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Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ECED887*** Policy and Management inEarly Childhood4 pg cpThis unit addresses the legal, financial and structural featuresof early childhood education in Australia. This willlead to a study of the context opportunities and constraintsinfluencing leaders in early childhood education contexts.ECPD802 Organisation of HigherEducation4 pg cpPrerequisite: Candidates must be currently or recentlyteaching at University level.This unit addresses the governance, structure and organisationof higher education sectorally and institutionallyand also examines the implications of these arrangementsfor leaders and managers at both levels.ECPD803 Introduction to UniversityLearning and Teaching4 pg cpPrerequisite: Candidates must be currently or recentlyteaching at University level.The unit is an introduction to theory and research in studentlearning, and its application to university teachingand course design. Seminars focus on approaches toteaching that foster active learning including collaborativeand peer learning and problem-centred learning;cross-cultural issues in teaching and the use of technologyto enhance learning.ECPD804 Learning and Teaching inDifferent University Contexts4 pg cpPrerequisite: Candidates must be currently or recentlyteaching at University level.The unit aims to increase participants’ understanding ofhow learning and teaching theory informs teaching practicein different contexts within their own discipline area.It focuses on strategies for teaching large and smallgroups, lectures and tutorials, laboratories or any othercontexts; and how to research and document their teachingas reflective practitioner participants.ECPD805 Curriculum Design andAssessment in Higher Education4 pg cpPrerequisite: Candidates must be currently or recentlyteaching at University level.The unit focuses on curriculum design in contemporaryhigher education. Participants will apply theories ofcourse design to their courses, articulating goals andobjectives, aligning them with content, structure andassessment tasks. It also focuses on innovative approachesto course design, including problem-based learning,flexible delivery, using technology; and assessment’scrucial role in improving student learning.EDL901* Educational Institutions asOrganisations4 pg cpThis unit seeks to establish a sound theoretical and professionalbasis for educational administration by exploringthe organisational nature of educational settings andexamining the application of organisational and administrativetheories in these settings.EDL902* Leadership for Learning4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the nature of leadership, its relationshipto management and administration, and what itmeans to lead for learning in a variety of educational contextsfrom early childhood to higher education.EDL903* Organisation of Higher Education4 pg cpThis unit addresses the governance, structure and organisationof higher education sectorally and institutionallyand also examines the implications of these arrangementsfor leaders and managers at both levels.EDL904* Organisation of School Education4 pg cpThis unit addresses the legislative, historical, financialand structural features of school education in Australia.This leads to a study of the context opportunities andconstraints influencing leaders in schools.EDL905***Organisation of Early Childhood Education4 pg cpThe unit addresses the legal, financial and structural featuresof early childhood education in Australia. This willlead to a study of the context opportunities and constraintsinfluencing leaders in early childhood educationcontexts.EDL906** Organisation of Education andWork4 pg cpThis unit examines the major forms of tertiary and continuingeducation in Australia; their institutional andorganisational settings; their social, political and economiccontext. The approach draws on a range of disciplinaryand comparative perspectives.EDL907* Legal Foundations for Leadersin Learning Institutions4 pg cpThis unit presents the legal frameworks which govern theprovision of education and looks at specific legislationwhich has an impact on matters such as employment,copyright, equal opportunity, child protection and duty ofcare.236

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyEDL908** Educational Research Methods I4 pg cpExcluded: EDUC342This introductory unit is designed for students who haveno previous experience in the area. Basic principles andconcepts of educational research are introduced.EDL909** Educational Research Methods II4 pg cpThis unit aims to enable students to undertake a piece ofindependent research in education; to develop the knowledgeand skills which will enable them to contrast differentstrategies and become familiar with variations inapproaches to research; to gain awareness of ethical principlesof the research process.EDL910** Research Methods in EarlyChildhood I4 pg cpThe unit aims to focus on methods commonly used inearly childhood research in ethnographic, historical,descriptive, and experimental studies. Issues such asdetermining the use of specific methodology, the natureof clinical and statistical significance, and the roles andcontribution of qualitative and quantitative measurementwill be considered.EDL911** Research Methods in EarlyChildhood II4 pg cpStudents will develop skills in critiquing early childhoodresearch and design of studies that reflect a range ofresearch methodologies. The focus of the course will beon research methods applicable to early childhood.EPG803 Applying EducationalPsychology4 pg cpThis seminar, which may be of particular interest to educationalists,focuses on recent theoretical and researchfindings in the field of human development.EPG809** Adult Learning4 pg cpThe seminar focuses on theoretical and research findingsrelated to the nature of the adult learner, learning, instruction,and evaluation. Opportunities are provided for participantsto pursue their own interests within the overallseminar structure.EPG817** Educational Research Methods I4 pg cpExcluded: EDUC372 and EDUC406This introductory unit is designed for students who haveno previous experience in the area. Basic principles andconcepts of educational research are introduced.EPG818** Educational Research Methods II4 pg cpThis unit aims to enable students to undertake a piece ofindependent research in education; to develop the knowledgeand skills which will enable them to contrast differentstrategies and become familiar with variations inapproaches to research; to gain awareness of ethical principlesof the research process.EPG820 Selected Topics in Education I4 pg cpIn exceptional circumstances and after consultation witha full time staff member available for supervision andexamination, an educational topic not available elsewheremay be studied.EPG821 Selected Topics in Education II4 pg cpCorequisite: EPG820Unit description is as for EPG820 Selected Topics I. Thisunit will be taken only by students who have beenapproved for, or have completed, EPG820.EPG841* Organisation of SchoolEducation4 pg cpThis unit addresses the legislative, historical, financialand structural features of school education in Australia.This leads to a study of the context opportunities andconstraints influencing leaders in schools.EPG842* Legal Foundations for Leadersin Learning Institutions4 pg cpThis unit presents the legal frameworks which govern theprovision of education and looks at specific legislationwhich has an impact on matters such as employment,copyright, equal opportunity, child protection and duty ofcare.EPG847* Educational Institutions asOrganisations4 pg cpThis unit seeks to establish a sound theoretical and professionalbasis for educational administration by exploringthe organisational nature of educational settings andexamining the application of organisational and administrativetheories in these settings.EPG851** Post-Secondary Education4 pg cpThis unit examines the major forms of tertiary and continuingeducation in Australia; their institutional andorganisational settings; their social, political and economiccontext. The approach draws on a range of disciplinaryand comparative perspectives.237

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004EPG860 Education and the Workforce I4 pg cpA comparative study is done of the relationship betweeneducation and the workforce in industrially advancedcountries, especially the relationship between education,employment, occupational structure and income. Specialattention is paid to the relationship between educationand work in Japan and Australia.EPG870** Sociology and Education4 pg cpThis unit explores the shifting connections between individualexperiences and systems of education. Initially,the seminar examines the way sociological enquiries intoeducation have been conducted. This provides a frameworkfor further explorations. Students will have theopportunity to develop a research proposal in an area ofinterest.EPG875** Curriculum Studies4 pg cpAn introductory unit designed for students who have notpreviously studied in the area. Basic curriculum studiesissues and their social, cultural and educational implicationsare explored.EPG880** Evaluation of EducationalPrograms4 pg cpPrerequisite: EPG875, EPG817This unit explores contemporary research and practice inthe evaluation of educational programs. Students willdesign an evaluation study appropriate for their currentworkplace context.EPG909 Assessment Issues4 pg cpThis unit is designed as an introduction to issues in educationalassessment with the focus on decision makingrather than on formal psychometrics.EPG915 Teaching and Learning about theEnvironment4 pg cpThis unit examines the major learning processes involvedin environmental education at school and community levels.Emphasis is placed on the communication and interpretationprocess, organisation of material and effectivecommunication techniques in a wide range of settingsand audiences. Specific problems will be approached viacase studies, fieldwork and individual or group projects.EPG916 Resources and Networks inEnvironmental Education4 pg cpThis unit examines and evaluates the wide range ofresources available for environmental education (bothcommunity based and those designed for schools). This238includes electronically accessed catalogues, and theeffective collection and use of resources.EPG917 Design of EnvironmentalEducation Programs4 pg cpAn examination of the Environmental CurriculumStatement and its emphasis on a holistic environmentalperspective across the key learning areas is conducted.This will lead to more detailed work on school-based curriculumdesign, implementation, programming of developmentallybased learning activities through the gradesand evaluation.EPG918 Environmental Interpretation andCommunity Education4 pg cpThis unit considers environmental interpretation as partof identification of environmental management goals andprograms to achieve those goals. It also examines the roleof the community in effecting environmental changethrough involvement at the local and state level.EPG927** Educational Programs andInformation Technology4 pg cpThis unit aims to develop and extend students’ understandingof current issues in the areas of curriculum andinformation technology and to assist them to effectivelyapply this knowledge in fields of their own choice.EPG928 Supervision and StaffDevelopment4 pg cpThe unit focuses on the supervisor’s role in facilitatinginitial and ongoing professional and staff development ofpeople within or preparing for the workforce.EPG932 Educational Policy Analysis in aPractical Context4 pg cpPolicy in education has become an important aspect ofeducational change. This unit focuses on the processesthrough which policy is generated and implemented, andhow teachers and educators can more effectively participatein policy making.EPG933 ICT and Classroom Practice4 pg cpRecent research into the implications of technologies forclassroom teaching will be discussed and evaluated, andpractical ways of applying knowledge about using ICTfor educational purposes will be explored in relation toboth generic and subject specific curriculum needs.EPG934 Education Project Stage 14 pg cpIn consultation with a supervisor, candidates will undertakea critical review of the literature in a selected topicof interest. This review will normally form the basis for a

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyresearch study to be completed in EPG935 EducationProject Stage 2.EPG935 Education Project Stage 24 pg cpCandidates complete the research project begun inEPG934 and write a report of 10,000 to 12,000 words.Students may be permitted to re-enrol in this unit withoutacademic penalty once only.SPED801*/**/*** Key Research Issues andMethods in Special Education4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units (if any) or Permission of Head of Centre(PHC)This unit examines the key principles and practices ofresearch generally, and as it relates to special education.Students will gain both an understanding of a range ofresearch methodologies and an ability to write academicallyand critically evaluate literature and research at anintroductory level.SPED802*/**/*** Instructional Technology I4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units (if any) or Permission of Head of Centre(PHC)This unit provides an overview of instructional technologyin special education. It focuses on empirically verifiedgeneric instructional methods and approaches that havebroad application and may be seen to provide the foundationfor contemporary special education.SPED803*/**/*** Instructional TechnologyII (High Support Needs)4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802Not to Count for Credit With (NCCW): EPG803 for1997-1998 and SPED803 for 1999-2001.This unit focuses on students with high support needs andexamines curriculum issues and instructional technologies.It provides a practical introduction and guide todeveloping relevant and meaningful educational programsfor students with high support needs.SPED804*/**/*** Effective LiteracyInstruction4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802This unit is designed to provide students with the informationand skills necessary to guide their instruction ofstudents at risk of failure in the area of literacy. SPED804focuses on current research-based theoretical, conceptualand pedagogical components of literacy.SPED805*/**/*** Effective NumeracyInstruction4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802This unit is designed to provide students with the informationand skills necessary to guide their instruction ofstudents at risk of failure in the area of numeracy.SPED805 focuses on current research-based theoretical,conceptual and pedagogical components of numeracy.SPED806*/**/*** Behaviour Problems andClassroom Management4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to themanagement of students with significant communicationproblems and/or challenging behaviour, as well as studentswho are generally described as behaviour disordered.This unit focuses upon identification and assessmentissues, with a strong practical emphasis on programdevelopment and intervention.SPED807*/**/*** Communication Problems4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802This unit addresses communication in personswith high support needs. Specifically considered are theoreticaland conceptual issues related to communication,communication options, assessment approaches andintervention strategies.SPED808*/**/*** Early Intervention4 pg cpPrerequisite: PASS or above in all previously completedSPED units or Permission of Head of Centre (PHC)Corequisite: SPED802This unit examines the theoretical and practical aspectsof providing early intervention programs for infants andyoung children in need of special education services, andtheir families. General topics covered will be models ofservice delivery, approaches to assessment and programdevelopment, early intervention research, transitions,integration, and collaborating with families and professionals.239

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004SPED901*** Special Education ProjectStage I4 pg cpPrerequisite: Credit or above in minimum of 6 units(SPED801–808)In consultation with a MUSEC academic staff member,students will undertake a major review of the research literatureon a selected topic of interest and write an academicreview article in a form suitable for submission to arefereed journal.SPED902*** Special Education ProjectStage II4 pg cpPrerequisite: Credit or above in minimum of 6 units(SPED801–808)Following consultation with the academic supervisor forSPED901, students will implement a small scale researchproject. Projects will normally involve an intervention,but surveys, policy analysis and program evaluation mayalso be appropriate. This stage will be an extension toSPED901, using as the foundation for the project theinformation arising from the literature review.The following is an indication of general areas ofresearch interest which may be considered for theresearch project:• Augmentative and alternativecommunication• Classroom behaviour and its management• Curriculum-based measurement of reading• Defining and assessing number sense• Development with disabilities• Early intervention• Early mathematics instruction for youngchildren with disabilities/learningdifficulties• High Support Needs• Learning and behaviour difficulties• Literacy instruction• Older low-progress readers• Reading assessment• Reading fluency• Transition from early intervention tokindergarten• Young children with disabilities/learningdifficultiesThis is a full-year unit which requires students to attendthe first and second semester seminars in the ResearchSeminar Series of the Accounting and FinanceDepartment. The seminars range over a variety of areasand topics, and are presented by a variety of local, interstateand overseas academics and researchers.240Division of Economic andFinancial StudiesACCG805 Research Methodology inFinance4 pg cpThis unit commences with an overview and criticalanalysis of the methodology of contemporary research infinance. The balance of the unit examines theoretical andempirical issues related to the pricing of securities infinancial markets.ACCG806 Risk Management andDerivatives4 pg cpThis unit examines current techniques for measuring andmanaging the financial risk faced by corporates andfinancial institutions, with an emphasis on the practicaluse of derivative financial products such as forwards,futures, swaps and options to manage risk.ACCG807 Research Seminar inAccounting and Finance4 pg cpACCG812 Information TechnologyManagement4 pg cpThis unit examines issues affecting information systemsin modern organisations and how to manage those issueswithin a technology-based environment. The unit coversthe structure of an information technology unit within anorganisation and its relationship with the entire organisation.ACCG818 Investments4 pg cpThis unit provides an understanding of the theory, empiricalevidence and practice of security selection and portfoliomanagement. Models of security pricing arereviewed during the first weeks of the semester. The latterpart of the unit concentrates on elements of portfoliomanagement.ACCG822 Information Systems inBusiness4 pg cpThe objective of this unit is to increase the student’s abilityto recognise, describe, analyse and design informationsystems from a business professional’s viewpoint.Achievement of this objective will make the studentmore able to play an effective part in information systemdevelopment, management and use, and more able tocommunicate effectively with information system professionals.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyACCG825 Management Accounting:Strategy and Control4 pg cpThis unit examines how management accounting operateswithin an organisation’s overall control system andhow it adapts in response to strategic change.Management accounting techniques such as costing, performanceevaluation and capital budgeting will all beshown to be used differently according to the strategicdirection of the organisation.ACCG827 Entrepreneurship and BusinessStrategy4 pg cpThe focus is to create an awareness of the strategic roleof managers in dealing with issues that will have animpact upon the future direction of organisations of allsizes.ACCG828 Management Control Systems4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the design and operation ofmanagement control systems, in particular, accountingrelatedcontrols. There are two main aspects to understandingaccounting-related controls operations: controltechniques and the behavioural implications of thosetechniques.ACCG832 Business and FinancialAnalysis4 pg cpThis unit will commence with an overview of the constructionof financial statements then proceed to identifyand evaluate the available analytical tools, in particularratio analysis, cash flow analysis and financial forecasting.The unit examines the use of financial statements incompany valuation, insolvency prediction and equityinvestment.ACCG833 Professional QualifyingProgram—CPA8 pg cpThis unit constitutes the CPA program of the CPAAustralia.ACCG834 Professional QualifyingProgram—CA8 pg cpThis unit constitutes the CA program of the Institute ofChartered Accountants in Australia.ACCG835 International Accounting4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with issues in both financial andmanagement accounting in international contexts.Particular attention is given in the unit to the impact ofnational culture.ACCG837 Capital Markets4 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of the operation of thecapital markets in Australia. The financial institutions aredescribed and the securities offered by these institutionsare reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the financial instrumentsavailable to companies and investors from theequity, debt and derivative markets.ACCG838 Business Valuation4 pg cpThis unit examines the many techniques commonlyemployed in assessing the value of whole businesses andindividual parts of businesses, how to select an appropriatetechnique for a particular valuation task, and how toapply the technique in practice.ACCG839 Portfolio Management4 pg cpThis unit provides a basis for effective management ofinvestment portfolios. The relevance of finance theory tothe practice of portfolio management is a feature of thisunit. Techniques of portfolio management are appliedusing a simulation.ACCG840 Personal Financial Planning4 pg cpThis unit will cover all major areas of financial planningand explore planning strategies using a case studyapproach covering the areas of taxation, managed andlisted investments, the superannuation environment andself management, risk management, retirement and estateplanning. Students will be required to work in groups onan integrative financial planning project.ACCG845 Performance Measurement andManagement4 pg cpThis unit is designed for students who are interested ingaining an understanding of performance measurementsystems used in contemporary organisations to achievetheir organisational objectives successfully. The unit criticallyexamines issues related to integrating performancemeasurement systems and strategy implementation, measuringperformance of business units and employees, andlinking performance measurement to reward systems.ACCG849 Economic Analysis3 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to modern economicanalysis. The first half of the unit is devoted to macroeconomicswhich examines in the context of theAustralian economy the problems associated with inflation,unemployment and balance of payments, while thesecond half deals with a study of the theory and applicationof microeconomics.241

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ACCG851 Business Law3 pg cpReviews (i) the legal system, including sources of lawand legal institutions, torts; (ii) contract law, includingoffer and acceptance, intention, consideration, vitiatingfactors, breach of contract, remedies for breach, and saleof goods; (iii) commercial law, including consumer law,trade practices law, principal and agent, property, trusts,insurance law, banking law, cheques and bankruptcy.ACCG852 Managerial Accounting3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG862This unit is concerned with the principles and practices ofan internal cost and management accounting system. Itfocuses on the accumulation of cost and financial dataand the presentation and role of such data in assistingmanagement decisions, particularly decisions concerningproduct and service output, pricing and the planning andcontrol of the organisation’s manufacturing and nonmanufacturingfunctions.ACCG853 Accounting InformationSystems3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG862This unit introduces students to the theory and practice ofaccounting information systems. It includes a study of thefollowing areas: information technology and the documentationof systems; the use of different systems, andelectronic commerce; system planning, development, andcontrol; computer ethics, computer crime, and other contemporarytopics.ACCG854 Company Law3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG851This unit reviews company law, including administrativeregime, the company as a legal person, classifying companies,memorandum and articles, the process of incorporationand formal requirements of management afterwards,promoters and pre-incorporation contracts,internal organs including meetings, directors’ duties andshareholder’s rights.ACCG855 Corporate Accounting3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG862This unit focuses on the accounting issues that pertain tothe corporate form of organisation operating in the privatesector. It includes an examination of the frameworkfor regulating corporate financial reporting in Australia,as well as an in-depth study of the requirements for thepreparation of financial statements for a group of companiesoperating under common control.242ACCG856 Auditing and AssuranceServices3 pg cpPrerequisites: ACCG855, ACCG853The unit is structured within the framework of the auditrisk model and examines the main components of thatmodel-inherent risk, control risk and detection risk withreference to auditing standards.ACCG857 Taxation Law3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG851An examination of the legal and constitutional basis oftaxation in Australia with consideration of the legal conceptsof income and capital and the fiscal treatment ofindividual, corporate, and other taxpaying entities. Areview is made of the general and specific provisions ofthe Income Tax Assessment Act and allied Acts, togetherwith a brief comparative look at taxes in other fields.ACCG858 Financial Management andPolicy3 pg cpPrerequisites: ACCG849, ACCG860, ACCG862This unit is designed to equip students with a basicunderstanding of financial theory and the techniques offinancial planning and analysis. Topics include financialmathematics, valuation of corporate securities, measurementand analysis of risk, including a discussion of portfoliotheory and the capital asset pricing model.ACCG859 Current Issues in Accounting3 pg cpPrerequisite: ACCG855This is an advanced unit in financial accounting whichexamines a broad range of issues that are of current concernto both the accounting profession and accountinginformation users. Topics include conceptual frameworkproject; leases; construction contracts; extractive industries;earnings per share and cash flow analysis.ACCG860 Quantitative Methods3 pg cpThis unit is intended to provide an understanding of thequantitative and statistical techniques which are frequentlyused in accounting and financial studies. Theserequire logical reasoning, objective analysis, and inferencesbased on empirical evidence. Basic statistical techniquessuch as probability, sampling, measurement, correlation,regression and hypothesis testing are covered.ACCG861 Principles of Accounting A3 pg cpThis unit presents accounting as an information systemdesigned to process economic data systematically toenable the preparation of financial statements that willprovide relevant information for the making of economicdecisions. The unit commences with an identification

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyof users of accounting reports and their needs for information.The income statement, the balance sheet and theretained profits statement are examined, including theunderlying ledger recording processes and the meaningsand limitations of major items in financial statements.ACCG862 Principles of Accounting B3 pg cpThis unit follows on from ACCG861 Principles ofAccounting A. It examines general purpose financialreporting from the perspective of a single incorporatedentity. In doing so, the unit emphasises the developmentof a conceptual understanding of accounting in additionto instruction in accounting procedures. Topics coveredinclude statutory reporting requirements, accountingstandards and the conceptual framework project, cashflow statements, the measurement of non-current assetsand liabilities, analysis and interpretation of financialstatements.ACCG871 Advanced CorporateAccounting4 pg cpThis is an advanced unit in financial accounting thatexamines accounting for business activities conductedthrough a corporate group structure. As such, the unitdeals with the preparation of consolidated income statements,balance sheets and cash flow statements, equityaccounting, joint ventures, foreign transactions and subsidiariesand other topics in the area of group accounting.ACCG872 Advanced Financial Reporting4 pg cpThis advanced financial accounting unit examines a numberof accounting standards from a practical and profession-orientedperspective. The regulatory environment,the impact of the conceptual framework and problemswith standard setting are considered.ACCG882 Advanced Taxation4 pg cpThis unit looks at the key areas of taxation includingincome tax, indirect taxes and fringe benefits tax with anemphasis on its practical application. The unit is brokenup into seminars which will be in the form of the discussionof assigned questions on specified topics which, inthe main, will apply the law to various fact situations.ACCG884 Current Issues in Tax andCorporate Law4 pg cpThis unit will examine a selection of current issues in taxationand corporations law with respect to relevant legislation,case law and practical application. Topics willinclude indirect taxes (stamp duty, payroll and GST),capital gains tax, fringe benefits tax, tax planning issues,corporate law reform and corporate governance issues.ACCG890 Corporate FinancialForecasting4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to investigate, from both a theoreticaland applied perspective, the role of forecasting incorporations. Why do corporations need forecasts, whatmethods do they use to generate and evaluate forecasts,and what weight do they place on forecasts in decisionmaking?ACCG893 Research Methodology inAccounting4 pg cpThis unit examines research methods commonly used inaccounting and auditing research. The methods coveredare experimental, survey, field study and historicalresearch. The unit is structured to allow students to gainan understanding of the research process and to be able toread and evaluate research studies.ACCG896 Quantitative Methods inAccounting and Finance4 pg cpThis unit is designed for students undertaking a researchproject. It introduces and provides experience in usingsome of the most common quantitative and statisticalmethods used in contemporary accounting and financeresearch.ACCG899 Research Project4 pg cpPrerequisites: ACCG893 or ACCG805, and possiblyACCG896 depending on the projectStudents will work under supervision on a research projectof their own choice which will enable them to applythe theoretical and analytical knowledge developed duringthe course to a substantive problem relevant to theirarea of specialisation. The project may be academic orindustry related.ACST801 Actuarial Research ProjectStudents will work under supervision on a research projectwhich will enable them to apply their actuarial skillsto a substantive problem relevant to their area of specialisation.This unit is only available for students with anexcellent academic record. Students should consult withacademic staff in order to develop an appropriateresearch topic.ACST815 Superannuation4 pg cpTopics include: a market overview and historical perspective;the introduction of compulsory superannuation(award based and superannuation guarantee); the prudentialrequirements protecting superannuation fund members;superannuation in the government’s retirementincomes policy; tax concessions and superannuation;social legislation affecting superannuation (eg family lawand anti-discrimination legislation).243

