In this unit, you will integrate your trade/disciplinary knowledge with knowledge and skills about learning and assessment, to design a learning encounter in a vocational education or school setting. You will engage with peers in developing frameworks for learning and tools for assessing that are relevant to your trade/discipline/profession, and you will apply these in a real-life setting. This...

Digital disruptions such as the sharing economy have caused major disruptions for the tourism industry – both positive and negative. Platforms such as Airbnb and Uber, plus Airtasker, UberEats and HomeAway, have transformed the way tourists travel, the way that purchases are made, the way in which employees are hired, the way in which the industry is regulated and ultimately the way in which...

Our world is in constant flux, changing in ways and at speeds never seen before. As education systems, in response, try to shift a 20th century preoccupation with what is taught to an emphasis on how to learn, how might contemporary educators design learning that empowers students with the skills and dispositions needed to address uncertainty and complexity, and thrive in contexts of change? This...

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 both our personal and work lives we regularly encounter 'games': that is, situations where our actions affect the others we interact with, and vice versa. Game Theory provides a framework to discuss and analyse these types of strategic interactions. It provides a modern language to important issues in business, economics, political science, sociology, philosophy and ethics, socio-biology and...

All aspects of human life are geographical. Our lives take place in space. Spatial practices and ideas are central to individuals and societies: they help determine who and what belongs where, who controls and owns which resources, and who has what advantages or disadvantages. In this unit you develop skills of geographical inquiry that investigate and intervene in these human geographies. You...

Each of EMT625 and EMT627 is the second of a pair of units that present the theory, methods and practice of teaching high school mathematics and numeracy, with EMT625 focussing on the 7-12 curriculum and EMT627 focussing on Grades 7-9. These units generally will be taken after completing the appropriate pre-requisite unit EMT525 Teaching the Grade 7-12 Mathematics Curriculum or EMT527 Teaching...

In this unit you will draw on a growing body of research evidence that reveals exposure to natural environments can provide short- and long-term impacts on individuals’ lives, particularly in relation to their physical health, emotional wellbeing, learning, and character capabilities such as empathy, creativity, and innovation. You will be supported to explore ways in which natural environments...

Police are expected to be ethical, diverse thinking leaders both within their own sphere of command and within their community. They ensure a safe working environment in their management of police human resources, whilst also building capability, modelling inclusivity and respect, being emotionally intelligent, and engaging in reflective practice. They are required to exercise effective strategic...