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Dr. SRIKANTH VENKATESAN(SRI)SENIOR LECTURERFACULTY OF HEALTH, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEVU Open Day Presentation 2010

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INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS

• ABILITY TO WORK IN TEAMS• GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS• SELF-LEARNERS• LEADERSHIP SKILLS• BUSINESS ETHOS• ....

WAVES OF CHANGE

ACCREDITATION BODIES SUPPORT THESE CHANGES

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An engineer can:• Design next generation computers

• Build efficient cars and planes

• Create robots to increase manufacturing

• Improve sustainability

• Design buildings, bridges, new architectures

• Operate machines

• Water management

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VU graduates find employment in a number of industries:• Communications Engineering• Computer and Software Engineering• Control Engineering• Microelectronics Engineering• Photonics Engineering• Construction / Consultancy Engineering

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LOTS OF FISH INTHE SEA?

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Electricity

Imagine a world without:

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Telephones

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Television

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Computers & Internet

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Mobile Phones

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Buildings

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Roads

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Bridges

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Machines

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So, how does life look now?

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Could this have been possible?Beijing Opening Ceremony

08/08/088:08pm

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Could this have been possible?Beijing Opening Ceremony

08/08/088:08pm

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• Architectural Engineering• Building Engineering• Civil Engineering• Power Engineering• Mechanical Engineering

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Wireless systemsAnalog and Mixed Signal technology providing the interface to the real world in medical equipment

Sensor electronic technology in agriculture for monitoring

High tech test equipment providing circuit and system testing

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Wafer fabrication; the process of creating integrated circuits

DSP systems driving many applications such as communications, control systems, acoustic/audio and data acquisition

ASIC / FPGA Digital Systems driving ICT applications

MEMS, RF and Embedded systems in the automotive industry providing system control and monitoring

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Clutch Drive Assembly-designated and fabricated

Construction

Architectural Drafting CAD Home

Buildings

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Problem/Project/Practice Based Learning (PBL)

Teams of 4-6 working on real problems

Real world learning begins in first year

Put theory into practice

Aims for our graduates

Technical skills

Team players

Good communication skills

Project Managers

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A place to THINK!

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You will feel at homeA place to DESIGN & TEST!

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A place to COMMUNICATE!

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A place where you are RECOGNISED!

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PROFESSOR RICHARD THORNHEAD OF SCHOOLSCHOOL OF HEALTH, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEVICTORIA UNIVERSITYPHONE + 61 3 9919 4193

Dr. SRIKANTH VENKATESANPh: + 61 3 9919 5235E: srikanth.venkatesan@vu.edu.au