the life of the Project supported to participate by coordinating the in the program through a online mentoring series of activities program and including the launch and providing real−world finale events, and experiences to its attending schools to users. deliver lunchtime career presentations and be involved in the establishment of a community of practice. 3.2 Submission of Not required. 3.2 Application for ethics Early in the year, the application for ethics approval submitted in Project team conducted a approval to the sufficient time for wide-ranging literature University of Newcastle. approval to be granted review and developed a by the end of February series of research 2017. questions. Since they were exploratory rather than definitive research questions, it was decided to use the experience from the 2017 program to guide the design of a more structured questions and more formal research project, proposed for 2018. Nov 4.1 Identification of Completed 4.1 At least 12 women The project had 25 people 2016 women professionals professionals commit to willing to provide their − Feb in business and law for participating, including 6 time to create their 2017 video recording of who have either: profile video. interviews to include in Due to availability and the spent their the online mentoring pre−university life in a need for the videos to be program. diverse in their regional/remote area; representation, 20 videos or interviews were are currently working undertaken: 19 Females in a regional/remote 1 Male, 50% being area. from/working in a regional area. 12 were from a business/ commerce background, 8 from the legal field. Jan 5.1 Engage external Completed 5.1 Engagement of Through the Community 2017 − contractors to deliver: external contractors that of Practice process, we Mar can deliver services connected with Midcoast video production; 2017 suitable for the online Digital, based in Taree app design and mentoring program. who filmed and edited construction. the videos and set up the website design and private online Facebook construction; and space (see 13.1.1).
the life of the Project by coordinating the online mentoring program and providing real−world experiences to its users. supported to participate in the program through a series of activities including the launch and finale events, and attending schools to deliver lunchtime career presentations and be involved in the establishment of a community of practice. 3.2 Submission of application for ethics approval to the University of Newcastle. Not required. 3.2 Application for ethics approval submitted in sufficient time for approval to be granted by the end of February 2017. Early in the year, the Project team conducted a wide-ranging literature review and developed a series of research questions. Since they were exploratory rather than definitive research questions, it was decided to use the experience from the 2017 program to guide the design of a more structured questions and more formal research project, proposed for 2018. Nov 2016 − Feb 2017 4.1 Identification of women professionals in business and law for video recording of interviews to include in the online mentoring program. Completed 4.1 At least 12 women professionals commit to participating, including 6 who have either: spent their pre−university life in a regional/remote area; or are currently working in a regional/remote area. The project had 25 people willing to provide their time to create their profile video. Due to availability and the need for the videos to be diverse in their representation, 20 videos interviews were undertaken: 19 Females 1 Male, 50% being from/working in a regional area. 12 were from a business/ commerce background, 8 from the legal field. Jan 2017 − Mar 2017 5.1 Engage external contractors to deliver: video production; app design and construction. website design and construction; and Completed 5.1 Engagement of external contractors that can deliver services suitable for the online mentoring program. Through the Community of Practice process, we connected with Midcoast Digital, based in Taree who filmed and edited the videos and set up the private online Facebook space (see 13.1.1).
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