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyBCA812 Work Placement for Project8 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to expose students to real-life biostatisticalproblems, in government, industry or aresearch environment, under supervision of an experiencedbiostatistician, so that they can practice and developthe skills they have learnt. Students will be required tocompile a portfolio of their on-the-job experience, orwrite a treatise/dissertation on the analysis of a complexdata set.BUS800 Electronic Commerce4 pg cpThis unit examines e-commerce from a marketing andstrategic perspective. The unit includes a laboratorybasedtechnology component which provides an opportunityfor students to learn to create an e-Commerce website;to use and develop commercial data bases; and touse the Web for commercial research purposes.BUS801 Business Forecasting4 pg cpThis unit examines forecasting approaches and techniquesrelevant to business situations. It provides anopportunity to learn about the role of forecasting in business,the information system and data requirements forforecasting, and practical forecasting techniques.BUS802 European Business4 pg cpThis unit provides a thorough introduction to the businessenvironment of the European Union, the world’s singlelargest market. It reviews the different types of organisations,analyses their financing, business strategy andoperational management. Economic and industry policiesgoverning the European Union are also examined.BUS803 Strategic OperationsManagement4 pg cpThis unit examines structural and strategic changeprocesses occurring within "virtual" (or "boundaryless")business organisations. Topics include: value and supplychains; market structures; customer value expectations;the value chain components of relationship management,knowledge management and technology management.BUS804 International Business Strategy4 pg cpThis unit will draw upon concepts and theoretical frameworksfrom interdisciplinary sources as well as practicalindustry and firm-level case studies in order to examinevarious issues relevant to conducting business acrossnational borders. This unit will address not only the economicdimension of the international business environment,but also its political, cultural and technologicaldimensions, all of which interact in complex ways togenerate opportunities and threats at the firm level.BUS850 Management of People at Work4 pg cpThis unit analyses the processes of human resource managementand industrial relations within the contemporarybusiness environment. Emphasis is given to contemporaryAustralian business practices within human resourcemanagement and industrial relations supported by appropriateanalyses of international best practice.BUS851 Comparative Human ResourceManagement4 pg cpThis unit considers the international and cross-culturaldimensions of human resource management (HRM) theoryand practice. In particular, the unit focuses on a seriesof comparative management studies among a number ofAsia Pacific countries and draws out their implicationsfor HRM in multinational organisations, joint venturesand Australian companies’ overseas operations.BUS852 International Taxation4 pg cpThis unit examines the impact that taxation considerationshave in the international business environment.Recent trends in the taxation of international transactionswill also be identified and critiqued. To give the unit apractical focus, case studies of typical investment taxproblems will be examined.BUS853 Management of Change withinOrganisations4 pg cpThis unit will examine many of the contemporary changeand development processes used successfully (and,sometimes, unsuccessfully) within Australian and internationalorganisations. Organisational change and developmentactivities can have a significant and lastingimpact upon those directly associated with the business,most notably upon employees.BUS854 Managing Cultural Diversity inBusiness4 pg cpThis unit discusses the implications for organisationalleaders in view of increasing cultural differences betweenindividuals and groups within and between organisations.In particular the unit examines practical problems andopportunities in managing human diversity in contemporarycross-cultural and international settings.BUS855 Information Technology and theKnowledge Economy4 pg cpThis unit examines the role of information technologyand knowledge management in firms. It considers theissues for business resulting from the rapid changes ininformation technology. The implications of the growthin demand for knowledge management are examined. Aparticular focus is emerging globalisation trends and their245

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004implications for firms and countries in the Asia-Pacificregion.BUSL832 Business Transactions Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the law of contracts and statutoryadditions to it, injecting standards of fair dealing intocontractual transactions. Accordingly, the consumer provisionsof the Trade Practices Act and the Fair TradingAct, will be examined. Assessment consists of essays orassignments.BUSL833 Business Property Law4 pg cpThis unit examines aspects of property law relevant tomanagers, including land law and intellectual property.Assessment consists of essays or assignments.BUSL834 Law of Business Enterprises4 pg cpThis unit examines the law governing business enterprisesfrom the manager’s perspective, including companylaw, insolvency and restrictive trade practices.Assessment consists of essays or assignments.BUSL851 International Commercial Law4 pg cpThis unit examines topics in international trade law,including WTO/GATT, the Vienna Convention on theinternational sale of goods, letters of credit, the Unidroitprinciples, carriage of goods by land/sea/air and internationalcommercial arbitration. (Topics to be covered mayvary from year to year)BUSL852 Trade Practices Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the Trade Practices Act (consumerlaw, restrictive trade practices, unconscionability provisions,etc) and related areas of law.DEM800 Demographic Analysis inBusiness4 pg cpThis unit will cover topics such as the sources of business-relateddemographic, social and economic data, theimpact of demographic changes on the business environment,and the use of demographics in marketing andother business decision-making processes. Students willreceive hands-on experience of accessing and analysingcensus data at national, state and local levels using majordatabases.ECFS842 Mergers and Acquisitions2 pg cpThis unit covers current trends, valuation techniques andregulations on corporate control. Statutory rules and markettechniques for takeover bids, mergers, schemes ofarrangement and other types of corporate restructuringare covered. Other topics include the impact of tradepractices laws, regulations to restrict shareholding levels,246accounting for goodwill, due diligence and post-mergerintegration and corporate performance.ECFS845 Applied Portfolio Management2 pg cpModern portfolio theory is applied to management ofinstitutional investment portfolios. Issues include modernportfolio theory, asset allocation, portfolio insurance,inflation and hedging, international investing and performanceevaluation.ECFS849 Research Paper2 pg cpStudents complete a research paper of about 10,000words.ECFS850 Corporate TreasuryManagement2 pg cpThis unit provides insight into a Corporate Treasuryenvironment. A risk management framework is builtthrough exposure identification, goal setting, performancemeasurement and benchmarking. Other key topicsinclude liquidity management, cashflow at risk, andcapital raising choices. Case studies are used to illustratekey topics.ECFS854 Strategic Marketing in Finance2 pg cpDevelopment of appropriate strategic and marketing programsare the major influences on the profitable growthof any firm. Specific topics are strategy formulation;business planning; marketing management; distributionand e-commerce; and pricing and promotion. A widerange of case studies are used.ECFS857 Credit and Lending Decisions2 pg cpThe emphasis is on cash flow lending and covers lendingto individuals and companies, retail to commercial lendingand relationship banking. Techniques are analysis ofa company, cash flow modelling and loan portfolio management.Issues include credit assessment, risk evaluation,problem loans, portfolio segmentation, credit scoring,lending and credit policy.ECFS860 Swap Book Management2 pg cpThis focuses on managing risks from making a market inswap products. Beginning with position-taking andsources of risk, zero-coupon yield curves are derived andapplied to models for pricing of swaps. Pricing modelsare used to measure and control market risk in a swapportfolio. Case studies illustrate positioning the portfolioto reflect a market-maker’s views, subject to risk constraints.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyECFS864 Property Investment2 pg cpThe focus is on property as an asset class, measurementof property yields, property sectors and cycles, and riskmanagement of property investment. Also examined areapplications of portfolio theory to property, asset allocationtrends, property trusts and other structures, impact oftaxation and feasibility studies.ECFS865 Investments4 pg cpThis covers key building blocks required when studyingmany of the other courses. It focuses on the tools andtechniques to understand investment markets and constructinvestment portfolios. The course contains ananalysis of the risk and return characteristics of debt andequity markets, an overview of modern portfolio theory,as well as asset pricing models and performance measurementtechniques. Attention is paid to both use of theoryto make decisions as well as the limits of theory inreal life.ECFS866 Corporate Finance4 pg cpThis is concerned with valuing corporate assets and howthey should be financed. It is based on the theory andmethods developed in investments. There is considerableemphasis on valuation techniques. Capital structure isanalysed extensively for its effect on corporate value.Other topics include mergers and acquisitions, capitalraising and international investment decisions.ECFS867 Financial Instruments4 pg cpThis unit covers the structure, pricing and uses of the keyfinancial instruments, including foreign exchange anddebt instruments for the spot, forward, futures, swap andoption markets. Operational issues such as trading, market-makingand arbitrage are outlined, leading to anintroduction to financial engineering.ECFS868 Financial Risk Management4 pg cpThis offers a comprehensive approach to risk management,combining key technical skills with managementissues. Technical skills include option pricing and riskmeasurement. Strategic risk management is taught in aseries of cases, including recent financial market disasters.The unit analyses risk from the perspective of banks,fund managers and corporate treasuries.ECFS871 Risk and Portfolio Construction4 pg cpPortfolio construction is a vital part of an institutionalinvestment manager’s mandate and the environment fordecision making. To give maximum portfolio returnwhile controlling these risks, many methods of optimisationof portfolios are proposed, with spreadsheets andusing data sets encountered in practice. The effect ofmanagement structure, control and marketing is also discussed.ECFS874 Legal and Tax Risk in Finance4 pg cpThis unit assesses legal risk commonly arising in financialtransactions in Australia and encourages developmentof skills of legal analysis and reasoning.Introducing general principles of company, contract,property and security law, it focuses on the legal basis onwhich financial intermediaries enter into transactionswith clients, drawing attention to potential sources oflegal liability.ECFS876 Structured Finance Law2 pg cpThis unit covers legal issues of financiers and clients inarranging debt capital markets, securitisations and assetand other structured financial transactions, with examplesof legal techniques and structures. It develops legalprinciples and skills of legal analysis and shows how theyare used to structure funding of complex transactions.ECFS877 Project Finance2 pg cpThe rationale for project finance is examined. A risk systemis used to identify and allocate risk in structuring ofproject financing. Cashflow measures are defined andcontrasted with corporate finance. Funding, political riskstructuring, capital market developments and the internationalcharacter of the industry are highlighted.ECFS880 Infrastructure and Property2 pg cpThis unit deals with principles, issues and documentationin structuring and arranging finance for property andinfrastructure projects. It also covers practices and proceduresin real estate developments and infrastructure projectsand focuses on project financing principles andtechniques of property developments and smaller infrastructureprojects.ECFS881 Derivatives Valuation2 pg cpThis course deals with quantitative issues for derivativesmarket practitioners. The course looks at key numericaltechniques and applies them to value exotic, GARCH andinterest rate options in cases where classical Black-Scholes assumptions are inappropriate.ECFS882 Exotic Options2 pg cpThis unit covers many types of exotic options, includingaverage rate options, used often in the commodity markets,and barrier options, common in the foreignexchange markets. Others include: basket options; reset,shout, ladder options; and two-asset options. We coverproduct descriptions, motivations, trading risks, pricingmethods and hedging techniques.247

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ECFS883 Venture Capital2 pg cpThis unit seeks to understand what venture capitalists doand the way venture capital organisations work. Thefocus is on the financial and operational activities of venturecapital, from raising and structuring a fund, toassessing opportunities, investing, managing investmentsand exiting.ECFS886 Debt Capital Markets2 pg cpAn overview of debt capital markets available in thedomestic market with focus on corporate bonds, securitisationand credit derivatives. The key issues and trendsaffecting the global markets are examined. Practicalissues and the mechanics of execution of transactions invarious market environments are discussed.ECFS888 Economics of Financial Markets2 pg cpThis unit covers the role of economic factors in financialmarkets. Topics include the structure and growth of theeconomy; determination of interest rates, exchange ratesand equity prices; intermediation, security markets andderivatives; economics of regulation; and the role ofeconomists.ECFS889 Taxation in Finance2 pg cpThis unit examines tax issues in finance. Topics are infrastructure,project financing and leasing; inbound investment;foreign exchange and risk management; advanceddebt securities; outbound investment; and superannuation.ECFS892 Managing Innovation2 pg cpWhy does development of new products, services andtechnologies prove to be difficult in financial firms? Thisunit deals with identifying, screening and developingnew financial products and services, and ways to institutionalisegood innovation practice. Emphasis is on balancingtechnical skills with practical skills to manageinnovation in a world of organisational politics, conflictingobjectives, scarce resources and uncertain outcomes.ECFS895 Private Equity Investment2 pg cpPrivate equity investing covers early stage investing,expansion capital, management buyouts and infrastructurestyle investing. A focus is determining a capitalstructure that suits an investee company, given its businessstructure and the interests of stakeholders. It alsoestablishes an appropriate set of incentives and penaltiesto achieve desired outcomes. Other issues include valuing,negotiating, monitoring and exiting.248ECFS896 Credit Risk Management2 pg cpThis unit covers techniques of credit risk management,with emphasis on portfolio models. Models measuringprobability of default and loss given default are covered.The course then deals with credit portfolio managementand examines portfolio models. Credit capital allocationin banks is covered, as are techniques of active portfoliomanagement, such as credit derivatives and structuredcredit transactions.ECFS897 Managing Shareholder Value2 pg cpThis explores a business model to integrate key decisionsof a business to create and deliver shareholder value. Itcovers valuation, strategy development, resource allocation,organisational structure, performance managementand management compensation along with how to keep astrong shareholder focus within an organisation. Thecourse stresses links between these areas.ECFS898 Managing Energy Risk2 pg cpThe focus of this unit is on is managing energy risks,principally electricity and gas, in a deregulated marketwith various ways to mitigate risk. It assumes knowledgeof derivatives pricing and of enterprise risk management.It emphasises the need for an integrated understanding ofenergy markets, as well as available financial instruments.ECFS899 Modelling Financial Risk2 pg cpThis extends concepts taught in Financial RiskManagement. It is intended to provide skills for quantitativeanalysis to model and control financial risks. Thefocus is primarily on market risk and the tools used tomeasure and manage risk. Model risk, liquidity risk andoperational risk will also be covered. Case studies areused.ECFS991 Equity Capital Markets2 pg cpThis gives a practical understanding of how a companymust operate in the equity capital markets, drawing onprinciples in Investments and Corporate Finance. Topicsexamine initial public offerings, secondary offerings, theequity capital market’s regulatory framework (both legaland stock exchange), backdoor listings and selectedcross-border issues.ECFS992 Hedge Funds2 pg cpThis unit begins with a definition and history of thehedge funds industry and then a range of different strategies.Within each strategy, concepts such as opportunity,risk/return, capacity and liquidity are discussed. The unitcourse also covers construction of multi-manager andmulti-strategy portfolios as well as the role of hedgefunds in a diversified portfolio.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyECFS993 Negotiation in Finance2 pg cpThis unit covers practical aspects of negotiation in corporatefinance. Sessions draw on game theory, psychology,interpersonal skills, business ethics, conflict resolutionand agency issues. Emphasis is given to preparingfor negotiations, negotiation strategy and assessment ofbenefits for each party, together with responding to externalfactors.ECFS994 Cashflow Structuring2 pg cpThis unit course covers issues in analysing and structuringcashflows in financial transactions. We examine commonmeasures of cashflows and complexities added bytax and leverage. Principles are stressed and practicalissues in implementing those principles. Leasing productsare studied, together with tips on using spreadsheets.ECON822 Microeconomics4 pg cpAn intensive analysis of the major topics in microeconomics.The course covers the theory of consumer behaviour,the theory of production and costs, market structuresfrom perfect competition to monopoly, factor marketsand elementary welfare economics. The theory is taughtin an applied context.ECON823 Macroeconomics4 pg cpAn intensive course in macroeconomics. Topics include:business cycle and economic growth, saving and investment,the monetary sector, fiscal and monetary policy:balance of payments, exchange rates, inflation and unemployment.ECON828 International Investment andRisk4 pg cpAnalysis of international portfolio and foreign directinvestment, international cost of capital; role of derivativesin global financial markets; international differencesin the cost of capital; global bonds and equitiesindices; foreign direct investment; hedging of internationalequity and bond portfolios in the forward marketand with stock index futures and options.ECON835 Applied Econometrics II4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to familiarise students with the useof econometric techniques in applied economics. Journalarticles are selected to illustrate the different econometrictechniques introduced in this unit. Topics covered includeprinciples of modelling; time-series analysis; simultaneousequations; limited dependent variables.ECON840 Applied Econometrics I4 pg cpThis unit introduces statistical techniques used by economistsin the analysis of economic and financial data.Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probabilitydistributions, sampling and sampling distributions, pointestimation and interval estimation, hypothesis testing,regression analysis, elementary discussions of multicollinearity,autocorrelation, and heteroscedasticity.ECON842 Principles of MonetaryEconomics4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the role of money in the economy;integration of monetary and value theory; rationalexpectations; money supply process; monetary implicationswhen reserve requirement is zero; optimum supplyof money; demand for money; financial model building;theory of interest rates; term structure of interest rates;Ricardian equivalence; credit rationing.ECON844 Monetary and Financial Policies4 pg cpThis unit examines a number of issues related to the conductof monetary and financial policies. Topics coveredinclude the definition of money, monetary targets andinstruments, the indicator problem; decision makingunder uncertainty, policy reaction functions; the governmentbudget constraint; control of monetary aggregates;rules versus discretion, nominal income, inflation andexchange rate targeting.ECON846 International Monetary Policy4 pg cpThe objective of this course is to examine selected issuesin international monetary economics. The selected issuesinclude: reform of the international monetary system androle of the IMF; savings, investment and the currentaccount, international liquidity, central bank intervention,external debt and European monetary union.ECON847 International Trade4 pg cpThis unit examines international trade both in theory andpractice. Topics include: inter- and intra-industry tradedetermination, explicit and implicit trade barriers, tradeand developing countries, trade blocs, Australia’s tradeand balance of payments, international trade andexchange rate movements, and international factor movement.ECON850 Economic Evaluation andPolicy4 pg cpThis unit examines the role of economic evaluation inpublic policy making and includes practical applications.Topics examined include the nature of public decisions,social objectives of efficiency and justice, the role of economics,the philosophical foundations of economics(value judgments and welfare criteria), the role of mar-249

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004kets and prices, the role of cost-benefit analysis and otherevaluation methods.ECON851 Public Finance4 pg cpThis unit examines public finance in theory and practice.It includes the nature and growth of the public sector,public versus private production; tax structure and criteriain Australia; equity and efficiency considerations intaxation policy; taxation, incentives and income distribution;tax reforms and international comparisons (income,consumption, wealth and property taxes).ECON852 Industry Regulation and PublicEnterprise4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with economic theory and policyof industry regulation and public enterprise as applicablein Australia and overseas. Topics covered include publicutility pricing, contracting out, privatisation, naturalmonopoly and contestability, merger policy, predatorypricing, consumer protection, competition policy rentseeking and regulatory capture.ECON853 Economics of Public Issues4 pg cpThis unit covers selected topic areas with an emphasis onthe application of economic theory and research methodsto particular public issues, including education, environment,energy policy, tourism, defence, housing, privatisation,transport, and the arts.ECON857 Economic Development andWorld Economic Order4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the relevance of historicalexperience to the problems confronting developing countriestoday; economic and social factors affecting thedevelopment process; population and economic development;education, human capital and development; agriculturemodernisation and growth; urban-rural dichotomy;the relationship between equality and development;trade, aid and development.ECON859 Research Project4 pg cpThe submission requirement for ECON859 is a paper of30-50 typed pages in the format of an economics journalarticle. For further information see the course unit informationfor ECON880 Research Project B.ECON860 Advanced Microeconomics4 pg cpTopics include the Arrow-Debreu model, dynamic andintertemporal choice, price dependent preferences,Alternative theories of the firm, Hedonic prices and priceindices, Aggregation and applied welfare analysis;Alternative models of the economy: The Marxian model,the von-Neumann model.250ECON861 Advanced Macroeconomics4 pg cpThis unit provides a rigorous, analytical treatment ofopen economy macroeconomics based upon micro foundationswithin a dynamic (intertemporal) framework. Atthe same time, the course offers insights into practicaland current policy issues, for example, the policy implicationsof Japan/US current account imbalances, solvency,effectiveness of fiscal policy on the current account,exchange rates and output.ECON864 Mathematical Economics4 pg cpThe unit is concerned with the mathematical techniquesto problems of economic theory and policy. The theoreticalsection will deal with dynamics and comparative statics.The use of difference and differential equations inthe analysis of trade cycles and economic growth will bethe main concern of the dynamics component while thecomparative statics section deals with optimisation techniquesand the stability requirements that are obtainedfrom the dynamic analysis.ECON867 International FinancialManagement4 pg cpThe unit is concerned with the analytical techniques ofinternational finance and investment. Topics includeglobal flow of funds and international financial markets;foreign exchange markets; interest parity, arbitrage andcurrency speculation; purchasing power parity, real effectiveexchange; commodity swaps; short and long-termhedging of foreign currency risks, futures and options incurrencies.ECON880 Research Project B8 pg cpThe submission requirement for ECON880 is a paper of60-100 typed pages in the format of an economics journalarticle. It need not be solely primary researchalthough this is encouraged. It could take the form of acritical literature survey or provide a synthesis of somebody of economics literature. The paper should demonstratethe ability of the candidate to present research findingscarefully and in well written form. These units areessential for candidates who intend to continue their postgraduatestudies by research.ECON883 Ethical Perspectives onEconomics4 pg cpThis unit examines the relationship between moral andpolitical philosophy and economic theory with a view toa richer understanding of contentious policy issues.Topics covered include the meaning of ‘welfare’ in economics,distributive justice and economic theory, “rationality”and its ethical overtones, the relationship ofagency and freedom to wellbeing. No philosophicalbackground is presumed.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyECON891 Economies in Transition4 pg cpThis unit examines issues of structural reform and macroeconomicstabilisation programs in economies in transitionfrom central planning to a market economy. Thefocus is primarily on the experiences of Central andEastern European economies but case studies may alsobe drawn from Asia, including China and Vietnam.GSE822 Environmental Context of ModernBusiness4 pg cpThis unit, while introducing the consideration of the corporationin society in relation to the environment, surveyscurrent environmental trends both nationally and globally.Consideration of the concept of ecologically sustainabledevelopment leads into approaches to environmentaldecision-making and the quantitative evaluation of environmentalanalysis. Ethics and belief systems in environmentaleducation provide the context for examination ofthe roles and responsibilities of government, the communityand business.GSE823 Environmental Management withinthe Corporation4 pg cpThis unit looks specifically at the role and responsibilitieswithin a corporation in terms of environmental management.Detailed consideration is given to practical aspectsof establishing and maintaining an environmental managementsystem (ISO 14000)—planning, implementation,training and resourcing, measurement, evaluation,review and improvement. Also covered is an overview ofmethods for cleaner production and waste minimisation,life cycle analysis and interacting with neighbours andactivists.ICHM801 Management and Organisations4 pg cpThe unit reviews the ideas and processes that haveevolved to make organisational management such animportant part of global commerce. The cultural implicationsfor organisational managers, practical problemsand opportunities will be examined in a contemporaryinternational setting. Diagnostic models and data collectionmethods highlight the tools necessary for contemporaryethical decision making.ICHM802 Managing Service Relationships4 pg cpThis unit begins with an overview of an “ideal” relationshipbetween service providers and their customers,comparing customers’ evaluations of service withproviders’ benchmarks. It includes a discussion of culturaldifferences in ethical values and the relative focuson quality versus quantity and a discussion of contemporarychallenges facing managers in the internationalservice industry.ICHM811 Foundations of OrganisationalPerformance4 pg cpThis unit aims to provide a basis for the critical appraisalof contrasting perspectives of structure, operation andmanagement of organisations. It is designed to encouragea greater level of awareness of, and sensitivity to, theorganisational factors and management processes influencingbehaviour and performance of people at work.ICHM812 Entrepreneurial Leadership4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to encourage students to movefrom a skills-based focus towards a general managementemphasis, with managerial leadership at the core. Theunit will explore different theories about motivation, theworkings of groups and teams and the importance ofentrepreneurial management.ICHM821 Media Management4 pg cpThe overall aim of this unit is to examine strategic marketingso as to fit the media to the market. The topics ofplanning, analysing and implementing the marketingcommunications process add depth to the drive for integratedmarketing communications, encompassing theaudience and environment, measurement and the media.ICHM822 Strategic Intelligence4 pg cpThis unit aims to evaluate the different ways firms obtain,store and use their intelligence resources. The unit examinesthe factors that precipitate change and the capabilitiesof managers to rethink their business processes. Itwill examine the barriers to sharing and using strategicintelligence, and identify ways to shape the future of abusiness.ICOM811 Communication and Social,Economic and Political Development4 pg cpThis unit examines the process of international communicationin the context of social, political and economicdevelopment. It includes a study of the literature on communicationand development and focuses on ways policiesare developed to facilitate change. In addition to thetheoretical basis for communication, particular attentionis given to the role of the media and its effect on publicopinion.ICOM818 Research Seminar inInternational Communication4 pg cpIn this unit students will be intensively exposed to internationalcommunication research projects through examinationof published research studies and unpublisheddissertations. Students will be required to write critiquesof selected research projects. Students will learn andimprove analytical and critical skills through discussionsof conceptual frameworks and theories used in conduct-251

