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The rules of evidence: statutory and judicial developments,
the burden and standards of proof, hearsay, documents,
admissions, improperly obtained evidence, competent and
cornwellable witnesses. exwert witnesses. iudicial notice and
other relevant evidentiary 'issues will be &sidered.
In the context of the mock trials, which will commence from
the initial interview of a complainant, particular problems
relating to both procedure and evidence, sampling and entry
powers will be considered.
Particular problems caused by the concept of legal
personality when prosecuting the corporate defendant and
whether criminal sanctions are appropriate will be examined.
CE560 Environmental Engineering and
Planning
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12.0 credit points
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5 No. of hours per week: six hours
u" A fourth-year subject of the degree course in environmental
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Subject description
The hydrologic cycle. Rainfall measurement. Run-off
processes. Flood estimation.
lntroduction to drainage system design. Open channel flow.
2 Water quality standards, treatment processes for drinking
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water, swimming pools and spa baths.
Soil classification systems including laboratory and field
identification and classification. Soil permeability and ground
water flow.
Solid waste treatment and disposal. Recycling. Sewage
treatment processes. The decay cycle. Primary, secondary and
tertiary treatment. Sewage treatment plants. Lagoon systems.
lntroduction to land use planning with particular emphasis
on the role of the environmental health officer.
Structure and process of planning in Victoria including
neighbourhood and regional planning.
Planning scheme surveys including environmental impact
assessments.
ITI 01 Computer Fundamentals
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
A first-year subject of the Bachelor of lnformation
Technology degree.
Subject aims
An understanding of the principles of operation of computer
hardware and software.
To study the way in which information is represented in
computers.
To introduce the skills required to use both micro and mainframe
operating environments.
Subject description
History of computing: early computing devices, dawn of the
modern computer, generations of computers.
lntroduction to computer architecture: CPU architectures,
main storage, machine language. Secondary storage:
principles of operation of magnetic tapes, disks, mass
storage devices, bubble memory, optical disks. Inputloutput
devices. lntroduction to data communications.
Data representation: data versus information, number
systems, representation of numbers and alphanumeric data,
integer arithmetic.
lntroduction to operating systems: data management, time
sharing, batch and on-line systems, introduction to DOS and
windows.
Programming concepts: compilers, translaters, and
assemblers. Appropriate and inappropriate computer
applications.
Programming environment: using micro and mainframe
operating systems; file management, utilities, editors,
compilers, command procedures, introduction to JCL.
IT102 lntroduction to Programming
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: examination and assignment
A first-year subject of the Bachelor of lnformation Technology
degree.
Subject aims
To introduce students to programming in the language C,
using modern structured programming techniques.
Subject description
The software lifecycle, specifications, algorithm approach to
problem solving, program design methodology, data types,
control of flow, arrays, functions, string handling with
standard libraries, data structures and data types, file I10
with the standard libraries, common algorithms - sorting
and searching, pre-processor commands.
Textbooks
To be advised
IT103 Business Applications & Systems 1
10.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
A first-year subject of the Bachelor of lnformation
Technology degree.
Subject aims
The aims of this unit are to:
Introduce students to the component parts of common
business systems such as inventory, accounts receivable and
accounts payable.
Give students skills in using personal computers particularly
in productivity tools such as word processing, spreadsheets
and graphics.
Examine the use of computers in accounting information
systems, other transaction processing systems, management
information systems, decision support systems and office
information systems.
Subject description
lntroduction to: information systems and accounting: the
role of computers in information systems. Introduction to the
personal computer, word processing, spreadsheets - LOTUS
123.
System components: a system - identification of
components. Files: classification, recording, updating,
documenting systems.
Accounting systems: Integrity Accounting package, inventory,
accounts receivable, accounts payable.
Reporting to managerial decision makers: concepts of
management information systems and decision support
systems.
Microcomputer systems: introduction to business support
systems; spreadsheets, dBase etc. Report generators.
Computer based data conversion: graphics. Business
presentation tools. Integrated packages.
Case study presentations.