Open Day Program

Sunday 30 August

Program

10.00am - 4.00pm Welcome to Murdoch! Maybe you’re thinking about studying at uni for the first time, or returning as a postgraduate student to add to your qualifications. You might even be here to support a friend or family member who wants to find out more about Murdoch. Whatever brings you here today, we hope you enjoy this opportunity to see what’s on offer. Have a great day exploring our campus and courses – and getting answers to the questions that might be whizzing around in your head. This program will help you to find your way around – and find out more about the talks, activities and tours happening in different areas of our campus.

Discoverers welcome www.murdoch.edu.au

Visit our Discoverer Information Zones

Your journey starts here!

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If you need help with directions or have any questions about what’s happening today, please ask one of our friendly staff. They’re the ones wearing red Discoverers Welcome t-shirts...

Course and admissions information zone – If you’re considering uni study for the first time, find out everything you need to know about our courses and admissions.

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Postgraduate zone – If you’d like to build on your passion and add to your existing qualification, visit the postgraduate zone for course and admissions information.

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Career café – Complete a free careers test, chat to our career advisors and check out the wide range of careers that a Murdoch degree can lead you to. Chat to us over a coffee.

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Student support zone – In this zone you can learn about student accommodation, uni fees, HECS-HELP, equity, our Ontrack program, 1st year experience coordinator and the range of entry pathways we have available.

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Toilets

Buildings open to the public

Entry tents

First aid

Transperth bus stops

Nova

Lost children

Pony Rides

Bands

Main Pathways

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Come visit our hotspots to find more information about courses and careers. You can talk to lecturers and students, take part in hands on activities, watch demonstrations, see our displays and be entertained. When is it on

What’s happening at this hotspot?

All day

• Create a catchy slogan for your chance to win • Your personal brand - what do people say about you? • Marketing: Can you TASTE the difference between products?

All day

• GaitScan: The wonders of foot and ankle functions • Test your nervous system • Take a tour of the Chiropractic Clinic • Stand tall: examine your posture • Test your flexibility, strength and stamina • Test your own body fat • The art of ankle strapping

Where’s it happening?

Business

Your chance to win*

Business [B6]

Chiropractic and Sports Science Chiropractic clinic/courtyard [H6]

Information Technology 11:30am and 3.00pm • Virtual cyber forensic investigations

Join our mailing list by filling in a registration form and you will be in the running to win one of the prizes below. Drop your completed form into an entry box, located in the Information zone on Bush Court – and keep your fingers crossed!

12:00pm and 3.30pm • See how you can secure your wireless network All day

CAM PUS

Murdoch University – proud partner with Sunset Events

Win a Nintendo Wii console

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Visit the library

ECL building - room 2.053 [F6]

• IT Student projects on display

ECL building - room 2.044 [F6]

• Tour our super computer facility and see where you live

Information Technology Level 4 [E5]

Education All day

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Teaching science - hands on experiments Meet our physical education students Talk to Murdoch graduates who are now teachers Play the Murdoch Wheel of Fortune for your chance to win

Social Sciences breezeway [D6]

• Take a tour of our education resource centre

Meet at the story telling tent on Bower Court [D6]

• Story telling tent (on the hour from 11.00am - 2.00pm)

Bower Court [D6]

Law

2:00pm - 3:30pm

• A beginner’s guide to mooting: watch or get involved and have a Freehills Electronic Moot chance to win a prize Court [F5]

All day

• Murdoch Law: Global possibilities competition

Law [F5]

Media Communication and Culture 11.30am and 1.00pm • Games Art and Design workshop

Hill lecture theatre [D4]

All day

• Video - see how the apple has been used in history to represent gender and culture

Media [D4]

• Art workshop: what does media mean to you? • Create online content - and have a chance to win

Media - room 2.127 [D4]

• Display - community projects run by our Public Relation students

Media - outside [D4]

• Tour the Media Centre (starts every hour from 11.00am - 2.00pm) • Murdoch radio - meet students and check out the studio

Media Entrance [D4]

of God Hospital St. JohnMinerals and

Energy*

11.30am and 1.40pm • Take a tour of our engineering pilot plant

Engineering Pilot Plant

All day

• Make a robotic hand move • Experiment with an engineering control board • Hands on fun in engineering labs eg: 3D tic tac toe • Race hydrogen cars • Fun with physics

Physical Sciences Lab 2.26, 2.27 and 2.28 [C9]

All day

• Hot metal: Watch a fiery thermite reaction • Find numbers in bubbles • Pump water using the sun • Make your own gold nano particles • See what happens when metals float… • Gold rush: Grab a pan and see what you can find

Bayliss Court [D9]

• Complete a science quiz for your chance to win a prize

Physical Sciences - Foyer [C9]

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ECL building - room 2.050 [F6]

• Walk with robots

• Meet a real life Drama Teacher

If you are under 18 years of age, your entry will go into the draw to win a Nintendo Wii, plus Guitar Hero World Tour game left turn only off valued at $600. Wii is a unique interactive Campus Drive games system from Nintendo that lets 3 at any age or skill level play. everyone 4 2 1 5*Terms and conditions apply.