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ing research in international communication; analysis ofdifferent research designs and their methodological logic;and presentation skills.ICOM828 Special Project4 pg cpThe Special Project provides candidates with an opportunityto engage in practical work in their chosen field aswell as produce a research document showing evidenceof critical thinking. Students may either take an internshipof a total of 100 hours and a critical commentary of4,000 words or create a media product and a critical commentaryof 4,000 words.ICOM891 Communication ResearchMethodologies4 pg cpThe purpose of this unit is to prepare students for theirfinal research projects in ICOM 818. Students will beinstructed in the principal research methodologies used inthe field of international communication. These includeethnographic research, case studies, content analysis, delphimethod, discourse analysis, documentary research,focus groups, in-depth interviews, projective technique,semiotics studies and survey method.ITEC830 XML Technologies4 pg cpA thorough introduction to the technological fundamentalsof web based e-commerce, emphasising the applicationof XML (eXtensible Markup Language) as a tool forstructuring transactions and organising complex dynamicinformation. Topics include document computing (webservers,XML, XSLT), web services (application servers,SOAP), XML data formats and standards, meta-data andXML databases.ITEC832 Application Integration4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of topics in business processmanagement, including workflow and integration of distributedsystems. With reference to a current case study,we map the information flows in a B2B integration scenarioand assess the available technologies. In doing so,factors such as cost, performance, security and scalabilityare analysed, recommend a design and construct a prototype.ITEC841 Project and Risk Management4 pg cpTopics include project definition, scheduling and milestones,organisation of development and quality assuranceteams, resource allocation, cost estimation,cost/benefit analysis, risk analysis and management, factorsthat affect costs, version and change control, qualityand process improvement methods, the use of quantitativemethods, distributed and concurrent engineering, andthe management of composite hardware/software systemsdevelopment.252ITEC871 Information Systems Design andManagement4 pg cpThis unit focuses on enterprise management informationsystems and the technologies used in their design, implementationand maintenance. The alignment of informationsystems with business strategy, socio-technicalaspects of system development and e-commerce systemsare all explored. A case study analysing business processesfor an enterprise systems project is conducted.MIST800 Computer Applications inBusiness4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to data analysis usingEXCEL and database management using ACCESS.Software applications include MYOB and Powerpointfor the presentation of decision making information.There is also an introduction to Web page design usingHTML.MIST811 Information Management4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the use of state-of-the-artinformation technology for the systematic managementof information. The complete flow of information fromrecording instrument to statistical report, using graphical,database, and statistical expert system concepts. Itincludes Access database multitable queries and introductionto Visual Basic programming.MIST812 Decision Support Systems4 pg cpDecision support systems provide information to supportsemi-structured and unstructured decisions in modernorganisations. The decision support systems studied inthis unit are computer based and provide for user manipulationof source data extracted from databases bothinternal and external to the organisation. Students willstudy decision support systems involving: DataWarehousing and Data Marts, Online AnalyticProcessing, Data Mining (using SPSS Clementine), andGeographic Information Systems. The unit will be taughtusing modern software.MIST822 Web-database Engineering4 pg cpThis unit is designed to give broader and more advancedcoverage of the material on website design and managementintroduced in MIST812 Decision Support Systems,emphasising database queries using SQL. This unit coverswebsite design and management. Students will begiven the opportunity to learn in hands-on mode, usingweb servers available in a dedicated laboratory, whichwill simulate the environment used by companies todevelop their websites for commercial use.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyMKTG800 Marketing and Finance4 pg cpThis unit examines the interface between marketing andfinance with particular emphasis on the financial implicationsof marketing decisions. Topics include: the scopeof strategic marketing decisions; implementing marketingstrategies; cost implications of marketing decisions;marketing and production; marketing and the creation ofshareholder value; marketing and cash flow management.MKTG801 International Marketing4 pg cpThis unit examines the factors that influence marketingstrategy in an international setting. Topics include internationalmarketing; world economic environment; socialand cultural elements of market environment; politicallegalenvironment; international marketing intelligence;marketing channels and international logistics.MKTG802 Marketing Communications4 pg cpThis unit examines the marketing communications infrastructuresthat are available to business in developing acommunications strategy that will result in achieving theawareness, comprehension and sales response objectivesof the organisation.MKTG803 Marketing Operations4 pg cpThis unit examines the activities involved in managingmarketing functions. Topics include: marketing planning,product management, pricing, marketing channels andlogistics, and communications. To ensure that marketingdecisions have been implemented effectively, the unitalso covers performance measurement.MKTG804 Marketing Seminar4 pg cpThis unit consists of a series of seminars, exploringimportant contemporary marketing issues. They providestudents with the opportunity to bring together the variousstrands of their marketing studies, to check theirunderstanding of the key principles and to apply them tothe development of solutions to crucial questions affectingmarketing practice.MKTG805 Applied Marketing Research4 pg cpThis unit examines methodology and techniques requiredby the modern marketer. Topics include: marketing informationand decision support systems, the researchprocess, exploratory research, surveys, sampling techniquesand data analysis.MKTG806 Applied Marketing Strategy4 pg cpDrawing on the marketing strategy process, this unitreviews strategy issues such as identifying options, evaluatingand assessing competitive positioning, choosinghow and where to compete and assessing performance.MKTG807 Industrial Marketing4 pg cpThis unit aims to develop an understanding of industrialmarkets, the industrial marketing environment and theapplication of marketing theory to business-to-businessmarkets. These markets include producers of goods andservices, intermediaries, government and non-profitorganisations.MKTG808 Services Marketing andOperations4 pg cpThe service sector dominates much of the business world.This unit focuses on the distinct needs and problems ofservice organisations in marketing and general management.Cases are drawn from commercial and not-forprofitorganisations, including banking, transportation,hotels, tourism, hospitals, education, and professionalservices such as accountancy, engineering and managementconsultancy.MKTG809 Marketing Logistics4 pg cpThis unit will offer participants an opportunity to studythe complexities of distributing products and services. Itexplores the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of channelsof distribution and logistics management. The role ofmarketing logistics in achieving corporate objectivesthrough effective supply chain management and the useof emergent technologies is an important feature of theunit.MKTG810 Retail Strategy4 pg cpThis unit considers current approaches to strategy formulationas it relates to the retailer in the distributionsystem. Recent and current approaches to retail strategywill be explored. The financial evaluation of proposedretail strategy options will also be considered. The retailformat, merchandise strategy and marketing communicationstrategies will also be discussed as they relate to theretail environment.MKTG812 Retail Operations4 pg cpThis unit gives an overview of the challenge of managingin a retail environment. The role of operations managementwill be explored in relation to planning and controlof operational performance and managing for shareholderand customer value. The importance of profitability,productivity and cash flow will be considered from aretail perspective.MKTG813 Managerial Marketing4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to the principles and practicesof marketing in the contemporary environment. The253

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004objective is to develop an understanding and awarenessof the importance of customers and familiarity with someof marketing’s tools and techniques.MKTG814 Managing CustomerRelationships4 pg cpThis unit will develop students’ understanding of the conceptof Customer Relationship Management (CRM); promotea deeper understanding of the process of CRM; andencourage students to become sensitive to the value ofdeveloping deep relationships with customers and thevalue of these relationships in the long term success ofany business. Students will analyse domestic and internationalcase studies and will develop their own CRMstrategy as part of a final assignment.MKTG815 Consumer Behaviour4 pg cpThis unit examines the external and internal factors thatinfluence people’s behaviour in a purchase situation. Itprovides a conceptual understanding of consumer behaviour,integrating theories from psychology, sociology,cultural anthropology and economics. These componentsof a consumer’s psychological and socio-economic profileare considered as influences in determining marketinginitiatives.STAT810 Statistical Theory4 pg cpThis unit introduces fundamental principles justifyingclassical and modern statistical methodology. The unitincludes an introduction to powerful asymptotic methodsof statistics and to optimality principles. Use is made ofScientific Notebook, a revolutionary piece of softwarefor mathematical computation and reporting, whichmakes solving statistical problems and presenting resultseasy and exciting.STAT811 Generalized Linear Models4 pg cpThis unit extends regression techniques to non-normaldata, demonstrates their applicability to nonlinear modelsand shows how such techniques may be used to analysediscrete, categorical, ordinal and correlated responses.SAS software is used.STAT812 Information Management4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the use of state-of-the-artinformation technology for the systematic managementof information. Topics include the complete flow ofinformation from recording instrument to statisticalreport, using graphical, database, and statistical expertsystem concepts. Access database multitable queries.Introduction to Visual Basic programming.254STAT814 Statistical Design4 pg cpThe first part is concerned with the design of experiments.Many of the standard designs are discussed andextensive use is made of Minitab. The remaining half ofthe course is devoted to survey design. Questionnaireconstruction, the theory of sampling, stratified sampling,systematic sampling, ratio and regression estimators,cluster sampling and multistage sampling are all discussed.STAT817 Bioinformatics4 pg cpBioinformatics addresses problems related to the storage,retrieval and analysis of information about biologicalstructure. This unit will provide a broad-ranging study ofbioinformatics, covering the use of quantitative methodsin population genetics, genome science, proteomics andphylogenetics. It will also include study of data sources,data retrieval, BLAST and the PERL language. A backgroundin statistics is required and in biology is stronglyrecommended.STAT818 Epidemiological Methods4 pg cpAn introduction to the more commonly used researchstudy designs—randomised prospective trials, case controlstudies, cohort studies and cross-sectional studies—with applications to epidemiological problems. Statisticalmethods for analysing data from such studies, with particularemphasis on categorical data analysis, includinglogistic and Poisson regression, and models for censoredsurvival data. SAS (version 8) and EcStat, an add-in programin MS Excel, are used throughout this unit.STAT820 Decision Support Systems4 pg cpDecision support systems provide information to supportsemi-structured and unstructured decisions in modernorganisations. The decision support systems studied inthis unit are computer based and provide for user manipulationof source data extracted from databases bothinternal and external to the organisation. Students willstudy decision support systems involving: DataWarehousing and Data Marts, Online AnalyticProcessing, Data Mining (using SPSS Clementine), andGeographic Information Systems. The unit will be taughtusing modern software.STAT821 Multivariate Analysis4 pg cpIntroduces methodologies and techniques for the explorationand analysis of multivariate data. Topics includegraphical displays, discriminant analysis, principal componentsanalysis, multivariate normal distribution, multivariatelinear models, cluster analysis.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudySTAT822 Time Series4 pg cpThis unit gives an understanding of, and ability to apply,some of the basic ideas of time domain and frequencydomain methods of Time Series Analysis. The course isan integrated mixture of theoretical and applied material.STAT823 Statistical Graphics4 pg cpPrinciples of graphic presentation are applied to presentationof statistical reports. Class participants create theirown web page and learn to use tools for image manipulation.Modern Applied Statistical Methods described inthe text of Venables and Ripley are introduced to create,interpret and present graphic results. These methodsinclude generaliz ed linear models (GLM); robust regression;time series; methods for missing data. We introduceand use SPlus 2000 software for analysis and graphics,Netscape Communicator and Matlab, for image displays.The unit may be taken as an introduction early in the program,or may serve as an overview of the program whentaken towards the end.STAT825 Statistics Project4 pg cpA project which either reviews or develops an area ofmethodology or which discusses the use of statisticalmethods in a particular subject area. Candidates mustgive a 30 minute seminar, based on their project, to staffand fellow students.STAT826 Market Research andForecasting4 pg cpAdvanced quantitative methods including multivariateand other statistical methods that have important applicationsin market research will form the first part of thisunit. Consumer choice modelling (conjoint analysis) willalso be discussed. Methods for modelling and forecastingtrends based on time series data, including techniques forseasonal adjustment will be covered. The unit will makeextensive use of appropriate computer packages includingSPSS and Minitab.emphasising database queries using SQL. This unit coverswebsite design and management. Students will begiven the opportunity to learn in hands-on mode, usingweb servers available in a dedicated laboratory whichwill simulate the environment used by companies todevelop their websites for commercial use.STAT888 Applied Business Techniques4 pg cpThis unit provides the skills necessary to apply the techniquesof quantitative analysis in organisational decisionmakingsituations. The approach consists of defining thebusiness problem, developing a model, acquiring the necessarydata, developing and analysing the solution andimplementing the results, using practical examples andcase studies. The aim of the unit is to provide an appreciationof information requirements within the businessand competence in the analysis of management decisions.STAT890 Stochastic Finance4 pg cpThis unit serves as an introduction to the modern financialtheory of security markets, and, in particular, shareprices and derivatives. It explains how the financial marketswork using appropriate mathematical and statisticalmodels and tools. The material provides a useful edge tothose competing for jobs in the finance and banking sectors.Practical work will be done using several programs,including Excel and Matlab.STAT892 Nonparametric Regression andDensity Estimation4 pg cpThis unit includes selected topics from modern statisticaltheory. Emphasis is on non-parametric methods such asdensity estimation, function estimation, functional dataanalysis, smoothing splines etc; Bayesian statistics,Gibbs sampler and other computationally intensiveregression techniques.STAT827 Survival Analysis4 pg cpThe unit explores biostatistical applications of survivalanalysis. These begin with the Kaplan- Meier curve definitionand its extension to the comparison of survival ofseveral groups of subjects. The Cox proportional hazardsmodel is introduced as a method for handling continuouscovariates. Time-dependent covariates, multiple outcomes,and the censored linear regression model are alsoconsidered.STAT833 Web-Database Engineering4 pg cpThis unit is designed to give broader and more advancedcoverage of the material on website design and managementintroduced in MIST812 Decision Support Systems,255

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004Division of Environmentaland Life SciencesAHPG810 Archaeological Evidence4 pg cpExcludes: AHST210An introduction to archaeological method and theory,including the results of field work, ancient technology,and methods of scientific study of antiquity, with particularreference to the study of history. The unit willinclude practical exercises in the use of archaeologicalmaterial based on items in the University’s Museum ofAncient Cultures.BIOL860 Wildlife Project4 pg cpA directed project forming part of an ongoing project ofProfessor Des Cooper’s group in Biological Sciences orthe Marine Mammal Research Group, conducted withina semester and presented as a dissertation or scientificpaper.BIOL861 Management of Wild AustralianMammals4 pg cpAn intensive course dealing with the capture, husbandry,restraint, stress avoidance, sample collection and anaesthesiaof mammals. Also includes theoretical issues suchas reproduction, nutrition, behaviour, ecology, pathology,genetics and evolution relevant to these objectives.BIOL865 World Conservation Biology4 pg cpThis course involves 40 lectures on all issues in contemporaryconservation biology and wildlife managementand can be either entirely web-based or on-campus. TheAustralasian region is dealt with in depth and then comparedextensively with other regions of the world.Students write two essays, one a topic set for the entireclass, the other an individual one.BIOL866 Research Technologies inConservation Biology4 pg cpIntensive training in specific techniques is given over aperiod of two weeks. They are both field and laboratorybased. Students are provided with a study guide for these,and are then asked to prepare their own study guide onother techniques which meet their own professionalrequirements.BIOL880 (subject to approval) SelectedTopics in Biotechnology4 pg cpThe unit will be composed of lectures, student seminars,tutorials, assignments, readings and visits to local industry.We will discuss examples of cutting edge researchand technology and how these relate to our personallives, society and industry. Visiting lecturers from industryand various academic disciplines will lead discussionon their area of expertise.BIOL881 (subject to approval) MajorResearch Project in Biotechnology4pg cpThis unit represents a major hands-on research project ina relevant area of biotechnology. Projects are offered bydifferent research groups within the department.Examples of current research are displayed on theDepartmental web pages. Some research projects may betailored according to the students’ special interests.BIOL882 (subject to approval)Environmental Microbiology andBioresourcesThe unit is an introduction to the diversity of environmentalmicroorganisms, their roles in ecosystems andglobal biogeochemical cycles, and provides training inpractical skills for the recovery of biotechnologically relevantgenes and enzymes from the uncultural microbiota.Students will gain theoretical and practical skills forexploring bioresources.CHEM832 (subject to approval) ProteinDiscovery and Analysis4 pg cpThis unit outlines chemical principles underlying themost recent developments in protein science. Thisincludes an understanding of the emerging new disciplinesof proteomics, structural biology and bioinformatics.The unit covers methods used today in the biotechnologyand pharmaceutical industries to isolate andpurify macromolecules, including recombinant proteins.CHEM833 (subject to approval) FunctionalProteomics4 pg cpProteomics extends far beyond cataloging sets of proteinsthat are expressed in health and disease. Functional proteomicscouples protein expression profiles with elucidatingpost-translational modification, protein activity, organisationand dynamics of the metabolic, signalling andregulatory networks through which cellular life is dependent.Functional proteomics leads to a better understandingof how networks become dysfunctional and to predictinghow function may be manipulated through drug/geneticinterventions. This unit covers functional proteomic techniquesincluding high-throughput signalling, differentiationand injury assay systems (HTS), robotics, bioinformatics,as well as more routine proteomics technologies(2DE, mass spectrometry, ICAT, LC-MS/MS).CHIR821 Chiropractic Technique IV4 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR301, CHIR302This unit provides in depth study and practical instructionin spinal adjustment and spinal joint dynamics. Advanced256

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studystatic palpation and motion palpation are covered in additionto the Diversified and Gonstead Techniques.CHIR824 OHS and Sports Medicine2 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR835This unit includes a study of sports medicine utilisingknowledge already gained as an introduction to chiropracticand its relevance in sports. Occupational Healthand Safety (OHS) issues are covered including workplacepractices in relation to patient management andrehabilitation.CHIR829 Clinical Nutrition2 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR865This unit builds on the basic foundation of pharmacologyand nutrition covered in an earlier unit. It aims to providestudents with the skills to apply these concepts to problemsthat may arise in chiropractic practice. A study ofthe pharmacological agents used to treat musculoskeletaldisorders will be included.CHIR830 Diagnostic Specialties3 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR865, CHIR821This unit addresses the diagnosis and management of arange of disorders within the specialties of pediatrics,geriatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology , male health andmental health. Management includes investigative procedures;chiropractic treatment; as well as emergency proceduresfor a range of medical and traumatic conditionsthat are compatible with the training of a chiropractor.CHIR833 Radiographic Positioning2 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR204This unit is divided into 2 parts: 1. Positioning the patientfor spinal X-rays 2. Positioning for extremity X-rays.Importance of correct factors and accurate positioningare emphasised, ensuring the student is mindful of his/herresponsibility to the public in the use of X-ray and iscapable of producing high quality diagnostic films.CHIR835 Orthopaedics4 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR354, CHIR355This unit provides a clinical approach to nonsurgicalorthopaedics. The pathophysiology of joints and supportivetissues is studied, particularly as it affects manipulativetreatment. The spine and major joints are given specialemphasis. Orthopaedic and neurological testing arecorrelated and a problem solving orientation adopted.Paediatric and geriatric conditions are also included inthis course.CHIR840 Terminal Point Technique2 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR821Spinal adjustive techniques using drop piece mechanismsare taught. This subject gives alternate methods by whichspinal adjustment can be performed increasing the techniquerepertoire.CHIR843 Electrophysical Therapy2 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR835This subject covers the most commonly used types ofelectrophysical therapy. It aims to develop a workingunderstanding of the equipment, its indications and contraindications.The safety considerations that apply to theuse of electrotherapy equipment are emphasised.CHIR845 Chiropractic First Aid2 pg cpThis unit consists of two sections:1. Basic life support2. Chiropractic First AidBasic life support includes EAR, CPR and first aid proceduresat senior level. Chiropractic First Aid involves afurther study of first aid and emergency procedureswhich may be encountered by chiropractic practitionersin the office or the community.CHIR848 Radiology II3 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR864This unit is an extension of CHIR864 and is taught inconjunction with CHIR860 Clinical Internship. Studentsreceive tuition in reading X-rays and forming radiologicaldiagnosis.CHIR850 Research Project2 pg cpDuring the final year of study, all students participate ina research project approved by the Department. Studentsperform an original investigation into an area of chiropractic,under supervision by a member of the academicstaff. The University Clinic or other facilities are madeavailable to students for the research.CHIR853 Professional Studies2 pg cpThis unit covers the professional rights and obligations ofpractice as well as the management, responsibilities andprocedures of a chiropractic office. It includes techniquesfor communication within the doctor-patient relationshipand inter/intra professional communication skills.CHIR859 Rehabilitation4 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR301, CHIR302257

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004This unit explores the role of rehabilitation in chiropracticpractice. Various models are studied relevant to allregions of the spine with emphasis on some commonclinical problems. A number of therapeutic approachesincluding ancillary to primary manipulative techniquesare taught. Students are presented with indications andcontraindications for these techniques.CHIR860 Clinic Internship8 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR862, CHIR835, CHIR866, CHIR864Students attend the Outpatient Clinics where theybecome responsible for patient management and careunder the guidance of the Clinic Supervisors. Studentsgain skills in the handling of patients, the conduct of thepatient interview, the formation of the diagnostic impressionand in the delivery of chiropractic care.CHIR861 Techniques V6 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR821This unit concentrates on perfecting Diversified andGonstead manipulative skills on the spine. This subjectalso includes the indications and contraindications tomanipulation.CHIR862 Preclinical Studies4 pg cpPrerequisite: CHIR303Corequisites: CHIR835, CHIR866This course is designed to prepare the student for clinicinternship. It provides an introduction to clinical testingincluding procedures for patient examination. The aim ofthe unit is to synthesise the various facets of theoreticalknowledge into a clinically orientated practical art.CHIR864 Radiology I3 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR354, CHIR355, CHIR204This unit covers the terminology and concepts of radiologicaldiagnosis. Spinographic studies are undertakenmaking postural analyses from radiographs. Studentslearn to identify pathological conditions of the spine andextremities, assess those conditions and write clear andprofessional radiological reports.CHIR865 Differential Diagnosis C3 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR203, CHIR303, CHIR242This unit will focus on the comprehensive health assessmentof the patient. Emphasis is on physical examinationskills and its relationship to the medical history andinvestigative results. Selected nutritional and pharmacologicalissues are also studied relevant to the chiropractorin clinical practice and as a basis for patient case management.258CHIR866 Neurological Diagnosis3 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR354, CHIR355This unit commences with an exploration of the neurologicalconnections and their application to the maintenanceof health. This is followed by clinical neurology inwhich dysfunction of the nervous system is studied incorporatingclinical assessment and diagnosis, appropriateinterventions and indications for referral.CHIR867 Peripheral Skills3 pg cpPrerequisites: CHIR301, CHIR302This unit builds upon adjustive and palpatory skillsdeveloped in the earlier skills subjects. Peripheral jointadjusting is practised and perfected in terms of indicationand contraindication, problem solving, biomechanics ofadjustments and most importantly specificity and control.The student is encouraged to develop rational treatmentand management plans for peripheral joint problems.ELS400 Museum Field Studies4 pg cpIn small, specialist and large city museums which offeremployment opportunities (in SE Australia, SE Asia orthe Sydney metropolitan area), students will investigatethe range of curatorial roles and assess the scientific andcultural value of individual projects in collections, therange of public programs and the status of informationmanagement. In 2004 Museum Field Studies in SEAustralia will take place from July 6–17 inclusive.ELS401 Professional Experience12 pg cpStudents complete a 12-week placement (or equivalent)with an appropriate museum or workplace venue, undertakingwork assigned by the employer. They will also berequired to submit a report on their placement. Enrolmentin this unit requires the express permission of the unitconvenor and is not available for students in their firstsemester in the program. Students need to consult withthe unit convenor prior to enrolment in this unit.ELS820 Museum Studies and InformationManagement5 pg cpThe unit centres on museum issues such as: the philosophyof information organisation and the role of museums;the collection, preservation and provision of access tomaterials; mushrooming of stored knowledge related todigital storage of data; image capture, written materials,links to other sites; social and political background toinformation storage; copyright issues; web based presentationsand case studies, for example the LachlanMacquarie Room in the Library. Assignments willinclude web-based exercises, research essays, practicalexercises and a “mini” internship with a museum curatorto gain practical experience with the AdLib or BioTrack

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyprograms. This unit does not count for credit withELS202.ELS840 Museum Studies Special Project12 pg cpStudents complete a research project equivalent to a10,000 dissertation to be presented in the form of a traditionaldissertation, a report, a conceptual framework forthe development of an exhibition or other museum-basedproject on an approved topic which might include webbaseddocumentation.ELS841 (subject to approval)Entrepreneurship4 pg cpThe entrepreneurship unit is designed to present practicalknowledge and workshops covering all aspects of innovationin the biotech arena; creativity and idea generation,concept development, problem solving, intellectualproperty assessment and protection, business planningand strategy, project management, teamwork and leadership,business creation and commercialisation strategies.Entrepreneurs, with “real world” experience in industry,will present case studies covering the biotech industry.The workshops will lead the students through the newbusiness creation cycle from idea generation through tosimulated business start up, using business planning todrive the workshops.EPG915 Teaching and Learning about theEnvironment4 pg cpThis unit examines the major learning processes involvedin environmental education at school and community levels.Emphasis is placed on the communication and interpretationprocess, organisation of material and effectivecommunication techniques in a wide range of settings.Specific problems will be approached via case studies,fieldwork and individual or group projects.EPG916 Resources and Networks inEnvironmental Education4 pg cpThis unit examines and evaluates the wide range ofresources available for environmental education (bothcommunity-based and those designed for schools). Thisincludes electronically accessed catalogues and the effectivecollection and use of resources.EPG917 Design of EnvironmentalEducation Programs4 pg cpAn examination of the Environmental CurriculumStatement and its emphasis on holistic environmentalperspective across the key learning areas. This leads tomore detailed work on school-based curriculum design,implementation, programming of developmentally basedlearning activities through the grades and evaluation.EPG918 Environmental Interpretation andCommunity Education4 pg cpThis unit examines three related areas of environmentand community: site-based environmental interpretation,community environmental education and communityaction. It evaluates the role of environmental interpretationfrom the viewpoint of both managers and visitors. Italso evaluates methods of community and workplaceeducation and their effectiveness in changing attitudesand actions.GEOS413 Geological Problems4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS821 (or equivalent)A project/assignment-oriented unit based on the solvingof a series of geological problems in the field and/or laboratory.These may include topics in the philosophy ofscience relating to the earth sciences. Topics will bedesigned according to student background and programof study.GEOS420 Data and Image Processing inGeophysics and Exploration4 pg cpPrerequisite: completion of 30cp in Science (includingGEOS268) and 3 cp in computingThis unit is aimed at giving familiarity with a variety ofcomputer software packages that are currently being usedby mining and exploration companies. The unit will bemore an applied than theoretical offering.GEOS425 Palaeobiology4 pg cpCorequisite: GEOS312 or BIOL316This unit is concerned with evolutionary palaeontologyand the science of form with particular reference to shellform, musculature, vision and buoyancy of extinct invertebrates;palaeoengineering (including jaw mechanicsand flight) and approaches to physiology and behaviourof extinct vertebrates; models of phylogeny.GEOS427 Palaeoecology andBiogeography2 pg cpThis unit highlights the interplay of palaeontology andgeology, evolution and ecology: fossil assemblages(marine, freshwater and terrestrial) with special emphasison reef environments; palaeocommunities and “communityevolution”; the principles of biogeography, dynamicsof provincialism, and the purpose of biogenic analysis.GEOS428 Coral Reef Dynamics2 pg cpThe unit will investigate the dynamics of coral reefs: theprocess of formation, large and small scale controls, reefaccretion, response to global warming and the changing259

