Project examples
| Brett Lockwood (Word Bytes) Services 2011 |
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Project examples |
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Policy - Planning - Research and statistical-based reports / documents |
| Information Technology - books / policy
documents Information Technology - software assessment / testing and user guide authoring / editing |
| Corporate |
| Education - advanced / university Education - secondary Education - primary |
| Medical / science |
| Fine Arts - exhibition catalogues Fine Arts - general |
| History |
Indexing |
| Selected list of indexes |
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Policy — Planning — Research and statistical-based reports / documents
Department of Education & Training (DE&T Executive Committee, Education
and Training Provision)
Capital Investment & Planning
Policy
Overview: Victorian secondary school and vocational sector
capital building and planning guidelines. The policy guides the next phase
of investment in Victorian school infrastructure. It is a key component in
ensuring Victorian Government capital investment secures sustainable and
high quality schools. It provides the framework for schools, other providers
and their communities to establish new or replacement infrastructure and
to plan changes to the configuration of educational provision in a locality.
Department of Education & Training (DE&T Communications Division)
Bringing Learning to Life: An Information Handbook for
Parents
Overview: Yearly handook provided to parents
of Victorian government schools (Prep to Year 12). A 52-page information
handbook provided to all students attending government schools in Victoria
(Prep to Year 12). Includes information on: Getting started / services available
/ curriculum / health and wellbeing / how to become more involved in your
child’s education.
More information and PDF of document available
(free) at
www.det.vic.gov.au/parents/handbook/
Department of Education & Training (DE&T Office of Learning and
Teaching)
On Track: The Destinations of School Leavers in
Victoria
Overview: A yearly survey initiated by the
Victorian Government of school leavers exiting Victorian schools from Years
10, 11 and 12, and aimed at helping young people make the transition from
school to further education, training and work. Survey data analysis performed
by the Centre for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning, The University
of Melbourne. 120 page A4 format, inc. tables & charts.
More information and PDF of document available
(free) at
www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/voced/ontrack/data.htm
(the 2005, 2004 and 2003 reports are listed under the heading
'Destinations of School Leavers').
Department of Human Resources
Child Protection White Paper, Victorian Government
White Paper.
Overview: The White Paper explains
how the Government will work with communities and community organisations
to provide vulnerable children, young people and their families with the
help needed to ensure the key elements of a healthy childhood: safety, health,
learning, well-being and development. The new Children's Bill provides a
cohesive legislative foundation, combining the current legislation into a
single Act. The new Bill ensures that the best interests of children and
young people are at the heart of decision making across Victoria's child
protection and family support system, and that children who cannot live safely
at home receive high quality and stable care.
142 page A4 format, inc. tables &
charts.
More information and PDF of document available (free) at
www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au/children/ccdnav.nsf/LinkView/99268860E1F8C889CA25704C0019C35CB077EF3CBCE211EDCA257149000A031F
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
A Fairer Victoria — The Victorian Government's
social policy action plan
Overview: The Victorian Government’s
social policy action plan. The plan sets out 85 actions the Government will
take within fourteen major strategies to address disadvantage in Victoria.
These actions will improve access to services, reduce barriers to opportunity,
strengthen assistance for disadvantaged groups and places, and ensure that
people get the help they need at critical times in their lives. 76 page A4
format.
More information and PDF of document available
(free) at www.dpc.vic.gov.au/
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
Beyond 5 Million: The Victorian Government's Population
Policy
Overview: The Victorian Government's Population Policy
explains the Victorian Government's vision for growing the State's population
in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner. It also
identifies strategies to plan for and manage population change. The Policy
provides a framework for other policies designed to increase migration, encourage
family formation, increase regional population growth and respond to the
challenges of demographic change. 50 page A4 format, inc. tables &
charts.
More information and PDF of document available
(free) at www.dpc.vic.gov.au/
(click on the 'Government Initiatives' heading).
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
Protecting Our Community: Attacking the Causes of
Terrorism
Statement by the Premier of Victoria.
Overview and PDF of document available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Government Initiatives' heading).
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
Growing Victoria Together: A Vision for Victoria to 2010 and
Beyond
Overview: Growing Victoria Together
looks at where Victoria is today and identifies some of the critical challenges
ahead. Importantly, it provides clear measures and targets to help Victorians
focus on the issues that are central to people’s lives.
