Sunday 19 August
9.00am - 4.30pm
City West campus

Open Day is an opportunity for you and your parents to visit UniSA’s City West campus and talk to lecturers and students about studying at university. We have prepared all the information you need to help plan your day.

• Personalise your itinerary
• Download the Open Day Mobile App
• See the exciting activities we have planned

This year we have released mobile apps for both iPhones and Android handsets. Interact with us, plan your day and use the interactive map to navigate campus. See the Open Day website for download details.

Also at Open Day, visit the CareerShop stand to have your photo taken in our photobooth! Get a happy snap with your family or friends to take home and see it uploaded, instantly, on Facebook!

We’re also giving away fortune cookies when you interact with us on social media… what does your future hold?

You’ll find the CareerShop team in Fenn Place, just outside the H Building, in the heart of Open Day.

And finally, we are proud to announce the winner of the Open Day Play Live Competition…

Congratulations to Sofie, a St Francis de Sales College student, she will play live on stage at Open Day.

All you need to know about Open Day can be found on at unisa.edu.au/open day

See you there!

     - CareerShop Team

Round 2 of the 2012 UniSA Pedal Prix season was held over the past weekend. Check out the wrap up from Pat Jonker below:

There was a little rain and a few crashes during the 6 hour race at Victoria Park but overall it was a great day with over 500 schools from around South Australia out to compete and support their teams.

Round 3 will be held at Murray Bridge on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September. This is the final race of the season running for 24 hours.

View results from past races and information about coming races at pedalprix.com.au.

If you missed it, the UniSA Pedal Prix Round 1 video is available here.

      - CareerShop Team

Have you wondered who creates the protective coatings on your iPad or iPhone? Who creates the lasers for eye surgery? Or the materials for long life batteries? Advanced Materials are all around us and it’s a Material Scientist that creates these new technologies.

Saint Aloysius College student, Katherine Tweedie spent an insightful day at UniSA’s Mawson Lakes campus with Dr Craig Priest, an Advanced Materials Scientist. Read about what Katherine got up to below.

Working with Craig and his student, Linda, Katherine entered The Ian Wark Research Institute’s Microfluidics and Nanofabrication Laboratory where the three of them worked on the “optical profilometer”. This instrument shines light onto a surface and using the reflected light can determine the surface structure or roughness with very high precision. Linda was measuring the height of structures made by etching glass in a very controlled way. The size of the features was about 5 micrometers (very tiny!).

Before entering the special lab or ‘clean room environment’ which is designed to minimise particles in the air, Craig, Linda and Katherine had to gown up into the overalls, with hair nets, masks, gloves, shoe covers, etc. This is mandatory for entry because just one entry without coverings could cause enough contamination for samples to fail. The air in the ‘clean room’ needs to be kept as clear of particles as possible and at constant temperature otherwise, with just one particle in the wrong place, the samples could fail. Hence the reason they’re dressed in space style suits!

A group of 8 lucky runners up were invited along to Mawson Lakes campus to visit the facilities, including the brand new M² Building, hear Craig speak about his job and were even lucky enough to visit the UniSA Planetarium.

Take a look at some more photos of Katherine, Craig and Linda in the lab in their space-style suits on the CareerShop Facebook page.

    - CareerShop Team

Tina Tran from Glenunga International High School was the lucky winner of the day in the life of a marketing professional. Tina met Kathy Miglis, Bachelor of Management (Marketing) graduate and now Promotions Manager, at Channel 9 Adelaide for a busy work experience day.   Tina met people around the Station and was able to see how the media environment incorporates many aspects to come together to produce the final product we view on our televisions. Read about Tina’s experience below:

Being a year 10 student in the midst of looking for work experience, I couldn’t resist entering CareerShop’s incredible opportunity to spend ‘a day in the life’ with Kathy Miglis, Marketing Manager of Channel 9, which I was fortunate enough to win!