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004patterns of reef dynamics/carbonate buildups throughtime. Special attention will be paid to biodiversity of areef, symbiosis, recruitment, the effects of bioturbationand bioerosion, the interaction of the biota of the reef,and management of reefs.GEOS436 Global Earth Processes4 pg cpCurrent topics in understanding the way the Earth worksare explored. Information from all strands of geosciencesis integrated to give models of processes that have beeninvolved in the geological evolution of the Earth. Classdiscussions and seminars are supplemented by computermodelling of geological/geophysical processes, geochemicalanalytical sessions and a local field trip.GEOS437 Geochemical Applications andTechniques2 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS260 or CHEM324 or equivalentThis is an introduction to various analytical techniquesused in inorganic geochemistry to determine the majorelement, trace element and isotopic composition of rocksand their constituent minerals. Class work comprises lectures,tutorials, computer practicals and laboratory/instrumentspracticals.GEOS460 Solid Earth Geophysics2 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS268Excludes: GEOS385 (pre-2002)This unit looks at what geophysics can tell us about thestructure of the solid earth. The unit will focus on thestructure and dynamics of the Earth’s deep interior asrevealed by studies of the geomagnetism, gravity, seismology,and heat flow of the Earth.GEOS800 Earth Science Project4 pg cpA 5,000-word paper, on a topic to be decided. Studentsare required to contact a supervisor. The subject mattermay take the form of a review of the literature, or of anindividual investigation, or both. A written report of thecontent must be presented in a style suitable for publicationor a seminar presentation given.GEOS801 Introduction to GeographicInformation Science for Postgraduates4 pg cpMany professionals in the broad areas of environmentalscience, management and planning use GIS (GeographicInformation Systems) to analyse and map spatial information.This unit is an introductory unit for postgraduates. Itwill cover the underlying concepts of GIS, applications,the use of commercial GIS software and will develop forthe students a GIS skills set. The unit consists of twostreams, one focusing on applications in the biophysicalenvironment and the other on applications in the humanand built environment. The lecture programs are common,260but the practical programs are elective. The GIS softwareused is ArcGIS. Students enrolling in the unit must have acomputer with one of the following operating systems:Windows XP, Windows NT or Windows 2000.GEOS807 Problems in SedimentaryGeology4 pg cpPrerequisite: Special permissionCorequisite: GEOS424 and GEOS425A field-based unit for postgraduate palaeobiology students,focused on discrimination of communities (especiallyreefal situations) in the field mapping of these as parts ofsedimentary units, and measurement, collection and loggingof stratigraphic sections as a basis for preliminarybiozonation on macro faunas preparatory to advanced laboratorywork that could form part of dissertations. Theareas chosen are those where carbonate sediments and fossilreef structures can be observed and mapped.GEOS809 Geophysics Laboratory Project4 pg cpAn approved laboratory or computer project in an area ofgeophysics. Completion of the project must be accompaniedby a report written in a style suitable for publication.GEOS810 GIS Skills in Habitat andWildlife Management4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the basis skill development necessaryfor using GIS applications for wildlife management.There are three components: basic GIS skills, specialistskills and applications. Mainstream computer packagesused by resource management agencies are also introduced.Case studies exemplifying the use of GIS forwildlife management are an integral part of the unit.GEOS813 Geophysics Reading Project4 pg cpAn approved reading project in an advanced topic froman area of geophysics. A presentation of a seminar andwritten report are required on completion of this project.GEOS815 Principles of Deformation4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the physical principles underlyingdeformation of rocks applied to concepts and analysisof various types of geological structure: stress, strain,progressive deformation and material properties as tensorquantities; fracture patterns and shear zones; finite deformationin two dimensions; problems of distortion of primarystructures, mechanical hypotheses of cleavage,boudinage, folding and refolding.GEOS816 Geophysics4 pg cpExcludes: GEOS268This unit is for students without previous formal studiesin geophysics but a quantitative inclination. Topics

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyinclude: the collection and interpretation of gravity, magnetic,seismic, and electrical data; the use of these methodsin assembling the currently held view of the earth’sstructure, and their use in geophysical exploration. Offcampusfield work may be undertaken.GEOS818 Volcanic Geology5 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS260 (or equivalent)Excludes: GEOS373, GEOS389This unit is concerened with modern (Cenozoic) magmaticenvironments of the Pacific as a key to reconstructionof ancient magmatic environments. Field work andliterature research form the basis for description andinterpretation of the active magmatic environments ofNew Zealand and assessment of their relevance to reconstructionof Palaeozoic volcanic-plutonic terrains in easternNew South Wales.GEOS821 Earth Science4 pg cpExcludes: GEOS115This unit is for students without previous formal studiesin geology. Topics include: the dynamic links betweeninternal and surface features of the earth, in terms of platetectonics and the rock cycle and the dependence of theenvironment on these geological cycles. This unit providesan introduction to earth sciences suitable for studentsof geosciences and environmental and life sciencesand law. Short field trips provide practical experience.GEOS832 Ore Deposit Environments5 pg cpExcludes: GEOS304, GEOS314The geological processes contributing to magma and oreformation are considered. The major magma and oredeposit types are studied in terms of their tectonic, stratigraphic,palaeogeographic and structural settings. Toolsfor the interpretation of magma and ore deposits are consideredin assignments and seminars. A major ore depositwill be examined in the field during a weekend field trip.GEOS835 Geomechanics5 pg cpPrerequisite: Basis studies in mathematics or physics;major studies in earth sciences, engineering or pedologyThis unit is for students without previous formal work orstudies in soil or rock mechanics. The mechanical behaviourof soil and rock materials is studied from the engineeringgeology and geomorphological viewpoints.Topics include: application to problems in mining andcivil engineering work. Composition, engineering propertiesand classification of soils and rock materials; modificationand stabilisation. Elementary elastic theory;stress and strain analysis methods, common stabilityproblems.GEOS844 Applied Palaeontology4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS821 or 3 cp in BiologyExcludes: GEOS235This unit is concerned with the application of palaeontologyto the solving of stratigraphic, palaeobiologic, andenvironmental problems; practical introduction to proceduresin micropalaeontological laboratories.GEOS846 Mineralogy and Microscopy4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS821 (or equivalent)Excludes: GEOS230, GEOS254, GEOS255This unit available in 2004 for the last time; the unit willbe replaced in 2005. It covers use of the petrographicmicroscope in the optical study of common mineralgroups. Review of chemical variation in the rock-formingminerals; petrological interpretation of themicrostructures (textures) of important igneous, metamorphicand sedimentary rocks leading to an understandingof the processes controlling the development of thesemicrostructures in magmatic, solid state, subaerial anddepositional environments.GEOS854 Environments of theLithosphere5 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS821 (or equivalent)Excludes: GEOS260This unit includes processes and products of modern andancient Environments; characteristics of surface environments,metamorphic environments and igneous environmentsas expressed in rocks from plate margins and platecentres.GEOS855 Earth Systems Evolution4 pg cpExcludes: GEOS272This unit emphasises the interdisciplinary perspectiveson the origin and evolution of the Earth, especially thechanging web of interrelationships between the biosphere,lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and atmosphereand from this back-drop, consideration of currentenvironmental concerns in a way that will help participantsmake informed decisions no matter what thosedecisions might be.GEOS856 Coral Reef Environments5 pg cpPrerequisite: basic earth sciences, biology or palaentologyExcludes: GEOS424The unit involves in-depth studies of coral reefs: theprocess of formation, large and small scale controls, reefaccretion, response to global warming and the changingpatterns of reef dynamics/carbonate buildups through261

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004time. Special attention will be paid to biodiversity of areef, symbiosis, recruitment, the effects of bioturbationand bioerosion, the interaction of the biota of the reef,and management of reefs. This unit does not count forcredit with GEOS424. Students who have completedGEOS428 will be undertaking individual projects.GEOS857 Advanced Meteorology5 pg cpTopics in this unit include theoretical aspects ofmesoscale meteorology; thermodynamics, equations ofmotion; continuity equations; circulation and vorticity;perturbation theory fronts and frontogenesis; cyclonesand cyclogenesis; numerical prediction; the general circulationof the atmosphere.GEOS858 Environmental Geophysics4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS816 (or equivalent)Excludes: GEOS305, GEOS315This unit is concerned with seismology, seismic refraction,potential field and electrical methods and geophysicalwell-logging with an emphasis on applications toengineering site and groundwater investigation and pollutionmonitoring. Off-campus fieldwork will be undertaken.GEOS859 Applied Climate Study4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with air pollution in the atmosphericboundary layer including emissions and monitoring;atmospheric radiation and climate data analysis;application in urban areas, especially Sydney, and implicationsfor urban planning.GEOS860 Special Problems inMeteorology5 pg cpTheoretical and practical aspects of climate modellingare reviewed including the implementation of globalmodels on computers and the integration of satellite datainto initialisation and validation data sets.GEOS861 Boundary Layer Processes4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with interactions between the landsurface and the atmosphere and their effects on theboundary layer. It is of interest to climatologists, ecologists,agricultural and forest meteorologists, physicalgeographers and applied physicists.GEOS862 Research in PhysicalGeography4 pg cpTopics in this unit include magnitude/frequency relationsin rivers; geomorphic impacts of floods; human impactson runoff, and implications for sediment balances in riverchannels and on flood plains.262GEOS 863 Applied Geomorphology4 pg cpA detailed consideration of applied hillslope and appliedfluvial geomorphology is covered in this unit. Topicsmay include the identification of erosion sources and sedimentsinks, sediment budgets, slope stability analysis,and the use of river styles in catchment management.GEOS874 Geophysical Prospecting4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS816 (or equivalent)Excludes: GEOS306, GEOS316This unit is concerned with the application of geophysicaltechniques to exploration for minerals and petroleum.Topics include potential field, induced polarisation, electromagnetic,seismic reflection and radiometric methods.Generally, emphasis is placed on the applications and relativemerits of the various methods for particular aspectsof exploration. Off-campus fieldwork will be undertaken.GEOS875 Structural Petrology4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS314 and GEOS308 (or equivalent)Topics in this unit include interpretation of microstructuresin terms of deformation mechanisms and mechanismsof solution, deposition and fluid-rock interactionduring deformation; basic concepts on incremental strainand progressive deformation, with applications tosheared and multiply deformed rocks.GEOS876 Advanced GeochemicalApplications and Techniques4 pg cpPrerequisite: GEOS260 or CHEM324Excludes: GEOS437This course provides “hands-on” training and operationof state-of-the-art instrumentation used in inorganic geochemicalanalysis to determine major element, trace elementand isotopic composition of rocks and minerals.The unit comprises lectures, group instrument instructionand individual projects. The project includes planning theanalytical strategy, data collection, data presentation andinterpretation.GEOS878 Advanced Soils4 pg cpThis unit includes detailed examination of topics such asbiotic and abiotic processes on soil formation as appliedto the present time and during the past. The application ofvarious soil classifications to regolith mapping, includingthe concept of pedological provinces.GEOS891 MSc Dissertation Geology16 pg cpDissertation for MSc coursework candidates that must bea substantial research project on a chosen topic. The stu-

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studydent will analyse his/her own data and will comparehis/her findings to literature results on this topic.GEOS899 Geoscience Research Topic12 pg cpThis unit allows students to demonstrate the successfulapplication of knowledge gained from formal units andliterature to an area of specialised research. The studentmay be assigned an individual supervisor dependingupon the area of the topic.GSE800 Attitudes to the Environment4 pg cpThis unit examines our attitudes to nature, from philosophical,ethical and political perspectives. Issues coveredinclude: ecophilosophy; conflicting attitudes to thenatural world displayed by society; philosophical stanceson the environment; need for ethical guidelines; currentperceptions about environmental crises; influences ofother disciplines such as science and economics on environmentalethics; attitudes translating into politicalaction; predictions for the future.GSE801 Environmental Law and Policy4 pg cpThis unit provides a basis for the understanding of legalissues found in environmental studies. It covers a generalintroduction to the legal system, constitutional andadministrative law, legal and policy issues relating to theinternational environmental framework, competitionbetween Federal and State jurisdictions, other relevantissues.GSE803 Science in EnvironmentalManagement4 pg cpHow environmental problems and their possible solutionsare seen from the viewpoint of science is the focusof this unit. The basic disciplinary concerns and environmentalissues within geoscience, ecology and the chemistryand physics of pollution will be explored and linkagesamong these disciplines will be emphasised.GSE804 Ecological Processes4 pg cpPrerequisite: GSE803 or a Science degreePrinciples, applications and implications of ecologicalknowledge are explored in this unit which covers the scienceof ecology and current concepts about how naturalsystems are organised. Global and Australian examplesare used. The central theme is how processes operating innature produce patterns in ecosystems, and that theseprocesses both facilitate and constrain the interactionsbetween humankind and the planet.GSE805 Air and Water Quality4 pg cpPrerequisite: GSE803 or a Science degreeThis unit examines the nature, source, movement, transformation,measurement, impact and control of pollutantsreleased into the environment. The unit presents some ofthe basic science of environmental chemistry and illustratesthis with examples from air and water pollution.GSE806Economic Evaluation Techniques4 pg cpThe criteria for project evaluation, with an emphasis onthe benefit/cost analysis techniques for assessing socialpreferences for environmental characteristics are coveredin this unit. Techniques used in management, includingdecision theory, small group dynamics and negotiatingskills are introduced.GSE807 Environmental Measurement andAnalysis4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE units (includingGSE803)This is an eight day field unit which provides an integratedview of environmental issues of a particular regionand the methods that might be used to assess and managethem. The region studied will normally be outside theSydney metropolitan area.GSE808 Management of DegradedEnvironments4 pg cpPrerequisite: GSE803 or a Science degreeThis interdisciplinary unit examines degraded environmentsthat result from the impact of human activities andremediation options. It covers mining impacts and rehabilitationstrategies; rural land degradation and its remediation;urban soil contamination and remediation. Fieldtrips (a Saturday and a weekend) to view rehabilitation ofcontaminated urban and mine sites; rural land managementmethods are included.GSE809 Natural Resource Economics4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with strategies for sustainable economicdevelopment from the management of naturalresources. Part A deals with the development of conceptualframeworks; part B, the application of these frameworksto specific cases such as mineral and energyresources, soil and water resources, forestry resourcesand fisheries; part C, the applications in macroeconomicsand the formulation at macro level of policies for sustainabledevelopment.GSE810Environmental Economics4 pg cpThis unit examines the role of the natural environment asan integral component of the economic system. Topicsinclude: trade-off between environmental quality andeconomic growth, market failure due to environmental263

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004quality, the valuation of environmental goods and services,and the formulation of environmental policies.GSE811 Coastal Management4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE units (includingGSE803)This unit focuses on coastal zone management andbegins with a review of international experience which isfollowed by an introduction to the situation in Australia.A number of case studies are used to evaluate our performancein the area of natural resource management.GSE813 Semi-Arid Land Management4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE unitsThe unit focuses on managing the dry 70 per cent ofAustralia. It describes the features of arid areas andexamines the pastoral industry in some detail. This unitwill be taught as a block of seven days in Western NSW.GSE816 Local Government ApprovalProcess4 pg cpThis unit examines the theory and practice of the developmentapproval process in terms of stakeholders, methods,institutional contexts and ethics. Particular attentionis given to environmental assessment in developmentcontrol and case studies are employed to relate theory topractice.GSE817 Urban Growth Management4 pg cpThe unit explains the economic, social and demographicprocesses of urban development, as well as the physicalform of urban settlements, both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan.Particular consideration is given to the roleof infrastructure authorities in shaping urban settlementpatterns, and to the implications of development processesfor environmental management.GSE818 Environmental Planning4 pg cpThis unit provides an interpretation of environmentalplanning as an integration of land use planning and environmentalassessment. It includes the origin of both townplanning and environmental systems analysis; the dominantparadigms, literature on theories of planning, government,and property rights; the structure of planningsystems; the relationship between environmental impactassessment and land use planning.GSE819 Environmental Health4 pg cpThis unit explores the relationships between the environmentand the health people enjoy. Topics are: what ishealth and how it is measured; the interrelationshipsbetween the physical, biological and socio-economicenvironments; health risk in urban-industrial societies;influences on health from the climate, the built workenvironment; water, air, infectious diseases; environmentalhealth risk assessment.GSE821 Workplace Practices and SkillsDevelopment4 pg cpPre-requisites: Completion of 8 units of programStudents are permitted to undertake a project associatedwith a workplace relevant to their specialist Masters area.The unit is designed to develop knowledge and skills fora new career path. Activities at a current workplace cannotbe used. There are no set lectures but regular meetingsmust be arranged with both academic and workplacesupervisors. A final project report including the processof development is the outcome.GSE822 Environmental Context of ModernBusiness4 pg cpThis unit, while introducing the consideration of the corporationin society in relation to the environment, surveyscurrent environmental trends both nationally and globally.Consideration of the concept of ecologically sustainabledevelopment leads into approaches to environmentaldecision-making and the quantitative evaluation of environmentalanalysis. Ethics and belief systems in environmentaleducation provide the context for examination ofthe roles and responsibilities of government, the communityand business.GSE823 Corporate EnvironmentalManagement4 pg cpThis unit looks specifically at the role and responsibilitieswithin a corporation in terms of environmental management.Detailed consideration is given to practical aspectsof establishing and maintaining an environmental managementsystem (ISO 14000)—planning, implementation,training and resourcing, measurement, evaluation,review and improvement. Also covered is an overview ofmethods for cleaner production and waste minimisation,life cycle analysis and interacting with neighbours andactivists.GSE824 Environmental DisputeResolution4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to, and examines the advantagesand disadvantages of, the various methods availablefor the resolution of environmental disputes.Students will analyse and evaluate the institutionalframework within which such disputes arise. Methods ofeffective scoping and assessing environmental disputeswill be explored. The unit focuses on mediation as thepreferred method of dispute resolution.264

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyGSE825 Sustainable Development:Introductory Principles and Practices4 pg cpThis unit examines the origins, issues, policies andprocesses of sustainable development (SD). It introducesstudents to the global and national debates surroundingSD and engages them in a process of identifying how itsprinciples are interpreted in practice. It involves the studentsin analysis of the ideological and value bases of SDand a critical appraisal of the policy approaches that areemerging.GSE826 Eco-tourism for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit explores the role of eco-tourism in the attainmentof sustainable development. Through examining arange of international and national case studies, studentsevaluate the community, cultural and conservation benefitsof eco-tourism and identify principles of good practice.Related themes such as community based conservation,issues management and conflict resolution, theinvolvement of indigenous populations in sustainableincome generating activities, gender and resource managementwill be explored.GSE827 Education for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit explores the role and scope of educationprocesses in the attainment of sustainable developmentgoals. Students will examine case studies which focus onthe formal, informal or non-formal sector. Principles ofgood practice will be identified and a framework forplanning and evaluating education programs will bedeveloped. Students will also examine how educationprocesses can be integrated within environment and conservationprograms.GSE828 Action Research for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThe unit develops the students’ knowledge and skills inaction research. It provides the students with an opportunityto explore, at a practical level, how action researchcan be used as a tool to achieve the goals of sustainabledevelopment. It allows them to draw upon the knowledgeand skills gained in GSE825 when planning, developingand evaluating an action-research project for SD.GSE829 Pollution Control and WasteManagement4 pg cpScientific and engineering concepts in pollution controlserve as an introduction to the consideration of topics inair quality management: particulates, vapour and gas,odour; combustion principles and stack design. Physical,chemical and biological treatment of waste water leads tothe study of their confinement and treatment of surfacewaters.The unit concludes with a survey of noise control,industrial solid waste and hazardous waste management.GSE830 Sustainable Urban Regions4 pg cpThis unit examines the social, economic and environmentalchallenges associated with the development ofmore sustainable cities and urban regions are examined,including those in developing countries. Opportunitiesand barriers to implementing more sustainable urbanmanagement and planning practices are explored.Students undertake their own case study: critically assessresponse strategies and develop their own sustainabilityplans.GSE832 Advanced EnvironmentalEconomics4 pg cpThis unit considers analysis and applications which willbe studied at both the microeconomic and macroeconomiclevels. The microeconomics deals with the policyeffects of recognising environmental variables in marketdemand and supply. The macroeconomic analysis modulewill consider all resources in the aggregate as a compositecapital stock.GSE839 Environmental Research—Report4 pg cpGSE843 Environmental Decision Making4 pg cpThe objective of this unit is to enable students to understandhow decisions are made about environmental issuesand particularly to assess the relative significance of valuesheld by stakeholders, scientific and technical information,procedural requirements established by law andadministration and market forces. Theories and practicesof decision making will be examined in western and nonwesterncontexts. Qualitative and quantitative tools tosupport decision-making will be covered.GSE844 Environmental ManagementPractice4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE unitsThe primary objective of this unit is to use a groupapproachto real-life problems. The problems will be chosento represent typical situations likely to confront graduatesfrom our programs. The final report of each groupwill be equivalent to a consultant’s report to a client.GSE845 Environmental ImpactAssessment4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE units (includingGSE843)This unit is designed to enhance understanding of howenvironmental impact assessments are made in NSW inparticular, and in Australia and some overseas countries.265

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004The focus will be on the evaluation of the EIS and theprocess of EIA. It assumes that the student has someunderstanding of environmental issues and a little knowledgeof environmental impact issues. It is delivered inindividual based learning mode.GSE846 Applied Heritage InterpretationMethods4 pg cpFollowing review of theory, principles and planning, thisunit develops knowledge of, and skills in, design andimplementation of a broad array of methods and techniquesfor interpretation of natural and cultural heritage.The characteristics, opportunities, constraints and issuesassociated with various interpretive modes are consideredand practical experience in design and implementationis emphasised.GSE850 Vegetation Dynamics andManagement4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the dynamics of vegetation communities.Students will gain an understanding of the variousfactors that can affect vegetation communities includingfire, climatic and human influences. The unit will usereal-world examples of management options for vegetationwith consideration of community dynamics.Students will undertake an investigation of local examplesof vegetation dynamics.GSE851 Capstone Project8 pg cpThis unit is designed to allow students to undertake asubstantive research project provided by industry partnersand undertaken in the field, supervised jointly byuniversity academic staff and industry experts. This isdesignated a capstone project, allowing students to bringtogether and apply material learnt in the course to a realworld problem.GSE852 Wildlife Habitat Management4 pg cpThis unit explores the link between wildlife, habitats andecosystems. Students will gain an understanding of thetheoretical framework that underpins current researchinto habitat selection and use and provides an understandingof techniques used to quantify habitat use bywildlife, examines indigenous management of wildlifehabitat and explores habitat management within fragmentedlandscapes.GSE853 Wildlife Management: Principlesand Practices4 pg cpThe unit examines the principles and practices of wildlifemanagement within Australia by exploring managementpractices to meet commercial, cultural and biodiversityexpectations and needs. Practical application of wildlifemanagement principles are emphasised using currentcase studies to gain an understanding of issues, design,implementation, monitoring and integration of researchwithin wildlife management programs.GSE854 Biodiversity Survey and HabitatAssessment Techniques4 pg cpThis unit provides training in the study of wildlife populations.Skills in observation, interpretation and fieldexperience in taxonomy will be linked to planningrequired to conduct safe and efficient wildlife surveysand research, including design, data entry, storage andanalysis. On completion, students will be able to design,conduct and report on wildlife surveys.GSE855 Communication and WildlifeManagement4 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the ability to developskills in effective communication. The unit will focuson aspects of communication that act as important toolsfor wildlife managers including mediation, report preparation,community consultation. The unit will focus oneffectively communicating information on difficult oremotive management issues.GSE856 Wildlife Survey (design, conductand interpretation)4pg cpThe unit teaches methods to design, conduct and interpretflora and fauna surveys. Its purpose is to provide morespecialised skills in the collection and presentation.Modelling and analysis at a level sophisticated enough toinform wildlife management decisions will be taught.Concepts include home range analysis, habitat modelsand minimum viable population calculations.GSE864 (full-time) Research project16 pg cp (completed over one half-year)This is a research project on any topic that can be supervised(not necessarily entirely within the GSE). Studentsproduce a paper or two to be assessed by referees andpublished in an academic or professional journal.Alternatively a student may elect to submit a researchreport for external examination.GSE866 (half-time) Research project16 pg cp (completed over two half-years)Co-requisite: GSE899This is a research project on any topic that can be supervised(not necessarily entirely within the GSE). Studentsproduce a paper or two to be assessed by referees andpublished in an academic or professional journal.Alternatively a student may elect to submit a researchreport for external examination.266