More information and PDF of document available
(free) at www.dpc.vic.gov.au/
(click on the 'Growing Victoria Together'
heading and then click on the '2005 Booklet' heading
under 'downloads').
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
A Third Wave of National Reform: A New National Reform Initiative
for COAG; The proposals of the Victorian Premier
Forms part of A Third Wave of National Reform: A New National Reform
Initiative for COAG.
Overview: The reform agenda that has
driven Australia's economic prosperity over the last two decades is now at
an historic turning point. Governments must work to maintain the levels of
prosperity and opportunity we have enjoyed for the last
decade. 52 page A4 format,
inc. tables & charts.
More information and PDF of document available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Governments Working Together' heading and
then click on the subheading 'A Third Wave of National
Reform').
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
A Third Wave of National Reform: A New National Reform Initiative
for COAG; The proposals of the Victorian Premier —
Overview
Forms part of A Third Wave of National Reform: A New National Reform
Initiative for COAG.
PDF of the Overview available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Governments Working Together' heading and
then click on the subheading 'A Third Wave of National
Reform').
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
Infrastructure Investment For a More Prosperous
Australia
Research paper contributing to A Third Wave of National Reform: A New
National Reform Initiative for COAG. 52 page
A4 format, inc. tables & charts.
Overview and PDF of document available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Governments Working Together' heading,
then click on the subheading 'A Third Wave of National
Reform', then use the 'Infrastructure Report'
link).
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
A New Approach To Workforce Skills for a More Prosperous
Australia
Research paper contributing to A Third Wave of National Reform: A New
National Reform Initiative for COAG.
40 page A4 format, inc. tables &
charts.
Overview and PDF of document available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Governments Working Together' heading,
then click on the subheading 'A Third Wave of National
Reform', then use the 'Workforce Skills
Report' link).
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
Shared Future (Governments Working Together:
A better future for all Australians)
Overview: Shared Future is a policy
research project focusing on health and education issues. These consistently
rank as the most important issues for Victorian families, and they are also
two areas in which there are overlapping responsibilities between the
Commonwealth and State Governments. The project involved discussion with
many senior officials from other States and Territories.
More information and PDF
of document available (free) at
www.dpc.vic.gov.au/ (click
on the 'Governments Working Together' heading and
then click on the subheading 'Shared Future').
Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV)
Management of Electronic Records: Series of policy
and technical documents comprising the Victorian Electronic Records Strategy
(VERS), the Standard (Version 2) for the submission and preservation of public
records for the State of Victoria. PROV publishes Standards for the management
of public records. The VERS Standards governs the creation and maintenance,
management, destruction and transfer of public records
Version 2 Specification 1: System Requirements for Preserving Electronic
Records
Version 2 Specification 2: VERS Metadata Scheme
Version 2 Specification 3: VERS Standard Electronic Record
Format
Version 2 Specification 4: VERS Long Term Preservation Formats
Version 2 Specification 5: Export of Electronic Records to
PROV
Version 2 Advice 10 on Specification 1 (System Requirements
for Preserving Electronic Records)
Version 2 Advice 11 on Specification 2 (VERS Metadata Scheme)
Version 2 Advice 12 on Specification 3 (VERS Standard Electronic
Record Format)
Version 2 Advice 13 on Specification 4 (VERS Long Term Preservation
Formats)
Version 2 Advice 14 on Specification 5 (Export of Electronic
Records to PROV)
All Version 2 documents are available for
viewing and free download at
www.prov.vic.gov.au/vers/standard/default.htm
Information Technology
— books / policy
documents
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks &
Hacks (Rachel Andrew, Sitepoint Books, 376
pages)
Book overview and sample chapter available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/cssant1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/cssant1/toc.php
Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver
8 (Rachel Andrew, SitePoint Books, 368 pages)
Book overview and sample chapters available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/dreamweaver1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/dreamweaver1/toc.php
Firefox Secrets (Cheah Chu Yeow, SitePoint
Books, 297 pages)
Book overview and sample chapter available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/firefox1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/firefox1/toc.php
Using a Multi-User Operating System: UNIX (Tony Ganly, Eastern House (Swinburne University), 165 pages)
DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design Using JavaScript &
DOM (Stuart Langridge, SitePoint Books, 318
pages)
Book overview and sample chapter available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/dhtml1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/dhtml1/toc.php
No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP (Thomas
Myer, SitePoint Books, 354 pages)
Book overview and sample chapter available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/xml1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/xml1/toc.php
Network Protocols and WAN Implementation (Rajiv Seth, Eastern House (Swinburne University),168 pages)
The Search Engine Marketing Kit (Dan Thies, SitePoint
Books, 301 pages)
Book overview, Table
of Contents listing and sample chapter available at
www.sitepoint.com/books/sem1/?nocache=272663624
Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP &
MySQL (Kevin Yank, SitePoint Books, 353 pages)
Book overview and sample chapter available
at
www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/
Table of Contents listing at
www.sitepoint.com/books/phpmysql1/toc.php
Stepping through Office 2000 (Michael Fitzgerald et al., Eastern House (Swinburne University), 1294 pages)
Stepping through Office 97 (David Flanders et al., Eastern House (Swinburne University), 884 pages)
Australian National Training Authority
Style Guide — Training Package Support
Materials, A guide for developers of Training Package support
materials
120 pages approx.
Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV)
Management of Electronic Records Series of policy
and technical documents comprising the Victorian Electronic Records Strategy
(VERS), the Standard (Version 2) for the submission and preservation of public
records for the State of Victoria. PROV publishes Standards for the management
of public records. The VERS Standards governs the creation and maintenance,
management, destruction and transfer of public records
Version 2 Specification 1: System Requirements for Preserving Electronic
Records
Version 2 Specification 2: VERS Metadata Scheme
Version 2 Specification 3: VERS Standard Electronic Record
Format
Version 2 Specification 4: VERS Long Term Preservation Formats
Version 2 Specification 5: Export of Electronic Records to
PROV
Version 2 Advice 10 on Specification 1 (System Requirements
for Preserving Electronic Records)
Version 2 Advice 11 on Specification 2 (VERS Metadata Scheme)
Version 2 Advice 12 on Specification 3 (VERS Standard Electronic
Record Format)
Version 2 Advice 13 on Specification 4 (VERS Long Term Preservation
Formats)
Version 2 Advice 14 on Specification 5 (Export of Electronic
Records to PROV)
All Version 2 documents are available for
viewing and free download at
www.prov.vic.gov.au/vers/standard/default.htm
Information Technology — software assessment / testing and user guide authoring / editing
Australian Council for Educational Research
Adolescent Coping Scale Software for use in schools
and by psychologists and counsellors to assess coping strategies used by
adolescents in dealing with personal problems.
Software testing and development consultant. Writing of user guide.
Adolescent Coping Scale programming language: Visual Basic. Database
engine: MS Access. Graphics engine: Crystal Reports.
Australian Council for Educational Research
Testing of section of ACER website which provides employers with examination
and assessment facilities for job candidates.
Moore Stephens Services Pty Ltd (via CPA Australia)
BCPKickstart © (Business Continuity
Planning software)
Testing and assessment, and advising on Quality Assurance process, for
BCPKickstart © (business continuity planning) Windows based software.
Desktop editing and assessment of BCPKickstart User Guide. BCPKickstart
programming language: Visual Basic. Database engine: MS Access. Graphics
engine: MS Snapshot.
More information and BCPKickstart ©
brochure (PDF) available at
www.mshf.com.au/products_mshf_non_cpd/bcp/more_info.asp
Corporate
Telstra Corporation Limited
Telstra Share Offer publications, including the three major documents: (1)
Public Offer Document (2) Appendices
to the Public Offer Document (3) Employee Offer
Document, Commonwealth Government.
CPA Australia (formerly Australian Society of Certified Practising
Accountants)
Gender Issues in Australian Accounting: a survey of women and
men accountants (S. Bellamy, M. Jackson, M.
O’Neill and C. Morley)
Overview: Survey examining the needs of
accounting graduates in the face of a shifting gender balance. The survey
looks at the changing needs and expectations of accounting graduates and
members of CPA Australia, as the number of women at entry level grows. It
also provides insights into the work and home environments of CPAs and their
views on accounting and business as a career; highlighting the complexities
involved in achieving a balanced lifestyle and meeting professional and personal
goals.
