Curtin Corner
Curtin Corner is an informal discussion forum jointly sponsored by the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy and the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC). |
The forum is held on Fridays during the university semester. Speakers present for roughly half an hour followed by discussion and debate of the ideas presented, and then a glass or two of light refreshments. The discussions are a great way to relax with colleagues at the end of the week. Please see below for further details on our call for speakers in 2008 and upcoming seminar speakers.
Call for speakers: We are currently preparing the 2008 program. To increase the diversity of presentations, we are particularly interested in hearing from people outside Curtin, from people who have visiting scholars coming during the year whom we might impose upon to come and present at a seminar (or indeed just come along and meet some of the wider community, as a number of visiting scholars did last year) and from post-graduate students looking for a venue to test ideas they are developing in their thesis or just somewhere to come along and discuss them.
All interested speakers should contact Anne Neary at a.neary@curtin.edu.au or on 9266 1111.
What's on this week?
Date: Friday, 25 July 2008
Time: 4pm, with drinks and nibbles to follow at 5pm
Venue: The Executive Briefing Centre, Level 2 West, Building 100, Curtin University of Technology (Bentley Campus)
Topic: "The influences of institution attended and field of study on graduates’ starting salariesy"
Speaker: Dr Elisa Rose Birch, University of Western Australia
Abstract: The topic examines the determinants of Australian university graduates’ starting salaries, with an emphasis on the institution attended and field of study. It is shown that there is little difference between the starting salaries of students who attended Go8 universities and those who attended other universities. There are modest differences in starting salaries according to field of study. However, these differences are considerably less than those associated with the type of employment obtained. These results suggest it is what you do in the labour market, rather than where or what you have studied, that is the main determinant of labour market outcomes.
About the Speaker: Dr Birch is Lecturer for Economics Program at the University of Western Australia. Since completing her PhD in 2005 Birch has made contributions in a number of areas in applied economic research including the areas of labour supply, wage determination and the economics of education.
RSVP (essential): Anne Neary (Ph: 9266 1111, Email: jcipp@curtin.edu.au)
Parking: Visitor parking is available on the lower level of the two-level carpark between The Edinburgh Sports Centre (Bldg 107), the Dome Sports Centre (Bldg 111) and Public Health (Bldg 400). Please see the campus map for details. Entry is from Dumas Avenue, on the southern end of the carpark. Visitor parking costs $1 per hour, between the hours of 9am and 5pm and is free thereafter, which means attending the Curtin Corner will cost you a dollar in parking fees.
2008 Curtin Corner Program: Upcoming Seminars
Date |
Presenter | Topic |
29 Feb |
Joe Poprzeczny |
Regulation of Lobbyists |
7 Mar |
Carolyn Simmonds | Making sense of government financial reporting |
14 Mar |
Fiona McKenzie & Chris Birdsall-Jones |
No Town Like Alice |
21 Mar |
Good Friday | No presentation |
28 Mar |
Tuition Free Week | No presentation |
4 Apr |
Peter Wilkins | A Performing Public Sector |
11 Apr |
Lesley van Schoubroeck | Strategic planning: why would politicians be interested? |
18 Apr |
Felicity Millman | The Many Faces of Autism |
25 Apr |
ANZAC DAY | |
2 May |
Colin Campbell | Environmental & Sustainability Auditing |
9 May |
Dr Nola Kunnen and Mr Shane Edmonds | Housing and the Homeless |
16 May |
Senior Constable from the Tactical Response Group | Roles and Responsibilities of the Tactical Response Group in Counter Terrorism, High Risk and ‘Active Shooter’ Incidents |
23 May |
Mary Crawford | Women’s Representation and the Australian Parliament |
30 May |
Dr Paula McDonald | Discourse-Practice Gaps in Work-Life Balance |
6 June |
No Curtin Corner | Study Week |
13 June |
Marina Lommerse | Building Innovation And Capacity In Western Australian Through The Designing Futures Cluster Program |
20 June |
Peter Kennedy | The Changing Faces of the Media: Are Consumers getting a better deal? |
27 June |
Ray deSilva | Adapting Sustainable Development principles in WA Industry: Reflections from the land of Praxis. |
4 July |
Dr Kenneth Chern (U.S. Consulate General) |
US Presidential Elections |
11 July |
Roy Jones and Brian Shaw | World Heritage Listing: Local Sustainability Problem? Three WA Examples |
| 18 July | Marion Fulker | How to improve one of the world’s top 25 most liveable cities in order to compete globall |
| 25 July | Elisa Rose Birch | The Influences of Institution Attended and Field of Study on Graduates' Starting Salaries |
| 1 Aug | Hon Mal Bryce | Fraud band or Broadband |
| 8 Aug | Quentin Beresford | The Godfather – The life of Brian Burke |
| 15 Aug | Mark Lawrence McPhail | TBA |
