This unit provides students an opportunity to plan a translational research project addressing a contemporary healthcare management issue. Students will examine research theories and frameworks to be able to articulate and justify a rigorous research design. Students will develop skills for the effective management of research teams. This will include the ability to negotiate organisational...

This unit gives students an opportunity to explore an issue of special interest in health to enhance and deepen their knowledge in this area. The student will select a topic of special interest to study, which is relevant to their own areas of interest and needs and negotiate the topic with the unit coordinator. ...

Effective teaching practice is informed by an understanding of students’ physical, intellectual, social, emotional, moral, and spiritual development and how they learn. In this unit, you will explore the following overarching questions: How can teachers create the conditions that promote students’ development and learning? What factors influence human flourishing? You will analyse key...

This unit introduces you to the world of ancient Greece through the study of ancient literary texts in translation. We learn how to analyse and interpret the perspectives of ancient writers who wrote across different literary genres and time periods in the Greek world. As the earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, the poems of Hesiod and Homer offer a view into Dark Age social...

This unit provides an introduction to working with the Arts in educational contexts. In this unit you will develop an understanding of the distinctive value of Arts education, particularly the opportunities that it provides to deliver integrated and creative early childhood and primary learning experiences. By the end of this unit, you will be better able to articulate the value of the Arts in...

Introduction to Family History is designed for people interested in their own family histories or genealogy in general. You will learn how to efficiently plan and accurately record your family history using family history research principles and practices. The unit will teach you how to critically evaluate a range of online family history resources for accuracy and reliability. You will also...

This unit intends to develop your passion for mathematics and to provide you with greater confidence and mathematical vision that will support you both as a classroom teacher and as a potential leader in the teaching of mathematics in a primary school. The unit focuses on the structure of the ACARA Numeracy Progressions and addresses dimensions of higher order Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)...

This unit develops the student's knowledge of the role and responsibilities of Marine Surveyors and the skills that are necessary for carrying out marine survey work and the preparation of subsequent survey reports. It also considers a number of different survey categories and the respective roles of a number of national and international authorities such as the International Maritime...

In Marine and Antarctic Ecosystems you will be introduced to coastal and open ocean ecosystems from the tropics to the poles, covering water-column and benthic communities including reefs and the deep sea. The unit will cover fundamental concepts of marine and Antarctic ecology, including the importance of early life history stages of marine organisms; physical, other environmental and biological...

The objective of this unit is to provide a basic understanding of contemporary issues in maritime economics from the managerial perspective. The main focus is on economic relationships and policies concerning ship owners, shippers, policy makers and other stakeholders in the maritime industry. ...