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Professor Rob Hyndman FAA FASSA, Head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) for his ground-breaking research and outstanding contributions to the scientific community, both within Australia and globally.
Professor Hyndman is the first researcher from Monash University to be elected as a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among the nation’s most distinguished scientists, nominated by their peers for work that has made a clear impact.
Abstract
This article presents a work-based learning and research approach to professional postgraduate education specifically in the case of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs. It highlights a prototype of the Cohort-based Advisory Team (CAT) model as a useful strategy. The authors propose that a design thinking approach that empathises with the student experience as the “Master” of the design reveals insights that may inform future formal higher education in the professions. An overview of the design thinking process associated with the Professional Studies programs as developed at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is provided. Case accounts of HDR students in the law and engineering disciplines provide exploratory evidence of the student experience. The article concludes that there is a case to be made to professional associations that this form of professional development (work-based learning and research) should be recognised in terms of the contributions it