Volume 14‚ Number 3‚ 2012 © WIETE 2012 Global Journal of Engineering Education It’s a man’s world: the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in 21st Century Australia Ian R. Dobson University of Helsinki‚ Helsinki‚ Finland University of Ballarat‚ Ballarat‚ Australia ABSTRACT: This article examines the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in the 21st Century through an analysis of Australian university staff statistics. The proportion of female academics in engineering
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We’ve all come across it‚ we’ve all heard about it‚ we’ve all talked about changing it for the better. Racism. It is known that forty per cent of Australia’s population are immigrants from around two hundred different countries. On the ‘Come to Australia’ website‚ a website designed to encourage immigrants‚ it claims that “Australians’ value the wealth of cultural diversity and the social sophistication that international immigrants bring to our communities.” However‚ I have seen otherwise and this
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exploration. Afghani people first came to Australia during the 1860s. These people were known as “cameleers”. They travelled to Australia with “travelling papers” which they obtained while working in British India. The Afghan Cameleers operated in most areas of transportation‚ mining and the supply of required items to farms‚ communities and towns. A small amount of these settled in Victoria in 1901‚ while others settled along the Port of South Australia. The aim throughout this essay is to argue
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Michael Morrison Marie Gladue GEN/127 July 6‚ 2014 Paying it forward To whom this may interest: I am writing to you today to point out some great feature’s that the University of Phoenix offers prospective new students. The three things that turned me onto this school are student resources‚ career exploration and time management skills training. The student resources are wonderful tools that UOP have designed to help students be successful in their academic careers. The library that has been designed
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Moving Forward in the Future With Starbucks Ashford University BUS402 Strategic Management and Business Policy February 10‚2012 Abstract This paper contains a three year strategic management proposal to Starbucks’ board of directors. The proposal contains‚ my company’s back ground information‚ examples of previous projects‚ samples of current projects‚ and future projected earnings. My proposal includes brief detailed information on the committed staff working for WillandSteph
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COMPANY OVERVIEW The Planters Company was founded in 1906 In Pennsylvania by Amedeo Obici‚ an Italian immigrant along with his pal/business partner Mario Peruzzi. Peruzzi developed a method of blanching whole peanuts‚ getting rid of the non-desirables‚ the hulls and skins. With a little success under the Planters’ name‚ in 1913 the first mass production processing plant was built. Amedeo believed that in order to have continued success prices‚ growth and brand name were very important. With many
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THE GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS - SOME PERSPECTIVES The case for the Guyana Defence Force to be involved in national development is enshrine in the birth of the Force and it is articulated as the third part of the Force’s tripartite role: 1. “Defend the territorial integrity of Guyana. 2. Assist the civil power in the maintenance of law and order when required to do so. 3. Contribute to the economic development of Guyana.”[1] The question
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Department Profiles Virgin Australia is an incredibly diverse and multidimensional company that genuinely believes that its people are its greatest asset. So that you can make a self-assessment about whether or not your knowledge‚ skills‚ abilities and interests are a good match for our company we have provided a snapshot of the various business functions and some of the typical roles that form a part of each team. Sales The Sales division is focused on generating revenues through promotion‚ sales
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society. It has been prevalent for many years‚ and has infiltrated through many generations of Australians. It is a highly observable fact‚ yet often ignored. It can be seen that the reason for it‚ however‚ can be based on the poor education system in Australia. In my essay‚ I will be discussing how racism forms at a young age due to our education system‚ what is being done about it‚ racism towards ethnic students and how racism is prevalent in many educational institutions. Racism is defined as the hatred
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distribution of real income and wealth among individuals and households. Inflation can cause many significant economic effects. For example‚ it can have an impact on the distribution of national income and wealth. The relative rates of inflation in Australia and inflation rates overseas can influence international competitiveness. A low and stable rate of inflation is desired for the welfare of the economy and for individual benefit. Measuring Inflation The most common way to measure inflation
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