ARC Linkage Awards for 2005 - Round One
Faculty of Business and Law
Deakin Business School
Faculty of Education
School of Scientific Development Studies in Education
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
School of Health and Social Development
School of Psychology
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Architecture and Building
School of Ecology and Environment
School of Engineering and Technology
School of Information Technology
Faculty of Business and Law
Deakin Business School
Title: Modelling the Influence of Organisational Identification and Marketing Actions on Membership Behaviour for Australian Football League Clubs
Prof RN Shaw; Dr HJ McDonald
2005 : $130,000
2006 : $70,000
2007 : $75,000
Category: 3502 - BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Partner Organisation(s):
Australian Football League
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: This project involves
an innovative extension of the current international focus on the role of individual
and organisational identification in managing marketing relationships, from
a static perspective to a dynamic systems model. This project will examine the
influence of organisational marketing activities on the relationship between
consumers and organisations, longitudinally over five years. A combination of
experimental and quasi-experimental methods will be used to estimate the relationships
between aspects of individual-organisational identification and marketing activities,
and organisational affiliation, in the context of Australian Football League
club membership, conducted in partnership with every AFL club nationally.
Faculty of Education
School of Scientific Development Studies in Education
Externally led grant
Title: From high school to higher education: Gendered pathways in information, communication and computer technology education
Prof M Vickers; Prof TI Downes; Dr J Lynch;
Dr C Reid; Dr CR Harris; Dr RF Stevens; Ms P Hall; Dr TD Gilley; Mr KR Lountain
2005 : $52,903
2006 : $54,536
2007 : $54,260
Category: 3799 - OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Partner Organisation(s):
New South Wales Department of Education and Training
New South Wales Department for Women
Victorian Schools Innovation Commission
South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services
Administering Institution: University of Western Sydney
Summary: Serious gender-based disparities exist in participation
in the Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies (ICCT) field,
in both higher education and industry, with a 2004 review of Australian university
participation rates identifying women as an equity target group in this field.
A multi-method, multi-stage project has been design to identify the processes
that lead to this gender gap. Specifically, the project will focus on students’
experiences and decisions at secondary school in three states to ascertain why
so few girls choose to enter university-level ICCT courses, and what strategies
could be implemented in schools to remedy this problem
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Title: Geelong Healthy Eating and Active Play for Under Fives
Prof BA Swinburn; Dr C Bell
2005 : $24,148
2006 : $24,148
2007 : $24,148
Category: 3212 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
APA(I) Award(s): 1
Partner Organisation(s):
Barwon Health
City of Greater Geelong
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Helping children
achieve a healthier weight is a major national health priority. About 30% of
4 and 5 year old children are already overweight or obese. Action is urgently
needed to prevent further increases yet there have been very few studies in
the area. The Geelong Under-5s project in will measure the impact of a comprehensive
intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity by
modifying day care and kindergarten settings, by increasing the capacity of
staff to teach and model healthy eating and physical activity patterns, and
by educating parents at receptive moments in their child's
life.
Title: Addressing the food and health needs of ageing Baby
boomers
Prof A Worsley
2005 : $65,000
2006 : $65,000
2007 : $65,000
Category: 3212 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
APA(I) Award(s): 1
Partner Organisation(s):
Sodexho
Sanitarium Health food company
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: This project will
facilitate the future provision of food and health promotion services for the
"baby boomers" (aged 55 to 70 years). Three consecutive surveys will
be administered to a random sample of 1500 middle -aged people which will examine
their food consumption and health habits; the psycho social determinants of
these behaviours, and, their retirement preparedness. The creation of the project
data base will facilitate the monitoring of future changes and trends in this
representative sample of late middle aged people.
School of Health and Social Development
Externally led grant
Title: Organisational Behaviour in the Victoria Police Force
A/Prof JJ Rodwell; Dr AJ Noblet; Mr S Roy;
Prof CL Cooper
2005 : $80,000
2006 : $70,000
2007 : $70,000
Category: 3502 - BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Partner Organisation(s):
Victoria Police
Administering Institution: Macquarie University
Summary: One of the major challenges facing managers in the
Victoria Police is to create working environments that provide employees with
the best possible chance of achieving organisational objectives. Subsequently,
the aim of this project is to investigate a comprehensive model of organisational
behaviour that employs the psychological contract approach and an augmented
job strain model to predict employee attitudes and behaviour over time. The
combined project model goes beyond the typical studies in this field by incorporating
cutting-edge issues such as organisational citizenship behaviours. The Victoria
Police is highly committed to this project and believes that the successful
execution of this project will contribute to its strategic goals.
School of Psychology
Title: The economic impact of chronic degenerative neurological disease on well-being
Prof MP McCabe; Dr LA Firth
2005 : $60,000
2006 : $60,000
2007 : $60,000
Category: 3801 - PSYCHOLOGY
Partner Organisation(s):
Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria
Australian Huntington's Disease Association (Vic)
MS Society Victoria
Parkinson's Victoria Inc
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: This study is designed to determine the financial impact of chronic progressive neurological illnesses on people with these disorders and their families. Due to the nature of these illnesses and the time of onset, financial strain is a major concern for people with these disorders. This research is central to the improvement of services to address the changes in financial situation associated with these disorders and its impact. The results will lead to an understanding of factors related to financial strain, and the development of services to address the well-being of this population.
