In this unit, students develop the techniques required for the design of surface vessels. They develop the conceptual and analytical skills necessary at a detailed level of ship design with a particular emphasis on design driver identification and initial parameter estimates and the effects of regulatory, practical and economic constraints on design. Students are also introduced to the concepts...

Students completing this unit will identify the considerable changes taking place in shipbuilding practice with the development of technology and the changes in the rules governing their construction and operation. The unit further focuses on the knowledge and skills needed in maintaining the vessel's seaworthiness to Class recommendations. It also incorporates a ship master's perspective in...

This unit aims to develop your understanding of macroeconomic analysis, including the circular-flow model, aggregate demand aggregate supply model and government macroeconomic goals. You will learn how economists measure macroeconomic activity including national income, output, employment, inflation, balance of payments, terms of trade and the exchange rate. You will also learn how to analyse...

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the ‘economic problem’, the need for economic decision making and the framework for the microeconomic analysis. This includes analysing how consumers and producers make decisions, and understanding the operation of markets (goods and services, resources, labour markets and internationally traded commodities) and the function of price...

This unit (along with Chemistry 1B in Semester 2) is the required prerequisite for students intending to major in Chemistry and for those intending to proceed to any second-year chemistry unit. The unit builds on the introduction to chemistry given in year 12 and provides a foundation to four of the sub disciplines of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Emphasis is...

This unit (along with Chemistry 1A in Semester 1) is the required prerequisite for students intending to major in Chemistry and for those intending to proceed to any second-year chemistry unit. The unit builds on the introduction to chemistry given in year 12 and provides a foundation to four of the sub-disciplines of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Emphasis is...

The focus of Complex Care is on recognition of acute deterioration, urgency of care, patient management and pharmacology for patients with complex and acute diagnoses. Complex Care synthesises your knowledge of disease states to acute deterioration and examines the implications of deterioration to body systems and patient outcomes across the lifespan. You will apply clinical reasoning skills and...

This is a general nutrition unit, which provides an overview of food and nutrition. It considers the influence of culture and ethnicity on food choice and explores the issues of food use from demographic, epidemiological and anthropological sources. It focuses on global and Australian food consumption trends as well as nutrition policy and health related issues. Students will gain an...