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ADI 08 Issues in Multicultural Australia
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Explores the social impact of Australia's ethnically diverse
population and explores the effects of cultural and linguistic
differences on individuals' life chances. The subject will also
cover the practical issues of dealing with members of the
public andlor the workplace who may come from different
cultural backgrounds.
~ ~ 1& 0 languages 9 Other than English
AD1 10
No. of hours per week: six hours for two
semesters
Subject aims and description
Students choosing to study a language other than English as
an elective must undertake hnro semesters of study. The
course of study assumes no prior knowledge of the
language chosen. Both written and spoken language skills
will be developed. The cultural dimensions of the language
and its social context will be studied, especially in relation to
its relevance in the workplace.
ADI I I Technology and Society
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Investigates the key concept of change in society with
particular reference to explaining how and in what ways
societies generate new technologies and adapt to their
impact. Case study examples will be used to focus the study
of technology.
ADI I2
Understanding the Mass Media
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and dexription
Examines the roles and functions of the major forms of
mass media in Australian society. Particular emphasis is given
to such factors as ownership and control of the media,
mechanisms for media regulation and debates about the
influence of mass media on individuals and social patterns.
ADZOO Behaviour in Organisations
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and dexription
Examines the theories of organisational behaviour. Considers
the ways in which groups and individuals interact with each
other and impact of organisational structures on the
functioning of organisations. Particular emphasis is given to
the analysis of organisational culture and how such
phenomena affect behaviour in the workplace.
AD201 Culture and Ideas
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Examines theories of culture and the notions of cultural
transmission, continuity and discontinuity and change in
society. Includes case studies of cultural contexts, meaning
systems, representations in film and text and the social
sources and impact of cultural symbolism. The role of ideas
and systems of meaning in Australian society is highlighted.
AD202 Data Usage and Interpretation
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
This subject helps the student understand a range of forms
of data and ways of organising both qualitative and
quantitative data. It helps students comprehend basic
methods of analysis of these data as well as how to interpret
data for particular purposes in a variety of employment
contexts.
AD203 Economic Decision-making in the
Enterprise
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Develops an understanding of the role of the enterprise in a
modified market economy. The emphasis is on concepts
relevant to microeconomics but the importance of the
macroeconomic context in which decisions are made will be
stressed. The student should develop skills of analysis and
synthesis based on an understanding of economic concepts.
The aim will be to ensure that there is an appreciation of
the complexity and the interrelationship between economic
factors and their importance in making economic decisions
within business organisations.
AD204 Equity and Opportunity in Australian
Society
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Examines the ideas which underpin concepts of equity and
opportunity and explores how these ideas and concepts are
made evident in Australian society, in organisational
structures and in related contexts. Evaluation of these
concepts and the critical analysis of their applicability in
particular work structures is investigated.
AD205 Health and Illness
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Examines the area of occupational health and safety both in
its social and legislative contexts and in its organisational
context. Investigates the impact of illness in the workplace
and the broad legal and social issues of health and illness in
the society and the workplace, e.g., prevention,
rehabilitation, improved work practices, retraining, access to
medical care.
AD206 Industrial Relations
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Investigates the forces for cooperation and conflict as they
impact on the industrial relations arena in complex
technological societies. Explores the roles and boundaries of
government involvement and the legal dimensions of
industrial relations as they affect the roles of employers and
unions in a changing environment. Case studies of the
interaction between these often competing groups are
examined.
AD207 Information Systems, Society and
Technology
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Explores the theoretical perspectives which influence
understanding about the ev6lution of information
technoloav and its dace in different economic contexts.
lnvestigaGs 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.