ECU SOUTH WEST, BUNBURYSUNDAY 26 AUGUST, 12PM - 3PMecugetready.com.au/openday

SEE WHAT LIFE AND STUDY ARE REALLY LIKE AT AUSTRALIA’S TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

Welcome to Open Day, your opportunity to find out what life at uni is like and get access to everything you want to know. Here are some of this year’s exciting activities you won’t want to miss.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

WIFI - SELECT THE ‘ECU-FREE-WI-FI’

RAC RESCUE EXPERIENCE

Take to the sky with the crew using virtual reality technology. The four

minute, 360 degree experience takes you on a mission on board one of the

RAC Rescue helicopters.

FOOD STREET

Stomach grumbling? Get yourself some brain food at Food Street,

between Building 3 and 9. Pull up a seat and enjoy!

ARTS AND HUMANITIES - PARASOL PAINTING

Create your own spectacular parasol in our art studio using inks, paints,

stencils and pencils.

ENGINEERING – ADVENTURES IN ENGINEERING

Test your skills against the computer with motion sensors and

accelerometers; and test your strength in our amazing new Engineering Fundamentals Lab in Building 2.

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY - HAND HYGIENE WITH THE GLITTER BUG!

How clean are your hands? Find out with the special

UV Glitter Bug in Building 2!

BUSINESS AND LAW – KNOW YOUR TALENT STACK!

This is a hands-on session with real examples on how to “stack” your talents to position yourself for success! It also

works when trying to choose a course or major in the School of Business and Law!

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES – HEALTH PROMOTION, NUTRITION AND OHS

How much sugar are you eating and drinking? Walk the line - simulating

alcohol. Healthy food option vs take-away. My favourite music is

hurting my ears? You’ll find all these activities in Building 6.

TEACHER EDUCATION – INFO SESSION

Ever wondered if becoming a teacher might be the right career

choice for you? ECU hosts the largest and most popular School of Education in Western Australia, so

our annual Teacher Education Course Information Session in Building 5 is the one-stop-shop for anyone

interested in a career as an educator.

MIND READING CAREER FINDER

Confused about what to study? Why not have a go at our always popular

interactive mind reader and see if you can predict your future career? This activity can be found in Building 6.

Receive and activate your Access All Areas lanyard and check in at our checkpoints for your chance to win.

WIN A $2,000 GIFT VOUCHER

HIT92.9

Visit the hit92.9 Black Thunders for a heap of freebies, the opportunity

to dominate your mates in table tennis and turn yourself into a

gif in our photo booth. Plus you could even win an $800 voucher to spend on some of the hottest

concert and event tickets in town! You’ll find them in Kulbardi Court,

next to building 4 and 5.

FAMOUS SHARRON

Famous Sharron is very famous for nothing at all. Find her roaming around campus with details of all the exciting events and activities

happening across the day.

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STUDENT CONNECT

The Student Connect team is a specialist support service that delivers confidential assistance to help you tackle issues affecting your studies so you can have a positive experience at ECU. This includes:

• Supporting your study progress, health and wellbeing, and helping you create a positive support network

• Providing referrals to specialist support services within or outside ECU

• Investigating alternative study options

• Specialist support for international students.

CAREERS AND LEADERSHIP SERVICES

It’s never too early to start thinking about your career. ECU’s Careers and Leadership Services provide free, professional career advice and job search support to all current students and alumni.

STUDENT COUNSELLING AND EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND DISABILITY SERVICE

ECU offers a free and confidential service providing professional, short term counselling to students. Our counsellors have postgraduate qualifications, as well as skills and experience helping people with personal, psychological and study-related difficulties.

We also offer a free, confidential service for students with a permanent or temporary disability and/or medical condition which may affect their life at ECU. It also caters for students who are carers for a family member with a disability or medical condition.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Sport has always been an integral part of the student experience at ECU. It’s why we offer an exciting range of sport and recreation programs to engage our students.

There are many opportunities to represent your campus at local, regional or national competitions and events, including:

• Australian University Games• Western University Games• Indigenous Games.

LIBRARY FACILITIES

Our Bunbury Library will run guided library tours every hour at 12:00pm, 1:00pm and 2:00pm. The tour includes a visit to the Library’s collection, and facilities such as presentation and group study rooms and Library Commons. Tours last approximately 15 minutes. All tours start at the service counter in Building 3.

ECU was rated the maximum five-stars for teaching quality for the eleventh year in a row by the Good Universities Guide.

Graduates also rated ECU five stars for overall educational experience, skills development, student support and median graduate salary levels.

