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Faculty of the Professions

Location: Ligertwood Plaza (along Bonython Hall)

Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Design

2D & 3D Animation & Visualisation

Location: Forum Lecture Theatre, Level 5, Architecture Building (G8), Hughes Plaza

This short film festival presents a shortlist selection of the most interesting and meaningful animations and visualisations produced by students in 2007 and 2008. Don’t miss this great opportunity to see student work in its uncensored and raw splendour as boundaries between Visual Arts and Visualisation are blurred to express visions spawned by critical thinking and creative action.

"These works are movies that depict various interpretations of life and the nature of place. The environments depicted vary from the general to the particular ontological expression of self."
(Dr Dean Bruton -  Senior Lecturer - Masters Digital Media Program)

Screening times: 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00noon, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm

Each screening is followed by an open Q/A session with current students and an academic staff member(s).

What will I do in First Year? – an exhibition of current first-year undergraduate student work

Exhibition open: 10:00am-4:00pm

Location: Gallery East and West, Level 5, Architecture Building (G8), Hughes Plaza

Construction & Design: Theories & Practice - 2008
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of building. This course extends students’ knowledge of the ‘design process’ into the realm of construction.
‘How buildings and landscapes are constructed’ is investigated through the development of a small-scale structure on a real site. Students participate in the design process from initial briefing (with their Client), through site visits, site analysis, design development, Working Drawing documentation (as Designer), and construction (by their Builder).
So far students have visited their real world site and performed a measure-up and analysis of their specific area. They have made physical models of the site for which they are designing and begun to develop their designs (on view in Galleries East and West).
The course introduces students to materials and materiality, structural behaviour and construction techniques (timber and steel), and a small planting palette (including plant performance, behaviour, form and maintenance).

Designing Designers: the evolution of an architect retrospective

Exhibition open: 10:00am-4:00pm

Location: Level 5 foyer space, Architecture Building

The Designing Designers exhibition was mounted to celebrate the School’s 50th Anniversary and premiered at this year’s Fringe Festival in the Visual Arts program. The exhibition showcases student work from 1958 until the present, drawn from the School’s archives, and also includes snapshots of their contemporary work.

 

Extreme Scheme: a live art project

Contemplate or get involved from 10:00am-4:00pm

Location: Display Room, Level 4, Architecture Building (G8), Hughes Plaza

The Extreme Scheme will feature a 10-metre long tableau of cardboard structures to be built by students during Open Day. In line with course objectives, this tableau will explore movements of 20th Century Architecture and Landscape Architecture as an exercise in mass scale, proportion and materiality.

 

Ephemeral Intervention: a Landscape Architecture project installation

Location: Professions Marquee, Ligertwood Plaza

This intervention provides an insight into an innovative design studio undertaken in the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. The students will be preparing an installation that is inspired by its place in the landscape. Such installations are undertaken in the design studio Landscape Narratives which is a first year elective course in the Bachelor of Design Studies. Model making and experimental design are key components in the design process and this is just one example of the ‘hands-on’ approach to place-making.

 

‘LANDED’: an exhibition of Landscape Architecture Final year students

Location: Barr Smith Library

The exhibition 'Landed' is an exhibition of Landscape Architecture final-year project students from 2007. Ms Tanya Court will be giving a lecture on this in the Barr Smith Library from 12:30pm-1:00pm on Open Day.

Business

The new Business School delivers a full spectrum of undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and research programs. Come and mix business with pleasure – our fun activities showcase some of our exciting disciplines which include Accounting, Finance, Management, International Business, and Marketing.

Location: Professions marquee, Ligertwood Plaza

GIANT Abacus – counting competition
Are you clever? Cunning and crafty at calculating? What about calculating on an abacus – the original counting device used for solving arithmetical problems in the days before calculators and computers?

Come and try your luck on the giant abacus and be in the running to win a $50 or $100 book voucher which will be awarded for the fastest calculation. Staff from the Business School will also be available to answer any questions about our programs.

How many Jellybeans in the jar?
Have a lucky guess in our Jellybean counting competition – closest guess wins a book voucher. Pack of Jellybeans will also be up for grabs!

Know your product – Spicks ‘n’ Specks
Can you recall advertisements? Can you recognise brands? Jog your memory through a series of brand recognition quizzes! Play against friends and family on this fun game and you see if you win a prize!

 

Economics

The day to day affair of Economics

Come and talk to staff from the School of Economics in the Professions marquee throughout the day. You will have the chance to play a computerised game and learn one of the ways Economics can be applied to day-to-day society, and you might even win something big!

 

Education

Make a difference! A career in teaching enables you to empower the next generation of learners. The Bachelor of Teaching can be studied as a double degree with a discipline-based degree in your chosen teaching subjects. We also offer the Graduate Diploma in Education program.

Visit us in the Professions marquee and take the opportunity to discuss your teaching and educational research interests with academic staff and School of Education students. Lucky door prizes for all potential teachers!

 

Law

Mock trial

Times: 1:45pm-2:45pm
Location: Moot Court, Level 1, Ligertwood Building

The Law Students Society (LSS) has charged one of its members with a criminal summons: come along to see if another law-student barrister can keep a friend out of the slammer.

Run by the LSS, the Mock Trial is a competition about who can best examine witnesses and persuade the judge of the guilt or innocence of the defendant. A crown and defence barrister will each make short openings and closings, and present evidence to support their case. Dr Steven Churches, an experienced barrister to the High Court of Australia, will judge the trial.

Human Rights Internship Programme - Information Session

Times: 11:00am
Location: Moot Court, Level 1, Ligertwood Building

If you are interested in doing a human rights law internship, please come along to the Moot Court. As part of the University's Open Day, Adelaide Law students will be speaking about their internship experiences and giving out tips.

These past interns have recently undertaken internships in South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, East Timor, Holland and the United States.

Display stands and information desk
Times: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Law School Foyer, Ligertwood Building

Students will be available to answer your questions about Clinical Legal Education, the Magistrates Court - Student Legal Advice Clinic and the Adelaide Legal Outreach Service.