PhD Career Development Program
The Sustainable Tourism CRC Education Program supports a range of research, professional
and career development activities. These include generic research training workshops,
generic skills workshops, and attendance at the CAUTHE conference. The Education
Program aims to deepen students’ understanding of broader tourism issues, to develop
an appreciation of research needs within the tourism industry, to provide opportunities
for students to network with other PhDs, academics and tourism industry stakeholders,
and to develop skills required to enhance career progression.
Planned student activities:
- STCRC PhD Workshop, Kingscliff, Sept 2008: The next PhD Career Development
Workshop will take place from 28 September until 1 October at the Peppers Salt Resort and Spa, Kingscliff, New South Wales.
The program will have 2 main themes “Research Support” and “Media Training”. There will also be an exciting team building
activity and an industry panel perspective.
Student activities that have been facilitated by the program over the last 12 months
include:
- STCRC PhD Workshop, Gold Coast, Feb 2008: 51 STCRC scholars attended
the Bill Faulkner PhD Workshop and CAUTHE Conference 2008 at the Surfers Paradise’s
Gold Coast International Hotel from 8 to 11 February 2008. Workshops included getting
published, NVivo (qualitative data analysis tool) and the Experience Sampling Method.
This workshop was facilitated by Prof Beverley
Sparks, Director STCRC Education Program. Click here to read full report.
- STCRC PhD Workshop, Byron Bay, July 2007: 41 STCRC scholars from
STCRC partner universities attended this workshop held in Byron Bay from 15 to 18
July 2007 which explored strategies for successful PhD completion, self promotion
using visual medium, argument mapping, article writing and research discussion.
Click here to read full report.
- STCRC & Bill Faulkner CAUTHE PhD Workshop, Manly, February 2007:
50 STCRC PhD scholars were funded by STCRC to attend CAUTHE 2007. 29 STCRC scholars
presented papers at CAUTHE 2007. The PhD workshop, offered to all STCRC scholars
as well as all interested PhD scholars completing research in the tourism and hospitality
field, was held at the International College of Management Sydney from Friday 9
February to Sunday 11 February 2007. Topics covered at this workshop included oral
presentation with NIDA, focus group interviews, the use of photos in qualitative
research, publication syndicates and small group facilitated research discussion.
Click here to read full report.
- STCRC Career Development Workshop, Noosa Heads, June 2006: 44 PhD
scholars attended the Noosa PhD Career Development Workshop (CDW) at Noosa Blue
Resort, Noosa Heads, Queensland from 25 to 28 June 2006. All STCRC Scholarship recipients
were invited to attend and feedback from attendees was very positive. This workshop
was facilitated by Prof Beverley Sparks, Director STCRC Education Program.
- Bill Faulkner PhD Workshop February 2006: Funded by STCRC and CAUTHE,
63 PhD students attended this workshop in Melbourne from Saturday 4 Februaryruary
to Monday 6 Februaryruary 2006 coinciding with the CAUTHE Conference. This workshop
was facilitated by Prof Leo Jago, Director of Research STCRC and Prof Beverley Sparks,
Director STCRC Education Program with international and Australian academics with
expertise in the hospitality and tourism field contributing.