The unit introduces students to the methods underlying the design and analysis of hydraulic systems and of environmental matters influencing hydraulic response. It emphasizes understanding principles and applying them to practical situations. The aim is to give students the necessary skills to carry out basic design and performance analysis in the areas of hydraulic networks, water hammer and...

This unit is aligned to the IMO model course #1.20 – Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting. This unit is required as part of the STCW Certificate of Safety Training (CoST). This unit provides knowledge and skills required to maintain fire safety and to fight fires on-board ships. ...

This unit focuses on the advanced concepts and implementations of cybersecurity solutions applied in organisational settings. The unit discusses cybersecurity frameworks and incident response processes from the applied perspective of security measures. Moreover, this unit provides a capstone-like experience through a project in which students apply their skills by developing a cybersecurity...

This unit is the culmination of all learnings from this course. By collating previous course work and assignments, students will prepare and deliver a business plan relevant to either growing your business or consolidation. The students plan may cover all aspects of the business, or a major initiative. The topic choice is the students but will apply principles based on the theories and tools you...

This unit provides students with an understanding of the essential components, mission profiles and supporting infrastructure in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). Students will learn about the challenges of working underwater and the technology that enables navigations and operation in complex environments. Case studies of vehicle use in Australian coasts and lakes, under Antarctic ice and...

This unit provides a practical and theoretical introduction to what it means to be an ICT professional to help you plan and manage a successful career. You will develop an awareness of the skills, work ethic, and expectations required of ICT professionals. You will further develop your English language and communication knowledge and skills to the standards required for successful transition to...

Land surveying is a specialist area of the geospatial industry that is regulated by legislation that requires professionals in this field to be registered with surveyors boards. The role of registered land surveyors is crucial to society as they are the only people who are legally allowed to define and identify property boundaries. In this unit, you will undertake a period of work placement with...

 In this unit you will explore the impact of aquatic animal feeds and nutrition on fish performance and seafood product quality. You will investigate the relationships between nutrition feeding technology and practices, feed formulation, nutritional physiology and biochemistry of aquatic animals. You are encouraged to critique nutrition research, experimental designs and nutrition models. You...

This unit gives students an understanding of the functional purpose of the machinery systems used on board a variety of ships. This knowledge can then be applied to obtaining effective engineering design solutions for these systems, so that they can meet their functional purposes within national and international statutory and regulatory frameworks. ...

This unit focuses on the application of genetics to ecology and evolution, with a particular emphasis on biodiversity conservation and restoration. It also examines how traits, genes and genomes change over time, and how this can be applied to understanding of genetic diversity and evolution at the level of populations, species and higher-order taxonomic groupings. Lectures will be illustrated by...