
• Entrepreneurial Foundations
• Principles and Practice of RD Management (core)

• Public Policy and Research
• Managing Research Careers
• Research and Global Sustainability
• Strategic Issues in Research Management (core)
• Contexts for Research and Development Management
  (core)
• Research and Development Management Projects (1
  core)

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Master of RD Management (MRDM)

• How does it work?
• Each unit is online, facilitated by expert
  moderators for 13 weeks, with discussions,
  readings, and activities around the topic
• Summative and formative assessment that includes
  forum and personal journal contributions, short
  answer tests at regular intervals and a
  workplace-related assignment

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Student Testimonials

• Graduate Certificate in Research
  Commercialisation
• I was attracted to the Graduate Certificate
  because it marks the difference between a
  capacity to simply do research and the capacity
  to successfully participate in the contemporary
  research environment.
• UTS Student, GCRC Course, 2007
• Brilliant, thorough online interactions.
  Excellent class sizes plenty of points of view
  and lots of life experience. The moderators are
  helpful and evidently very experienced. Really
  appreciated their input and helpfulness.
  Course materials were very well prepared.
  Approachable, not too jargony, good pictures,
  good structure, length, clarity, etc. Forums
  worked very well. Easy to navigate and use.
• QUT Student, GCRC Course 2008

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Student Testimonials

• LEAP
• Moderators facilitation and inputs were par
  excellence
• Content covered was concise, yet comprehensive
  and the module was well-designed and structured.
• RMIT Student, Leadership Workplace
  Communication, 2008
• The ideas and concepts are certainly helpful and
  I can apply these to my work relationships.
• Curtin Student, Project Management, September
  2007
• This module is beyond my expectation I assumed
  it would cover only the environment dimension.
  But in reality this module covers all
  environment, economic, social cultural and
  governance dimensions.
• UniSA Student, Global Sustainability, September
  2007

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Student Testimonials

• MORE
• Content is fabulous, specially exercise 11, which
  was an excellent finale, it is difficult to think
  of any improvements, I am thoroughly impressed,
  wish it had been offered when i was in my first
  year.
• Student, Critical and Creative Thinking, 2008
• .fabulous, highly recommended for initial stage
  PhDs. It is moderated wonderfully, allows a
  chance to cross-examine one's own thinking and
  research process thoroughly.
• UTS Student, Practice Led Research in Arts, Media
  and Design, 2008

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e-Grad School (eGSA)Contact Information

• Further information is available from the e-Grad
  School
• Email egsacoordinator_at_qut.edu.au
• Phone [phone] or 61 7 3138 4422
• www.egradschool.edu.au

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Thank youandGood Luck with your Research