In this unit you will develop your ability to communicate in written form in a university environment. You will gain the skills and develop strategies to plan and write academically. In particular, you will analyse assignment tasks, learn how to structure an essay, draw on your critical thinking skills, and synthesise multiple academic sources and reference these in-text. ...

Media and communications technologies provide us with the tools to engage audiences with immersive experiences that encourage participation and exploration. In this unit, you will experiment with platform integration, and expand your understanding of digital cultures to transmedia tools such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). As part of a team you...

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 covers the key elements and essential concepts of ocean wave mechanics that are relevant to the design and development of offshore and coastal structures. Additionally, the unit helps students in developing and applying appropriate computational methods relevant to engineering problems of wave mechanics. The unit provides the foundations for JEE359 Design of Floating Offshore Structures...

This unit will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of larval and early life history biology, as well as the practices and processes that underpin hatchery operations for algal, molluscan, crustacean and finfish production. By exploring various techniques and approaches used in tropical and temperate aquaculture, students will gain insights into the management of broodstock,...

This unit investigates events of varying scale, and identifies their contribution as a potential key driver of growth and economic development of businesses, cities and communities. It analyses the social, cultural and environmental impacts of events on destinations and communities. It also examines the relevance, value and appropriateness of events. Activities will support analysing types of...

This unit introduces legal, administrative, social and scientific aspects of environmental impact assessment using case studies. The unit emphasises the practical aspects of environmental impact assessment in Tasmanian contexts, but environmental impact assessment processes and legislation are similar in many parts of the world. Being able to navigate the Tasmanian system will translate well into...

International Transport Systems provides students with an understanding of international transport and the way it operates. The unit covers various topics such as transport modes (road, rail, air and water transport) and terminals, global transport system, intermodal transport, transport and logistics, the relationship between transport and economic development, social and environmental impacts...

In this unit, you will learn about community practice, and its potential to help you work towards social change in a world impacted by violence, poverty, and climate change. While working with individuals and families often comes to mind when considering social work and human service practice, working with communities is equally important. This unit introduces you to community practices within...

The unit explores human population growth and the impending global food crisis by introducing agriculture as a managed ecosystem, from the earliest shifting cultivation systems to the most intensive systems currently practiced today. The ecological, economic and social sustainability of these systems is considered in relation to diversity, intensity of management and productivity. The unit...