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Information Systems Student Excels Again

Nancy Kwok delivered the student response at the February Hong Kong graduations for the Faculty of Business. Nancy completed her Bachelor of Business in Business Systems Support and regaled the audience of her experience and motivation in achieving further student qualifications. The Bachelor of Business in Business Systems Support is one of the shining lights in the overseas offerings of Victoria University. Over 1000 students have graduated in the 8 years the course has been offered at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. John Bentley, course Co-ordinator, was immensely proud of Nancy and the status given to her at the ceremony.

Graduating the Long Way

Three Bachelor of Business in Computer Systems Management students took a novel approach in arriving for their recent graduations ceremony here in Melbourne. Amy Chan, Agnes Cheung and Irene Wong have decided to travel Australia on working visas to experience Australian people and cultures first hand. Amy is sited in Shepparton and Irene and Agnes are working in Adelaide. Amy has also been on a recent SBS show looking at students on working holidays and does not mind experiencing the full range of jobs that Australia offers. The beaming Irene, Agnes and Amy are celebrating their Degree conferral with John Bentley Course Co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Business in Computer Systems Management.

All-rounders are hard to find

Chahida Bakkour can lay claim to being the perfect all-rounder as she juggles family, study and work life. Chahida was recently selected as a finalist in the TAFE Victoria Vocational student of the year award. Her family were present at the ceremony and were the first to congratulate Chahida and the staff who supported her. Chahida is managing full-time study, a family (two young children) and does some TAFE teaching as well. She excelled at her School of Information Systems Bachelor of Business in Computer Systems Management this year and can look forward to a bright future.

School of Information Records VCE Revision Lectures

Tuesday 26 September saw over 200 VCE students attend VCE revision lectures in Information Systems and Information Processing and Management. Secondary school teacher, Adrian Janson from Melbourne High reviewed the year’s work in these topics and then prepared students for the forthcoming exams. This is the second revision lecture series the school has run.

Brendan McCarthy recorded the lectures on Centra, an online learning tool, and the recordings can be located at the Virtual VU site.

The recordings can be downloaded or played live. Any further information on the VCE lecture series can be obtained from Andrew Stein.