Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

~ ~ 2 0 2 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.
~ ~ 2 0 3 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
g. macroeconomic context in which decisions are made will be
stressed. The student should develop skills of analysis and
2. synthesis based on an understanding of economic concepts.
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complexity and the interrelationship between economic
factors and their importance in making economic decisions
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.-. ADZO~ Equity and Opportunity in
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No. of hours per week: three hours
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Subject aims and description
Examines the ideas which underpin concepts of equity and
m opportunity and explores how these ideas and concepts are
made evident in Australian society, in organisational
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structures and in related contexts. Evaluation of these
concepts and the critical analysis of their applicability in
particular work structures is investigated.
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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. lnvestigates 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.
~ ~ 2 0 6 Industrial Relations
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
lnvestigates 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
~ndustrial 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.
~ ~ 2 0 7 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 evolution of information
technology and its place in different economic contexts.
lnvestigates 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.
~ ~ 2 0 8 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.
~ ~ 2 1 0 Research Skills
No. of hours per week: three hours
Subject aims and description
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 published social data, to analyse secondary
data and to carry out small-scale independent research
projects using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
AD21 I Writing 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.