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June 2011
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Thursday 09 |
9:00 - EVENT - 7th Australasian Development Economics Workshop : brings together development economists from Australia and internationally with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region
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The annual Australasian Development Economics Workshop, sponsored by AusAID, brings together development economists from Australia and internationally with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.
The next workshop is the seventh in the series and will be hosted by the Business (...)
16:00 - FREE LECTURE - 7th Australasian Development Economics Workshop @ UWA Business School - Keynote Speech : Can Entrepreneurship Programs Transform the Economic Lives of the Poor?
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Microcredit programs are widely promoted by governments and non-governmental organisations in many developing countries, as a means to alleviate poverty through income generation activities. BRAC, which was established in 1972, is currently the largest non-governmental organisation operating in the (...)
After the overwhelming success of the Quiz Night in previous years, staff and students are once again invited to put their knowledge of approaches to teaching, student learning and skills of negotiation to the test at a Business School Quiz Night.
Working in small teams, participants (...)
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Wednesday 29 |
9:00 - COURSE - Introduction to MS Excel with Statistics : A short course in introductory statistics
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The aim of this course is to give the participants an introduction to the facilities available in MS Excel from a statistical point of view. As well as an introduction to excel and spreadsheet functions, we concentrate on performing basic statistical methods, producing charts and tables, and (...)
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July 2011
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Thursday 07 |
9:00 - CONFERENCE - Association for Chinese Economic Studies Australia (ACESA) Annual Conference : China's growth and the World economy
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About the Conference: The conference is jointly organised by UWA Business School, the University of Western Australia and the Association for Chinese Economic Studies (Australia) (ACESA). This is also the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association – ACESA2011
The Chinese economy such as (...)
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Tuesday 12 |
9:00 - COURSE - Introductory Statistics : A short course in introductory statistics using SPSS
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The course is designed for people with little or no knowledge of statistics. It will be spread over three days covering material ranging from means and standard deviations to simple linear regression, and basic ANOVA.
All course information, including costs and enrolment are available on our (...)
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Friday 22 |
14:00 - EVENT - Three Minute Thesis Finals : A competition to find the most engaging 3 minute presentation on a research topic
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The 10 most engaging 3 Minute Thesis presenters selected at the UWA semi-finals on 21st July, will compete for prizes and the opportunity to represent UWA at the Australia-New Zealand 3MT competition in September. Please come along to support the presenters and vote for your "People's Choice&qu (...)
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Tuesday 26 |
11:00 - LECTURE - Business School Pre-Enrolment Session : The Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate students to attend a pre-enrolment session on Tuesday 26 July 11:00am Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre
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The Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate students to attend a pre-enrolment session on Tuesday 26 July 11:00am Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre. At this session students will have access to academic staff to assist in planning their degree.
By attending the session (...)
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - UWA Business School - CSI Public Lecture with Vanessa Meachen : Philanthropy in Australia
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Recent media attention has focused on the comparative lack of philanthropy from Australia's highest earners. Our wealthy non-givers have been described as "morally bankrupt" and displaying "utter greed and selfishness". Are Australia's high net worth really that bad? Why aren't (...)
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Friday 29 |
13:00 - LECTURE - Business School Faculty Welcome : The UWA Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate students to attend the Faculty Welcome
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Friday 29 July 1:00pm Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre
The UWA Business School cordially invites commencing undergraduate students to attend the Faculty Welcome on Friday 29 July 1:00pm Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre.
At the Welcome commencing students will meet key faculty staff and (...)
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August 2011
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Tuesday 02 |
17:30 - INFORMATION EVENING - UWA Business School - BHP Billiton Scholarships Information Evening : Information Evening
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Up to twelve Scholarships for Honours, Masters and PhD students at the UWA Business School are available each year, valued from $20,000 up to $153,000.
For information about the scholarships, join us and senior BHP Billiton representatives for an Information Evening. Networking and (...)
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Sunday 14 |
UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.
Come and find out about the courses on offer, valuable research, community programs, and facilities...all mixed with a day full of lots of fun activities for everyone!
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Wednesday 17 |
9:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective PhD Students : An entertaining seminar that gives away some secrets of success for Masters and PhD students
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The workshop helps you to understand how to increase your effectiveness and outcomes in the following key areas:
how you deal with your supervisor
how you structure your study time
your attitude (or lack thereof!) in relation to your research
dealing with writer’s block or having difficulty (...)
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Thursday 18 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The 2011 Marshall Warren Lecture : The Next Convergence. The future of economic growth in a multi-speed world
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The 2011 Marshall-Warren lecture will be delivered by Michael Spence, Winner of the Nobel 2001 Prize in Economic Sciences with Joseph E. Stiglitz and George A. Akerlof.
In this lecture, Professor Spence will explore the main arguments of his book 'The Next Convergence'. This will appeal (...)
18:00 - FREE LECTURE - UWA Business School - "Measuring People's Willingness to Pay (WTP): 30 Years of Research" with Professor Vithala Rao : Public Lecture
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In this lecture Professor Rao will discuss some of his research on behavioral aspects of pricing. The lecture will focus on three concepts -
1) The usual measurement of WTP using a conjoint utility model may be biased due to the presence of informational effect of price
2) (...)
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Tuesday 23 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Sustainable Wellbeing � An Economic Future for Australia : UWA Business School - Shann Memorial Lecture with Dr Martin Parkinson PSM
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Dr Parkinson was appointed Secretary to the Treasury in March 2011. He is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management, and member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Board of Taxation, the Board of Infrastructure Australia and
the Council of Financial (...)
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Tuesday 30 |
13:00 - FREE LECTURE - Economist Lecture Series : Stephen Miller, Managing Director, BlackRock
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On a size-adjusted basis, economics is more important in Australia than many other countries including the US and the UK. As part of UWA’s long history of producing economists who go on to have successful careers, the new Economist Lecture Series fills a gap in the understanding of what an (...)
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September 2011
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Friday 16 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - DVCR Lunchtime Seminar Series : Socialising your Research
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Dear Colleagues,
You are all invited to the next in the series of the DVCR Prof Robyn Owens’ Lunchtime Seminars.
Title: Socialising your Research - publishing a paper is just the start…
Guest Speakers:
Prof Stephan Lewandowsky – Professorial Fellow, School of Psychology
A (...)
17:15 - SEMINAR - UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL PANORAMA SERIES : Global, National and WA Banking Perspectives
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This seminar will introduce the ideas and concepts of:
1)Economics – interest rates, exchange rates, loan markets
2)Banking and the resources industry
3)Banking and diversity in the workplace
Presenters:
Damon Goodall - Senior Dealer, Global (...)
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Wednesday 28 |
18:30 - Forum - UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL 2011 FORUM : Global Financial Crisis II: The Case for Optimism?
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With the possibility of a double-dip recession in the US and sovereign debt crisis facing the EU, UWA experts in finance and economics will assess the case for optimism and answer your questions on the future of the local, national and global economy at an open public forum. Find out whether there (...)
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