Dr Zhifang Wu is a Lecturer in UniSA Business. She is also the Primary Course Coordinator for business internship courses in UniSA Business. She coordinates placement courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate business students. Her main responsibilities include providing students a work integrated learning experience that enables them to apply the skills and knowledge gained from their study in a real workplace, and running the internship program smoothly.
Zhifang has a PhD in Business & Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has broad research interests in behavioural microeconomics and water resources governance and management. She is currently developing more interests in labour market, with... Read more
About me
Dr Zhifang Wu is a Lecturer in UniSA Business. She is also the Primary Course Coordinator for business internship courses in UniSA Business. She coordinates placement courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate business students. Her main responsibilities include providing students a work integrated learning experience that enables them to apply the skills and knowledge gained from their study in a real workplace, and running the internship program smoothly.
Zhifang has a PhD in Business & Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has broad research interests in behavioural microeconomics and water resources governance and management. She is currently developing more interests in labour market, with special attention to employability skills and career development of graduate workforce. She believes that a practical application of what students have learnt in their courses ensure they will graduate prepared for life-long learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in professional practice.
About me
Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN)
The National Association of Field Experience Administrators Inc. (NAFEA)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Commerce) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Economics Changchun Taxation Institute
Deng, X, Wu, Z 2023. Impact of Female-Focused HRM Practices on Workplace Outcomes in China. In: Deng, X., Fraser, K., Shen, J. (eds) Ageing in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9681-8_4
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Growing sustainable aviation fuel industries in combatting climate crises: opportunities for Australia and China, National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, 30/04/2024 - 06/04/2026
Culturally and linguistically Inclusive Placement Learning: Mentored Business Placements for International Students in Post-Covid Era, National Association of Field Experience Administrators Inc., 17/01/2024 - 31/12/2024
Optimal water supply sources for resilient urban and mining communities, National Centre for Excellence in Desalination - Funding Rounds, 26/06/2012 - 31/03/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
Open access
6
|
| 2022 |
34
30
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
2
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
5
|
| 2016 |
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| 2015 |
1
|
| 2014 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2008 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
6
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
34
30
|
| 2022 |
Open access
25
23
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
8
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
Open access
8
10
|
| 2012 |
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| 2012 |
Open access
23
17
|
| 2012 |
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| 2011 |
|
| 2010 |
8
7
|
| 2008 |
Open access
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
Open access
|
Conference Papers
Wu, Z., and McMahon, D. 2022, ‘Bringing Industry to the Student – An Innovative and Scalable Approach to Enhancing Employability Outcomes’. The Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) Conference 2022, 24 - 25 October, Melbourne, Australia.
Wu, Z. 2017. 'Implementing an Integrated UrbanWater Management (IUWM) Strategy in Adelaide: Uncertainties, Challenges, andBarriers.' The 3rd International Conference on Water Resource and Environment (WRE2017), 26 - 29 June 2017, Qingdao, China.
Keremane, G., McKay, J. and Wu, Z. 2014, ‘Institutional Challenges to Implement a Portfolio Approach in Australian Urban Water Governance Paradigms.’ Ozwater'14, 29 April - 1 May 2014, Brisbane, Australia.
Keremane, G., Wu, Z. and McKay, J. 2014, Institutional Arrangements for Implementing Diverse Water Supply Portfolio in metropolitan Adelaide – Scoping Study, Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 14/14, Adelaide, South Australia. ISSN: 1839-2725.
Wu, Z., Keremane, G. and McKay, J. 2014, Assessment of governance options to support the implementation of the Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) Strategy for Adelaide, Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report, Adelaide, South Australia.
Keremane, G., McKay, J., Ettehad, E. and Wu, Z. 2013, 'The Evolution of Business Models for Non-major Desalination Plants in Australia - Issues for Governance'. The International Desalination Association World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse 2013, 20-25 October 2013, Tianjin, China.
Wu, Z., McKay J. and Keremane, G. 2011, ‘Attitudes of urban residents to using stormwater treated through MAR process for fit-for-uses in South Australia: What matters?’, IWA international conference, Cities of Futures: Xi’an, Technologies for Integrated Urban Water Management, 15-18 September 2011, Xi’an, China.
McKay, J., Keremane, G. and Wu, Z. 2011, ‘Can Australian water plans lead collective action to achieve integration of the seven principles of ecological sustainable development’, XIV World Water Congress, September 25-29, 2011, Porto de Galinhas, Brazil.
Wu, Z., McKay, J. and Keremane, G. 2010, ‘Injecting Stormwater into Urban Aquifers---responses from SA and QLD’, The National Groundwater Conference 2010, 31 October—5 November 2010, Canberra, Australia.
Wu, Z., McKay, J. and Hemphill, E. 2008, ‘An investigation of the relationship between community attitudes to a natural resources management levy and water consumption behaviour in South Australia: Data from a web-based survey’, the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress 2008, September 7-12, 2008, Vienna, Austria.
Wu, Z. and McKay, J. 2004, ‘A case study of Chinese and Australian participation irrigation management schemes’, in Proceedings of the 7th International River Symposium, 31 August - 3 September 2004, Brisbane, Australia.
Research
Deng, X, Wu, Z 2023. Impact of Female-Focused HRM Practices on Workplace Outcomes in China. In: Deng, X., Fraser, K., Shen, J. (eds) Ageing in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9681-8_4
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Central South University | CHINA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Environment Protection Authority | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
| Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | CHINA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Nevada Reno | UNITED STATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Xian University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
| Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
| Xinjiang Institute of Engineering | CHINA |
UniSA has a proud history of preparing graduates for professional practice. One of our main commitments is to help produce career-ready graduates. Work Integrated Learning (WIL) integrates academic learning and research activity with its application in the workplace and industry and is a fundamental component in Business Programs. Business Internship Courses, as key WIL activities, provide business students opportunities for work experience and course credit. Dr. Zhifang Wu has been performing as the leading/primary Course Coordinator for all Business Internship Courses since their inception in 2018.
UniSA Business offers traditional on-site Business Internship Courses and virtual industry internship courses for students. Zhifang, closely working with the Business Internship team, engages with a wide range of organisations to develop placement opportunities that enable our students to apply their skills, bring fresh perspectives and knowledge to the workplace, develop an understanding of what it is like to work in their chosen discipline, and gain valuable experience for their post-graduation employment. They jointly utilise an innovative and scalable approach to connecting students with industry partners, with structured career preparedness activities, to complement core internship delivery. Zhifang has showcased the teaching innovation to the ACEN (Australian Collaborative Education Network) conference 2022 and delivered an oral presentation ‘Bringing Industry to the Student – An Innovative and Scalable Approach to Enhancing Employability Outcomes’ (co-authored by Daryl McMahon, Partner Engagement Manager: Internships, UniSA Business).
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Assessing the impact of hydrogen adoption in aviation on technology requirements and airport infrastructure: A case study of Australian airports | Current |
| Exploring a formal integrative learning system for entrepreneurial new ventures. | Current |
| Work-integrated learning for international students: Prepare them for working life in the global job market | Current |
| An evaluation of the public interest in desalination delivery in Australia: the cases of the Adelaide and Victorian desalination plants | Completed |
