What's On at UWA

CPA Australia, together with the UWA Business School and Curtin Business School, proudly presents the inaugural Philip Brown Public Lecture in Accounting with Professor Ralph Walkling.

Corporate directors are the direct representatives of shareholders in the boardroom, yet little is known about the process of electing directors and in particular, the impact of shareholder votes. In a sample of over 2500 director elections Professor Walkling explores several questions. The results are at the same time reassuring, troubling, and surprising. This presentation will be relevant to both academic and practicing accountants and company directors. Professor Ralph Walkling is Visiting Professor at the UWA Business School, Founder and Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance and Stratakis Chair in Corporate Governance and Professor of Finance at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

The Robin Winkler Clinic at The University of Western Australia will be conducting a SMOKING CESSATION treatment program commencing on Wednesday 9th October 2013. The group will meet for two hours each week for ten sessions, with an initial assessment session before the group commences and a follow-up session one month after completion.

The Smoking Cessation treatment program combines nicotine replacement therapy with cognitive-behavioural therapy to help people beat the chemical addiction, as well as the addiction to the habit of smoking itself. The majority of people who complete this science-informed group program become non-smokers and are still smoke-free one month after the group has ended.

The group sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings at 6pm-8pm. The fee is $30 per session for a total of $300 (or $225 if paid in total in the first week; i.e. a 25% saving). The initial assessment and follow-up session will also cost $30 each.

If you would like to reserve a place in the next smoking cessation group, or would like more information, please contact the Robin Winkler Clinic on 6488 2644 or [email protected]

The forum's objective is to enable engagement by academics, tax professionals and tax law students with the Board of Taxation. The forum will enable several members of the Board of Taxation to present on revenue law matters which are currently of relevance to the community. In particular, the current role of the Board of Taxation in ensuring community involvement in tax system design and contemporary drafting issues for tax legislation. Engagement will be encouraged through the opportunity for questions and discussion with Board members.

Art After Death

A half day symposium exploring legal, financial and other issues affecting artists after death.

Arranged and supported by The University of Western Australia Law School, The University of Western Australia Cultural Precinct, and Artsource.

An artist’s primary concern is developing their professional practise, in whatever guise that might take. But do artists ever ponder what will happen to their work when they are no longer here? Who will decide where their work can be shown, who can reproduce it and for what purposes can it be copied or used?

Like any other personal property, planning for an artist’s artwork, including who will own the work, administer the artist’s copyright and moral rights, and protect their reputation after death is an important but rarely discussed consideration.

Art After Death provides a unique opportunity to hear from prominent legal, accounting and arts professionals about the issues artists and their professional advisors may need to consider when planning for an artist’s will and estate. Participants will also have the rare opportunity to ask questions and raise issues with the panel during the session.

DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS SUMMER! Do you want to travel? Do you want to experience a new culture? Do you want to taste new foods? Do you want to meet people from all over the world? Do you want to make a difference in someone's life? Step out of your comfort zone and go on a volunteer experience with AIESEC now! Applications are open, apply now at: www.tinyurl.com/goglobalwithaiesec or for more information come down to one of our information sessions!

CONTACT: Danika - [email protected]

This session will give you the opportunity to learn about the MBA programs on offer, discuss your study options, meet Business School staff and have all your questions answered.

The event will consist of the following format:

• 5.30-6.00pm: Meet current students and professors • 6.00-7.00pm: Presentation • 7.00-7.30pm: Individual question time

RSVP: business.uwa.edu.au/school/news/infoevenings

The Warren Centre’s annual Innovation Lecture Series puts successful Australian innovators in the public spotlight.

Dr Alex Zelinsky, Chief Defence Scientist and head of The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), presents The Warren Centre’s 2013 Innovation Lecture Series.

Alex is passionate about innovation, and especially about inspiring others to great success.

Drawing on a lifetime career working in high technology, from academia, through high-tech startups, big business and large institutional research organisations like CSIRO and DSTO, Alex will engage in a dialog with audiences to illustrate the importance of Thinking Big and then Making it Happen.

With examples and observations from his career, Alex's engaging presentations provide inspirational insights and lessons for all, from today's business leaders right through to tomorrow's success stories (this is especially true of today's secondary and tertiary students - come and kickstart your own career with insights from this serial entrepreneur).

Purchase tickets and register online at www.thewarrencentre.org.au/innovation

Everyone is invited to attend to hear about what the Club has been up to this year and take part in nominations for the 2014 Club Executive. You DO NOT have to be a member.

We have four executive positions opening up for 2014:

- President - Vice President - Treasurer - Secretary

If you're interesting in representing the Club in 2014, one of these positions might be for you! This year's executive will be on hand to give you an idea of what to expect.

If you would like to submit your nomination in advance, please send an email to [email protected].

If you are unable to attend the meeting and wish to nominate, please send an email to [email protected] expressing why you would like the position.

We will also be having an open discussion of what you would like to see from the Club in 2014.

The Business School is holding an information evening for its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a professional doctorate designed for research-oriented individuals working in management positions.

Join us on Wednesday 23rd October to learn more about our 2014 intake. You will have the opportunity to meet with UWA Business School staff and professors, discuss your study options and have all your questions answered.

The evening will begin at 6.00pm for light refreshments, and the presentation will commence at 6.30pm.

We invite you to attend our upcoming information evening which will give you the opportunity to: meet Faculty of Law staff; learn about the exciting courses; discuss your study options; and have all your questions answered before applying.

