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AD208 Negotiation and Change Management
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
Considers how interpersonal and group communication
theory can inform the skills of discussion, presentation and
conciliation involved in negotiation. Analyses the dynamics 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
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
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.
AD210 Research Skills
No. of hours per week: three hours
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Assist students to develop skills in secondary and primary
research. Students will develop the ability to distinguish
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appropriate from inappropriate research methodologies, to
locate sources of published social data, to analyse secondary
data and to carry out small-scale independent research
projects using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
~ ~ 2 1 Writing 1 and Producing for Public
Release
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
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 audiences. Training in in-house
journalism techniques will also be included.
AD212 a Language Other than English
AD213
No. of hours per week: six hours for two
semesters
Subject aims and description
Students continue with a study of a language commenced
in Year 1.
AE400 Principles of Equal Opportunity
Subject aims and description
This subject explores the development of principles and the
basic concepts relating to equal opportunity and
discrimination. The role of legislation in achieving equal
opportunity outcomes and the existing statutory
requirements at state and federal level are examined.
Other issues covered include:
Basic concepts used to understand equal opportunity such
as discrimination, target groups, race, gender, ethnicity,
disability, harassment.
The role of government in international and local contexts
The legal framework and the operation of laws governing
equal opportunity.
AE401 Data Usage and Evaluation
Subject aims and description
This subject provides participants with training in skills
needed to analyse and evaluate staffing profiles for the
purposes of equal opportunity administration. In addition to
instruction in basic data compilation and presentation, the
following topics will be covered.
Accessing existing data sources, determining new data
sources within the organization, organising a data base,
qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis,
issues of confidentiality and ethics, monitoring techniques
and models of evaluation. Training is basic computer analysis
methods is included.
AE402 Equal Opportunity and the Workplace
Subject aims and description
The skills and knowledge gained in this subject will help
participants to understand workplace dynamics and to
operate as effective equal opportunity administrators. It will
also raise issues of workplace organisation as they affect
employees in general and target groups in particular. Topics
covered include:
The structure and nature of organisations, labour market
segmentation, formal and industrial relations, personnel and
administrative practices, conditions of employment, the
special needs of target groups and the effects of organisational
change on various groups within the organisation.
AE403 Equal Opportunity Implementation
Subject aims and description
This subject has a strong practical orientation and is
designed to assist participants to formulate and implement
an affirmative action program. This subject builds on the
concepts and skills learned earlier and applies these to equal
opportunity practice. Participants may undertake individual
implementation projects under the supervision of staff which
will be complemented by discussions of the issues involved
in implementation programs.
AH100 Introduction to Philosophy
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: nil
Assessment: continuous and by examination
Subject aims and description
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.
Preliminary reading
Emmet, E. Learning to Philosophise. 2nd ed, Harmondsworth:
Penguin, 1968
Textbooks
Please consult with lecturer before buying textbooks
References
Katen, T.E. Doing Philosophy Englewood Cliffs. Prentice-Hall, 1973
Perry, J. and Bratman, M. (4s.) lntmduc~ion to Philosophy New York:
Oxford Uniwnity Press, 1986
Shaffer, J.A. Real;% Knowledge and Value. New York: Random House,
1971
Solomon. R.C. Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Readings. 4th ed,
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1985
Solomon, R.C. The Big Questions. 3rd ed, San Diego: Harcourt. Brace.
Jovanovich Inc.. 1990
Stumpf, S.E. Philosophy: History and Problems. 4th ed, New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1989