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This Masterclass is designed for Higher Degree Research (HDR) students considering options in terms of international study and employment, industry engagement and graduate employability, and publications and conference attendance. It brings together leading national and international speakers and will be of interest to HDR students across a range of disciplines.
WHEN: Wednesday 1 August 2.00pm–4.30pm
WHERE: Rooms 607 and 608, level 6, Building Z9, Creative Industries Precinct, QUT Kelvin Grove, Musk Avenue, QLD 4059
REGISTER: All welcome. RSVP by Friday 27 July
The masterclass is free to attend but does require registration. Afternoon tea will be provided.
PROGRAM:
2.00–3.00pm: Navigating International Research Trajectories
Associate Professor Trisha Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, will provide an overview of her own research trajectory, involving studying and working in other countries including the United States, Singapore and Taiwan, and the insights derived from coming to academia from a broadcasting industry background.
This session includes afternoon tea.
3.00–3.30pm: How not to be pointless as a HDR student
Professor Terry Flew will draw upon observations from his role on the International Communication Association (ICA) Executive Board to discuss publications options for HDR students, and how best to strategise around conference attendance.
3.30–4.30pm: Supercharging industry engagement and employability
This session will focus on how HDR students can supercharge their industry engagement and employability throughout candidature. It will highlight transferrable skills sought after by employers, such as problem-solving, critical and innovative thinking, and how you can use internships incorporated throughout candidature to launch your career. Presented by A/Prof Sandra Gattenhof, with Katherine Theobald and Dr Imogen Smith from the Graduate Research Education and Development (GRE+D), Research Students Centre.
About the Presenters
Trisha T.C. Lin Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa is Associate Professor, Department of Radio and Television, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. In addition to a former broadcasting media professional, she previously worked as the Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests focus on examining emerging interactive digital media with two approaches: socio-technical system analysis and socio-psychological user research. She has published journal articles regarding mobile media and communication, new media convergence, digital journalism and health communication.
Terry Flew is Assistant Dean (Research), Professor of Media and Communication in the Creative Industries Faculty, QUT. He is the author of eleven books, and his books have been translated into Chinese, Arabic, Persian and Polish. He has most recently published Understanding Global Media (Palgrave, 2018) and co-edited Willing Collaborators: Refashioning Content for the Chinese Media Market (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) with Michael Keane and Brian Yecies. He is currently the President-elect of the International Communications Association (ICA), organizing the 69th ICA Annual Conference in Washington DC in 2019 and has been an Executive Board member of the International Communications Association since 2013. He is on the Editorial Board of 13 academic journals, and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Communication Research and Practice, an ANZCA journal established in 2016 and published by Taylor and Francis.
Sandra Gattenhof is Associate Professor and Director of Research Training in the Creative Industries Faculty, QUT. Previously she has been Discipline Leader – Dance, Drama, Music (2017), Head of Drama (2010-2016) and is founding leader of the Creative Education and Creative Workforce theme in the QUT Creative Lab. Sandra specializes in Postdramatic Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, arts education advocacy and arts and cultural evaluation. Most recently Sandra’s research engagements have established her as a national and international leader in the in the field of arts and cultural evaluation as evidenced by her growing portfolio of commercial research contracts and book, Measuring Impact: Positioning Evaluation in the Australian Arts and Culture Landscape (2017 Palgrave). She is Drama Australia’s representative on National Advocates for Arts Education (NAAE). Sandra is a Drama Queensland Life Member awarded for Longstanding Contribution to the Drama Community.
Katherine Theobald is the HDR Partnership Officer within the GRE+D team of the Research Student Centre. She assists students to improve their transferable skills and employability through industry engagement in the HDR journey. Katherine is an ancient historian whose focus has shifted from the problems of the past to helping the students of today prepare for the problems of the future.
Dr Imogen Smith has a background in writing and literature, but soon after completing her PhD, her mission to share her passion for lifelong learning led her to join the GRE+D team. Imogen designs workshops and online modules that help HDR students enhance their research, open doors to industry, and prepare for an incredible career in the real world.
This masterclass is presented in association with the Communication, Culture and Governance in China and East Asia symposium on Thursday 2 August and Friday 3 August 2018 https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/2018/07/17/communication-culture-and-governance-in-china-and-east-asia-symposium/
Co-hosted by the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (IASH), The University of Queensland. Event organisers Professor Terry Flew (DMRC, QUT) and Dr Nina Li (IASH, UQ).
For more information, please contact Gillian Ridsdale, Engagement Program Coordinator, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT g.ridsdale@qut.edu.au
Presented by the DMRC in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, The University of Queensland