Feeling slightly apprehensive as I arrived at the office, where hallways were decorated with the faces of prominent television personalities from Dame Edna to Kylie Minogue, Kathy made sure I was introduced to everyone in the office. Each played different, but vital roles – from IT, sales reps, regional sale reps, ad trafficking, etc. Almost right away, we were whisked into a meeting, involving a few members from the marketing team and not soon after, another with various people from each of the Channel 9 departments. It wasn’t before long that I realised an occupation like Kathy’s required a great deal of multi-tasking and organisational skills to keep up-to-date with each promotion and sale and to ensure each clients’ needs are met. Other great experiences incorporated in my ‘day in the life’ comprised of the tours of the studio and a lucky chance to be behind the scenes in what would turn out to be a 30-45 second promo, but took almost an hour to shoot! However, I was informed that this, alas, was not usually apart of her typical day at work. Nonetheless, it was still exciting to see what really goes on behind the scenes in television! As a teenage girl, I would say one of the best bits of the day was my lunch break, where I was provided with the latest magazines, a lovely cup of tea and a DVD compiled with snippets of what was going to come on Channel 9 to keep me pre-occupied as Kathy got to work.

Eager to learn as much as I could about the profession, Kathy was extremely helpful in answering all my queries and explained different skills and attributes needed in her role.

My ‘Day in the life’ with a Marketing Manager did nothing but inspire me to delve further into the Marketing field as a future possible pathway and career.

Thank you so much CareerShop for this amazing opportunity!  - Tina Tran

Runners up in the competition attended a day at UniSA’s City West campus, the campus Marketing and Business students call home. Kathy chatted to the students about her time as a student at UniSA, the people she met, many of who are still in her life – professionally or personally and the importance of personal branding and networking. She also spoke about her career path and explained how marketing can lead to a very diverse range of career options in an array of industries. Students also learned about the degree options available in the marketing discipline; you can read about these here and took a tour of the campus facilities.

See more photos from Tina’s work experience day on the CareerShop Facebook page.

More day in the life reviews to come!

     - CareerShop Team

The lucky winner of the day in the life of a pilot was Joshua Pfeiffer from Faith Lutheran Secondary School.  Joshua visited UniSA’s Aviation Academy on Friday 13 July and was able to check out weather pressures and flight paths, talk with pilots and aviation students and experience the different roles in the aviation industry. Joshua also took a flight in one of UniSA’s new Cessner 172sp planes!

See what Joshua had to say about the work experience below:

I was fortunate enough to win the ‘Day in the life of a pilot’ competition and was able to spend a day at UniSA’s Aviation Academy with a number of qualified pilots. During the day, I was able to broaden my knowledge on the aviation industry by learning about weather patterns and their suitability for flying, aircraft maintenance, and air traffic control, with a visit to the Parafield airport control tower. I also got to spend some time on the flying simulator at the academy, which gave me a taste of what it is like to fly. The highlight of my day came when I was lucky enough to get a flight in one of the academy’s Cessna 172sp aircraft and actually take the controls to perform a couple of basic manoeuvres. The feeling I got from this was a sense of joy, as I was realising a childhood dream of flying, and, to this day, I still can’t describe the experience in words. It really was that wonderful. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed gaining an insight into the commercial aviation industry, because my host pilots are in the application process to gain a position in a well-known international airline and were a most valuable source of information during the day.

Because of the enjoyment I got out of flying the plane, I have confirmed in my mind that becoming a pilot is something I very much want to do. I would also like to take this chance to thank UniSA for giving me this opportunity.

Eight runners up were invited to UniSA’s Mawson Lakes campus and Aviation Academy to discover what it’s like to be a pilot.  They took a tour of the facilities and also visited the UniSA Planetarium.

See more photos from Joshua’s work experience day on the CareerShop Facebook page.

Stay tuned for more work experience day reviews.

      - CareerShop Team

CareerShop is giving you the opportunity to win some work experience in the July school holidays!

If you attended the Tertiary Studies and Careers Expo in April and visited the CareerShop stand, you would have seen that we launched the Day in the life of a UniSA graduate competition. This competition is giving students the opportunity to win a day of work experience with 1 of 6 UniSA graduates.

South Australian high school students in years 10, 11 and 12 are eligible to enter the competition through the UniSA CareerShop Facebook page and sign up to CareerShop in the process. 
 
The Day in the life of a UniSA graduate competition offers 6 work experience opportunities, these are:

• working with an Advanced Materials Scientist on real projects in the lab
  
  
• meeting clients and using computer aided design (CAD) programs with an Interior Architect
  
  
• showing off your creativity in a Public Relations role at Zoos SA
  
  
• learning about Promotions and Marketing in media at Channel 9
  
  
• discovering how exercise and sports science can change lives with an Exercise Physiologist
  
  
• or being a Pilot for a day!