ECU was named in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings for 2018.

Recognising the world’s 150 best universities less than 50 years of age, the rankings are a global showcase of a new breed of university.

For the second year in a row, ECU has been ranked the top public university in Australia for student experience in the QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching) survey released in 2018.

Results showed 85.3% of students rated their educational experience at ECU positively. We were also the top public uni for teaching quality, skills development and student support.

How to find a roomRoom numbers indicate the building number, then the level and finally the

room number. Please use the grid reference on the map located at the

back of this booklet as a guide.

STUDY AREA EXPO

The Study Area Expo is where you’ll find all the serious information. It’s a chance for you to speak one-on-one

to staff about your course/s of interest. You can quiz them on what it’s really

like to study a course at ECU.

Inside the Expo you’ll find staff from these schools: Arts & Humanities,

Business & Law, Education, Engineering, Medical & Health

Sciences, and Nursing & Midwifery.

The Future Students team is also located inside the Expo. They can

answer your questions about course admissions and entry pathways into ECU, plus provide more information

about ECU metro and online courses.

The Expo is located inside the Sports Hall in Building 10.

STUDENTSUPPORT SERVICES

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INSIDER VIEW“ My tutors have given me confidence in myself and my abilities to be successful with my studies.”

Cassandra Catley

ECU Indigenous University Orientation Course graduate

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All Course Information: Come and visit the Study Area Expo to get all the information you need in one place. Speak one-on-one to staff and current students and find out all you need to know about your favourite courses.

All Day Study Area Expo (Building 10, Sports Hall)

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Library Facilities Tours: Welcome to the ECU Library! Come find out what the Library can do for you at Uni.

12:00pm, 1:00pm and 2:00pm

All tours start at the service counter on level 1 of Building 3

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Campus Tours: Take a tour around campus with an ECU current student. Learn all about our picturesque campus and student life.

12:15pm and 2:15pm

Tours depart from outside Building 10

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ECU Student Village Tours: Did you know you can live on campus? Take a tour of the accommodation facilities available to you.

12:15pm, 1:15pm and 2:15pm

Tours depart from ourdoor market stall by Building 3

C5

SOUTH WEST OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES

ECU VILLAGE STUDENT HOUSING

Campus Living Villages (CLV) is a global university accommodation supplier, specialising in exciting and supportive student residential experiences.

All three ECU campuses offer excellent student accommodation. It’s a great way to build a diverse network of friends from all over the world.

Applications for accommodation can be made at any time. Prices at all Villages include all fees, making it easy to budget for, and with no hidden surprises.

Note that on campus accommodation is limited and places fill up fast. Please

visit mystudentvillage.com to select your Village accommodation and complete an application.

At Open Day, CLV staff will conduct tours of the facilities every hour for about 30 mins. Meet at their stall by Building 3.

FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS

Overloaded with great course information and need a break to get you through? During the day, there’ll be a food trucks serving scrumptious food.

ASSISTANCE

If you need help at any time, please don’t hesitate to stop someone wearing an ECU branded T-shirt.

If First Aid service is required, please see St John First Aid services onsite at map reference B6.

If you’ve lost or found something, please talk to the staff at one of the information tents.

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INSIDER VIEW“I love the theatre of the lectures and the interaction with other writers and artists.” Leslie Thiele ECU South West Literature and Writing student

INSIDER VIEW“Studying at ECU’s South West Campus meant I could continue living in Bunbury and still enjoy the semi-country lifestyle.” Renee Whisson ECU South West Business graduate

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Social Science

Social Science (Community Work, Children and Family Studies, Human Services), Youth Work and Counselling: Learn about careers in Community Work, working with children and families, Human Services, Youth Work and Counselling and the rewards that they bring.

12:30pm - 1:15pm

Building 2, Room 2.132 D4

Social Worker for a Day: Find out about what it means to be a Social Worker – what are the skills you need and what will you learn from a course in this discipline.

1:15pm - 1:45pm

Building 2, Room 2.132 D4

Visual Arts

Art Exhibition: Exhibition of student art works. All Day Building 9 Arts Studio, Building 1 Gallery and Building 3 Foyer

C6/C4/C5

Art Activity - Parasol Painting: Create your own spectacular parasol in our art studio using inks, paints, stencils and pencils.

All Day Building 9 Art Studio C6

Writing

Writing Display: Check out a display of works by our experienced student writers from the arts program at ECU South West.