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Architecture and Building
Title: Determination of key parameters and control strategies for fabric energy storage (FES) systems for the various climates of Australia
Dr MB Luther; Dr RJ Fuller
2005 : $24,148
2006 : $24,148
2007 : $24,148
Category: 3102 - BUILDING
APA(I) Award(s): 1
Partner Organisation(s):
Connell Mott MacDonald Pty Ltd
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: This research will
establish the theoretical basis for the use of advanced fabric energy storage
(FES) systems in commercial buildings in Australia. A thermal model of a FES
will be developed and then incorporated into a full building model, so that
the interaction of the FES with other building elements may be studied. The
model will be validated against data from measurements taken in a commercial
building. A parametric study will be carried out to determine the optimum control
strategy options and design parameters for FES systems in various climates in
Australia.
School of Ecology and Environment
Title: Our rural wealth: using functional responses of native fauna to predict conservation values of agricultural landscapes
Dr AF Bennett; A/Prof RC Mac Nally; Dr JW Dorrough
2005 : $112,395
2006 : $53,277
2007 : $59,024
Category: 2707 - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Partner Organisation(s):
Department of Sustainability and Environment
North Central Catchment Management Authority
North East Catchment Management Authority
Department of Primary Industries
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: The aim of this project
is to develop and test a new approach for assessing the conservation value of
agricultural landscapes in Australia. It is based on identifying the functional
responses of the fauna to the extent and pattern of native vegetation and types
and intensity of agricultural land-uses in whole landscapes. Different response
types will be interpreted in relation to ecological characteristics of species.
We will use this knowledge to predict the status of birds and mammals in novel
landscapes in three bioregions, and test the predictions by field studies. This
new landscape-level approach will help land managers assess present agricultural
environments as well as evaluate scenarios for future changes in land-use.
Externally led grants
Title: Models for biodiversity futures for massively altered agricultural landscapes
A/Prof RC Mac Nally; Dr AF Bennett; Dr JW Dorrough;
Dr M Bevers; Dr PA Vesk
2005 : $130,257
2006 : $127,357
2007 : $86,623
Category: 2707 - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
APDI: Dr PA Vesk
Partner Organisation(s):
Department of Sustainability and Environment
North Central Catchment Management Authority
North East Catchment Management Authority
Mallee Catchment Management Authority
Goulburn-Broken CMA
Administering Institution: Monash University
Summary: Problems with soil
and water and declines in native biodiversity have been linked to clearance
of native vegetation. We consider future landscapes with substantially more
native vegetation than at present to deal with these natural resource problems.
Plantings will be slow to mature so optimal planning for landscape revegetation
must consider how long it will take for the new vegetation to provide suitable
habitat, both at patch and landscape scales. We will develop an optimization
framework incorporating models of vegetation maturation and biotic responses
to aid designs for placement and scheduling of replantings to give the best
outcomes for biodiversity management given constraints on amounts of retired
area and costs of implementation.
School of Engineering and Technology
Title: Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Stab and Ballistic Resistant Fabrics
Dr L Wang; Prof X Wang
2005 : $24,148
2006 : $24,148
2007 : $24,148
Category: 2903 - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
APA(I) Award(s): 1
Partner Organisation(s):
Australian Defence Apparel P/L
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: The aims of the project are to model
and design stab resistant fabrics, and evaluate their stab and ballistic performance
under simulated end-use conditions. Bi-component ballistic and stab resistant
wearable and concealable garments will be produced and comprehensively characterised.
This program is a significant first step towards developing Australian owned
intellectual property for specialised protective garments for local and export
markets. Results from this study will produce fundamental knowledge on stab
and ballistic resistant fabrics and armours, and provide practical information
on the preparation of commercially acceptable protective products.
Title: Scouring and Dehairing Australian Cashmere Fibres
Prof X Wang; Dr L Wang
2005 : $58,657
2006 : $60,893
2007 : $63,127
Category: 2903 - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Partner Organisation(s):
Cashmere Connections P/L
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: The project aims
to develop a viable method of dehairing greasy Australian cashmere materials.
Traditionally, cashmere materials are scoured or washed first, followed by dehairing
to extract the useful fine cashmere fibres. This is expensive and water consumption
for scouring is also high. The current project will overcome the difficulties
in dehairing greasy cashmere and optimise the process of scouring dehaired cashmere
fibres. Technology developed in this project will reduce scouring cost and water
consumption, improve dehairing yield, and increase the flexibility of cashmere
scouring and processing, leading to a more sustainable Australian cashmere industry.
Externally led grants
Title: Dimensional Control of Stamped Components for Optimized Assembly Operations
Prof MJ Cardew-Hall; Dr BF Rolfe
2005 : $79,149
2006 : $140,970
2007 : $92,079
2008 : $23,886
Category: 2903 - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Administering Institution: The Australian National University
Summary: Dimensional control is one of the most important challenges in
automotive body assembly. The aim of this project is to develop a method of characterizing dimensional
variation in a stamped sheet formed parts such that the effect of this variation on assemblies can be
analysed. This will lead to an approach to flexible fixturing to minimizing assembly dimensional variation
and improve dimensional quality.
School of Information Technology (Linkage International)
Title: Development of Knowledge Discovery for High Dimensional Biomedical Data
A/Prof Y Chen; Dr L Wong; Dr J Li
2005 : $7,000
2006 : $10,500
2007 : $11,000
Category: 2801 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Collaborating Countries:
Singapore
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: The recent progress in experimental techniques of molecular genetics has made available a wealth of genome data and raised the interest for analysis of DNA sequences. As the human and mouse genome projects are in a phase of systematic sequencing, computational tools based on concepts used in science fields have recently played a prominent role. Significant contributions to this project will increasingly depend upon original application and development of algorithms for the analysis of genomic data, and of the computational systems that support them. These challenges have fostered major progress in computer science, leading to collaborative research of global significance.
