Montara Well Release: Olfactory analysis of Timor Sea fish fillets

This report was prepared by Christopher Rawson and Marthe Monique Gagnon from the Department of Environmental and Agriculture, Curtin University and Hannah Williams from the Food Science & Technology Program, School of Public Health, Curtin University. This report describes the results of the olfactory analysis of fish samples collected in the Timor Sea following the Montara well release. The olfactory analysis was conducted in March 2011, in the Sensory Evaluation laboratories located in the School of Public Health, Curtin University

Sheep Updates 2007 - part 2

This session covers six papers from different authors: CONCURRENT SESSIONS FINISHING LAMB AND BEEF 1. Precision Feedlot Lamb, Ian McFarland, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 2. Feeding sheep under high heat load did not decrease intake of feedlot rations, Catherine Stockman, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia & Murdoch University, Anne Barnes, Murdoch University David Pethick, Murdoch University 3. Taking the stress out of fifishing lambs and cattle - EasyFeed solutions, Jenny Davis, Brett Thomson, Milne AgriGroup, Welshpool WA, Ron Leng, Emeritus Professor, University of New England, Armidale, NSW WOOL 4. DAFWA algorithm selects Western Australian fine tip wool from auction, Sara Pieruzzini Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 5. Why is adoption of forward contracts by Western Australian producers so limited? Elizabeth Jackson, Mohammed Quaddus, Curtin University of Technology, Nazrul Islam, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, John Stanton, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology 6. Genetic programs and the imposition of contract supply conditions on wool fibre diameter, John Stanton, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Melanie Dowling, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australi

Changing Students Valuing of Moral Education: From Pain to Gain: A Case of Curtin University of Technology. Curtin University of Technology, Malaysia.

Everyone recognizes the need for educating youngsters about the importance of moral values, in today‘s complex world. Teaching moral values to youngsters is easy. However, to make them value what they learnt is not. In Malaysia, Moral Education is a subject is introduced in the primary school and is continued further at the university level as a strategy to ensure that all students are able to discern right from wrong and make ethical decisions. The question raised is, how can we ensure that the knowledge acquired form the subject is internalized, with long lasting benefits to them? One approach is to employ a relevant teaching model. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to propose -implementing a community-based project as a teaching and learning model for Moral Studies, a strategy which facilitates students‘ learning and acquisition of lifelong values. In this study, the students were required to plan and conduct a charity fundraising event on campus with the intention of encouraging them to view themselves as personal-social interactive beings, who are part of the larger community. A total of 70 undergraduate students participated in this study. A qualitative case study approach using questionnaire was used to investigate learning outcomes of this community service approach to teaching and learning. Based on this study, it was concluded that the community work has improved the students‘ learning and in turn, the students‘ valuing of the unit. Most students prefer incorporation of practical activities. They believed that the ethical theories learnt in the classrooms are not sufficient to equip them with the learning of moral and ethics. The findings indicated that the students acquire important moral values from the project such as teamwork, responsibilities, confidence, respect, and appreciation of life .Most students reported that the project enhanced their ability to work in team. This is because the project required the members to be more dependent on the entire group for successfully completing the task

Assessing the efficacy of online teaching with the Constructivist online learning environment survey

Teachers of science, mathematics and technology Australia wide are being required to transform their established epistemologies of practice in order to engage learners as active conceptualisers within socially interactive learning environments. Many teachers are enrolling in postgraduate distance education programs to assist them with this challenging task. Curtin University is responding by using computer mediated communication to speed up the exchange of distance study materials and to provide online interactive learning environments (via chat groups, bulletin boards and email). For the past three years, the authors have been using the Internet to teach online Masters degree students studying at a distance from Curtin. The major pedagogical goal is to engage students (professional teachers) in reflective and collaborative learning. The web sites provide Activity Rooms in which the teachers engage students in frequent and focused discourse with each other and with their online tutors. As reflective teachers, the authors are keen to evaluate their own innovative practices and constantly improve them. To this end, they have designed the Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey (COLLES), an electronic questionnaire that enables them to readily monitor each student's preferred online learning environment and compare it with her/his actual experiences. In this presentation, they outline the rationale of the questionnaire and present some preliminary analyses that illustrate its usefulness. [Author abstract, ed] Teachers of science, mathematics and technology Australia wide are being required to transform their established epistemologies of practice in order to engage learners as active conceptualisers within socially interactive learning environments. Many teachers are enrolling in postgraduate distance education programs to assist them with this challenging task. Curtin University is responding by using computer mediated communication to speed up the exchange of distance study materials and to provide online interactive learning environments (via chat groups, bulletin boards and email). For the past three years, the Internet has been used to teach online Masters degree students studying at a distance from Curtin. The major pedagogical goal is to engage the students (professional teachers) in reflective and collaborative learning. Curtin's web sites provide Activity Rooms in which students are engaged in frequent and focused discourse with each other and with their online tutors. To evaluate and improve on their teaching practice, the academic staff designed the Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey (COLLES), an electronic questionnaire that enables them to readily monitor each student's preferred online learning environment and compare it with her/his actual experiences. This paper outlines the rationale of the questionnaire and presents some preliminary analyses that illustrate its usefulness

Mineral futures discussion paper: Sustainability issues, challenges and opportunities.

Minerals and metals will continue to play an important role in underpinning the future prosperity of our society. However, to confront the challenge of sustainability, the way in which resources are currently used, and might usefully be used in future, merits serious and broad discussion. This paper explores the background issues relating to mineral futures as a first step in the three-year research program of the Mineral Futures Collaboration Cluster – a collaborative program between the Australian CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation); The University of Queensland; The University of Technology, Sydney; Curtin University of Technology; CQ University; and The Australian National University

Collaboration and communication via wiki : The experience of Curtin University Library and Information Service

The idea behind the wiki, a website that can be created and edited by many different users, can sometimes be difficult to come to terms with. Unlike traditional content management and web authoring systems, the wiki is “egalitarian”, enabling all users to have access to its writing and publishing features. Within the organisational context, the wiki is emerging as one of the more flexible, dynamic and simple yet powerful online tools available for knowledge sharing and collaboration. Its version control and change tracking capabilities can also facilitate efficient record keeping and promote transparency. This paper describes Curtin University Library’s experience of designing, developing and implementing a wiki for enhancing communication within and across teams, as well as for collaborating on cross-sectional projects. The challenges of training library staff in using this new technology are discussed. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of wiki technology, as experienced in an academic library environment, are also examined

Development and Properties of Low-Calcium Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete

This Research Report describes the first part of the work carried out by the geopolymer research group at Curtin University of Technology. It describes the development and properties of heat-cured low-calcium fly ash-based geopolymer concrete. This Report will be followed by two other Reports describing the long-term properties of geopolymer concrete, and the behaviour of reinforced geopolymer concrete beams and columns

Internet Security Management: A Joint Postgraduate Curriculum Design

This paper presents the structure and content of a series of a postgraduate curriculum in Internet Security Management developed and presented jointly by the Schools of Information Systems and Computer Science at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. The integration of generic skills (including problem solving, risk and project management, change management and research methods) with specialist security knowledge and practical project courses is also discussed