1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

AD207 Information Systems, Society and
Technology
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite:fint year Associate
Degree in Sod Science Asserment: continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
Objectives and Content
Explores the theoretical perspectives which influence
understanding about the evolution of information
technology and its place in different economic contexts.
Investigates the design and use of information systems and
develops the skills of needs analysis to arrive at decisions
governing the selection and implementation of appropriate
technological solutions adapted to the needs of the
workplace.
AD208 Negotiation and Change
Management
3 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequisite:first year Associate
Degree in Social Science Assessmar continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
~1 Objectives and Content
-. Considers how interpersonal and group communication
theory can inform the skills of discussion, presentation and
0 conciliation involved in negotiation. Analyses the dynamics
2, of change and how change occurs within complex societies
and organisations. Develops the ability to understand,
devise, implement and monitor strategies to change aspects
of the way workplaces operate.
AD209 Report Writing
3 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequisite:first year Associate
Degree in Sod Science Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
Objectives and Content
Examines the nature, purposes, styles and formats for report
writing. Particular audiences are used to highlight the need
to decide what sort of data should be collected, how they
should be analysed and how they should be presented in
writing according to the judgments about purposes
identified by the writer of the report. Setting out and
production of reports will also be covered.
AD21 0 Research Skills
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: first year Associate
Degree in Social h c e Assessmt: continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
Objectives and Content
This course aims to assist students to develop skills in
secondary and primary research. Students will develop the
ability to distinguish appropriate from inappropriate
research methodologies, to locate sources of ~ublished social
data, to analyse secondary data and to carry out small-scale
independent research projects using both qualitative and
quantitative techniques.
AD21 1 Writing and Producing for Public
Release
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite:first year Associate
Degree in Social Science Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
Objectives and Content
Instructs students in the appropriate formats and production
modes for preparing material to be disseminated through the
written and electronic mass media. Prepares students to
identify the characteristics of target audiences and to write
text appropriate for particular adiences. Training in inhouse
journalism techniques will also be included.
AD21 2/
AD21 3 Language Other than English
6 hours per week for two semesters Hawthorn
Prerequisite: first year Associate Degree in Social Science
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Associate Degree in Social Science
Obiectives and Content
Students continue with a study of a language commenced in
Year 1.
AHl 00 Introduction to Philosophy
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: continuous and by examination
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
An introduction to the problems and methods of
philosophy. An examination of the ideas of some of the
great philosophers of the past. Some basic principles of
handling language and conceptual analysis; the application
of such principles to specific problem areas such as:
knowledge and perception; truth and falsity; human nature;
moral judgements; organisation of society; God and religious
belief.
Recommended reading
Please consult with lecturer before buying recommended reading.
Solomon, R.C. Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated
Readings. 5th edn, San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993
Solomon, R.C. The Big Questions.4th edn, San Diego, Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich Inc., 1994
Stumpf, S.E. Philosophy History and Problems, 5th edn, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 1984
AHl 01 History of Ideas
3 hours per week ~awthom Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
This subject is an introduction to the history of ideas. By
using a particular intellectual focus or theme it seeks to
show how our contemporary understanding of ourselves
and our relationship to the world has been shaped by
important developments in the past.