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PENINSULA ONLINEIssue 9
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Five teams of third year Strategic Management students from the Peninsula Campus have scored top places in an international contest that challenged them to manage virtual ‘companies’ for twelve weeks and generate maximum business results. The Monash teams were ranked second, fourth, seventh, eight and tenth in the competition in which 34 teams worldwide responded online to computer-generated scenarios. |
 Some of the students who participated in the online challenge. |
Every team began the contest with $40 million in virtual cash and a simulated company. Over twelve-weeks, scaled to represent eight years of trading, the players plotted corporate expansion, launched products, resisted take-overs and fought share market slumps.
The Monash players were students of Associate Professor Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic from the Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Management. Monash was the first Australian university to enter the competition in 2004 which attracted players from 500 universities worldwide.
Dr Petrovic-Lazarevic said the competition gave the students the opportunity to pit their skills against other students around the world.
"The students were able to realise what their tertiary experience and learning had provided them with in terms of skills and abilities that could potentially be utilised in a real world environment," she explained. "The students' success is also a reflection of the level of knowledge they receive from teaching staff at Monash."
Monash Strategic Management tutor, Scott Edwards said that, as expected, students were challenged and excited by running their business through team work.
 Vivian Bullwinkel survived three years of captivity under the Japanese Imperial Forces during World War II. Following the war she continued to dedicate her life to the comfort of the sick and dying through her profession of nursing. |
Professor Margaret O'Connor, Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing at the Peninsula campus, invites staff to attend an evening with the Governor of Victoria Professor David De Kretser AO on Friday, 18 August 2006.
The gala dinner, to be held at Melbourne Museum, is to raise funds for the Vivian Bullwinkel Memorial Fund.
Hosted by Ms Ita Buttrose AM, speakers during the evening will include Former Chief of Defence, General Peter Cosgrove AC MC and Lt Georgina Whelan, RAN, Commander Banda Aceh, Tsunami Relief Effort.
The Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing was established in 2003 by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Peninsula campus to lead research, teaching and support in the palliative care fields.
The memorial fund set up in Vivian's honour focuses on the needs of the dying and exploring ways their lives can be made more comfortable, with Professor O'Connor leading a range of research initiatives aimed at enhancing the provision of palliative care services both nationally and internationally.
The cost of the evening is $145 per person or $125 early bird (by 14 July). Bookings can be made online or by contacting Melinda Warnecke on extn 55971.
The Security section at the Peninsula campus is available to
give presentations on personal security and security around campus to all
new staff and students. A knowledge of the function and scope of Security on
campus is important for all campus users. The talk takes about 20 minutes
and is usually given as a Power Point presentation.
The start of a new semester is a good time to organise these presentations
so that your new students and staff members have a working knowledge of what
security can do to ensure their safety and the safety of the campus.
Any area wishing to take advantage of this offer should contact
Rod Rodway.
Staff and students are also reminded that there are strict guidelines in regards to after hours access to buildings at the Peninsula campus. The full list of guidelines can be found on the Security website.
The university's Security Advisory Office is about to launch 'Campus
Watch', a proactive initiative designed to promote a greater level of campus
community participation and awareness among students, staff and
others regarding important local security issues.
A Campus Watch Committee, comprising representation from
Monash students, staff, visitors and relevant others, will be established at each
of the university's campuses to inform, design, recommend and assist the
implementation of suitable preventive strategies in support of a safe
university environment.
A Campus Watch Information Session will be held at Peninsula campus from
11.30 am to 12.30 pm on Tuesday, 4 July 2006 at the Conference Room, C1.02.
The session seeks to provide all those interested with detail on how the
Campus Watch program will operate, program objectives, as well as the role
of committee members and Zone Representative Officers.
For further information please contact Anh Luong, University Crime Prevention Officer, on extn 20087.
Centre for Ambulance and Paramedics Studies lecturer Mr Brett Williams will be giving a presentation about his use of technology in teaching Bachelor of Emergency Health students.
Brett won a teaching award for his work in using technology in teaching and has presented at a HEPCIT forum at Clayton campus and to the METTLE group at the University of Melbourne. He was also recently involved in receiving DHS funding to develop a 'virtual patient environment' (VPE) to support students' clinical learning experience.
Brett's presentation will be held in the Peninsula Library on Wednesday, 12 July, from 12 noon to 1 pm. All are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to Joyce Jenkin in the Library on extn 44303.
The Equity and Diversity unit has developed at Mobility map for the Peninsula campus. The map aims to provide people with a disability with a guide on accessing buildings around campus. The map can be accessed online.
The unit has also distributed 'Accessible Events: A guide for organisers', which has been developed by the Meetings and Events Industry of Australia in partnership with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The guide is designed to help those responsible for organising events and to ensure they are accessible for people with disabilities - whether they are presenters, sponsors or participants.