Wednesday, December 9, 2015

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

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Leanne Armand

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The Collaborative Australian Postgraduate Sea Training Alliance Network In 2014, a major transformation of the Australian marine science setting occurred with the commissioning of the marine national facility, RV Investigator. The ship, a new actor in the national educational landscape, catalysed a collaborative response from university and stakeholder groups forming the Strategic Marine Alliance Research, Teaching and Training initiative (Armand et al. 2015). This team’s aim is focused on building a national curriculum in alignment with current developments in higher education postgraduate learning. The long-term outcomes are firmly focussed on a rise in Australian marine student qualifications, scientific outputs and reputations, increased use of national scientific infrastructure, and providing a platform for generational, institutional and industry knowledge transfer and collaboration. This brief presentation will outline the current development of the program inclusive of the the 3 year trial program commencing from mid 2017 and current surveying of student interest and external stakeholder needs for marine science graduates. References. Armand, L., Coleman, R., Coffin, M., Bose, N., Suthers, I., Bruce, E., Baker, E., Gladstone, W., Ellwood, M. and Holmes, S. (2015) Strategic Marine Alliance Research, Teaching and Training (SMART2): A national Master-level at sea training initiative. Pp. 42. Dept. of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University: North Ryde. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/346971.

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