BAR PRACTICE CENTRE
The Bar Practice Centre located at the Kedron Park campus was established in 198:
It is a joint venture between the Bar Association of Queensland and the College withi the administrative structure of the School of Business. It is subject to a Managemer Committee consisting of three members appointed by the Bar Association, three men bers appointed by the College and a Chief Executive Officer, designated the Warder who is a member of both the Bar Association and the academic staff of the School 1
Business.
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e objectives of the Centre are -
to develop and enhance the practice skills of candidates for admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Queensland;
to act as a focus for the continuing education of Barristers in the Supreme Court of Queensland;
to concern itself with training and standards directed towards the achievement of the highest possible levels of competence and professional integrity in the mem- bers of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
ctures and practice presentations are substantially effected by members of the liciary, the magistracy and the senior bar and are directed towards practice and ap- cations. All students have qualified in the knowledge subjects of the law.
1e primary activity of the Centre is a 15 weeks course consisting of 90 hours, present- on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 - 9pm throughout a semester to stu- nts (readers) who have qualified in law from universities, colleges of advanced ucation or the Bar Board, and who wish to practice as Barristers.
1e courtroom at Kedron Park, which is a reconstruction of the old Industrial Court in 3 State Buildings adjoining Anzac Square, is a valuable resource for the work and lining of the Centre.
JSINESS RESEARCH CENTRE
1e Business Research Centre was established in 1977 at the Kedron Park campus, 1d is associated with the School of Business.
' objectives are -
to undertake applied business research of benefit to the community, either on the initiative of the Centre or on a contractual or other externally funded basis;
to sponsor periodic conferences, seminars and short courses in appropriate topics and areas, sometimes in conjunction with other organisations;
to provide facilities for visiting scholars.
3search projects currently being undertaken or recently completed include:
pricing, cost and economic performance aspects of domestic satellite systems;
analyses of Queensland hospital costs and efficiency;
alternative schemes for distributing income and capital transfers to natural dis- aster victims;
the impact of tariff and non-tariff barriers in Australia;
penetration analysis of the Commonwealth Employment Bureau's services;
investigation of the assembly, packaging and transport cost efficiency for Aus- tralian raw wool, with special emphasis on the adoption of new packaging tech- nology and marketing methods;
a comparison of forecasting techniques: Industry examples;
a compilation of business history case studies for selected Queensland regions:
Charters Towers Gold Fields 1872-1913;
forecasting of Queensland housing commencements.
esearch results and invited material (including seminar and conference proceedings)
·e published as monographs, research reports and discussion papers. The Centre also Jblishes Queensland Economic Forecasts which is released in July and December each
GENERAL INFORMATION
and views on developments and likely trends in economic activity in Australia a Queensland, as a background for improved decision-making.
School of Business staff associated with the Centre are:- P.A. Cassidy, MAgrSc PhD Old, QDA O.A.C. (Executive Officer) A.M. Cork, (Business Manager)
W.O. McCarthy, MAgrSc N.Z., PhD Iowa S., FAIM J.R. Butler, BEcon MPolEcon Qld
C.W. Collyer, BEcon(Hons) Qld M.S. Quayle, BEcon MPolEcon Old
M.M. Seth-Smith, BA(Hons) Kingston, MSc(Econ) Lond.
CENTRE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
The Centre for Human Development Studies, located in the Psychology/Special Ee cation building at the Mount Gravatt campus, was established in 1979 to co-ordini and advance its research, clinical and dissemination activities in the areas of norn and exceptional human development. Research programs in both 'applied' and 'pu areas are being conducted by members of the Centre; clinics in language and readir motor and behaviour problems are mounted, and regular seminars, workshops and cc sultations for teachers and other professionals in education, as well as academic st<
are organised under the auspices of the Centre. The only full-time staff member oft Centre is its Director. All other appointments are by secondment or on a limited tem basis from members of the College staff and outside agencies. The Centre is curren engaged in a number of joint projects with the Queensland Education Department, t Australian Department of Social Security, the Schonell Educational Research Cen and the Department of Psychology of the University of Queensland.
Research at the Centre: Research at the Centre is currently being undertaken in t following areas:
Child Development -
Visual and auditory perception in normal and handicapped infants;
Mother-child interaction and language development in normal and handicapped (esi cially hearing-impaired) infants.
Special Education and Welfare -
Reading skills of capable and handicapped learners;
Curriculum and methods development for children with learning problems in regu schools;
Values development and education for intellectually handicapped children;
Techniques for intervention with pre-school-age hearing-impaired children;
Language curriculum and methods development for hearing-impaired students;
Program development for severely intellectually and/or physically handicapped adul Principles of curriculum development for special education.
Adult Learning -
Characteristics of tertiary student learning styles;
Attitudes of women tertiary students;
Characteristics, experiences and attitudes of special education teachers.
At present, research projects are funded by the College, the Queensland Educati Department, the Australian Research Grants Committee, Lions International, and t Australian Department of Social Security.
Facilities at the Centre: As well as having its own equipment and facilities, the Cen·
has access to all facilities of the campus. These include:
• an HP3000 computer and associated hardware and soft-ware facilities;
• various purpose-built real-time microprocessors;
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an audiological testing unit;
play/test rooms with one-way vision screens;
a television studio;
an audio-visual aids service;
a library with large book, serial and test holdings in normal and handicapped de- velopment, education and welfare;
on-line literature search capacity;
a language laboratory; and
the services of an electronics technician and computer consultants.
rector D.J. Power, BA MEd Melb., PhD II/., TPTC Geelong, TTCTD Training Centre r Teachers of the Deaf, MAPsS, MAARE
ENTRE FOR IN
ie Centre for Studies in Teaching is located in Rooms B208 and 209 at the Kelvin rove campus. It was established in 1980 to develop experiential programs for instruc- m in teaching skills incorporating recent research and new technology. The major rusts of its operation are -
to develop, implement, evaluate and promote Teaching Process and Teaching Practice related units;
to develop, implement, evaluate and promote teaching skill programs outside the ambit of accredited semester-based pre-service courses for instructors, teachers and administrators.
1e Centre comprises the campus Co-ordinator of Teaching Practice, the Teaching
·ocess Co-ordinator, and a Secretary.
ternative Teaching Practice programs have been supported by the Centre. Third and icond year secondary students may undertake six weeks teaching practice in Auck- nd, New Zealand. A semester exchange program also functions with Lock Haven State ollege, Pennsylvania, USA.
1e Centre conducts seminars for schools and outside bodies associated with educa- mal training.
o-ordinator - R.C. Muller, BA BEd(Hons) Qld
o-ordinator of Teaching Process - D.J. Fogarty, BA BEd MEdAdmin Old, DipEDAD a/g., MACE