• Play interactive IT games

11.30am - 3.00pm

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**To be eligible for this prize you must be 18 years or older.

• Compute your own personality by completing online quizzes • Build your own computer game

Win tickets to the One Movement for Music Festival** Through our partnership with Sunset Events, we are offering an incredible prize of two VIP tickets to the popular ‘One Movement for Music Festival’ including passes to the festival after parties, chance to view bands from side of the stage and a piece of signed merchandise. This amazing international event is being run in Perth on 17 and 18 October for the first time.

ECL Building - Level 2 room 2.046 [F6]

*In the laboratory you must wear closed shoes and children under 14 years must be supervised by an adult. WAY ordinary library! It’s E RY no

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Murdoch students can access work spaces and computer stations within a unique Library Learning Common facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Within this facility there are cafes, helpful staff and much more. While you’re at the library take a tour, visit the art exhibition ‘Looking at Landscape’, make a flag, visit the cafes or have a chat to our friendly staff. Visit the library to complete a quiz for your chance to win a Nintendo DSI! [Library: Map ref D7]

When is it on

What’s happening at this hotspot?

Where’s it happening?

All day

• Free weight, blood glucose and cholesterol checks • Test your blood pressure • Walk on custard (outside)

11.30am - 12.00pm

• Does psychology train you to read minds?

Social Sciences - room 1.36 [D6]

12.00pm - 12.30pm

• How do psychologists examine thought processes?

Social Sciences - room 2.047A [D6]

1.00pm - 1.30pm

• Getting to know yourself - how do you measure up?

Social Sciences - room 2.42 [D6]

2:00pm - 2:30pm

• Discover how to strengthen relationships

Social Sciences - room 1.36 [D6]

Nursing and Pharmacy Nursing and Pharmacy [H7]

Enjoy live entertainment

Psychology

Social Sciences and Humanities 10.00am - 2.00pm

• Japanese sumo wrestling game

Bower Court [D6]

11.30am - 12.30pm

• Gamelan players and Indonesian dancers

Pendopo courtyard [D4]

12.00pm - 1.00pm

• Discover Creative Arts: Theatre set building, lighting and design

Nexus Theatre [D7]

12.00pm - 2.00pm

• Kendo Japanese drumming and fencing demonstration (on the hour) Pendopo courtyard [D4]

12.00pm - 3.00pm

• Laughter yoga

Around campus

1.00pm - 2.00pm

• Philosophy Cafe - Is love the key to a happy life?

Library - Kadjininy Cafe [D7]

1.30pm - 2.00pm

• Selendang Sutra Indonesian Dancers

Pendopo courtyard [D4]

All day

• Bean bag a philosopher • Discover Creative Writing - enter a short story competition • Origami and calligraphy workshop • Make your own philosophy t-shirt to take home • Meet our Murdoch tourism student club • Discover the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre

Social Sciences breezeway [D6]

• Performance art by our roaming drama students

Around campus

Music and bands Once you’ve got all the course information and inspiration you need, come and see these awesome bands perform live in Bush Court [Map ref B8] Voltaire Twins 12.00pm – 12.20pm Brash and Sassy 12.30pm – 12.50pm Harlequin League 1.00pm – 1.45pm Abbe May and the Rocking Pneumonia 2.00pm – 2.50pm Sugar Army - Headliner 3.10pm – 4.00pm Plus, you won’t miss a beat during the band breaks, as there will also be roving performers around stage during the afternoon!

Sustainability Environmental and Life Sciences* 10.30am and 1.30pm • Fly a weather balloon

Loneragan - room 4.002 and outside [E10]

11.30am and 1.00pm • Go on a wetland safari field trip

Meet outside Loneragan [E10]

All day

• Take a tram to tour the Environmental Technology Centre

See back page for tram details

• Make eco-friendly paper • Get your sick plant diagnosed by experts • See how dieback in plants is diagnosed • See nature’s biological fertilizer factories under the microscope

Loneragan - outside [E10]

• Wildlife forensics: How DNA techniques help endangered species • Biotech out of the box - hands on lab experiments • Skulls and faces demonstration • How large is your ecological footprint?

Loneragan - room 4.002 [E10]

• Complete a science quiz for your chance to win a prize

Loneragan - room 4.001 [E10]

*In the laboratory you must wear closed shoes and children under 14 years must be supervised by an adult.

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences 11.30am and 2.00pm • Take a tour of the Vet Hospital

Veterinary Clinical Sciences - room 1.106 [G10]

All day

• Come and see the Biomedical Science display • Visit the animal barn • How do x-rays work? • Fibre displays - learn about wool quality • DNA display - ever wondered where you came from? • Check your own heart and lung capacity

Veterinary Building [H10]

• Art display - follow the animal world map

Vet Hospital [G11]

Delicious food options

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The Nova Casanov as are on campus today wi th giveaways, games and fun ac tivities. [Outside the Immu nology building: Map ref H7]

Bush Court entertainment The Bucking `Mad Cow’ – See how long you can last riding the dancing and bucking Mad Cow! Cup and Saucer ride – This ride is suitable for kids, adults and anyone who loves to whirl around. Travelling Animal Farm – Check out the cute and cuddly baby animals. The Red Bull Chillout Zone – Get your hands on some Red Bull giveaways and sit back and relax in the Red Bull tent. [Map ref B8]

Other fun stuff Pony rides – A pony and cart ride will give you a different view of our campus. The rides start near the Veterinary Building. [Veterinary building: Map ref H10]

General course talks and info sessions Whether you’re a school student exploring your course and career options for the future or a parent looking for advice to help the students in your life, there’s a range of talks and course information sessions to suit everyone! Chiropractic & Sports Science

What is Information Technology?

