Retailing is a large and diverse industry that contributes significantly to the economy and creates more jobs than many other sectors (retailing is the second largest employment sector in Tasmania and Australia). For marketers, understanding different aspects of a retailing business is pivotal, as retailers are the ones who sell products and services directly to the final consumer. Retailers are...

This unit introduces students to formal and industrial approaches of understanding cinematic, televisual and online screen cultures. It draws upon key theoretical concepts from screen studies – such as film aesthetics, narrative and genre theory – and there is a strong focus on how screen texts are actively promoted and distributed by major industries through trailers and advertising. In this...

This unit introduces students to the world of social research. It answers questions about how to understand, interpret, and collect data, and explores the research methods used to investigate and solve social problems. The unit covers a wide range of social research approaches, and illustrates how these can be used to address specific, real-world problems. The unit includes an introduction to...

This unit develops knowledge and skills in sports coaching, with a large emphasis placed on coaching pedagogy highlighting the social, cultural, and pedagogical concepts underpinning good coaching practice. It touches on the application of sports science principles outlined by the Australian Sports Commission to the coaching environment. ...

This unit takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding complex adaptive systems and developing skills in systems thinking. This unit helps students to develop a systems thinking mindset and the skills and tools to apply that mindset to complex socioecological problems and coupled human and natural systems. Students will learn to critically evaluate the complexity of the ‘wicked’...

In this unit students engage in work related to the production of an original thesis on an approved subject in one of the major sub-disciplines of spatial information science. This unit is the first of three units as follows: KGG445, KGG446 and KGG447. ...

In this unit students engage in work related to the production of an original thesis on an approved subject in one of the major sub-disciplines of spatial information science. This unit is the first of three units as follows: KGG445, KGG446 and KGG447. ...

This course will provide you with fundamental knowledge about Antarctic ecology from the terrestrial system to the subantarctic system. Emphasis is placed on understanding the links between the physical environment and its influence on biological assemblages. Integral to this goal is understanding the challenges that species face in a changing Southern Ocean environment, including effects of...

This foundational Unit provides students with knowledge and skills required to apply basic principles of mechanics to marine applications. Student will learn how to solve applied mechanics problems for the purpose of understanding, operating, and maintaining marine machinery and equipment at an operational level.  This Unit meets the requirements for knowledge, understanding, and proficiency...

The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the principles of mechanics relating to marine power plant and associated structures and systems required by the Engineering Watch-keeper involved in operating such a plant. This unit lays the foundation for Marine Engineers at operational level to comprehend principles of Applied Mechanics that will enable them to apply and...