PDF of publication available (free) at:
www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57FEDF-6DC8D2C5/cpa/hs.xsl/726_3759_ENA_HTML.htm
— Enterprise-wide Risk Management Better Practice Guide for
the Public Sector (CPA Australia's Public Sector Centre
of Excellence)
Overview: This guide provides improved
principles and approaches to risk management, while allowing businesses to
determine the most suitable strategies for their circumstances and management
systems. The guide also looks at how the integration of risk management across
the organisation at the management and operational levels can improve overall
performance.
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.cpaaustralia.com.au/apps/store/20_0_0_02_product_details.asp?var_prod=COE0173.xml
— Case Studies in Public Sector Risk
Management (CPA Australia's Public Sector
Centre of Excellence)
Overview: The case studies provide a
cross-section of three levels of government of various jurisdictions, and
examine the different strategies pursued by each agency. The case studies
look at the risk management process and its successes in each agency, and
the lessons learned, implications and future directions.
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.cpaaustralia.com.au/apps/store/20_0_0_02_product_details.asp?var_prod=COE0172.xml
— Public Sector Risk Management: 'A State of
Play' (CPA Australia's Public Sector Centre
of Excellence)
Overview: This report gives people working
in or with the public sector an insight into the importance and application
of risk management policies and practices. It investigates the current approach
to risk management in the public sector and the results. The report is based
on a literature review of risk management in the public sector, and a survey
of 31 public sector agencies from all three levels of government. It is one
of a series of reports examining public sector risk management.
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.cpaaustralia.com.au/apps/store/20_0_0_02_product_details.asp?var_prod=COE0174.xml
Moore Stephens Services Pty Ltd (via CPA Australia)
BCPKickstart © (Business Continuity
Planning software)
Overview: BCPKickstart© is an easy
to use Window based tool aimed at organisations wanting to develop and maintain
formal and comprehensive business continuity plans but that are low on time
and resources. BCPKickstart will help an organisation to create a framework
for:
— Prioritising Critical Business Areas
— Assessing Damages & Communicating Disasters
— Developing Disaster Scenarios & Recovery Procedures
— Assigning Disaster Recovery Teams
— Compiling Hardware/Software Registers , etc.
More information and BCPKickstart©
brochure (PDF) available at:
www.mshf.com.au/products_mshf_non_cpd/bcp/more_info.asp
Education — advanced / university
Arnason, Johann
Rationalisation and Modernity: Towards a Cultural Reading of Max
Weber, La Trobe University.
Heller, Agnes
The Power of Shame, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London.
— Beyond Justice, Blackwell, Oxford.
— General Ethics, Harvard, Mass., Harvard University Press.
— Hungary 1956 Revisited, Allen & Unwin, London.
Sugimoto, Yoshio and Arnason, Johann (General Eds)
Japanese Encounters with Postmodernity, Kegan Paul
International, London.
Sugimoto, Yoshio
Popular Disturbance in Postwar Japan: A Statistical
Analysis, Asian Research Service, Hong Kong. Asian Studies
Monographs.
School of Nursing, La Trobe University, Distance Education teaching materials (postgraduate studies).
Education — secondary
Curriculum Corporation
Guidelines for Developing School Materials
Curriculum Corporation (for Commonwealth Government Department of
Education, Science and Training), Carlton, Victoria.
Curriculum Corporation
Enterprise Education Professional Development
Project Professional development booklets for secondary
teachers. Curriculum Corporation (for Commonwealth Government Department
of Education, Science and Training), Carlton,
Victoria.
Overview: Case studies of Enterprise education activities developed
by schools around Asutralia are presented as examples of successful enterprising
projects. These are followed by a range of activities to help students understand
the nature of enterprise attributes and develop the enterprise skills of
networking, negotiating and creating opportunities.
More information available from the publisher
at:
www.curriculum.edu.au/catalogue/product.php?cat_id=845/
or from the Department of Education, Science and Training at:
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/career_development/programmes_funding/programme_categories/key_career_priorities/Enterprise_education/
Powers, Greg
NSW Intermediate Level Mathematics FlexiTest
(electronic book), Heinemann (Federal Government educational
publishing), Melbourne.
Education — primary
Rigby (Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, now Harcourt)
eLine Blackline Masters series. Series of maths e-books (for five year olds
to twelve year olds) to be published on the Rigby web site.