Are you still uncertain about what you can do with your degree? Have you been confused about where to navigate to understand your Career Options? Then this forum could be for you. Bookings via CareerHub.

Tristram Carfrae is responsible for the design of an impressive array of award-winning buildings and is regarded internationally as a leading designer of light weight long-span structures.

In collaborating with some of the world’s best architects, he has a reputation for challenging the established way of doing things; for exploring better solutions; and moulding both materials and people to his vision.

Tristram is behind the design of The Water Cube - Beijing’s National Aquatics Centre for the 2008 Olympics. He also boasts an impressive portfolio of other projects including: Helix Bridge, Singapore; AAMI Stadium, Melbourne; 1 Shelley Street, Sydney and Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane.

He is named as one of Australia’s Top 100 most influential engineers and was Australian Professional Engineer of the Year in 2001.

Tristram will present stories about several projects that he has helped design over the past 30 years that illustrate how architects, engineers and, in some cases, contractors work together to produce unique designs.

Light refreshments will be served following the lecture in the foyer outside the auditorium.

RSVP by Friday, 18th October 2013.

UWA Uniswim & Aquawellbeing invite you to join us at our program launch.

Date: Friday 8th Nov 2013 Time: 9.15am to 10.15am Venue: Indoor 5 lane pool

This event is free so RSVP to [email protected] to secure a place. Don't forget to bring along your bathers and towel!

R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. The course will include: Introduction to R: How to install R on your computer; basic R commands, how to use and understand the R help pages. Data: Reading in data and data manipulation; summarising data; basic statistical analysis and fitting linear models. Graphics and output: Basic plotting commands and how to customise your plots; how to export your plots and output in a user-friendly format. Functions: Writing simple functions and flow control structures.

The course will cover material ranging from a review of simple one-way ANOVA, to more complex designs and analyses including crossed and nested factors with fixed and random effects.The emphasis throughout will be placed on applications rather than theory. The statistical package R and R Commander will be used and some familiarity with this will be assumed.

Associate Professor of Economics Paul McLeod will chair a 'fireside presentation' with colleagues of our guest, Emeritus Professor Reg Appleyard. Hear about changes to university education and student internationalisation during Prof Appleyard’s time as Head of Department with his frequent visits to Europe for discussions with many UN and international committees.

OUTDOOR FITNESS [FIT-R + RUNNING CLUB] FIT-R: Outdoor exercise class including strength, fitness and mobility training designed to challenge participants and at the same time cater for individual difference and tailor appropriately.

RUNNING CLUB: Twice weekly group running sessions tailored for all levels.

WHEN: 10 week program commencing Dec 2 (with break over Christmas). Running Session - 6am Mon & Fri. Fit-R - 6am Wed.

COST: $12 per week ($120 for whole program incorporating 3 sessions per week)

WHERE: UWA Health & Rehabiliation Clinic (South end of campus - adjacent to Business School)

BONUSES: Pool tokens for public swimming sessions at UWA Aquatic Centre and 10% discount on other clinic services (incl. Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology)

The School of Population Health is holding an Information Evening on Monday 16 December at 5.30pm.

We will present three concurrent information sessions for those interested in achieving a Master of Nursing Science, Masters of Social Work or Master of Public Health.

If you are interested in one of our Masters degrees, please register to attend a session at sph.uwa.edu.au. There will be a brief presentation outlining the relevant course for you, followed by plenty of time for your questions. Drinks and nibbles will be provided and you will have the opportunity to talk to some of our lecturers and current students.

These information sessions will be held at the School of Population Health in the Clifton Street Building, Nedlands Campus.

Three correlational studies investigated implications associated with explicit-implicit sexual orientation ambivalence for information processing and psychological well-being in samples of straight and gay individuals.

Across the studies, 243 straight participants completed explicit and implicit measures of sexual orientation; in one of these studies, 48 gay participants completed the same measures. Within individual studies, participants also completed measures of self-esteem.

When considering the effects of ambivalence between self-reported and indirectly measured sexual orientation (SO), among straight participants explicit-implicit SO ambivalence was positively associated with time spent deliberating questions on sexual preferences; an effect moderated by the direction of ambivalence. In an attempt to explain this effect, in our third study, straight participants read ambivalence-relevant arguments that were either strong or weak in quality. In line with the effect found previously, the amount of explicit-implicit SO ambivalence positively related to post-message cognitive responses after reading strong but not weak arguments. This effect was also found to be moderated by the direction of ambivalence.

For gay participants, individual differences in explicit-implicit SO ambivalence tended to influence time deliberating sexuality. In addition, explicit-implicit ambivalence in sexual orientation attitudes among gay individuals, but not straight individuals, was related to self-esteem in addition to defensive self-esteem.

Our findings demonstrate the information processing consequences of explicit-implicit ambivalence in both straight and gay individuals when considering an attitude object that has considerable personal relevance. Furthermore, our results highlight that explicit-implicit ambivalence in sexual orientation attitudes may be an important antecedence of psychological well-being in gay-individuals.

The aim of this course is to introduce you to basic statistics. It will cover descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations); data exploration; basic categorical data analysis; simple linear regression and basic analysis of variance (ANOVA). The statistical package SPSS will be used to illustrate the ideas demonstrated. The course will be held in a computer laboratory allowing participants to immediately apply the material covered through a series of practical examples.