All Day Sports Hall B7

ARTS & HUMANITIES

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Business & Law

Business & Law Information Desk: General Business and Law Information. Business and Law staff will be available to answer individual enquiries all day.

All Day Sports Hall B7

Know your talent stack!: Join Dr Nathalie Collins, Academic Director (National Programs) as she leads this interactive session on understanding yourself, and what you want to offer employers as a Business student. This is a hands-on session with real examples on how to “stack” your talents to position yourself for success. It also works when trying to choose a course or major in the School of Business and Law.

12:45pm - 1:15pm and 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Building 5, Room 5.116 B5

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Exercise and Sports Sciences, Health Sciences

Exercise and Sports Science and Health Sciences undergraduate courses presentation: An information session on our Exercise and Sports Science courses and Health Sciences courses, with presentations from our graduates, who will talk about their experiences and success after studying at ECU.

All Day Building 5, Room 5.113/114 B5

Health Science

Learn how to optimise your health and wellbeing, though Health Promotion, Nutrition and OHS Studies: How much sugar are you eating and drinking? Walk the line - simulating alcohol. Healthy food option vs take-away. My favourite music is hurting my ears?

All Day Building 5, Room 5.113/114 B5

Gut Health: Find out how diet can influence your microbiome and your health. All Day Building 5, Room 5.113/114 B5

Medical, Biomedical and Paramedical Science

Medical Sciences Team: Academic staff will be available throughout the day to answer your questions.

All Day At the Medical and Health Sciences stand in the Sports Hall, Building 10

B7

MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES

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Engineering

Adventures in Engineering: Test your skills against the computer with motion sensors and accelerometers; and test your strength in our amazing new Engineering Fundamentals Lab.

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm and 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Building 2, Room 2.101 D4

Motorsports

Interactive Engineering: Race Car and other outside toys! Formula SAE race car display; have a go yourself at model race car driving.

All Day North of Building 7 B6

ENGINEERING& TECHNOLOGY

INSIDER VIEW“I chose ECU for the high quality of courses and the opportunity to study a quality engineering course in regional WA without having to move to the city.” Julian Rooney

ECU South West Electrical Power Engineering student

INSIDER VIEW“ I wanted to gain the skills to be able to implement and evaluate health promotion and public health programs.” Nicole Wickens

ECU South West Addiction Studies and Health Promotion student

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Primary and Early Childhood Education

Paper Tower Challenge: Is it possible to build a tower made only of paper? Challenge yourself to build the tallest tower in the room – or the strongest.

12:15pm - 1:00pm

Building 5, Room 5.132 B5

Teacher Education - Course Information Session: Always wondered if becoming a teacher might be the right career choice for you? ECU hosts the largest and most popular School of Education in Western Australia, so our annual Teacher Education Course Information Session is the one-stop-shop for anyone interested in a career as an educator.

Come along and find out everything you’ve ever wondered about the path to becoming a teacher. You’ll hear from our lecturing staff and current students and find out about all the courses ECU offers, both for school leavers, mature age students and even postgraduate options. A Question and Answer session at the end will give you the chance to approach our experts with your burning questions about life as a teacher.

This session will give information on our courses in Early Childhood Studies, Primary Education and Secondary Education.

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Building 5, Room 5.132 B5

Education display: What does being a teacher really look like? Drop in to see a range of interactive displays from various subject areas in the School of Education.

12pm - 2pm Building 5, Room 5.133 B5

NURSING & MIDWIFERY

INSIDER VIEW“The practical component of my study has allowed me to bond with classmates, as well as gain confidence in practical skills.” Teagan Bewick ECU South West Nursing student

INSIDER VIEW“I have a family so choosing to study close to home was an easy choice.” Melissa Baker ECU South West Teaching graduate

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Nursing & Midwifery

Basic Life Support AED (Automated External Defibrillator) demonstration: Providing basic life support on the Resus Annies (simulated patients). Demonstration on use of AED.

12:15pm - 12:45pm

Building 2, Nursing Demo Ward,Room 2.130

D4

Hand hygiene with the Glitter Bug!: How clean are your hands? Find out with the special UV Glitter Bug!

1:45pm - 2:15pm

Building 2, Nursing Demo Ward,Room 2.130

D4

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LEGEND

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DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this publication is correct at the time of production. The information is subject to change from time to time and the University requests the right to add, vary or discontinue courses and impose limitations on enrolment in any course. The publication constitutes an expression of interest and is not to be taken as a firm offer or understanding. This publication is intended for Australian citizens and permanent residents only. Some information contained in this publication may not be applicable to international students.

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