Medical / science
Melbourne Division of General Practice
The Homeless Handbook: A medical guide for care workers of marginalised
and homeless people by Doctors Michael Daly, Harry
Hemley, Peter Pearce & Richard Newton. Stewart Service Press,
Melbourne.
Overview: This manual is designed to assist support workers
of homeless and similarly disadvantaged people who find themselves in medically
challenging situations. The authors work in the areas of general practice,
psychiatry and nursing, and have extensive experience in the homeless field
in Melbourne, Australia. This revised edition is an expanded text, particularly
in the directory, psychiatry, and drug and alcohol sections. Aboriginal health
and homeless youth health are new sections. (147 pages, ISBN 0646278525)
School of Nursing, La Trobe University, Distance Education teaching materials (postgraduate studies).
William S. C. Hare (Emeritous Professor of Radiology, University of
Melbourne)
Clinical Radiology for Medical Students and Health
Practitioners Blackwell Science.
Medical journals:
Australasian Radiology
Blackwell Science.
More information and
sample issue at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0004-8461&site=1
Pathology International
Blackwell Science.
More information and
sample issue at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1320-5463
Psychiatry and Clinical
Neurosciences Blackwell Science.
More information and
sample issue at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1323-1316
Fine Arts — exhibition catalogues
Benson, Laurie
The Master's Eye: Five centuries of European
painting, National Gallery of Victoria.
Crumlin, Rosemary
Beyond Belief: Modern Art and the Religious
Imagination, National Gallery of Victoria.
Phipps, Jennifer
Sydney Nolan: Wimmera Landscapes, National Gallery
of Victoria.
Rembrandt Research Project
Rembrandt (co-editors: Dana Rowan and Dierdre
Missingham), National Gallery of Victoria.
Smith, Geoffrey
Sidney Nolan, Desert & Drought, National Gallery
of Victoria.
Spier, Jeffrey and Morrison, Gordon
San Marco and Venice, National Gallery of Victoria.
Pang, Mae Anna
Spring Flowers, Autumn Grass, National Gallery of
Victoria.
Pang, Mae Anna
Dragon Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City,
National Gallery of Victoria.
Top Arts
1999 VCE art awards, National Gallery of Victoria.
Fine Arts — general
David Marshall and Russell Staiff (General Eds)
Melbourne Art Journal, Department of Fine Arts &
Fine Arts Society, The University of Melbourne. Volumes 1, 2 &
3.
More information including contents of each volume at
www.melbourneartjournal.unimelb.edu.au/MAJ/
Dingle, Tony and Doyle, Helen
Yan Yean: A history of Melbourne's early water
supply, Public Record Office of Victoria.
Heller, Agnes
A Theory of History, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London.
Australian National Training Authority
Training Package Process 35 page text
Department of Education & Training (Apprenticeship Administration
Branch)
Guide to Apprenticeships and Traineeships in
Victoria 80 page text
Eastern House (Swinburne University)
Network Protocols and WAN Implementation
(Rajiv Seth) 168 page text
Eastern House (Swinburne University)
Stepping through Office 2000
(Michael Fitzgerald et al.) 1294 page text
Eastern House (Swinburne University)
Stepping through Office 97 (David Flanders
et al.) 884 page text
Eastern House (Swinburne University)
Using a Multi-User Operating System: UNIX (Tony
Ganly) 165 page text
National Gallery of Victoria
Beyond Belief: Modern Art and the Religious
Imagination (Rosemary Crumlin) 188 page text
Oxford University Press
Social Self, Global Culture (David Kellehear) 287
page text
Pearson Education
Food Technology First 288 page text
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0123604702
Pearson Education
One Land Many Stories 369 page text
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0123605490
Pearson Education
Information and Software Technology 357 page
text
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0123604710
Pearson Education
Science Aspects 1
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0733977545
Pearson Education
Science Dimensions 3
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=073397550X
Pearson Education
Chemistry Contexts 1 (2nd edn)
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0733976603
Pearson Education
Chemistry Contexts 2 (2nd edn)
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0733976638
Pearson Education
Chemistry Dimensions 1
More information and
Table of Contents available at:
www.pearsoned.com.au/Catalogue/TitleDetails.aspx?isbn=0733970427
Routledge and Kegan Paul, London
A Theory of History (Agnes Heller) 330 page
text