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyHGEO800 Heritage: Identification,Conservation and SustainableManagement4 pg cpThis unit deals with the identification, conservation andsustainable management of both cultural and natural heritagesites. Sections deal with individual and national differencesin perceptions of, and approaches to, heritageresearch and documentation of heritage, and managementof both sites and visitors. Emphasis throughout willbe on World Heritage sites and processes.HGEO801 Globalisation and SustainableManagement4 pg cpA critical examination of the concept of globalisationfrom economic, socio-cultural, political and environmentalperspectives. Particular attention will be paid to localimplications of global change; local and national policyresponses in the fields of economic, social and environmentalplanning; community responses to globalisation;implications of globalisation for social and environmentalsustainability at the local scale.HGEO802 Social Impact Assessment andCross Cultural Negotiation4 pg cpSocial impact assessment is a key tool in managingdevelopment in multicultural environments where stakeholdershave different views of the world. Using casestudies of native title, resource projects and major infrastructuredevelopments, this unit develops conceptual,methodological and practical skills relevant to government,community and private sectors. Students willexamine several major social impact studies and nativetitle negotiations.HGEO803 Cultural Issues in WildlifeManagement4 pg cpThis unit develops conceptual tools to address cross-culturalrelationships in wildlife management systems.Using Australian and international examples, it exploresdifferent ways of seeing and thinking about key concepts,including “wildlife”, “resources” and “management” andrequires students to develop a critical self-awareness ofthe cultural context of wildlife management.HGEO804 Asia-Pacific Economies4 pg cpThis unit examines the nature of change in Asia-Pacificeconomies. It considers the inter-relationships betweenforces operating at global to local geographical scales. Italso analyses the impact of global forces in changingindustrial structures in different countries while simultaneouslylocalities are engaging with these global forcesin different ways.HGEO805 Human Geography ResearchProject12 pg cpThis unit offers students the opportunity to design andimplement a human geography research project underacademic supervision. Students will need to haveachieved a Credit average in their coursework units toqualify for admission to this unit. Suitable research topicswill be determined in consultation with academicstaff.HGEO806 Thinking Geographically4 pg cpA unit exploring contemporary theories in HumanGeography. It relates conceptual frameworks in humangeography to changes in social theory and environmentalstudies. It explores how and why theoretical frameworksbecome subjects for intense debate. The unit is designedfor students with an interest in geographical theory andthose undertaking research.HGEO807 Research Methods in HumanGeography4 pg cpThis unit explores methods used by human geographersadopting a social science orientation in their research.The unit presents an overview of planning a research project,explores ethical issues in research and considers arange of methodologies available (qualitative and quantitative)including data analysis, interpretation and presentation.HLTH801 Ageing and Health: Social andMedical Geographic Perspectives4 pg cpThis unit examines historical and geographical trends inageing and considers ageing as a public health issue. Aswell as highlighting the differential experience of ageingover time and space, it considers issues such as: ageing,health, and the environment (built, work, and natural);injury and chronic illness amongst the aged; needsassessment for the disabled aged; and the migrant elderlyand health.HLTH802 The Structure and Physiology ofAgeing4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the changes to the anatomy andphysiology of the human body brought about by the ageingprocess. Examining how each of the major body systemschange with age, the unit explores how theseprocesses affect the physical, social and mental health ofelderly people.HLTH803 Health Care Delivery Systemsfor the Aged4 pg cpHow does the continuing rise in the elderly populationchallenge the health care system? This unit criticallyexamines the special health care requirements of elderly267

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004people including initial assessment and on-going monitoringof dependency, the changing trends in aged careand both formal and informal support networks for agedpersons.HLTH804 Health Promotion4 pg cpThis unit discusses the health and social needs of olderpeople, health education and promotion, “active ageing”,access and mobility issues and the contribution of olderpersons in care, life and community.HLTH805 Aged Health Research Project8 pg cpThis unit offers the opportunity to undertake a piece ofsupervised research on an approved topic relevant to theAged Health program. Students are expected to proposea suitable topic, to show knowledge of the relevant literature,use appropriate investigating methods and demonstratesome originality and skill in framing up and carryingthrough a research proposal.ITEC843 Research and DevelopmentPractice and Management4 pg cpTopics include the role of models in science and engineering,model representations, model based reasoning,computer aided modelling tools (CAD, CAE & CASE),system design, the importance of models in productdevelopment, science vs engineering, scientific method,measurement theory, experimental design, data collectionand analysis, recent advances in mathematics and statistics,design, and statistical quality, control, innovation,technology transfer and strategic alignment.MHPG844 Sources and Skills in History4 pg cpThe first part of this unit focuses on the location and useof original materials and on the skills necessary for thewriting of history. In the second part sources are used toconsider the strengths and weaknesses of accessing pictures,landscape, maps, archaeology, archives, and otherevidence. Special emphasis will be placed on materialevidence and on the museum as educator.MHPG847 Rewriting History4 pg cpThis unit surveys recent acrimonious debates fromaround the world and explores the historiographical andsocial implications of revisionism. Topics examined willinclude the Holocaust, Afrocentrism and the classicalworld, “Black Armband” Australian history, and Irishhistory.268SCED800 The Nature of Teaching andLearning in Science4 pg cpParticipants explore the nature of science education. Keyissues including the purpose of science education, scientificliteracy and theoretical frameworks to inform teachingand learning in science are examined. Participantslearn about a variety of approaches to science educationand explore strategies and teaching techniques associatedwith these approaches, purposes and frameworks.SCED801 Bio-informatics4 pg cpBio-informatics covers the scientific foundation for thestudy of proteomics, an emerging and significant branchof biotechnology; factors contributing to its rapid growth;the scientific processes and specific techniques utilised inproteomics; a global and Australian perspective of proteomics;and future directions.SCED802 Food Science andBiotechnology4 pg cpThis course will raise teachers’ awareness of recentadvances in food science and biotechnology. Whilebiotechnology has the potential to be of enormous benefitto Australian citizens through improved health careand increased food production, some of the products ofmodern biotechnology, such as gene therapy and geneticallymodified foods, are controversial among somegroups.SCED803 Greenhouse Science4 pg cpGlobal warming is a controversial topic but one with amajor impact on society and the environment. This subjectpresents a study of the scientific basis of theenhanced greenhouse effect and its impact, including areview of responses to the problem.SCED804 Energy in Society4 pg cpEnergy is the basis of modern industrial society and isalso the key ingredient in natural cycles that sustain lifeon earth. This interdisciplinary unit approaches energysupply and use from a physical, biological and social perspective.SCED805 Science Communication4 pg cpParticipants will consider the following themes: what isscience communication; risk communication; publicunderstanding of science and technology; future citizensand formal science education; images of science; publicconsultation.SCED806 Photonics4 pg cpThis course will supplement basic physics knowledge,building on an existing sound understanding of scientificprocesses and procedures. Contemporary advances inoptical communication will be examined in theory and inpractical activities using kits and computational programson personal computers, to construct their owninformed understanding of the theories that underliemodern photonics industries.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudySCED807 Getting Practical: The Pedagogyof Laboratory Teaching and Learning4 pg cpIt is a central tenet of science teaching that laboratorybasedpracticals are an essential component of a sciencecourse, yet little thought is given to the justification ofthis position, and there is little reflection on the effectivenessof the methods employed. In this unit the pedagogyof laboratory-based practicals will be explored.SCED809 Environmental Health in Soiland Water Ecosystems4 pg cpIn this unit students will be introduced to a range of environmentalissues in relation to our soil and waterresources, including soil salinity and erosion, eutrophication,soil acidifcation, and soil structure degradation. Theunit’s content related to these issues will be explored interms of the hydrological cycle, the effect on biologicalprocesses, and the effect of human influence.SCED810 Forensic Science4 pg cpAn introduction to the basic techniques of forensic science(evidence collection, microscopy, toxicology, analysis,DNA typing) as well as the interdisciplinary approachrequired in professional forensic activities. It includescase studies and scenarios drawn from a wide range oftypes of forensic science investigation, and makes extensiveuse of Internet resources.world settings. The subject includes a significant practicalcomponent. The operations of GIS and its applicationto spatial analysis tasks relevant to industry, agricultureand secondary education are examined.SCED814 Teaching Cosmology andAstrophysics in Secondary School4 pg cpMajor developments in astronomical instrumentationover the last few years have heralded a spate of new discoveriesand insights in the rapidly growing fields ofastrophysics and cosmology. This subject will allow secondaryschool teachers to not only acquire new knowledgebut keep up-to-date with developments in astrophysicsand cosmology.STAT830 (subject to approval) Prelude toBioinformatics4 pg cpThis unit will provide the fundamental quantitative andbiological knowledge for an understanding of the emergingscience of bioinformatics. In addition to molecularbiology basics, the unit will provide an introduction toprobability, discrete distributions and combinatorics.Data sources will be studied, including the NCBI website.SCED811 Resources Recycling4 pg cpThis unit uses recycling to illustrate the principles ofindustrial ecology. Topics may be chosen to suit individualbackgrounds and interests from a wide range, includingchemical cycles, food and beverage containers,chemical and microbiological protein and fuel recoveryfrom food and crop wastes, utilisation of metal solutionwastes and water re-use.SCED812 Virtual Geology Excursions4 pg cpThis unit explores the use of computer-assisted learningand web-based resources to aid in the teaching of earthsciences in a secondary school environment. The importanceof using sound educational principles to underpinthe design of materials is stressed, with an emphasis onan inquiry-based approach. Creative exploration of newtechnologies that promote interactive learning is investigated.SCED813 Principles of GeographicInformation Systems4 pg cpThis subject introduces students to the application of geographicinformation systems (GIS) as part of the study ofthe Earth and Environmental Sciences. Students developthe basic theoretical, technical and analytical skills necessaryto apply GIS to spatial problems in a range of real269

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004Division of HumanitiesACCG835 International Accounting4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with issues in both financial andmanagement accounting in international contexts.Particular attention is given to the impact of national cultureand to how an understanding of cultural differencesprovides insights into cross-national differences. Currentissues in accounting standard-setting in an internationalcontext including the debate on international harmonisationare also examined.AHPG800 Historical Documents in Greek4 pg cpExcluded: AHST200, AHST205An introduction to ancient Greek for those with no priorknowledge of the language. Further study is availablethrough the unit AHPG808.AHPG801 Historical Documents in Latin4 pg cpExcluded: AHST202, AHST207An introduction to Latin for those with no prior knowledgeof the language. Further study is available throughthe unit AHPG809.AHPG802 Ancient Historical Sources:Advanced Studies in Greek and/or LatinTexts4 pg cpThis unit provides advanced study in Greek or Latintexts. At least two semesters’ study of Greek or Latinessential.AHPG805 Greek Papyri4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG800 or AHST205This unit provides advanced study of GreekPapyrological documents.AHPG808 Advanced Greek Documents4 pg cpThis unit provides an advanced study of ancient Greekfor those who have previously completed an introductoryunit in ancient Greek at tertiary level.AHPG809 Advanced Latin Documents4 pg cpThis unit provides an advanced study of Latin for thosewho have previously completed an introductory unit inLatin at tertiary level.AHPG810 Archaeological Evidence4 pg cpExcluded: AHST210This unit is an introduction to archaeological method andtheory, including the results of field work, ancient technology,and methods of scientific study of antiquity, withparticular reference to the study of history. The unit willinclude practical exercises in the use of archaeologicalmaterial based on items in the University’s Museum ofAncient Cultures.AHPG811 Archaeological Practice4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG860, AHPG870 (and AHPG866 ifAHPG810 not completed)Students complete six weeks fulltime participation in anexcavation in Egypt in December and January. Numbersin this option are strictly limited and students must applyprior to enrolment or, when available, students may completeone of the following:a) the residential field school run by the Anglo-American Excavation team at Pompeii (fiveweeks inJuly-August);b) the summer school on Ancient Parmphylia in Turkeyrun by the University of Adelaide (four weeks inJuly).Students are individually responsible for meeting anytuition and residential charges and otherwise for planningand paying for travel and accommodation.AHPG820 Topics in Ancient History:Athenian Empire4 pg cpA study of the Athenian empire in the fifth century BCAHPG822 Studies in Ancient Society:Hellenistic Religions4 pg cpA study of Hellenistic religions.AHPG823 History Writing in Antiquity:Herodotus and Thucydides4 pg cpThis unit examines a range of historiographicalapproaches to the reading of these two influential historians.AHPG830 Rome History Studies: Cities ofthe Roman Near East4 pg cpThe unit builds on the Department’s continuing fieldworkin the Near East and aims to combine Archaeology withAncient History in the study of a number of key cities ofthe Roman Near East. Students will be given the opportunityto learn how to evaluate archaeological evidenceagainst extant literary sources. Students who have takenAHPG824 (Caravan Cities) are permitted to enroll in thisunit to tackle new topics and cities (and to play a leadingrole in discussions!)270

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyAHPG833 Religious Change in the RomanEmpire4 pg cpThe conversion of the Empire to Christianity broughtabout profound changes. This unit explores the way inwhich these changes affected the lives of a number ofprominent figures: the Emperor Constantine and hismother Helena, the Desert Fathers (Antony andPachomius), Libanius of Antioch—a liberal pagan whorefused to change with the times—and Augustine ofHippo whose richly documented conversion had a profoundeffect on Christian culture. The unit will giveenough scope for in-depth studies of all these key historicalfigures.AHPG835 Cities of the Roman East:Ephesus and Aphrodisias4 pg cpThis unit will provide an in-depth study of two cities ofRoman Asia Minor. The unit will cover topics such asurbanisation, Romanisation and Christianisation.Particular emphasis will be given to the development ofcivic institutions and architecture as well as to imperialrelations with the cities.AHPG838 The Annals of Tacitus4 pg cpThis unit gives students the opportunity to make adetailed study of one of the most famous works ofRoman History. Particular attention will be paid to thelife and times of Tacitus himself, especially his relationshipwith the younger Pliny as well as his depiction of themost important members of the Julio-Caudian dynasty.AHPG847 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew4 pg cpThis unit will provide an introduction to the Hebrewalphabet, grammar and vocabulary for the study of anumber of Biblical texts as well as early Jewish Hebrewdocuments from the Dead Sea Scrolls.AHPG848 Advanced Hebrew4 pg cpThis unit provides an advanced study of classical Hebrewfor those who have previously completed an introductoryunit in Hebrew at tertiary level.AHPG860 Ancient Egypt4 pg cpExcluded: AHST261This unit is an introduction to the history and civilisationof ancient Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the NewKingdom. Special attention will be given to the primarysources, both literary and archaeological.AHPG863 Egyptian Wall Paintings4 pg cpA study of the principles of Egyptian art related to wallpainting and reliefs.AHPG866 Egyptian Archaeology—Theoryand Practice4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG860This unit provides an introduction to major sites in Egyptand to methods of archaeological fieldwork.AHPG868 Early Dynastic Egypt4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the material culture andsocio-political developments of early Egypt until thebeginning of the Old KingdomAHPG869 Egypt and the Ancient NearEast4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG860This unit provides a study of Egypt’s relations with itNear Eastern neighbours from prehistoric times to the2nd millennium BC.AHPG870 Introduction to Middle Egyptian4 pg cpExcluded: AHST260This unit provides an introduction to the hieroglyphicsystem of writing and the Egyptian language.AHPG874 Middle Egyptian II4 pg cpThis unit is a continuation of AHPG 870 including thereading of Middle Egyptian texts.AHPG875 New Kingdom Documents4 pg cpA study of historical issues of the 18th Dynasty, in particularof the time of Hatshepsut and Thutmoses III,based on the interpretation of sources in the original languageand archaeological material.AHPG880 Documentary Project4 pg cpA study edition, with historical analysis, of a group ofselected artefacts or of Egyptian documents.AHPG881 Ancient History Seminar8 pg cpThis seminar is taught concurrently with the BA Honoursseminar, Themes in Ancient History and is only availableto MA students with permission of the convenor.AHPG882 Ancient History Minor ResearchProject8 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words.271

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004AHPG883 Ancient History Minor ResearchProject Part A4 pg cpPrerequisite: usually completion of four half-year units(16) with an average grade of “B” including at least oneof AHPG801, 802, 808, 809, 847 or equivalentsExcludes: AHPG882For unit requirements see AHPG882. This unit is for studentswho wish to commence a research project in thesecond half-year. To complete the research project studentsmust also enroll in AHPG884 in the first half-yearof the following year. An incomplete grade (“I”) will beawarded for this unit with a final grade being awarded forboth AHPG883 and AHPG884 when the research projecthas been submitted and examined.AHPG884 Ancient History Minor ResearchProject Part B4 pg cpPrerequisite: usually completion of four half-year units(16) with an average grade of “B” including at least oneof AHPG801, 802, 808, 809, 847 or equivalentsExcludes: AHPG882.For unit requirements see AHPG882. This unit is for studentswho were enrolled in AHPG883 during the precedinghalf-year.ANTH815 Issues in the Sociology ofDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit introduces development studies by examiningtheories and practices that have dictated the nature ofdevelopment assistance to the Third World over the pastfour decades. Using case studies, this unit considers keyissues such as NGOs and commercial program management,gender, sustainable development, human rights,globalisation and mass media, emergency relief andAustralia’s aid policies.ANTH821 Indigenous Interests andIdentities4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to provide an introduction to(some) changing aspects of contemporary IndigenousAustralian communities. In order to provide studentswith an anthropologically informed portrait of one contemporaryAboriginal community, lectures will focus onCentral Desert Aboriginal communities (with comparisonsto other parts of Aboriginal Australia). In the daylectures, contemporary Warlpiri language, ritual, affect,mythology, art, dance, music, and video specifically willbe explored. Evening seminars will focus on the practicalconsiderations of working within an Aboriginal communityorganisation, Land/Tribal Council, arts administrationor other environments.272ANTH840 Refugees and Resettlement4 pg cpThis unit examines in detail the new geopolitical andlegal situation concerning refugees through anthropologicaland other literature, drawing on case studies from themain conflict, refugee and asylum “hotspots”—includingAustralia. While the main interest will be in conflict as aroot cause of flight, encampment and asylum-seeking,the unit will address other domains of forced migration.These include development-created displacement andresettlement, political or policy driven population displacementand so called "environmental refugees".BUS802 European Business4 pg cpThis unit provides a thorough introduction to the businessenvironment of the European Union, the world’s singlelargest market. It reviews the different types of organisations,analyses their financing, business strategy andoperational management. Economic and industry policiesgoverning the European Union are also examined.BUS851 Comparative Human ResourceManagement4 pg cpThis unit considers the international crosscultural dimensionsof human resource management (HRM) theory andpractice. In particular, the unit focuses on a series of comparativemanagement studies among a number of AsiaPacific countries and draws out their implications forHRM in multinational organisations, joint ventures andAustralian companies’ overseas operations. The unitplaces generic HRM practice in the context of differentsocial, cultural, political and economic environments.The impacts of globalisation, different industrial relationssystems, and HRM policies and philosophies in differentcountries will be discussed in relation to a theoreticalframework of international human resource management.The unit will develop students’ awareness of the contemporaryHRM issues in their dealing with internationalbusiness.BUSL851 International Commerical Law4 pg cpThis unit examines topics in international trade law,including WTO/GATT, the Vienna Convention on theinternational sale of goods, letters of credit, the Unidroitprinciples, carriage of goods by land/sea/air and internationalcommercial arbitration.CWPG810 Creative Writing Seminar I4 pg cpThis unit deals with the processes of creative writing. Itwill address practical issues and techniques of writingacross various modes. There will be writing exercisesdesigned to develop further writing skills as well asworkshopping of students’ writing and the reading anddiscussion of exemplary texts. The unit will also includea component on research strategies for creative writers.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyCWPG811 Creative Writing Seminar II4 pg cpThis unit deals with the processes of creative writing. Itwill address practical issues and techniques of writingacross various modes. There will be writing exercisesdesigned to develop further writing skills as well asworkshopping of students’ writing and the reading anddiscussion of exemplary texts. The unit will also includea component on research strategies for creative writers.CWPG812 Writing Project16 pg cpIn this unit, students will work independently, undersupervision, towards the completion and submission of asingle creative work within a chosen form and genre.Regular meetings with supervisors will deal with questionsof planning, structure and progress. The project willtake the form of the manuscript of a text of 30,000 words(or equivalent).CWPG815 Writing: Text and Context4 pg cpThis unit aims, through the study of texts concerningwriting, to further understanding of the contextual arenasin which contemporary writers might be working andpublishing. It also examines the more general contexts inwhich texts are produced. Students are encouraged toreflect upon and/or interrogate their own writing processesand practices as well as to position themselves as writers.ECJS843 The Jews of Palestine from theMaccabees to Bar Kochba4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the history of Palestine fromthe 2nd century BCE to 135CE and of Jewish reaction toforeign rule and to the failure of the two revolts.ECJS845 Judaism in the Graeco-RomanDiaspora4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of Jewish life, practice andthought in the Mediterranean Diaspora, and of pagan attitudesto Judaism and Jewish reaction to pagan societythrough literary, archaeological and epigraphic evidence.ECJS850 Literature and Thought of EarlyChristianity A4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with Christianity in the paganRoman empire.ECJS851 Literature and Thought of EarlyChristianity B4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the pagan revival of Julian. Itincludes an intensive study of the reign of Julian theApostate, especially on the conflict of religions (paganismversus Christianity), Julian’s personal religion, hisletters and the different contemporary views on his controversialreign.ECJS853 The Quest for the HistoricalJesus4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the quest for the historicalJesus since the 18th century with special reference tomodern discussion, and of Jesus’ life and ministry in thecontext of contemporary Jewish society.ECJS854 The Pauline Churches4 pg cpThe career of Paul and the foundation and developmentof the Pauline Churches is studied from both a social historicaland a history of ideas perspective.ECJS880 Documentary Project4 pg cpA study edition, with historical analysis, of a group ofselected artifacts or of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or Latindocuments.ECJS881 Minor Research Project B4 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. This unit is for students whowere enrolled in ECJS883 during the preceding half-year.ECJS882 Minor Research Project8 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. Candidates intending to takethis unit must consult with the course co-ordinator.ECJS883 Minor Research Project A4 pg cpA minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words to be completedover one or two semesters. This unit is for students whowish to commence a research project in the second halfyear.To complete the research project students mustenrol in ECJS881 in the first half-year of the followingyear. An incomplete grade (“I”) will be awarded for thisunit with a final grade being awarded for both ECJS883and ECJS881 when the research project has been submittedand examined.ECJS884 Archaeological Fieldwork4 pg cpPrerequisite: AHPG810Students complete the four-week summer course inarchaeological field work of Tel Aviv University in Julyor August. It consists of full-time residential participationin an excavation in Israel, together with the concurrentcourse on the historical geography and archaeology ofthe coastal plain of Israel. Prospective students shouldconsult the Ancient History Department before enrolling.The balance of the half year will be spent in a program ofrelated study either abroad or at Macquarie, for which273

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004students must secure approval from the Head of Divisionbefore leaving Australia. Information on other coursesabroad which would fulfil this requirement may be available.A pass in the unit requires the credit awarded by TelAviv University in respect of the course there and theproduction of a satisfactory written report on the programof related study by the end of the Macquarie half-year.Students are individually responsible for meeting thetuition and residential charges and otherwise for planningand paying for travel and accommodation. Advice onobtaining concessions and grants in aid may be obtainedthrough the Department.ECJS941 New Discoveries in EarlyChristian and Jewish Studies: Qumran,Nag Hammadi, Kellis (RLST 6041)4 pg cp (At the University of Sydney)Early Christian and Jewish studies have been transformedin recent decades not only by developments inmethod and cross-fertilisation with other disciplines, butby a series of spectacular new textual (and material) discoveriesthat have provided source material previouslyunknown. This unit of study will consider both thisprocess (in terms of the transformation of a discipline)and detailed examples of such material, including accessto unpublished texts discovered by an Australian archaeologicalproject currently working at Ismant el-Kharab(ancient Kellis).ECJS942 Spirituality and Mysticism in theEarly Christian World (RLST 6042)4 pg cp (At the University of Sydney)This unit of study will discuss the development of theChristian mystical tradition in its historical and philosophicalcontexts, with special reference to the Origenistschool (Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Evagrius) and also tothe spiritual and hagiographical traditions of earlyChristian monasticism.ECON828 International Investment andRisk4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the analysis and managementof international investments. Both direct foreign investmentand portfolio investment are examined in detail.ECON846 International Monetary Policy4 pg cpThe unit examines selected issues of international monetarypolicy. Emphasis is on economic argument andunderstanding rather than advanced mathematical expertise.Topics include: role, problems and reform of theInternational Monetary System; international liquidity;central bank intervention; external debt and solvency;European Monetary Union.ECON847 International Trade4 pg cpThis unit examines international trade both in theory andpractice. It first reviews the theories related to inter- and274intra-industry trade determination and trade policies,covering a wide range of topics.ECON853 Economics of Public Issues4 pg cpThis unit includes selected topic areas with an emphasison the application of economic theory and research methodsto particular public issues, including education, environment,energy policy, tourism, defence, housing, privatisation,transport, and the arts.ECON857 Economic Development andWorld Economic Order4 pg cpThis unit surveys various issues in world economicdevelopment. Lectures and seminars will, with referenceto historical experience, study the causes and process ofeconomic development, examine the problems facing theless developed countries, and discuss the measures whichmay be taken to accelerate economic development inthese countries.ECON867 International FinancialManagement4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to apply relevant elements of internationalfinance to the analysis of financial managementof multinational corporations, companies, financial institutionsand central banks. We evaluate the impact ofexchange rate and international interest rate volatility oncorporate, institutional and government decision makersand attempt to explain and forecast the behaviour of currencyrates.HGEO800 Heritage Identification,Conservation and SustainableManagement4 pg cpThis unit deals with the identification, conservation andsustainable management of both cultural and natural heritagesites. Sections deal with individual and national differencesin perceptions of, and approaches to, heritageresearch and documentation of heritage, and managementof both sites and visitors. Emphasis throughout willbe on World Heritage sites and processes.HGEO801 Globalisation and SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit provides a critical examination of the conceptof globalisation from economic, socio-cultural, politicaland environmental perspectives. Particular attention willbe paid to local implications of global change; local andnational policy responses in the fields of economic, socialand environmental planning; community responses toglobalisation; implications of globalisation for social andenvironmental sustainability at the local scale.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyHGEO802 Social Impact Assessment andCross Cultural Negotiation4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with Social Impact Assessment asa key tool in managing development in multiculturalenvironments where stakeholders have different views ofthe world. Using case studies of native title, resource projectsand major infrastructure developments, this unitdevelops conceptual, methodological and practical skillsrelevant to government, community and private sectors.Students will examine several major social impact studiesand native title negotiations.ICOM811 Communication and Social,Economic and Political Development4 pg cpThis unit examines the process of international communicationin the context of social, political and economicdevelopment. It includes a study of the literature on communicationand development and focuses on ways policiesare developed to facilitate change. In addition to thetheoretical basis for communication, particular attentionis given to the role of the media and its effect on publicopinion. Finally, theory and practice come together in aseries of group presentations which provide practicalexperience in the development of arguments in support ofnational development projects.ICOM812 Cross-cultural Communication4 pg cpThis unit explores the way groups of people, who are linguistically,culturally and historically different from eachother, communicate (or fail to). It examines three areas—international cultural interaction and communication;multicultural communication (within Australia); and theways in which Anglo-Australian culture represents various“Asian” cultures.ICOM813 International CommunicationFlows4 pg cpThis unit considers the growth of the global flow of informationover recent decades, and with it the growing volumeof academic research. It examines the internationaldebate that has surrounded communication flow, andaddresses the validity of the debate in the light of recentdevelopments and technological advances.ICOM814 Development Communication4 pg cpThe course involves three main parts, all underpinnedwith relevant case studies. First, it includes a study of theorigins, growth and development of the area of humanactivity traditionally known as DevelopmentCommunication (often abbreviated to “DevComm”).Second, it involves students, theoretically and practically,in the area of DevComm referred to as “DevelopmentJournalism”. And third, it includes elements of“Participatory Communication” in theory and practice.ICOM815 Communication and PowerParadigms4 pg cpThis unit looks at global media events, including the GulfWar, the June 4th movement, the stock market crash of‘89 and the fall of the Berlin wall. It asks how power isimplicated in the construction of images of such eventsand their outcomes.ICOM816 Communication andInternational Political Economy4 pg cpThis unit examines the field of international politicaleconomy and its nexus to World Order. It then goes on toexamine communication and World Order from a politicaleconomic perspective. While providing a groundingin conventional IPE, this unit moves on to find a corridorbetween political economy and culture.ICOM817 Transnational Communication4 pg cpThis unit will examine the field of satellite communicationdiscussing policy aspects as well as audience use ofsatellite communications.ICOM818 Research Seminar inInternational Communication4 pg cpIn this unit students will be intensively exposed toInternational Communication research projects throughexamination of published research studies and unpublisheddissertations. Students will be required to write critiquesof selected research projects. Students will learnand improve analytical and critical skills through discussionsof conceptual frameworks and theories used in conductingresearch in international communication; analysisof different research designs and their methodologicallogic; and presentation skills.ICOM821 Intercultural Communications4 pg cpThe unit will examine communication between individualsacross cultures. The purpose of the unit is to developanalytical and practical skills which allow for improvementof the interpersonal communication processes inprofessional, business and institutional settings within anintercultural context.ICOM828 Special Project4 pg cpThe Special Project provides candidates with an opportunityto engage in practical work in their chosen field aswell as produce a research document showing evidenceof critical thinking. Students may either take an internshipof a total of 100 hours and a critical commentary of4,000 words or create a media product and a critical commentaryof 4,000 words.275