Environmental Science

Sociology, Community Development & Tourism

Psychology courses

Cutting edge cyber forensics

Discover the World Student Environmental Summit

Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science Tour of Vet Hospital

10.30am

11.00am

Law at Murdoch

Criminology understanding violence (45 min)

Media and Communications Murdoch Business School - what’s on offer

Public Relations

Business in everyday life

Games Art and Design workshop

Students studying and mooting around the globe

Upgrade your skills with postgraduate business

Watch a video of Media students work

Social side of being a law student

What is marketing?

Public Relations

Police investigation profiling and interrogation (45 min)

Careers in business

Games Art and Design workshop

Doing business in China

Media and Communications

Murdoch Business Club

Watch a video of Media students work

11.30am

Survive Year 12 – Parents’ Guide

Philosophy, Theology, English & Creative Arts

Your teaching career starts here

Sustainability

12.00pm

Discovering and creating a wonderful career

Teaching in remote areas & overseas

Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

12.30pm

Postgraduate studies... discover what’s beyond

Discover Creative Arts: theatre set building, lighting and design (1 hour)

1.00pm

Alternative pathways for admission to uni

Discover drama teaching

Chiropractic & Sports Science

Girls can do IT too!

Engineering and Energy

1.30pm

Discover the right course for you

Politics & Intl Studies, Public Policy & Management, Security & Counter Terrorism

Your teaching career starts here

Psychology courses

Chemical and Mathematical Sciences

Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Science

2.00pm

Discover the world with Study Abroad

Asian Studies (Japanese and Indonesian)

Nursing & Pharmacy

What is Information Technology?

Sustainability

Tour of Vet Hospital

2.30pm

The life of a university student

English & Creative Arts

Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre (General talks)

Nexus Theatre

ECL 2 Lecture Theatre – Level 2 ECL Building

ECL 3 Lecture Theatre – Level 2 ECL Building

Loneragan Lecture Theatre

Veterinary Clinical Sciences – room 1.106

Law Building – Freehills Theatre

Business

Hill Lecture Theatre (Media)

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Cutting edge cyber Forensics

Mooting competition Global financial crisis (1 hour)

Find out about postgraduate opportunities A postgraduate degree from Murdoch will open a world of new opportunities and challenges for you. We have a large range of flexible study options, with great academic thinkers to work closely with you. To find out more, visit the Postgraduate zone on Bush Court, or go along to the Postgraduate information talk at 12.30pm in the Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre. [Information zone: Map ref D8] [Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre: Map ref E7]

Introduction to mooting

Presentation online content competition

Figure out your future online

If you’re not sure about your course or career options, pop into our computer lab. We’ve developed a clev er online tool to help you find out what you’d really like to do and how to get the re. [Computer lab: Map ref E8]

Get help with your TISC preferences

TISC preferences are due at the end of September. Our admissions counsellors can give you advice and volunteers will be on hand to help you through the online submission process. Join us off Bush Court in the General Computing Lab1 (GCL 1). [Computer lab: Map ref E8]

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Explore our campus on a free tram tour To help you make your way around our 227 hectare campus, there’s a guided tram tour running throughout the day. The trams arrive at each of the stops every 15 minutes.

Hop on the tram to explore these stops:

Sports and Recreation Centre Health and fitness is an important part of uni life! Visit our centre for a tour, health check, sports club information and info about tertiary sports and uni games.

Engineering pilot plant We have a super moder n engineering plant on cam pus, so come and take a loo k! Don’t miss the two opp ortunities to tour inside the Pilot Pla nt.

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Tours start at 11.30am and 1.40pm.

Research Institut e for Sustainable Energ y (RISE) Discover more abou t sustainable energy, solar and wind power techn ology and the amazing work that gets done at our centre.

Law and Media buildings See what a working like. court room looks Explore our media th studio (complete wi s, dio stu io rad TV and re). mo d an ms roo ws ne ROAD

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Environmental Technology Centre (ETC) Take a look at our worm farm, eco lodge, renewable energy systems, wastewater treatment, recycling management and much more. You also have an opportunity to make a clay model bug for the chance to win a prize.

Chiropractic clinic Take a look at our fully operational Chiropractic Clinic and walk to the nearby Nursing and Pharmacy hotspots. NOVA 93.7’s radio team will also be in the area with games and entertainment.

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Are you a Mu rdoch University gra duate?

We’d love to kn ow what you have been doing since yo u graduated. Visit the Alum Careers and Em ni ployment Cent re (ACE) to ch your details an ec k d receive a fre e alumni gift. [ACE: Map ref C6]