Staff profile

Mr Michael Beacom

Lecturer, Tutor

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

La Trobe Business School
Department of Management

Bendigo

 

Qualifications

B.A. (Soc/Science, La Trobe 1974); Dip. Edn. (Melb. State College, 1975); Grad. Diploma Curriculum (Melb. College of Victoria, 1984); Cert in TEFLA ILI, Cairo, Egypt, 1987)); Cert 4 Trainer and Assessor (MWT, Melb. 2005); Current completing Master of Business - Research La Trobe Uni.)

Membership of professional associations

Australian Human Resource Institute; CVBN; Regional H.R. Group; Victoria Institute of Teaching

Area of study

Human Resource Management

Brief profile

Michael has been a teacher and educator over the past 28 years, working in the Secondary, Vocational Education, International College settings and University systems, as well as delivering on-site workplace training. He has taught in a wide range of business related programs and vocational courses, as well as lecturing in various under graduate and post graduate subjects, including: International Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Management Communications, Human Resource Development and various tourism subjects including: Tourism Enterprise Management and Festivals and Events Management at La Trobe University. Previous overseas teaching assignments have been in Hong Kong, Singapore and Cairo, Egypt. Michael also worked as Director of Studies – Management and Marketing for two years with a Melbourne based international company. As business consultant, Dr.E-Commerce, he delivered to business, government and communities, various consultations, presentations and workshops on e-Commerce and the New Economy. He is currently undertaking post-graduate studies in the application of e-commerce and tourism businesses.

Teaching units

MGT3IHR - International Human Resource Management

MGT3HRI - Human Resource Information Systems

MGT3HRM -Human Resource Management

MGT3HRD - Human Resource Development

MGT3IR - Industrial Relations

MGT3PM - Project Management

THS3EM - Tourism Enterprise Management

THS3FET - Festivals and Events Management

Recent publications

2002 - “E-business in Australia: Concepts and Cases” Dianne Waddell, (Editor), Co-author with Dr. Quamrul Alam, La Trobe University, Bendigo, of Chapter on the “The Internationalisation of Australian SME’s”- Problems and Challenges”Pearson (SprintPrint) Education Aust. P/L, 2002, 2001 - Research of e-Business clustering models in Australia and Internationally as part of the preparation of a Business Plan for an e-Business Enabling Facility for Central Victoria. Project Tender successful. 2001 - ”Building Skills and Employment through Information Technology in Central Victoria”, Report and Regional Action Plan (Networking the Nation Funded)   2000/2001 - “Business to Business” magazine – Columnist on issues related to e-commerce development and the Central Victorian region.                              1998 - ”Are We Part of the Business Revolution: A Study of Electronic Commerce in Central Victoria”, Report