Find out more about each experience on offer by visiting unisa.edu.au/dayinlife.

Enter the competition via CareerShop’s Facebook page – facebook.com/UniSACareerShop

Goodluck

- CareerShop Team

As part of the Adelaide Festival, CareerShop held a competition for CareerShop members with study interest areas in Education, Arts, Communications, Writing and Social Sciences at UniSA.

Five double passes were up for grabs for Proximity and Raoul held during Australia’s largest multi-arts display, the Adelaide Festival. 

Adelaide based Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) production, Proximity, which was choreographed by Garry Steward was attended by Michelle, Ambica and Chloe. These lucky CareerShop members were fortunate enough to see the world premier of Proximity here in Adelaide before the show tours on the world. Hear about their experience below.

“It was a tremendous experience for me… [and] I found it reliable and trusting to enter this competition as it is a local one” – Chloe

 “I’ve always had an interest in the arts, believing that it allows us to express ourselves in ways words never can. I haven’t had much time to explore my passion for the arts with the onset of year 12 and copious amounts of work, so this Careershop competition seemed like the perfect opportunity to rekindle my passion! And it certainly did just that! The choreography was beautiful and rhythmically enchanting, tapping into something inexpressibly deep” – Ambica

Shannon and Kathryn were the lucky winners of tickets to see the Australian tour premiere season of Raoul touring from France. The production stars James Thiérrée, described as “one of Europe’s most versatile artists, the acrobat, clown, poet and magician uses his impish talent and extraordinary physical prowess to transform everyday objects into magical dream-like spectacles that captivate, charm and inspire” [Source: Adelaide Festival]. This show had a short season in Adelaide, Shannon and Kathryn were a lucky few to experience it, hear some feedback from them below.

“As a year 11 student who is heavily involved in the arts, I jumped at the opportunity to enter this competition to win 2 tickets to see Raoul. Answering the competition question wasn’t hard; I was genuinely interested in seeing this performance, and believed it could help me with my current Stage 2 Dance and Stage 2 Drama studies… I couldn’t wait to attend the VIP night with Paul Grabowsky and see the show. The show was incredible; the best piece of theatre I have ever seen. It exceeded my very high expectations and I wish I could experience it again. Thank you to the CareerShop team for this amazing opportunity.” - Shannon

If you’re interested in a career in Education, Arts, Communications, Writing and Social Sciences, sign up to CareerShop to build a personalized portal around the study and career areas you’re interested in.

CareerShop gives you study tips, career quizzes, student profiles plus the latest news and invitations to career events and more. Visit www.unisa.edu.au/careershop

Hi, My name is Anthony von der Borch and I am a new CareerShop Blogger. I am currently in Year 11 at Cabra Dominican College and I am planning on studying Journalism when I leave school at UniSA. 

Throughout my whole life, I have always had a passion for writing and I love to express my feelings and emotions throughout my stories. When I was younger I loved to create narratives that were filled with fantasy and imaginative story lines that showcased my creative talents. As I grew older I realised that my flare for writing could one day turn into a career, so that is when my interest for Journalism came about.  I started writing reports and expositions throughout High School which began to reinforce my love of informing people about particular circumstances and conveying to them a particular side to an argument, which is commonly seen in newspaper articles. I began to start reading more of the newspaper and familiarising myself with the style that Journalists write in and learning as much as I could about the career. 

This year my subjects consist of English Studies, Media Studies,  Visual Arts, Maths Methods, Psychology and a few others that are mostly core English focused. Currently my favourite subject is English Studies, particularly because I get the chance to analyse books, movies, poetry, propaganda, etc, and really see the in depth workings of the author and find the hidden symbols and meanings which were place there with specific purpose. Media Studies is another subject that has helped my to discover a bit more about Journalism as a career and opened my eyes to the wide range of exciting options that it can offer.  

From here, I hope to continue my love of writing and one day hopefully break into the market of Journalism, whether it be in print, television or radio. I do feel that I have a lot of determination, persistence and courage to succeed in the industry and one day make a successful Journalist. 

