This unit investigates and evaluates the management of contemporary leisure facilities. Areas of exploration include planning and designing a leisure facility for sport, recreation, or active leisure purposes, staff management, asset management and maintenance, risk, scheduling, and operations. This will include ensuring the alignment of infrastructure with the goals of the organisation and...

In this unit, students conduct a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of literature within a specific Chemistry domain. Under the guidance of an academic supervisor, students will hone their skills in discerning pivotal concepts, trends, and evolutions in their chosen field. After collaboratively selecting a research area with the unit coordinator, students will produce an annotated bibliography...

This unit provides students with knowledge and skills required to analyse and design marine thermo-fluid engineering equipment. A problem-based learning approach is used through three design projects to provide real engineering design tasks. Students are introduced to individual component design criteria and the relevant classification society design rules. It builds on the knowledge gained in...

This is a professional experience placement (PEP) unit, undertaken while off campus in diagnostic pathology laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent. Students develop an holistic view of the role of the diagnostic pathology laboratory in the health-care industry, with added focus on professional issues, codes of conduct and ethics, work...

This is a professional experience placement (PEP) unit, undertaken while off campus in diagnostic pathology laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent. Students develop a holistic view of the role of the diagnostic pathology laboratory in the health-care industry in preparation for post-graduate employment, thorough observation and hands-on...

In this unit students will explore a wide spectrum of current and emerging renewable energy technologies with a particular focus on mechanical energy conversion from sources including hydropower, pumped storage, solar, wave, tidal, geothermal, wind and biofuels. Students will examine the environmental, operational and economic issues associated with power-generating technologies including recent...

This unit introduces students to the shipping industry and to the duties, ¿¿responsibilities, and lifestyle of a Marine Engineering Officer. The focus of this unit is ¿¿to develop a basic knowledge of vessel construction, operation of propulsion ¿machinery, and ¿auxiliary machinery systems. This knowledge is taught through theory ¿classes, and web-based ¿learning and may be enhanced...

An appreciation of the strategic nature of people management is a key capability for leaders and management in all enterprises. Organisations across all industries operating within a global economy are facing complex and fast-moving challenges associated with the availability of skills, labour, diversity, technological advances and the changing expectations of the employment relationship.  This...

During this unit, you will be given the opportunity to identify a critical issue issue and create a case for an internship project in a Tourism or Cultural Heritage Environment context. Once this is done you will undertake an internship at a tourism or cultural heritage business. This may be self-organised, or organised by coordinators, depending on your employment situation. You will undertake a...

The Associate Degree in Arts provides you with opportunities to interpret human culture and behaviour from different perspectives and periods, to explore today’s big questions and learn how to support the social and economic development of humanity, and/or to be immersed in creativity, ...