The benefits of being physically active are significant for both individuals and the whole community. It is critical, therefore, that a concerted effort is made to increase the physical activity levels and to provide opportunities for all Tasmanians to be physically active as part of their everyday life (Tasmanian Physical Activity Plan, 2011-2021).  Health professionals can be involved in...

Concepts of Nursing 3: Transition to Practice is designed to prepare you with the essential skills to transition from student to Registered Nurse. You will critically engage with resources to assist you to apply for graduate positions in differing health care organisations. You will understand the importance of adopting positive, collaborative working relationships and the pillars of healthcare...

In dynamic, high pressure work environments, public sector managers and leaders are now expected to have specialised skills with strategising to overcome complex, and at times intractable, problems. Students undertaking HSP407 will engage in deep thinking and critical analysis to formulate their own innovative, strategic evidence-based project proposal focused on addressing a complex problem in...

This is a unit suitable for anyone curious about the challenges of communication in the 21st Century. Frequently, in our globalised society, we need to communicate with others across certain boundaries: space, different electronic mediums, time, culture and language. Even seemingly straightforward communication involves the translation of ideas between people regardless of whether they speak the...

The unit develops your occupational perspective and prepares you to perform the various practice roles as a resilient, confident, and autonomous practitioner in the delivery of ethical, culturally responsive, sustainable, and safe practice. To consider implications for the future direction of occupational therapy and the occupational therapists’ scope of practice, the profession and discipline...

Tasmania and Australia are rich in history and heritage. What gets presented and celebrated however is contested and challenged. This unit does not only introduce a critical reading of heritage, it offers tools and frameworks for participants to reflect and be cognizant of the challenges of presenting the past, and address difficult challenges in offering heritage to the community and to tourists....

This program of study is provided for students who intend to embark on a career in the maritime industry as navigating (Deck) Officers and Masters on commercial vessels. It provides the knowledge and skills required to safely manage and operate vessels.Course content includes navigation and ...

This unit explores the roles of spectacles and the spectacular in ancient Greek and Roman society through the study of literary sources and material culture. Lecture and discussion topics include athletic competitions, gladiatorial games, chariot races, animal hunts, military triumphs, theatrical shows, funerals, and executions. We will consider what spectacles meant to the ancient Greeks and...

Having understood the applied learning principles and shared them with others in EAL112 Foundations of Applied Learning, you now use them in this unit to diagnose learning issues in an educational setting, and then propose applied learning measures to resolve the problem. As there is a diverse range of educational skills and experiences in applied learning, this unit provides you with a range of...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rising set of technologies that provides access to a large quantity of data through sensors. Such devices are ubiquitous today in industrial processes, vehicles, robots, environmental monitoring, farms, hospitals, and on our personal item such as phones. IoT enables users to visualise, monitor, analyse and predict aspects of their environments that would...