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ICOM891 Communication ResearchMethodologies4 pg cpThe purpose of this unit is to prepare students for theirfinal research projects in ICOM818. Students will beinstructed in the principal research methodologies used inthe field of international communication. These includeethnographic research, case studies, content analysis, delphimethod, discourse analysis, documentary research,focus groups, in-depth interviews, projective technique,semiotics studies and survey method.ICOM892 International Public Relationsand Advertising4 pg cpThis unit will examine the relationship between media,the state and other international actors. It will examinethe literature on “public diplomacy” and “media and foreignpolicy”.ICOM895 Information Campaigns4 pg cpThis unit examines the theoretical base for informationcampaigns and the practical elements involved in theirdevelopment, implementation and evaluation. It combinesa study of the theories of propaganda, persuasionand public opinion with analysis of the advantages andlimitations of different communication models. It looksat how effective media relationships are established at alocal, national and international level and examines casestudies of governmental, social issue and political campaignsin the developed and developing world. Researchtechniques used for campaign development and evaluationare studied at first hand and a series of group presentationsprovide practical experience in the strategicdevelopment of information campaigns.IRPG830 The Politics of InternationalHuman Rights Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the origins, nature, enforcement andeffectiveness of international human rights law in theinternational system. The unit looks at the major institutionalexpressions of international human rights law, suchas the UN Charter, universal declaration of InternationalHuman Rights, the International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights and the International Covenant on Social,Economic and Cultural Rights, as well as the main areascovered such as minorities, women, children, refugeesand Indigenous people.IRPG831 The Politics, Law and Morality ofInternational Political Violence4 pg cpThis unit examines the nature and forms of internationalpolitical violence as well as the international rules—legal, conventional and moral—regulating the majorexpressions of such violence including war, terrorism,revolution and civil war.276IRPG837 East Asia and the InternationalPolitical Economy4 pg cpThis unit employs a political-economic understanding toilluminate processes of change and development in theEast Asian region. The primary theme is the establishmentthere of a “western” political-economic order.IRPG838 International Internship Program4 pg cpStudents approved for this option complete a placementof approximately three months at a government or nongovernmentorganisation, concerned with internationalpolicy issues, under supervision and submit a report oncompletion.IRPG840 The International System4 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of global politics focusingon an analysis of the nature, measurement and exerciseof power in international relations; the study of theclash of interests and the nature of conflict and warbetween the major players; and, a consideration of themoral and institutional constraints developed by the globalcommunity on the exercise of power.IRPG841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpThis unit surveys the main theoretical approaches to conceptualiseand explain how international relations operatesincluding world society, world authority, power politicsand Marxist approaches, the sub-streams of strategicstudies, behaviourism, peace and conflict studies, plusthe third world, feminist and post-modernist critiques.IRPG842 Politics of International Law4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the nature of internationallaw in relation to the operation of municipal or domesticlaw. It looks at the sources of international law and certainkey topics including statehood and recognition, theuse of force, succession and jurisdiction. The emphasis ison the interaction between law and politics and suchquestions as to the effectiveness/ ineffectiveness of internationallaw, especially in the case of treaties.IRPG843 International Relations of theMiddle East4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the international relations ofthe Middle East in both its regional and global aspects,including in the “New World Order”. After a study of thespecial epistemological issues involved in MiddleEastern studies, the unit investigates three conflict situations—Israel-Palestine, Iran-Iraq and the on-going crisisin the Gulf.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyIRPG844 The Asian-Pacific Region andAustralia4 pg cpThis unit studies the international relations of Australia inthe Asian-Pacific region, focusing on government policyin foreign, security and economic policy but also includingthe interactions of NGOs and individual Australianswith the global system in such issues as disarmament, theenvironment, human rights, foreign aid and labour conditions.Australia’s bilateral and multilateral relations willalso be considered.IRPG845 International Institutions4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the role of internationalinstitutions, such as the UN Security Council and WorldHealth Organisation, IMP and World Bank, in the contextof world order and the management and regulation ofrelations between states and other global actors.Particular attention is given to the UN system, to peacekeepingand global economic managementIRPG846 Research Project8 pg cpA substantial research project of at least 12,000–15,000words on an approved topic.IRPG848 International OrganisationalAnalysis4 pg cpOrganisation as a form of technology has long beenrecognised as a constituent element of modern politicsand classical theories of organisation have alwaysinformed our understanding of how international institutionswork. In the new information era, new theories andforms of organisation are emerging. This unit examinesthe implications of these theories for international institutions.IRPG849 International Political Economy4 pg cpThe ascendancy of international political economy (IPE)within the disciplinary umbrella of international relations(IR) has reflected both global processes and a belief thatto understand international order more fully, one woulddo well to integrate an understanding of economic powerwielded by both state and non-state actors. This is anadvanced IPE unit examining power, change and inequalityin the global political economy. In addition to theperennial debates, current issues in the political economyof international relations are also addressed. This offersan opportunity to review both the major interpretive traditionsin IR as well as more recent theoretical developments.IRPG854 Conflict in the Pacific4 pg cpThis course examines the security issues—external andinternal, political and economic—in the Pacific islands,including Papua New Guinea, West Papua, The SolomonIslands, Fiji, East Timor and New Caledonia.IRPG855 Globalisation, Development andNation State-Building in Africa4 pg cpGlobalisation poses special challenges for African developmentand state-building. The history of African stateshas been very turbulent in the postcolonial period: inmany, the capacity of the state to govern has been questioned.This unit examines globalisation and developmentdebates, focusing on South Africa’s relations withAfrica and the rest of the world.LAW860 Transnational EnvironmentalLaw4 pg cpThis unit examines the sources and obligations of internationallaw in relation to the environment and their connectionwith municipal laws, related inter-governmentalorganisations and non-government organisations. It concentrateson the major international environmentaldebates being addressed at the present time, includingsuch issues as the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion,biodiversity, ocean pollution and sustainable development.LIT801 Nineteenth Century Literature4 pg cpThis unit considers the fiction, prose and poetry of thenineteenth century. Literary and cultural issues areaddressed through critical analysis of the work of representativewriters.LIT802 Shakespeare and the Renaissance4 pg cpThis unit studies poems and plays by Shakespeare andother writers of the English Renaissance in relation tonotions of gender, sexuality, subjectivity and power. Thetexts are considered in the context of the unorthodox, theheretical and the alien.LIT803 Literary Discourse4 pg cpThis unit examines the use of language in literary texts. Itsurveys attitudes to the language of literature andexplores distinctions between literary and non-literaryuses of language. Assessment includes a number of briefpractical exercises.LIT804 Twentieth Century Literature4 pg cpThis unit considers the development of modernist andcontemporary literature. Literary and cultural issues areaddressed through critical analysis of the work of representativewriters.277

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004LIT805 Gender and Genre4 pg cpThis unit addresses various discourses of gender andgenre. It examines their interactions, how they illuminatetextual processes and how they influence the productionof meaning in literary texts.LIT806 Literary Theory4 pg cpThis unit considers some theoretical movements andissues of literary criticism. Areas may include the conceptof the text; subjectivity and the reader; literature and gender;art and value; literature and culture.LIT807 Research Topic8 pg cpA research project of about 20,000 words on a topic to bedecided in consultation with the course convener andsupervised by an individual supervisor. The completedproject is expected to show a good knowledge of the chosentopic and its contexts.LIT808 Research Topic4 pg cpA research project of about 20,000 words on a topic to bedecided in consultation with the course convener andsupervised by an individual supervisor. The completedproject is expected to show a good knowledge of the chosentopic and its contexts. This unit enables mid-yearentry and facilitates extended or interrupted candidature.LIT809 Special Study I4 pg cpThis unit allows students the opportunity after consultationwith the course convener to pursue a specialised areaof study not available within the MA in Literature.LIT810 Special Study II4 pg cpThis unit allows students the opportunity after consultationwith the course convener to pursue a specialised areaof study not available within the MA in Literature.LIT812 Text, Image, Screen4 pg cpThis unit considers some of the issues surrounding theinterpretation of multi-genre material and its transformations.Texts are drawn from illustrated narrative; film;television drama and adaptation; and other sources asappropriate.278LIT815 Australian Women’s Writing4 pg cpThis unit provides a conspectus of significant authors andthemes in the area of Australian Women’s Writing, especiallyprose fiction, journalism and cultural critique.Discussion will be broadly organised around issues ofpower, gender, class and money. Political, social, economicand individual conflicts will be addressed, throughclose literary and contextual analysis.LIT844 Children’s Literature Dissertation8 pg cpCandidates will complete a dissertation of about 20,000words on some aspect of children’s literature: this couldbe an author, genre or thematic study, for example; orhave a bibliographic or pedagogical focus.LIT846 Retelling Stories: Sources ofChildren’s Literature4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the retelling of traditional stories,mainly drawn from European cultures, as a significantendeavour in Anglophone children’s literature. It examineshow the retelling of, in particular, classical myths,Bible stories, heroic legends, Arthurian romances and“oriental” tales discloses the aspirations of society andthe values it wishes to convey to children.LIT847 Romanticism to Postmodernism:Developments in Children’s Literature4 pg cpThis unit examines the critical and cultural developmentof children’s literature from the nineteenth century to thepresent. The unit relates the literature to social and intellectualhistory, and considers the impact of major paradigmshifts. Topics may include the social and literaryconstructions of childhood; development of theBildungsroman for younger readers; the representationsof gender, class, race and power; the development ofsocial realism and of fantasy.LIT848 Young Adult Fiction4 pg cpThis unit examines some major themes and concernsassociated with young adult fiction as a field of study:self-definition and subjectivity; exploring sexuality andwriting the body; social power and social responsibility;representations of self and society; relationships withdominant ideologies of twentieth century children’s literature.LIT854 Narrative: Theory and Method4 pg cpUsing both theoretical texts and works of fiction, this unitexamines the critical application of key aspects of narrativetheories to children’s fiction.LIT855 Australian Children’s Literature4 pg cpThis unit considers the development of Australian writingfor children, with special emphasis on the last twodecades. What is characteristic of Australian children’sliterature? Is there an Australian tradition? What particulardevelopments have taken place in realistic and in fantasyfictions?

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyLIT856 Picture Books4 pg cpThis unit examines picture books as multi-media texts,focusing on text-picture interrelationships; the organisationof narrative in books for young children; the functionof picture books as bearers of dominant and embeddedcultural ideologies; experimental picture books.LIT859 Disney and the Folktale Canon4 pg cpThis unit examines how the Disney industry has definedfolktale for the twentieth century, especially its contentsand structures. It explores the significances given to the“universal” structural elements employed in film andtelevision versions of folktale and their potential for ideologicalimpact on culture, especially in the promotion ofparticular cultural formations and the containment ofchange (as in the shifting representations of limitedfemale agency).LIT860 Comedy in Children’s Texts4 pg cpBy focusing on some of the principal types of comiceffect in texts produced for children—the ludicrous andthe ridiculous; carnivalesque, iconoclasm and parody;zanyism; comic violence; transgressiveness—this unitexamines how texts teach, reproduce and reflect notionsof the comic, and construct social functions for thecomic.LIT864 Children’s Literature: Conceptsand Theories4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to contemporary literaryand cultural theories pertinent to reading and analysingtexts produced for children. Topics include social andhistorical contexts for the production and reception ofchildren’s literature; constructions of childhood; semioticsof visual and verbal texts; critical approaches tochildren’s texts; ideology and value; classics, canons andpostmodernity.MAS801 Media Flows4 pg cpThis unit explores some relationships between newmedia and social and cultural change. A focus will be oncultural and political dimensions of the Internet, in thecontext of globalisation. Contemporary developments incommunications, including such concepts as convergence,virtual community and interactivity, will be examined.MAS802 Interpreting Technology4 pg cpThis unit surveys the various means by which technology’srole in twentieth-century society has been interpreted.The approach incorporates theoretical models, thecontemporary experience of technology, and the representationof technology in twentieth-century aesthetics.The legal and cultural ramifications of digital media technologiesare also assessed.MAS803 Communications Technologyand the Law4 pg cpThis unit will examine the historical emergence of legalprinciples governing communications technologies fromprint to electronic media. The unit will provide an historicaland comparative survey of common law and statutoryapproaches, including constitutional and administrativelaw analyses.MAS806 The Public and the Private4 pg cpThis unit examines the public/private split underpinninglegal recognition of property, reputation and privacyrights in regulating the use of and access to informationand opinion by corporations and individuals. The impactof the organisation and widespread use of new electronicmedia on legal regimes governing copyright, defamationand privacy will be discussed.MAS807 Communication Rights andResponsibilities4 pg cpThis unit will examine “freedom of communication” tohighlight the tension between traditional liberal “rights”discourse and growing challenges to it. The question ofwhere to draw the line between constitutionally protectedand unprotected speech, and who is to draw the line isexamined.MAS808 Special Topic Project4 pg cpA major paper on an approved topic relevant to the communicationprogram will be prepared under supervision.Students are expected to propose a suitable topic, to showa knowledge of relevant literature, use appropriate investigatorymethods, and to demonstrate some originalityand skill in treatment and arrangement.MAS810 Telecommunications and WorldOrder4 pg cpThis unit surveys the increased importance of telecommunicationstechnologies and industries in light of competingnotions of world order and the role of citizens. Thesocial and economic impact of global information structureswill be canvassed in respect of developed anddeveloping countries, including issues of universal serviceand the regulatory capacities of nation states andinternational agencies.MAS898 New Media Technologies4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to new media theory andpractice by combining critical analysis of the discoursessurrounding new media technologies with hands-onexperience in producing new media.279

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004MHPG844 History, Culture and MuseumStudies4 pg cpThe first part of this unit focuses on the location and useof original materials and on the skills necessary for thewriting of history. In the second part sources are used toconsider the strengths and weaknesses of accessing pictures,landscape, maps, archaeology, archives, and otherevidence. Special emphasis will be placed on materialevidence and on the museum as educator.MHPG847 Rewriting History4 pg cpThis unit surveys recent acrimonious debates fromaround the world and explores the historiographical andsocial implications of revisionism. Topics examined willinclude the Holocaust, Afrocentrism and the classicalworld, “Black Armband” Australian history, and Irishhistory.MHPG848 An Introduction to ModernHistoriography4 pg cpAn introduction to views of the nature, boundaries andpurpose of “history” since the beginning of the nineteenthcentury. Topics explored include empiricism, universalhistories, objectivity and truth, gender, changingunderstanding of subject matter and evidence, post-colonialismand post- modernism.MHPG888 Minor Research Project A4 pg cpPrerequisite: usually completion of 4 half-year units (16pg credit points) with an average grade of credit.A minor thesis of 7,500–10,000 words.Guidelines for thesis preparation and presentation are thesame as those for Honours theses. Candidates intendingto take this unit MUST consult with Associate ProfessorMichael Roberts and with a potential thesis supervisor.Unit availability subject to suitable supervision arrangements.MHPG889 Minor Research Project B4 pg cpPrerequisite: usually completion of 4 half-year units (16pg credit points) with an average grade of credit.A minor thesis of 7,500–10,000 words.Guidelines for thesis preparation and presentation are thesame as those for Honours theses. Candidates intendingto take this unit MUST consult with Associate ProfessorMichael Roberts and with a potential thesis supervisor.Unit availability subject to suitable supervision arrangements.280MHPG892 Modern History Minor ResearchProject8 pg cpPrerequisite: usually completion of 4 half-year units (16pg credit points) with an average grade of credit usuallycompleted over 2 semesters. Students enrolling in midyearshould enrol in MHPG888 and then in MHPG899 tocomplete the same program.A minor thesis of 15,000–20,000 words.Guidelines for thesis preparation and presentation are thesame as those for Honours theses. Candidates intendingto take this unit MUST consult with Associate ProfessorMichael Roberts and with a potential thesis supervisor.Unit availability subject to suitable supervision arrangements.MHPG903 Famine in the Modern World4 pg cpThis unit will explore the problem of famine and thenature of famine in general by focusing on three majorareas in Modern World History, Ireland 1845–1850,USSR 1932–1933, Bengal 1943.One of the key ideas is that of Amartya Sen viz the notionof “entitlements”, that modern famines reflect a breakdownin a moral order, the system that determines whohas the right to what food, and in what quantities, as wellas breakdowns in the production and distribution of food.MHPG905 Victorian Religion in Britainand Abroad4 pg cpThis unit explores the question “Why was religion andreligious observance so important to men and women inthe Victorian era?” The role of religious revival will beexamined, together with religion and social class, secularismand the churches, the changing relationship ofchurch and state and the part played by the churches inBritain’s expanding empire, with particular reference toAustralia, New Zealand and the Pacific.MHPG907 Religion, Crisis and the State4 pg cpThis unit offers an alternative history of religion, byexploring the state religions of both the pagan world andthe Christian West (especiallay Italy and Tudor England).It shows how, ie, by what devotional means, the statemaintained that crucial relationship with the all-powerfulgod(s), who were its guardians and how it placated thegods, whose anger, (provoked by sin, disobedience orother offence) was believed to cause the great disasters,famine, earthquakes, pestilence, and war.MHPG910 The American Civil War: TheBeginnings of the Total War4 pg cpThis unit is a study of the first modern war. It concentrateson the experiences of common soldiers and tries todetermine why they fought and died. It employs themethodology of “history from below”.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyMHPG911 Morals and Markets4 pg cpA survey of the most notable campaigns to place culturallimits on the operation of the free market in British,American and Australian society from 1760 to the present.Case studies include the slave trade, drink anddrugs, gambling, prostitution, “consumerism” and commercialadvertising.MHPG912 World Historians4 pg cpThis unit examines changing visions of the nature andpurpose of world history and its reception by other historiansand the wider community. Topics include understandingsof “world” in ancient and modern writings,Euro and American-centrism, globalisation, and womenand world history.MKTG801 International Marketing4 pg cpThis unit examines the factors that influence marketingstrategy in an international setting. Topics include: theconcept of international marketing; world economicdevelopment; the social and cultural elements of theworld market environment; the political-legal environment;international marketing intelligence; marketingchannels and international logistics.POL801 Public Policy Dissertation8 pg cpThis unit is available only to students expressly invitedby the convenor of the Master of Politics and PublicPolicy program to undertake it. It will provide an opportunityto those students with demonstrated skills andcapacity to conduct a major piece of research into someaspect of public policy.POL820 Politics and Policy: Theory andApplications4 pg cpAn overview of the literature of policy studies, includingthe “policy cycle” of formulation, implementation andevaluation, with attention to social and organisationalprocesses and current reform issues and controversies.POL822 Research Methods4 pg cpCritical review of research methods in the social scienceswith special emphasis on the use to which research is putby policy makers and the pressure for “evidence-based”policy.POL825 Politics of Australian HealthPolicy4 pg cpThis unit examines the development of institutions,issues and conflicts in Australian health policy since theSecond World War, including an examination of theinfluence of federal/state relations, interest groups, thepolitical parties and policy networks on the formation ofhealth policy.POL826 Gender and Policy4 pg cpThis unit provides an examination of the crucial variableof gender in relation to public policy: where it is regardedas relevant and where it is not, but should be; andattempts by women to shape public policy by beinginvolved in the policy process, as lobbyists, policy participantsand bureaucrats.POL827 Public Policy and InternationalLaw4 pg cpThis unit examines the ways in which both customaryand treaty based international law impacts directly andindirectly on public policy with special reference to thearea of human rights.POL828 Policy-making and PublicOpinion4 pg cpThis unit examines how policy makers in the politicalparties and the public service understand public opinionand how their decisions are thereby affected. It includesissues of democratic control and management power anddraws on comparative evidence and argument.POL831 Political Parties and Policy4 pg cpThis unit looks at the impact of elections, party politicsand changes of government on the policy process. Casestudies drawn from recent federal and state elections areused to look at election campaigns, party policy formationand the transition to government.POL833 Intergovernmental Relations4 pg cpA federal political system presents many additional problemsand opportunities to policy makers. This unit looksat theories of federalism, the history of Australian intergovernmentalrelations and uses case studies to explorerecent changes in significant policy areas.POL835 Internship Project4 pg cpPre or corequisites: POL820 and POL822 (or its equivalent)Under this option, students complete a placement with anappropriate policy oriented organisation, undertakingwork assigned by the organisation. They will also berequired to complete a report on their placement. Noteplease: enrolment in this unit requires the express permissionof the Convenor of the MPPP.281

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004POL836 Public Policy and Accountability4 pg cpThis unit provides an examination of the growing arrayof mechanisms (administrative law, ombudsmen, auditors-general,parliamentary committees, judicial review,ICAC, FOI, whistleblower protections) designed to holdpublic policy makers accountable and the problems thatprivatisation and contracting out cause for the effectivenessof these mechanisms.POL841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpThis unit provides a survey of the main theoreticalapproaches to conceptualise and explain how internationalrelations operates including world society, worldauthority, power politics and Marxist approaches, thesub-streams of strategic studies, behaviourism, peace andconflict studies, plus the third world, feminist and postmodernistcritiques.POL856 Politics of AustralianCommunications Policy4 pg cpThis unit examines the politics underlying Australiancommunications and cultural policies: how governmentpolicy shapes the media, including digital media, and theinfluence of different stakeholders on policy.into LOTE and from LOTE into English of selected textsillustrating equivalence problems.TRAN821 Interpreting Techniques4 pg cpA practical course in listening, understanding, rememberingand note taking of spoken passages and dialogues andan introduction to on-sight and consecutive interpretingfrom LOTE into English and from English into LOTE.TRAN903 Languages and Cultures inContact4 pg cpThe unit aims to provide students with the opportunity todevelop a reasoned understanding of the impact of culturalpatterns (beliefs and values) on an individual’s verbaland non-verbal behaviours.TRAN904 Cross-cultural Pragmatics forTranslators and Interpreters4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to linguistic pragmaticsshowing the relevance of an understanding of specificsocial and cognitive contexts to the analysis of spokenand written discourse.POL892 Special Seminar—Topics inAustralian PoliticsAn introduction, for international students, to theAustralian political system. This unit prepares studentsfor later units which assume some familiarity with theAustralian political scene.SOC818 Evaluation and the PolicyProcess4 pg cpThe unit objectives are:• Situate evaluation in relation to the rest of the policyprocess;• Introduce students to the history of programevaluation;• Introduce students to some of the principal and mostinfluential program evaluation approaches;• Develop an awareness of the politics of evaluation;• Develop an awareness of the ethical issues involvedin evaluation;• Develop a basic methodological awareness of how toundertake program evaluation.TRAN816 Theory and Practice ofTranslation4 pg cpThis unit comprises two hours a week lecture/workshopfocusing on linguistic and cross-cultural aspects ofachieving equivalence in translation and interpreting,plus four hours a week language specific lectures andtranslation practice involving translation from English282

