This unit builds on the Bachelor of Nursing unit Medication Management for Nurses and draws on the workplace context in which registered nurses enrolled in this unit work. The legal, professional and ethical framework of medication management practice provides the structure for students to extend and synthesise their knowledge and skills of medication management in the context of their workplace....

This unit introduces the principles and materials used in prestressed concrete design. The unit explores in details the design of prestressed concrete structures for serviceability and strength by covering essential topics such as the design of statically determinate and indeterminate beams and also losses – short and long term effects and anchorage zone design. The syllabus also covers the use...

This unit introduces civil engineering students to road transportation engineering and its role in modern society, including the design and evaluation of roads and signalisation, road maintenance strategies, and mitigation of environmental problems associated with roads. The aim of this unit is to allow students to develop an understanding of the role of the traffic engineer in traffic planning...

This unit focuses on the theories behind student disengagement and takes a solution focused approach towards re-engagement practices. By the end of this unit, you will have developed a comprehensive understanding of the risk factors that lead to student disengagement, the consequences of disengagement and early school leaving, and the use of data for identification and designing interventions. ...

An advanced-level supervised reading program of study on selected topics in policing. Students must seek the approval of the Police Studies Coordinator prior to enrolling in this unit. The unit consists of supervised research, within an advanced level study of contemporary policing and public order issues Students determine their preferred topics of study and work under the direction of the Unit...

This unit is aligned to the Building a Feedback Culture professional learning program from the Department of Education Tasmania, Professional Learning Institute (PLI) and successful completion of this program is a prerequisite for enrolment into this unit. The program is designed to assist schools to create a culture that is focused on continual improvement, learning and growth and which enables...

Business Continuity Management is the holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organisation and the likely impacts to business operations that may be caused if those threats materialise. This fully online unit provides you with a thorough understanding of the concepts and practical applications of Business Continuity Management. You will gain an appreciation of the...

Communicating Research introduces principles of academic writing, referencing and broad presentation skills to PhD and Masters candidates to higher degrees by research (HDR) training at the University of Tasmania. This unit will focus on a range of topics including: managing and reviewing the literature, presentation skills (for conferences, seminars, discussions and poster presentations),...

Nurses in all sectors of health care will increasingly need to be proficient in taking care of people who develop Diabetes Mellitus, live with Diabetes Mellitus or present with an acute or chronic complication of Diabetes Mellitus. The unit examines the pathogenesis and determinants of health that contribute to the contemporary worldwide increased incidence of Diabetes Mellitus. The outcome of...