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VBB248
Multimedia Systems
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: CES006, ITH402
Aims & Objectives
This module aims to provide the learner with the knowledge and skills required to
specify, select, install and testthe peripherals and software associated with
Multimedia PC Systems.
VBB335
Orientation to the Natural Resource
Management Industry
60 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil· Corequisites: NCSOI5, VBD193
Aims & Objectives
To provide the participant with an introduction tothe Natural Resource Management
Industry, its various specialist employment streams and the issues confronted by
natural resource managers.
VBB336
Biology
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil· Corequisites: AM724, MA725
Aims & Objectives
To provide a basic knowledge ofthe structure and function of plants and animals which
will form the basis of further study in identification and ecology.
VBB337
30 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Environmental Law (Natural
Resource Management)
To provide learners with an understanding of the state and federal legal systems and
how these relate to the roles and responsibilities of both public and private sector
employees working in natural resource management.
VBB338
Geology
45 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil· Corequisites: AAA727, VBB343
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with an introductiontothe basic principles of geology.
VBB339
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: VBB336
Aims & Objectives
Animal Identification
To provide learners with the skills to classify animal specimens into major taxonomic
groups.
VBB340
Coastal and Catchment Aquatic
Management
50 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: AM724, AM725
Aims & Objectives
To allow participants to discoverthe natural dynamics offreshwaterand marine aquatic
environments and to provide them with skills in investigating habitat requirements for
various aquatic life. The effects of human impacts on habitats and in monitoring habitat
degradation will also be covered.
VBB341
Resource Assessment
50 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: MA72Z AAA724, AM725, AAA727, VBB338,
VBB339, VBB343
Aims & Objectives
This subject aims to provide participants with an opportunity to integrate and practise
their skills in identifying and recording the natural resources of an area and its values.
This unit also provides students with skills in assessing the past and present impact of
humans on the terrestrial ecosystems in the area, and in developing programs forthe
sustainable use of natural resources.
VBB342
Resource Management Planning
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: VBB335· Corequisites: Management modules
appropriate to the stream.
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with an understanding ofthe role of planning in natural resource
management, and an ability to prepare and interpret management plans.
VBB343
Natural Resources Mapping
Systems
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil· Corequisites: VBB338
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with an introduction to the range of mapping systems used
in natural resource management.
To provide participants with basic skills in using relevant survey equipment and in
the use of maps for interpretation and recording of information (maps defined in
broad terms including aerial photographs, satellite imagery and GIS printouts).
VBB344
Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: AM640, VBB343, VBE492
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with an introduction to the technology of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS).
To provide participants with basic skills in using GIS computer software to assist
with natural resource decision making.
VBB345
Aquatic Science
80 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: AM724, AAA725, VBB336, VBB339
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with the skills and knowledge to identify main geological
formations of aquatic environments, classify animals that occur in marine and
freshwater environments, investigate the physical and chemical features of freshwater
and saline environments and explain the biology of plants and animals that distinguish
each, perform sampling of water and invertebrates in the field and undertake analysis in
the laboratory.
VBB346
Catchment and Land Management
80 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: MA724, AAA725
Aims & Objectives
To provide participants with ecological principles to tackle land and catchment
management issues using a range of managementtechniques.
VBB347
Court Procedures
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: VBB337
Aims & Objectives
To provide students with knowledge of law enforcement and court practices, as well as
procedures and skills in presenting information in this environment.
VBB348
50 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Cultural Resource Management
To provide the participant with an understanding of the diversity of cultural resources
and the legislation protecting them. To enable the participant to locate, identify, record
and store information on cultural resources, to assess their value and plan fortheir
management.
VBB349
30 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: 1.12A
Fire in Resource Management
Swinburne University of Technology I TAFE Handbook 2002