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyDivision of Informationand CommunicationSciencesITEC800 The Software DevelopmentProcess4 pg cpTopics include the software development life cycle andits phases, generic and project specific aspects of the lifecycle, risk, estimation methods, process models andmodelling, process maturity, process improvement, metrics,experimentation, reliability, experience packaging,organisational issues, socio-technical aspects of process,software evolution, process centred development environmentsand standards.ITEC801 Introduction to DistributedSystems4 pg cpThis unit covers both fundamental issues and recenttrends in distributed computing. We examine the complexitiesof distributed systems communications such aspartial failures, shared memory, scheduling problems andmultiple clocks. Networking protocols and other industrystandards are discussed. Lectures will mostly be expositoryand conceptual and aim to provide a solid understandingof distributed systems and related enduringissues.ITEC802 Object Oriented Technology4 pg cpObject-oriented design approaches apply methods forproducing applications software that place correctnessand reusability as principal aims. Its tools include objectclasses, inheritance, message passing and polymorphism.This unit examines object oriented design and programmingwith applications to simulation. Project work usesthe programming language Java.ITEC803 Computer Networks4 pg cpThis units concerns itself with the design and implementationof real-world computer networks. We consider thevarious layers of modern network systems design, fromthe physical medium, through software protocol layers tothe application protocols. Technical issues inherent toeach layer are examined including routing, error detectionand correction, flow control, connection management,data representation and network security management.ITEC810 Information Technology Project4 pg cpDepending upon a candidate’s specialist stream, interestsand employment circumstances, this unit may compriseliterature research, a case study, a software project development,a project sponsored by the candidate’s employer,or an industry internship. Candidates are expected todemonstrate initiative and independence in researching,executing and documenting a more involved ICT project.ITEC812-815 Special Topic in InformationTechnology4 pg cpThe content and availability of this unit will vary subjectto developments in the ICT discipline and the availabilityof particular (often industrially based) expertise. Specialtopic units present novel material of current interest andprovide a context within which students may engage withemerging technologies and trends as they arise.ITEC816-819 Special Topic in InformationTechnology2 pg cpThe content and availability of this unit will vary subjectto developments in the ICT discipline and the availabilityof particular (often industrially based) expertise.Special topic units present novel material of current interestand provide a context within which students mayengage with emerging technologies and trends as theyarise.ITEC820 Software Development Methods,Tools and CASE4 pg cpTopics include formal and informal methods, CASEtools, tool inter-working, tool integration, the role of metrics,and Computer Supported Cooperative Work(CSCW). The software development issues covered withthese topics include quality, measurement, reliability,testing, safety, proving correctness, tools and standards.Specific examples drawn from current and emergingindustry practice, illustrate the concepts presented.ITEC821 Requirements Engineering4 pg cpThe unit offers a rigorous, up-to-date understanding ofthe underpinnings and realities of requirements engineeringand management in practice. In addition, it coverssome of the potential solutions that are beginning toemerge from within the requirements engineering (RE)research community. The unit provides an extensive andcritical coverage of RE methods, supported by a numberof case studies.ITEC822 Advanced Programming inSoftware Engineering4 pg cpWe consider the influence of advanced programmingtechniques on the software engineering process. Studentsstudy one or more modern programming languages,focusing on features that directly support process phasessuch as specification, design and validation. Examplesinclude using equational reasoning in functional languagesto support specification, or aspects in object-orientedlanguages to enable system decomposition accordingto cross-cutting concerns.283

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ITEC823 Advanced Design andProgramming Techniques4 pg cpThe unit introduces students to the still emerging notionsand practice of "agile" or "lightweight" software developmentmethods (eg XP, Crystal and dX), which arecharacterised by development processes that are adaptive,responsive, people-oriented and risk focused. Theunit provides an extensive and critical coverage of agilemethods, supported by a number of case studies and practicalexercises.ITEC824 Software Development forHandheld and Mobile Devices4 pg cpModern computing technology is evolving from largemachines and desktop personal computers to devices thatare able to fit in a pocket. This unit is an introduction tosoftware development for these mobile devices. Topicscovered include an overview of the characteristics ofmobile devices, aspects of user interface design for smallscreens, software development tools, and synchronisationwith desktop platforms.ITEC830 XML Technologies4 pg cpA thorough introduction to the technological fundamentalsof web based e-commerce, emphasising the applicationof XML (eXtensible Markup Language) as a tool forstructuring transactions and organising complex dynamicinformation. Topics include document computing (webservers,XML, XSLT), web services (application servers,SOAP), XML data formats and standards, meta-data andXML databases.ITEC831 Advanced Internet Programming4 pg cpThis unit covers the core technologies that make theInternet work. Topics include Internet standards for web,mail and related protocols, peer-to-peer services, remoteprocedure calling (RPC), the provision of secure Internetservices and the design and deployment of XML applications.ITEC832 Application Integration4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of topics in business processmanagement, including workflow and integration of distributedsystems. With reference to a current case study,we map the information flows in a B2B integration scenarioand assess the available technologies. In doing so,we analyse factors such as cost, performance, securityand scalability, recommend a design and construct a prototype.ITEC833 Web Server Technologies andWeb Services4 pg cpThis unit covers the standards and technologies that drivemodern web servers in providing B2C and B2B services.284Topics include the design of and migration to SOAPbased services, webserver toolkits, Java server technologies,J2EE, message oriented middleware and server sideXML integration.ITEC841 Project and Risk Management4 pg cpTopics include project definition, scheduling and milestones,organisation of development and quality assuranceteams, resource allocation, cost estimation,cost/benefit analysis, risk analysis and management, factorsthat affect costs, version and change control, qualityand process improvement methods, the use of quantitativemethods, distributed and concurrent engineering, andthe management of composite hardware/software systemsdevelopment.ITEC842 Enterprise Management4 pg cpTopics include competitive positioning, business informationand technology, deployment of client-server computing,integrating mainframe and personal applicationswith a client server network, deployment of client-servercomputing on an enterprise-wide level, telecommunications,local/global issues, system security, legal issues,general and personnel management issues, R&D management,innovation and technology transfer, marketingand presentation (written and oral) skills.ITEC843 Research and DevelopmentPractice and Management4 pg cpTopics include the role of models in science and engineering,model representations, model based reasoning,computer aided modelling tools (CAD, CAE & CASE),system design, the importance of models in productdevelopment, science vs engineering, scientific method,measurement theory, experimental design, data collectionand analysis, recent advances in mathematics and statistics,design, and statistical quality, control, innovation,technology transfer and strategic alignment.ITEC850 Network Management4 pg cpThis unit covers architecture, analysis, design, standardsand migration issues related to the operation, managementand control of distributed systems and communicationnetworks for voice, data, image, and networked computing.Initially the focus is on the fundamental buildingblocks of network management architecture. Thesebasics are built upon by discussing advanced topicsincluding Broadband and Web-based network management,telecommunications management, security management,management platforms and applications/research issues such as delegated agents and managementof mobile or ad hoc networks.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyITEC851 Networking Technologies4 pg cpThis unit covers predominately the technologies neededat layers 1–3 of the OSI reference model to provide thesecommunications services, typically supporting but notlimited to the Internet Protocol. At the physical level theunit examines wired, optical and wireless media, consideringtheir requirements, characteristics, standards andimplementation issues.ITEC852 System and Network Security4 pg cpAs organisations and users increasingly rely upon networkedapplications for assessing information and makingcritical business decisions, securing distributed applicationsis becoming extremely significant. The unit isconcerned with the protection of information in computingsystems and networks. It will address concepts andtechniques for securing distributed applications.ITEC853 Advanced Network Concepts4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of advanced topics in the designand implementation of computer networks. It will providein-depth coverage of state-of-the-art fields of networkingsuch as MPLS and Traffic Engineering, Qualityof Service architectures, IP Multicast Routing, AddressAllocation, Mobile IP, Wireless TCP solutions, andMobile Ad Hoc networks.ITEC870 Databases ApplicationsDevelopment4 pg cpMajor objectives of this unit are a sound understanding ofinformation systems analysis and database design; theknowledge, skill and ability to develop a small databaseapplication system from functional requirements to aninstalled system; a general understanding of the applicationof information systems to business.completed as the Industrial Project is to be approved bythe MTech Committee acting on the advice of theAcademic Supervisor and the Industry Supervisor.For administration purposes, the Industrial Project is formallylisted as two units, TECH890 and TECH891, eachof equal weight (8 pg credit points for each). TECH890is formally a prerequisite for TECH891. The work in thetwo units may be continuous or entirely separate dependingon the nature of what has been approved. Arrangingthe project work within these two subject classificationswill be a matter for discussion between the IndustrySupervisor, the Academic Supervisor and the candidate.The units can only be attempted once credit has beengained for at least two units of the postgraduate courseworkprescribed for the MTech degree. Each unit isassessed on the basis of a written report, presented in thestyle of a technical report by a professional to the managementof an organisation.TECH890 Industrial Project—Part 18 pg cpThis unit consists entirely of project work of which a substantialpart is undertaken at the place of employment ofthe candidate. Candidates are encouraged to nominatetheir own project.TECH891 Industrial Project—Part 28 pg cpThis unit consists entirely of project work, which isundertaken at the place of employment of the candidateand may be a continuation of the project undertaken forTECH890. An outline of the work to be completed has tobe submitted for approval.ITEC871 Information Systems Design andManagement4 pg cpThis unit focuses on enterprise management informationsystems and the technologies used in their design, implementationand maintenance. The alignment of informationsystems with business strategy, socio-technicalaspects of system development and e-commerce systemsare all explored. A case study analysing business processesfor an enterprise systems project is conducted.Industrial Project UnitsGeneral DescriptionThe Industrial Project is a major core component of theMTech degree and one of its distinguishing features. TheIndustrial Project is jointly supervised by an IndustrySupervisor, nominated by the candidate’s employer forapproval by the MTech Committee, and an AcademicSupervisor appointed by the University. The work to be285

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004Division of LawBUSL832 Business Transactions Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the law of contracts and statutoryadditions to it, injecting standards of fair dealing intocontractual transactions. Accordingly, the consumer provisionsof the Trade Practices Act and the Fair TradingAct, will be examined. Assessment consists of essays orassignments.BUSL833 Business Property Law4 pg cpThis unit examines aspects of property law relevant tomanagers, including land law and intellectual property.Assessment consists of essays or assignments.BUSL834 Law of Business Enterprises4 pg cpIn this unit the law governing business enterprises isexamined from the manager’s perspective, includingcompany law, insolvency and restrictive trade practices.Assessment consists of essays or assignments.BUSL836 Revenue Liability Law4 pg cpThis unit examines, from the manager’s perspective, revenuelaw including income tax law. Assessment consistsof essays or assignments.BUSL837 Research Project on BusinessLaw A8 pg cpThis unit involves researching and writing a dissertationof 10,000 words on an approved topic in business law, ordealing with an approved topic exploring linkagesbetween business law and ethics.BUSL838 Research Project on BusinessLaw B8 pg cpThis unit involves researching and writing a dissertationof 10,000 words on an approved topic in business law, ordealing with an approved topic exploring linkagesbetween business law and ethics. The unit must focus onan area of law which is distinctly different from thatreviewed in BUSL837.BUSL851 International Commercial Law4 pg cpTopics in international trade law are examined, includingWTO/GATT, the Vienna Convention on the internationalsale of goods, letters of credit, the Unidroit principles,carriage of goods by land/sea/air and international commercialarbitration. (Topics to be covered may vary fromyear to year.)286BUSL852 Trade Practices Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the Trade Practices Act (consumerlaw, restrictive trade practices, unconscionability provisions,etc) and related areas of law.LAW804 Heritage Law and Policy6 pg cpThe unit is primarily concerned with items of culturalheritage, particularly built items. It looks at the way thelegal system responds to disputes about heritage includinghow legal responses are fashioned not just by law, butby the interaction of other complex variables eg whatconstitutes heritage in a multicultural society; theFederal, State and local tiers of government and the influenceon the legal system of international practice andexpectations.LAW806 International Environmental Law6 pg cpAn examination will be made of the sources and obligationsof international law in relation to the environmentand their connection with municipal laws, related intergovernmentalorganisations and non-government organisations.The unit concentrates on the major internationalenvironmental debates being addressed at the presenttime, including such issues as the greenhouse effect,ozone depletion, biodiversity, ocean pollution and sustainabledevelopment.LAW807 Local Government Law6 pg cpThe unit focuses on the role of local councils in regulatingland use control. Fundamental issues relating to thefunctioning, accountability, and supervision of localcouncils are considered as a preliminary to a detailedexamination of the regulatory powers and functions ofcouncils in the context of land use control. In addition toexamining planning and land use controls, the unit looksat the regulatory powers conferred by local governmentlegislation.LAW808 Environmental Litigation andMediation6 pg cpThis unit examines adversarial and consensual modes ofdispute processing in environmental contexts. Theadministrative and judicial characteristics of the NSWLand and Environment Court provide a focus for analysisof the laws of evidence and procedure. Mediation isstudied as a phenomenon and as a process.LAW809/LAW846/LAW847 Legal ResearchDissertation14 pg cpTopics for the dissertation may be drawn from any arearelevant to the course of study for which the candidatehas appropriate qualifications. The dissertation shall be35,000 words in length. The dissertation will be subjectto regular supervision by one of the staff members par-

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyticipating in the LLM program. The dissertation will normallybe examined within the Division of Law. An alternativemode for undertaking the dissertation over twosemesters is available via enrolment in LAW846 andLAW847.LAW810 Legal Research Dissertation8 pg cpTopics for the dissertation may be drawn from any arearelevant to the course of study for which the candidatehas appropriate qualifications. The dissertation shall be20,000 words in length. The dissertation will be subjectto regular supervision by one of the staff members participatingin the LLM program. The dissertation will normallybe examined within the Division of Law. This unitmay be undertaken in either first or second semester.LAW811 Environmental Law and Ethics6 pg cpAn introduction to environmental ethics, policy and thelegal system with a focus on the relationship between thehuman and the nonhuman environment. Specific topicsinclude planning and development control, environmentalimpact assessment, environmental crime, pollutioncontrol, citizen participation and federal environmentalpowers.LAW814 Environmental Law andCorporate Regulation6 pg cpThis unit provides a framework to demonstrate the applicationof environmental laws in environmental riskassessment, reporting audits, “due diligence” (which mayconstitute a full environmental management system—EMS) and in the management of other environmentalresponsibilities and potential liabilities under Australianenvironmental and corporate laws. In particular, environmentallaw strategies, negotiating and drafting approacheswill be considered in the context of corporate governance,loans, take-overs, mergers, sale and purchase ofassets, leases, management contracts, insolvencies andcontractual relationships between employers andemployees.LAW815 Planning Law6 pg cpThis unit undertakes an in-depth examination of contemporaryissues in planning law, with particular emphasison the regulation of land use under the NSWEnvironmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. Theaim of the unit is to provide an understanding of theworkings of land use regulation in New South Wales andthe underlying environmental, social and economicobjectives of the key legislation. A critical analysis isundertaken of the effectiveness of the current regulatoryregime including reform proposals and options.Discussion and analysis of relevant case law with practicalexamples of planning issues are included.LAW816 Trade and Environment Law6 pg cpThis unit examines the impact of environmental law onthe regulation of international trade and the attempts toincorporate environmental considerations into global andregional trade regimes. The use of market-based, andother financial mechanisms, will also be explored utilisingcase studies such as the Kyoto Protocol.LAW817 Comparative Environmental Law6 pg cpThis unit examines the field of public international lawfor environmental protection and conservation strategiesand how it affects, and is shaped by, domestic environmentallaw in civil law, common law and other forms oflegal systems. The comparative development of environmentallaw in the Pacific Region will be a particularfocus.LAW818 Biodiversity Law6 pg cpThis unit evaluates current regimes designed to protectbiodiversity. Starting with the Convention on BiologicalDiversity and the Global Biodiversity Strategy, the unitwill evaluate the actions taken both internationally andnationally to save and sustainably use the world’s biologicaldiversity. Specific topics covered include legal mechanismsto protect biodiversity, genetically modifiedorganisms, access to genetic resources and intellectualproperty rights in biodiversity.LAW819 Comparative IndigenousEnvironmental Law and Management6 pg cpThis unit considers the international and national recognitionof indigenous people’s environmental and naturalresource rights. The focus is on the implementation ofthese rights through negotiated legal frameworks such asjoint management (co-management) primarily for conservationand for sustainable use of wildlife and fisheries,access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing,Australian Indigenous Land Use Agreements and moderntreaties recognising the integrated rights of indigenouspeoples such as the Regional Agreements under theCanadian comprehensive land claims processes.LAW826 Marine Environmental Law andPolicy6 pg cpThis unit evaluates the efforts of the global community toprotect and preserve the coastal and marine environmentand to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marineenvironment. The unit will undertake an examination ofinternational conventions, legislation and other managementtools used to achieve these objectives.287

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004LAW828 Law, Globalisation and CulturalTransformations6 pg cpThis seminar examines the economic, social, cultural,religious and political consequences of globalisation toindigenous cultures and the law. The unit focuses onhumanity and inhumanity, the role of the judiciary andthe law, the logic of global capitalism, consequences oftechnologies, land use and the environment.LAW845 Pollution and EnvironmentalRegulation6 pg cpThe unit evaluates the efficacy of contemporary pollutioncontrol policies through an examination of international,Commonwealth, State and local government initiatives.It focuses on New South Wales and includes an examinationof environmental protection legislation, criminal liabilityand enforcement will be considered. Specific topicsinclude: corporate liability, contaminated land and duediligence.LAW850 Environmental Law andCorporate Regulation4 pg cpThis unit provides a framework to demonstrate the applicationof environmental laws in environmental riskassessment, reporting audits, “due diligence” (which mayconstitute a full environmental management system—EMS) and in the management of other environmentalresponsibilities and potential liabilities under Australianenvironmental and corporate laws. In particular, environmentallaw strategies, negotiating and drafting approacheswill be considered in the context of corporate governance,loans, take-overs, mergers, sale and purchase ofassets, leases, management contracts, insolvencies andcontractual relationships between employers andemployees.LAW851 Planning Law4 pg cpThis unit undertakes an in-depth examination of contemporaryissues in planning law, with particular emphasison the regulation of land use under the NSWEnvironmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. Theaim of the unit is to provide an understanding of theworkings of land use regulation in New South Wales andthe underlying environmental, social and economicobjectives of the key legislation. A critical analysis isundertaken of the effectiveness of the current regulatoryregime including reform proposals and options.Discussion and analysis of relevant case law with practicalexamples of planning issues are included.LAW852 Trade and Environment Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the impact of environmental law onthe regulation of international trade and the attempts toincorporate environmental considerations into global andregional trade regimes. The use of market-based, and288other financial mechanisms, will also be explored utilisingcase studies such as the Kyoto Protocol.LAW853 Comparative Environmental Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the field of public international lawfor environmental protection and conservation strategiesand how it affects, and is shaped by, domestic environmentallaw in civil law, common law and other forms oflegal systems. The comparative development of environmentallaw in the Pacific Region will be a particularfocus.LAW855 Environmental Law and Ethics4 pg cpAn introduction to environmental ethics, policy and thelegal system with a focus on the relationship between thehuman and the nonhuman environment. Specific topicsinclude: planning and development control, environmentalimpact assessment, environmental crime, pollutioncontrol, citizen participation and federal environmentalpowers.LAW856 Environmental Economics4 pg cpThe unit examines the role of the natural environment asan integral component of the economic system. Topicsinclude tradeoffs between environmental quality and economicgrowth, market failure due to environmental quality,the valuation of environmental goods and servicesand the formulation of environmental policies. The introductionof economic instruments as an alternative to legalenforcement mechanisms make this unit particularlyimportant for local government practitioners.LAW857 Environmental Litigation andMediation4 pg cpThis unit examines adversarial and consensual modes ofdispute processing in environmental contexts. Theadministrative and judicial characteristics of the NSWLand and Environment Court provide a focus for analysisof the laws of evidence and procedure. Mediation isstudied as a phenomenon and as a process.LAW858 Pollution and EnvironmentalRegulation4 pg cpThe unit evaluates the efficacy of contemporary pollutioncontrol policies through an examination of international,Commonwealth, State and local government initiatives.It focuses on New South Wales and includes an examinationof environmental protection legislation, criminal liabilityand enforcement will be considered. Specific topicsinclude: corporate liability, contaminated land and duediligence.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyLAW859 Heritage Law and Policy4 pg cpThe unit is primarily concerned with items of culturalheritage, particularly built items. It looks at the way thelegal system responds to disputes about heritage includinghow legal responses are fashioned not just by law, butby the interaction of other complex variables eg whatconstitutes heritage in a multicultural society; theFederal, State and local tiers of government and the influenceon the legal system of international practice andexpectations.LAW860 International Environmental Law4 pg cpAn examination of the sources and obligations of internationallaw in relation to the environment and their connectionwith municipal laws, related inter-governmentalorganisations and non-government organisations.Concentrates on the major international environmentaldebates being addressed at the present time, includingsuch issues as the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion,biodiversity, ocean pollution and sustainable development.LAW861 Local Government Law4 pg cpThe unit focuses on the role of local councils in regulatingland use control. Fundamental issues relating to thefunctioning, accountability, and supervision of localcouncils are considered as a preliminary to a detailedexamination of the regulatory powers and functions ofcouncils in the context of land use control. In addition toexamining planning and land use controls, the unit looksat the regulatory powers conferred by local governmentlegislation.LAW862/LAW863/LAW864 Legal ResearchDissertation8 pg cpTopics for the dissertation may be drawn from any arearelevant to the course of study for which the candidatehas appropriate qualifications. The dissertation shall be20,000 words in length. The dissertation will be subjectto regular supervision by one of the staff members participatingin the Masters program. The dissertation willnormally be examined within the Division of Law. Analternative mode for undertaking the dissertation overtwo semesters is available: LAW863 and LAW864.LAW865 Biodiversity Law4 pg cpThis unit evaluates current regimes designed to protectbiodiversity. Starting with the Convention on BiologicalDiversity and the Global Biodiversity Strategy, the unitwill evaluate the actions taken both internationally andnationally to save and sustainably use the world’s biologicaldiversity. Specific topics covered include legal mechanismsto protect biodiversity, genetically modifiedorganisms, access to genetic resources and intellectualproperty rights in biodiversity.LAW866 Comparative IndigenousEnvironmental Law and Management4 pg cpThis unit considers the international and national recognitionof indigenous people’s environmental and naturalresource rights. The focus is on the implementation ofthese rights through negotiated legal frameworks such asjoint management (co-management) primarily for conservationand for sustainable use of wildlife and fisheries,access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing,Australian Indigenous Land Use Agreements and moderntreaties recognising the integrated rights of indigenouspeoples such as the Regional Agreements under theCanadian comprehensive land claims processes.LAW867 Marine Environmental Law andPolicy4 pg cpThis unit evaluates the efforts of the global community toprotect and preserve the coastal and marine environmentand to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marineenvironment. The unit will undertake an examination ofinternational conventions, legislation and other managementtools used to achieve these objectives.LAW868 e-Commerce and IT Law4 pg cpThis unit deals with a wide range of legal electronic commerceissues, focusing on Australian and internationalapproaches to regulating cyberspace and the internet.Topics to be studied include: electronic data interchange,jurisdictional analysis of business transactions, bankingand finance regulations and codes of practice, digitalcash, Smart cards, electronic sale of goods (including theimpact of the Vienna and other conventions), theElectronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth), UNCITRALModel Law on Electronic Commerce, digital letters ofcredit, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments,security of electronic transactions, encryption,computer and electronic fraud and crime and on-line consumerprotection.LAW869 Law, Globalisation and CulturalTransformations4 pg cpThis seminar examines the economic, social, cultural,religious and political consequences of globalisation toindigenous cultures and the law. The unit focuses onhumanity and inhumanity, the role of the judiciary andthe law, the logic of global capitalism, consequences oftechnologies, land use and the environment.LAW870 Corporate Finance andSecurities Regulation4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to the topic of regulationin the area of financial services and the question ofcorporate finance. Corporate finance deals with the structureof the Australian Financial Market and the way companiesraise capital from public or private sources289

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004through the creation of financial products. The coursealso deals with securities regulation and the rules underwhich financial products may be sold.LAW871 Taxation Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the legal and constitutional basis oftaxation in Australia with consideration of the legal conceptsof income and capital and the fiscal treatment ofindividual, corporate, and other taxpaying entities. Areview is made of the general and specific provisions ofthe Income Tax Assessment Act and allied Acts, togetherwith a brief comparative look at taxes in other fields. Theemphasis is on legal aspects of taxation as illustrated bycase law.LAW878 Environmental Law and PolicyClinic6 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the techniques andprocedures used to resolve environmental law and policyissues. It provides for clinical placement opportunitiesthat expose students to real people, real situations, reallegal problems and policy initiatives. This unit enablesstudents to give practical effect to skills learnt in otherLaw units.LAW879 Environmental Law and PolicyClinic4 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the techniques andprocedures used to resolve environmental law and policyissues. It provides for clinical placement opportunitiesthat expose students to real people, real situations, reallegal problems and policy initiatives. This unit enablesstudents to give practical effect to skills learnt in otherLaw units.POL837 East Asia and the InternationalPolitical Economy4 pg cpThis unit employs a political-economic understanding toilluminate processes of change and development in theEast Asian region. The primary theme is the establishmentthere of a “western” political-economic order.including world society, world authority, power politicsand Marxist approaches, the sub-streams of strategicstudies, behaviourism, peace and conflict studies, plusthe third world, feminist and post-modernist critiques.POL842 Politics of International Law4 pg cpA study of the nature of international law in relation tothe operation of municipal or domestic law. It looks at thesources of international law and certain key topicsincluding statehood and recognition, the use of force,succession and jurisdiction. The emphasis is on the interactionbetween law and politics and such questions as tothe effectiveness/ ineffectiveness of international law,especially in the case of treaties.POL845 International Institutions4 pg cpA study of the role of international institutions, such asthe UN Security Council and World Health Organisation,IMP and the World Bank, in the context of world orderand the management and regulation of relations betweenstates and other global actors. Particular attention is givento the UN system, to peacekeeping and global economicmanagement.POL849International Political Economy4 pg cpThe ascendancy of international political economy (IPE)within the disciplinary umbrella of international relations(IR) has reflected both global processes and a belief thatto understand international order more fully, one woulddo well to integrate an understanding of economic powerwielded by both state and non-state actors. This is anadvanced IPE unit examining power, change and inequalityin the global political economy. In addition to theperennial debates, current issues in the political economyof international relations are also addressed. This offersan opportunity to review both the major interpretive traditionsin IR as well as more recent theoretical developments.POL840 The International System4 pg cpAn overview of global politics focusing on an analysis ofthe nature, measurement and exercise of power in internationalrelations; the study of the clash of interests andthe nature of conflict and war between the major players;and, a consideration of the moral and institutional constraintsdeveloped by the global community on the exerciseof power.POL841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpA survey of the main theoretical approaches to conceptualiseand explain how international relations operates,290