The boy who lived is in his finally year of high school, and thanks to CareerShop, last Wednesday night (13 July 2011), I was lucky enough to win tickets to see it in their Most Highly Anticipated Movie of the Year competition! I’m not going to lie; I never quite jumped on to the Harry Potter bandwagon. I didn’t hate the books or the movies, but particularly when I was younger I found them extremely difficult to understand! Going into to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, I had only read the first book, and I had only seen the first five movies, so you could say I wasn’t really prepared to see the final movie and, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting to understand much or even like it for that matter! However, I really enjoyed it and I thought it was such a great finish to what has been undoubtedly one of the most successful movie series of all time! The film did have some funny parts that I don’t think we’re meant to be humorous at all- like the awkward hug between Voldemort and Malfoy, but that really added to the whole experience.

I think J.K Rowling has created a “Harry Potter” generation, because a lot of people like myself have grown up with Harry and his friends, and I know particularly these people found it sad to see the ending of the final movie. I was expecting to be drowning in my own tears by the finish, because although I wasn’t overly attached to the series I have a lot of memories with it- that and I cry at every other movie under the sun. I remember when I was seven and the first movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, came out. I wasn’t allowed to go see it because my parents thought it was “too grown up” for me even though everyone else in year two got to go see it. I was so upset! I also remember I went to my friends Harry Potter themed birthday party when I was 12, and I dressed up as Hermione and accidentally hit someone in the head with my broomstick. I use to always wish that I could pull out a wand and say “expecto patronum” and everything would be all right. I remember all the times I brushed my hair out like Hermione’s, so it resembled a Christmas tree formation, just because I wanted to look like her. It made me realise that even though I wasn’t obsessed with them like a lot of people I know are, the series- both the books and the movies- have given me a lot of memories. It was so good to see the movie with my best friend since year two, who 10 years ago, I complained to about not being allowed to watch the first Harry Potter.

If you haven’t seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, I definitely recommend you go see it! It makes me sad to think that all the characters have grown up, but to many people, although Harry Potter may be over- the story is still alive. I’m in my last year of school now, just like Harry was at Hogwarts, and although I don’t plan on fighting Voldemort to finish off my last year, I could really relate to the idea of leaving and new beginnings, that are portrayed in the film. I’m sure the books and the movies will be around for many years to come, and bring joy to many more people. Maybe one day they will have a little Harry Potter reunion and bring the cast back together again, but until then I wanted this entry on my favourite quote out of the whole series “Troll in the dungeon! Troll in the dungeon!” 

Thank you!

Alice :)

Hi, my name is Alice and I’m the Careershop’s next blogger! I’m in year 12 this year and over the next few months, I will be sharing with you my experiences and my journey through what I’ve been told is, “one of life’s toughest years”- year 12. One of the hardest things about being in year 12 is not just focusing on the work you’re doing, but thinking about the work you want to do in the future. I don’t know about you, but I have enough trouble thinking about what I will be doing when I get home from school tonight, let alone thinking about what I will be doing for the rest of my life! I attended the Tertiary Studies and Career Expo, just so I could get an understanding of the options open to me next year and beyond. Wow, I didn’t realise how many opportunities were open to me! I went around to many different stalls set up by different universities and after-school programs, and picked up so many brochures, I needed a truck to carry them all- that’s where my mum came in handy! Initially I found it intimidating talking to exhibitors and asking them questions, but after the first few nail biting moments, I realized it wasn’t bad at all! I want to work in advertising for my career, so I was asking questions about what courses would be suited to that career, and also what life was like on campus. Right now, I’m sat at home, swimming in the pamphlets and leaflets I picked up, and really thinking about what course would be best for me and get me to where I want to go in life. The expo really gave me a lot to think about – but it wasn’t all work and no play! I managed to enter a few competitions like UniSA’s movie competition and their competition to spend a day with a graduate – definitely two competitions I wouldn’t mind winning! I also managed to pick up some popcorn from the UniSA career shop stall, which definitely eased some of the stress from being in year 12 and thinking about my life after school! I think the key to picking the right tertiary study option for you, is to really think about what you want to do, and to look at it from the bigger picture. Although they say the average Australian will have at least 7 career changes in their life, initially you do tertiary study to get a job and stick at it for the rest of your life. That’s why choosing the right course is so important to me. I want to wake up every morning and love what I do and I want to pick the right course to get me in that position.