GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) This short course unit is an integral component of mandated competencies required by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Australia’s national maritime safety regulator. This short course provides the skills and knowledge required to comply with accepted safety practices and standards in using GMDSS equipment on board ships and...

On completion of this unit a student will be able to use an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) to maintain safety of navigation. ECDIS is a computer-based navigation information system that complies with International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations and is accepted as complying with the conventional paper charts required by regulation V/19 of the 1974 IMO Safety of...

This unit introduces an important area of private law, and examines the historical development and operation of specific Torts including trespass to person, nuisance, negligence, defamation and relevant intersecting laws. It also considers the relationship between various areas of Tort Law, and other areas of private law. The Unit develops students' confidence in legal research, analysis,...

This unit is an elective of the Diploma of Sustainable Living course and explores the interlinked scientific, technical, environmental, economic, social and political factors that have shaped society's energy usage and which will impact on future energy policy and decision making. Energy science, technology, usage and energy policy affect almost all facets of modern life. Energy is the single...

This unit presents students with an advanced treatment of a range of topics in finance. The unit builds upon foundations of undergraduate finance, macroeconomics, microeconomics and quantitative methods. It embeds written communication and the critical examination of relating theoretical and practical finance. This unit is in the compulsory core of Honours program in Finance....

Financial technology (Fintech) refers to a relatively new branch of the growing and dynamic field of the banking and financial service sector. This unit covers innovations that banks and businesses can use to their advantage, including but not limited to big data analytics, artificial intelligence, robo-advising and cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Fintech equip graduates with the...

This unit aims to provide you with an understanding of fundamental concepts in ecology focusing on the ways in which organisms interact with their environment. It will explore this organism-environment interaction at different levels of biological organisation – from individuals to populations to communities to ecosystems. It will also explore how human are impacting the ecology of other...

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Examines the status of agronomy, including developments in breeding, physiology and management. Farming systems research is also examined through a study of topics such as seasonal forecasting and climate change, crop sequence, crop simulation modelling and precision farming, Practical work is based on negotiated project work, undertaken in groups. ...

Examines the status of agronomy, including developments in breeding, physiology and management. Farming systems research is also examined through a study of topics such as seasonal forecasting and climate change, crop sequence, crop simulation modelling and precision farming. Practical work is mainly based on negotiated project work, undertaken in groups. In addition to general course content,...

This unit presents series of lectures and associated practical classes which introduce fundamental concepts in ecology of both plants and animals. It also introduces behavioural and evolutionary ecology and experimental methods. There is a strong emphasis placed on developing skills in practical ecology and scientific writing. Students are expected to participate in some group activities. This...

This unit aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of physics, as well as interacting with data, applying and evaluating information and solving problems. Students gain experimental skills through practical investigations and interaction with concepts and experimental information. The content in this unit is an amalgamation of two original unit, Physics -Electromagnetism and...

Railway traffic does not simply travel from one place to another along the same single piece of track. In an urban network of rail lines, trains travel in all sorts of directions depending upon customer demand and availability of rollingstock. As a result, rail tracks are required to cross some tracks, and to merge with or diverge from others. This is particularly true where lines converge in...

Mathematics with Calculus aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of mathematical methods that can be applied to the sciences and commerce. Typically, students already have a good understanding of Mathematics to take this subject. Students are encouraged gain confidence in developing their language around expressing mathematical ideas in a real-world context. ...

This unit provides a theoretical and practical framework to enable an understanding and application of the skills of advocacy. It provides you with the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills towards all aspects of ethical and effective advocacy as a junior lawyer. Interactive and intended to enhance academic, legal, professional and practical skills, it aims to prepare you as a lawyer in...

This unit will introduce you to the fundamental theoretical and practical concepts and principles of histology. The unit provides you with an in-depth study of histological methodologies including fixation, decalcification, processing and section cutting of normal tissues and techniques to stain specific structures. The normal structure of biological tissues and organs at the microscopic level is...

This course imparts a basic knowledge of the doctrine, principles and rules relating to the law of evidence in both criminal and civil proceedings. It focuses primarily upon fostering students ability to identify, explain, apply and critique relevant rules of evidence accurately and succinctly when applying the law of evidence to legal problems. It aims to develop an appreciation of the...

This unit will introduce you to the fundamental theoretical and practical concepts and principles of histology. The unit provides you with an in-depth study of histological methodologies including fixation, decalcification, processing and section cutting of normal tissues and techniques to stain specific structures. The normal structure of biological tissues and organs at the microscopic level is...

This unit is designed to give the student a broad understanding of the immune system and its functions. Topics include: activation and regulation of innate and adaptive immunity and the principles governing vaccination; the molecular basis of antigen specificity; antibody structure and interaction with antigens; disorders of the immune system; tumour and transplantation immunology; the...