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyDivision of Linguisiticsand PsychologyLINGUISTICS*** Taught externallyBUS854 Managing Cultural Diversity inBusiness4 pg cpThis unit discusses the implications for organisationalleaders in view of increasing cultural differences betweenindividuals and groups within and between organisations.In particular the unit examines practical problems andopportunities in managing human diversity in contemporarycross-cultural and international settings.CAUD801 Clinical Skills4 pg cpThis unit explores the skills necessary to conduct a basicaudiological assessment such as case history taking,explaining results to the client, conduct in a clinical settingand ethical issues. The unit will prepare students fortheir first clinical experiences.CAUD802 Assessment Strategies I4 pg cpThis unit will provide students with basic audiometricskills as first practised in the clinic. Students will becomeproficient at conducting pure tone audiometry as appropriatein the assessment of adults and children, basicspeech discrimination assessments and acoustic impedancetesting.CAUD803 Theoretical Bases of Audiology4 pg cpThis unit will review the theoretical concepts of audiologyincluding acoustics, psychoacoustics and the perceptionof sound, and auditory physiology. This unit providesthe theoretical base for Assessment Strategies I andfor later units.CAUD804 Clinical Practicum I4 pg cpStudents will begin working towards their 200 hours of“hands on” clinical experience as required by the professionalsociety. Experience will be mainly directedtowards basic assessment strategies and students will beassessed against competencies as could rightly be expectedin proportion to the number of hours “hands on”.CAUD805 Hearing Aids4 pg cpThis unit will prepare students for hearing aid fitting. Thevarious types of hearing aids available will be reviewedalong with issues such as gain, frequency response anddynamic range. In addition, fitting issues and procedures,aid selection and evaluation including the use of questionnaires,will be discussed.AUD806 Objective Assessment Strategies4 pg cpThis unit will explore the various objective test strategiesavailable to the audiologist covering both theoretical conceptsand practical applications. Strategies of auditoryevoked potentials, otoacoustic emissions and vestibularassessment techniques will be reviewed.CAUD807 Paediatrics4 pg cpThis unit will explore child development, languageacquisition, test strategies appropriate to infants andpreschool children, and to the multiple handicapped. Theuse of speech based tests in the paediatric population willalso be examined.CAUD808 Clinical Practicum II4 pg cpStudents will be working towards the professional society’srequirement of 200 hours of “hands on” clinicalwork in a variety of settings as organised by theUniversity. Students will be assessed against competenciesas could be expected for the number of hoursobtained and by a viva voce examination conducted by apanel made up of University staff and an external examiner.CAUD809 Auditory and LanguagePathology4 pg cpThis unit will review diagnostic strategies and medicaltreatment options for adult and paediatric auditorypathologies. Various relevant speech pathologies will bediscussed along with treatment options. Students willhave opportunities to observe surgery and ENT outpatientclinics at local hospitals.CAUD810 The Hearing Impaired and theFamily4 pg cpThis optional unit will explore the role of audiologists incounselling parents of hearing impaired children andadults with acquired hearing loss. Students will have anopportunity to develop these skills. Issues such as howhearing impairment can impact on the lives of familymembers will also be discussed.CAUD811 Audiology Project8 pg cpThis optional unit provides students with an opportunityto undertake a small piece of supervised original researchusing skills obtained within the Research Design andMethodology unit.291

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004CAUD812 Research Design Skills4 pg cpThis unit will review current practice in research designenabling students to discover how to perform literaturesearches, develop a research topic and appropriatemethodologies, analyse results and report them.CAUD813 Clinical Practicum III4 pg cpStudents will be finishing the required 200 hours of“hands on” supervised clinical work and commencing the150 hours of clinical experience. This second stage willenable students to consolidate their accumulated experiencesin university and associated clinics with less intensivesupervision. Students will be expected to be moreself sufficient in the clinical decision making process.CAUD814 Rehabilitation of the HearingImpaired4 pg cpThis unit will explore the non medical treatment andmanagement options available to audiologists. The educationaloptions for hearing impaired children will bereviewed along with areas of tinnitus management, communicationtraining and cochlear implants. The role ofvoluntary organisations will also be discussed. The unitwill include site visits to relevant agencies and schoolsfor the hearing impaired.CAUD816 Assessment Strategies II4 pg cpThis unit will explore assessment strategies appropriateto the investigation of central auditory dysfunction. Theclassical tests for site of lesion in the clinic will be discussedalong with issues pertaining to noise and hearingconservation in industry.CAUD817 Clinical Practicum IV4 pg cpThis unit represents the final stage of clinical experiencefor the student in which the requisite clinical experiencehours will be gained in a variety of settings. Students willbe expected to demonstrate their accumulated knowledgein a viva voce examination at the end of the year.CAUD818 Advanced Hearing Aids4 pg cpThis unit will discuss advanced concepts in the prescriptionand fitting of hearing aids. Issues such as digitaltechnology, non linear hearing aids and outcome assessmentwill be reviewed using both lectures and problembased learning formats.EDUC6057 Social, Language and CulturalStudies in Deafness(Renwick Institute)Credit points: 10 RI cps = 4 Macquarie Universitypg cpThis unit introduces the socio-cultural perspective ondeafness through lectures, discussions and audio-visualmedia. Characteristics of the culture of deaf people(including history, literature, theatre and art) are consideredas is the development of social structures and communityresources. Topics include the role and significanceof Auslan, community empowerment,bilingualism, the role of technology in the lives of deafpeople, and the socio-emotional issues confronting familieswith a deaf child. Field experience will encourageinteraction with members of the deaf community.EDUC6065 Advanced Auslan Skills forEducators(Renwick Institute)Credit points: 10 RI cps = 4 Macquarie Universitypg cpIn this subject candidates will develop a high level ofAuslan for use in educational and interpreting environments.Advanced Auslan Skills is a course in Auslan textstudies in which the lexical, grammatical and discoursefeatures of these texts are analysed and the appropriateEnglish equivalents explored. The course will draw ondiscourse analysis in spoken languages and other signedlanguages, and apply them to the description and translationof selected Auslan texts into English (spoken andwritten). The texts used will cover a variety of discourseforms presented originally in Auslan.EDUC6120 The Linguistics of Auslan(Renwick Institute)Credit points: 10 RI cps = 4 Macquarie Universitypg cpThis unit will cover a number of different topics in regardto sign language grammar: sign language phonology (thestructure of signs), sign morphology, sign syntax and signsemantics. The course introduces candidates to the techniquesand literature relevant to the psychological studyof signers and sign language development (psycholinguistics),sign language variation (sociolinguistics) andchange (historical linguistics).LING816 Special Project CommunicationDisorders6 pg cpAn original research project, of not more than 20,000words, to be submitted no later than February, followingthe year of entry to the course. Supervision of projectswill be arranged with appropriate specialists in the subjectarea.292

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyLING846*** Developmental LanguageDisorders4 pg cpThis unit covers both spoken and written language disorders,and the relationship between the two. The perspectiveis psycholinguistic, and emphasis is placed on thediscussion of underlying cognitive deficits, and the effectof communication disorder on general development.LING847*** Psycholinguistics andAphasia4 pg cpA psycholinguistic perspective will be adopted to investigatelanguage difficulties observed in aphasia. One firstidentifies the specific locus of the processing impairment(s)for individual aphasic patients, and secondly,considers the implications of such breakdown(s) formodels of “typical” language use. Issues of theoreticaland practical significance for researchers will be considered.LING848*** Linguistic Description ofDisordered Language4 pg cpThis unit explores the linguistic analysis and descriptionof different types of disordered language from phonetic,phonological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic theoreticalperspectives. Practical exercises are included usingsamples of disordered speech and computerised procedures.LING873 Design and Production of Books3 pg cpThis unit aims to acquaint book editors with the wholeprocess of book production: to broaden their knowledgeof typography and printing processes, as well as the preproductiondesign work, and the business of printing andbinding. Page layouts (by both manual and electronicmethods) and the use of illustrations, tables, maps andphotos will also be examined.LING874 Publishing and Management3 pg cpThe unit provides an overview of the economics of publishingin Australia. It also deals with a variety of managementissues, such as commissioning and contractswith authors (including ethical and legal issues), the planningof production schedules, liaison with suppliers, andthe problems of marketing and distribution.LING875 Practicum2 pg cpThis unit involves a 26-hour (approximately one week)placement at a publishing operation, to observe and participatein the processes of book production. Through thecollaboration of sponsor organisations, a variety of placementsin industry and government publications units isavailable, to complement the students’ experience of theircustomary place of employment. Some interstate placementsare available.LING876 Option I2 pg cpStudents take either of the following:i) scientific and technical editingii) literary editing.LING877 Option II2 pg cpStudents take either of the followingi) marketingii) desktop publishing.LING891*** Seminars in Research inHuman Communication Disorders2 pg cpThese seminars are designed to support students’ originalresearch project topic (LING816 or LING931/LING932Special Project). Seminars critically examine selectedpublished studies in communication disorders to generatediscussion on research methodology. Students will beasked to present papers concerned with specific aspectsof their research project at intervals throughout the year.LING900*** Grammar, Meaning andDiscourse4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the analysis of natural discourse;language as a system for meaning and wording; the relationshipbetween language and its social context; and theconstitution of different discourse types. The emphasis ison practical analytical skills, focusing on language datafrom participants’ work and social contexts, integratingthe study of lexis, grammar, discourse and pragmatics ina coherent theory of language in use.LING901*** Phonetics and Phonology4 pg cpThis unit focuses on basic articulatory phonetics and thestructure of spoken English. The unit aims to providetraining in phonetic and phonological principles, and toenable students to carry out phonemic and phonetic transcriptionsof English. It also provides students with basicear training of the sounds of the world’s languages.LING902*** Language and Cognition4 pg cpLanguage and Cognition is an interdisciplinary unitincorporating aspects from linguistics (theories of languagestructure) and psychology (the representation ofknowledge in the brain and the nature of the processesthat are involved in acquiring and using that knowledge).Various theoretical frameworks and a range of empiricalevidence will be examined.LING903*** Languages and Cultures inContact4 pg cpThis unit aims to provide students with the opportunity todevelop a reasoned understanding of the impact of culturalpatterns (beliefs and values) on an individual’s ver-293

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004bal and non-verbal behaviours. The course focuses equallyon issues related to cross-cultural communication studiesand to intercultural communication studies, and theorywill be balanced with practical experiences.LING904*** Pragmatics4 pg cpAn introduction to linguistic pragmatics. Contentincludes speech act theory; conversational maxims, relevanceimplicature; communicative events and activitytypes; cognitive theory, scripts, schemata, frames; presuppositionand mutual knowledge; conversational structure,clarification, repair and alignment; critical discourseanalysis.LING905*** Research Methods inLanguage Study4 pg cpThis unit focuses on general research principles, questionsof validity and reliability; research styles, experimentaland interpretive; the research process, definingresearch questions, data gathering, choice of subjects,control of variables, instrumentation, presentation, analysisand interpretation of data; disseminating research,organising reports, presenting results, effects on practice.LING906*** Language Testing andEvaluation4 pg cpThe course aims to introduce participants to key conceptsand issues in language testing and assessment and to providethem with principles and techniques for designingand evaluating language tests and assessment tools.LING907*** Stylistics and the Teaching ofLiterature4 pg cpPrerequisite: LING900This unit considers the use of linguistics in the study ofstyle; the meaning of literary texts and their value in particularcommunities; the status of texts as literary artefacts;stylistics and the teaching of first and second languageliteratures; language, literature and socioculturalbackground; genre and linguistic description; methods ofteaching the language of literature; verbal art and crossdisciplinaryissues.LING908*** Language Planning andLanguage Policy4 pg cpThis unit examines language choice and language standardisation,political, social and economic contexts oflanguage policy and planning. Effects of language planningdecisions on language attitude, intergroup relationsand cross-cultural communication with particular referenceto Australia and the region will also be considered.LING912*** Second Language Acquisition4 pg cpThe unit aims to explore a variety of approaches to secondlanguage acquisition in tutored and untutored environmentsand to examine the relevance of SLA researchto a variety of educational contexts.LING913*** Literacy4 pg cpThis unit considers the meanings of literacy, numeracy;functional literacy and levels of language; ethnographyof literacy; oral and written discourse; genres of writing;literacy and society, cultural change, social control, andchild/adult education, principles and modes of literaryinstruction; standards, practices and materials, literacyand technology.LING914 Lexicography4 pg cpThis unit is an introduction to the art and craft of dictionarywriting. Seminars include practical involvement inongoing projects.LING918*** Concepts in ManagingLanguage Programs4 pg cpThis unit considers contexts of ELT operations and management;human resource management; professionaldevelopment and staff appraisal; managing nonhumanresources, curricula, innovation and change; project management;financial management; marketing; organisationalcommunication.LING920*** First Language Acquisition4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to issues in first languageacquisition. Content covered in the unit includesdifferent views/theories of language acquisition; techniquesfor data collection/analysis; developmental stages;neuro-linguistics; cognitive and perceptual bases of earlylanguage; social and communicative bases of language;second language acquisition.LING925*** Language for SpecificPurposes4 pg cpThis unit is designed for students who are interested inteaching LSP. The focus is on analysis of text and contextof particular disciplines or vocational areas, and ondeveloping appropriate curricula, materials and assessmentfor teaching LSP.LING927*** Reading Development andDisorders4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to theoretical perspectivesand empirical data in the area of normal readingacquisition before moving on to consider developmentaldisorders of reading in greater detail.294

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyLING928 Bilingualism4 pg cpThe unit discusses bilingualism from a cognitive point ofview. Topics addressed include childhood bilingualismand its relationship to cognitive development, bilingualeducation, language attrition, bilingualism in the ageingpopulation, and in special circumstances (deafness andlanguage disorders).LING931/932 Special ProjectCommunication Disorders Part A andPart B3 pg cp eachAs an alternative to enrolling in LING816 students havethe option of completing the Special Project over twohalf years via enrolment in LING931 Special Project PartA and LING932 Special Project Part B (total 6 pg cp)LING934/935*** Dissertation Part A and B4 pg cp each (over two half years)Candidates also have the option of completing theDissertation over two half years via enrolment inLING934 Dissertation Part A and LING935 DissertationPart B (total 8 pg cp)LING936*** Context, Use and Analysis ofthe English Language: a GlobalPerspective4 pg cpThis unit provides a broad exploration of the different situationsof language use and language learning, includingthe international spread of English in changing contexts.Also considers the nature, form and function of Englishand the analytical tools needed for language teachers.LING937*** TESOL in Context4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the processes of learninganother language, and how interactions between teachersand learners affect the nature and quality of that learning.The unit explores the needs, motivations, social identitiesand learning strategies of learners.LING938*** Curriculum Innovation inLanguage Teaching4 pg cpThis unit covers directions in curriculum change, politicaland institutional constraints in curriculum development,planning and implementing change, and evaluatingthe processes and products of change.LING939 Special Study in AppliedLinguistics4 pg cpThis unit is designed to allow students to undertakefocused study of a topic of particular interest throughreadings, seminars and tutorials. Permission of convenorrequired.LING946*** Leading and ManagingLanguage Programs4 pg cpThis unit discusses leadership, management and communicationin language teaching organisations: structure,quality assurance (including performance management),intercultural communication, conflict management, teambuilding, managing and conducting meetings.LING947*** Discourse in Professional andOrganisational Contexts4 pg cpKey concepts, issues and practices in the professional andorganisational communication, drawing on studies in linguistics,discourse analysis, social theory, and the sociologyof work and organisations. Practical analysis , connectingthe study of workplace texts, workplacediscourses, and workplace practices in different contextsand sites, explores how language use and social organisationstructures are closely interdependent.LING948*** Evaluating CommunicationSystems, Processes and Products4 pg cpIntroduction to principles and methodologies for evaluatingthe effectiveness of communication systems in arange of workplaces, how these systems give rise to particularprocesses of information construction, exchangeand interpretation, and how a multi-modal and multi-perspectivedanalysis of communication events, participantbehaviours, and their associated texts can be revelatory ofthese systems and processes.LING951*** Sociocultural Aspects ofLanguage Learning and Teaching2 pg cpThis unit is concerned with intercultural considerations inthe classroom; language learning and teaching in monolingualand bilingual/multilingual societies; first and secondlanguage acquisition/learning; socio-psychologicalfactors in language learning and teaching; the adult learnerand the young learner of languages; politics of language;critical literacy.LING953*** Practicum3 pg cpThis unit focuses on TESOL classroom practice; practicalapplication of the content of the Language TeachingMethodologies unit (LING955); observation of TESOLclasses; practice teaching; lesson/materials preparation,and self-evaluation.LING954*** Linguistics and LanguageTeaching3 pg cpThis unit explores the nature of language, language incontext, register, text structure, sentence and text levelgrammar, spoken and written English, phonology, languageand language learning.295

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004LING955*** Language TeachingMethodologies4 pg cpThis unit explores approaches to language teaching; lessonand program planning; developing language skills;classroom management; materials evaluation and selection;technological aids to language teaching/learning;assessment and evaluation.LING956*** Acquiring ProfessionalCommunicative Expertise4 pg cpThe nature of professional expertise, its definition and itsprocesses of acquisition, its relationship to the charting ofprofessional competencies and to personal communicativecapacity. How social and institutional contextsinform and are informed by narratives of experience. Thenature of claims and warrants for expert behaviour.Evaluation of evidence for expert exercise of judgment indifferent contexts.LING957*** Inter and Intra-culturalCommunication4 pg cpPrinciples and processes of inter-/intra cultural communicationagainst diverse interpretations of the construct ofculture. The explanatory analysis of the discourses occurringat critical moments in crucial sites of engagement inworkplaces, involving participants from distinct ethnolinguisticand/or institutional/organisational cultures, andemphasising especially issues of intertexuality, stance,face, metaphor, verbal/non-verbal communication, andvariation in pragmatic meaning.LING958*** Professional-clientCommunication4 pg cpParticipants describe, interpret and explain selected professional-clientencounters in key sites, eg healthcare,law, social work, bureaucracies, firms, and public relations.The course emphasises the explanatory value andrelevance of carrying out collaborative research involvingdiscourse specialists and professionals, leading totraining and other processes which will improve professional-clientcommunication.LING959*** Mediated Communication4 pg cpIntroduction to a variety of methodologies for analysingand describing multi-modal communication in a range oforganisational and professional settings, emphasising theimpact of the deployment of new communication technologieson workplace communication practices, andparticipant skills. Particular emphasis is given to manmachineinteraction, usability of web-mediated communication,visually presented information, collaborativemessage generation and document design.296LING960*** OrganisationalCommunication4 pg cpRealisation of organisational structure in particular patternsof discourse and language use; the impact of organisationalchange on modes of communication and onworker identity, particularly in response to globalisation,demands for enhanced public participation, transparenceand accountability, workplace reform; how discourses ofinformation and policy are created, re-contextualised,transformed and re-interpreted for and by different audiencesin the context of work across and within organisations.LING961*** Essentials of Editing3 pg cpThe unit introduces the domains and principles of editing,and focuses on key policy-making areas of style, inclusivelanguage and typography; and the interaction withother parties involved in the editorial process.LING962*** Language and Writing Style3 pg cpThe unit examines the resources of the English languageand how they are used by skilled writers and editors.Issues of readability, style and authorial expression willbe under discussion.LING963*** Structural and ElectronicEditing3 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the principles of structuralediting, and their application to both printed and electronicmedia. Issues of access and navigation in electronicdocuments will be discussed, as well as onscreen editingand indexing.LING964*** Editorial Issues andResponsibilities3 pg cpThe unit addresses the executive roles of the editor inrelation to a manuscript, managing reviews and the rightsand permissions process, commissioning of indexes andpromotional writing.LING965*** Dissertation I4 pg cpThis unit consists of guided reading and/or an experimentalprogram preliminary to the writing of the dissertation.The project will be developed through a series offour individual consultations.LING966*** Dissertation II4 pg cpThis unit complements LING965 and consists of thewriting up of the dissertation. The dissertation will bediscussed and reviewed in a series of four consultations.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyMKTG813 Managerial Marketing4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to the principles and practicesof marketing in the contemporary environment. Theobjective is to develop an understanding and awarenessof the importance of customers and familiarity with someof marketing’s tools and techniques.POL840 The International System4 pg cpAn overview of global politics focusing on an analysis ofthe nature, measurement and exercise of power in internationalrelations; the study of the clash of interests andthe nature of conflict and war between the major players;and a consideration of the moral and institutional constraintsdeveloped by the global community on the exerciseof power.POL841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpA survey of the main theoretical approaches to conceptualiseand explain how international relations operatesincluding world society, world authority, power politicsand Marxist approaches, the sub-streams of strategicstudies, behaviourism, peace and conflict studies, plusthe third world, feminist and post-modernist critiques.POL849 International Political Economy4 pg cpThe ascendancy of international political economy (IPE)within the disciplinary umbrella of international relations(IR) has reflected both global processes and a belief thatto understand international order more fully, one woulddo well to integrate an understanding of economic powerwielded by both state and non-state actors. This is anadvanced IPE unit examining power, change and inequalityin the global political economy. In addition to theperennial debates, current issues in the political economyof international relations are also addressed. This offersan opportunity to review both the major interpretive traditionsin IR as well as more recent theoretical developments.PSY222 Design and Statistics II4 cpThis unit is an intermediate statistics course, which coversboth the design and statistical components of experimentscommon to psychological research. Statisticalmethods covered include descriptive statistics, one-wayand two-way analysis of variance, analysis of variancewith repeated measures, correlation and regression.Practical classes are based on the use of the computerwith the SPSS statistical package.PSYP811 Cognitive Neuropsychology3 pg cpSeminar format, organised by Professor Max Coltheart,this course is concerned with designing and examiningclinical research methodologies.PSYP824 Neuroanatomy2 pg cpThis unit explores the human brain, and examines thebehavioural consequences of brain damage. The unitadopts the standard correlative neuroanatomy approach,discussing development of the nervous system and theanatomy of the mature nervous system (the brainstemand associated structures, diencephalon, and telencephalon;blood supply; white matter pathways; ventriclesand meninges).SLP801*** Fundamentals of SpeechScience4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the acoustics of speech,speech production, the phonetic basis of classifyingspeech sounds and prosodic aspects of speech.SLP802*** Programming for Speech andLanguage Processing4 pg cpProgramming and computer skills for speech and languageprocessing are examined, including modules inHTML, statistical computing, Perl programming andadvanced topics for experienced programmers.SLP803*** An Introduction to LanguageTechnology4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the techniques that arerequired for the computer processing of natural languagetext; and how these are used for tasks such as databasequery and machine translation.SLP804*** Research Methods andTechnology4 pg cpA prerequisite to the Research Project, this unit offersadvice on the selection and design of the project as wellas how the results should be reported.SLP806*** Speech Recognition4 pg cpThis unit explores aspects of DSP relevant to speech processingfor analysis, recognition and synthesis includingspectral analysis and linear predictive coding; probabilisticmodels of speech and their application to speechrecognition.SLP807*** Text-to-speech and SpeechSynthesis4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with speech processing and naturallanguage issues in speech synthesis. It examines variousapproaches to speech synthesis, speech synthesisdatabases, speech synthesis technology, text-to-speechdesign and implementation and issues relating to concept-to-speechsystems.297

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004SLP810*** Language Analysis4 pg cpThis unit explores the issues involved in building significantnatural-language processing applications and examinesthe concepts and techniques required in order toprocess real non-interactive natural-language text. It focuseson interactive text processing and dialogue systems.SLP811*** Dialogue Systems4 pg cpThis unit explores the issues involved in building significantnatural-language processing applications thatrequire interaction with their users. The unit focuses ontwo major application areas: text-based natural-languagequestion answering systems and spoken language dialoguesystems.SLP813*** Project in Speech andLanguage Processing4 pg cpA major research project on a topic relating to the coursematerial. Students will be encouraged to develop originalideas and implement working models where appropriate.SPH800 Speech Pathology I:Developmental and Acquired Speechand Swallowing Disorders4 pg cpIn this unit, disorders of articulation, phonology andswallowing that occur developmentally or throughacquired disorders will be presented. The focus will be onassessment and treatment planning and implementationfor speech disorders in both children and adults in relationto articulation and phonological disorders and dysphagia.Speech disorders resulting from cranio-facialabnormalities also will be included.SPH801 Speech Pathology IIA:Developmental and Acquired LanguageDisorders4 pg cpIn this unit disorders of language that occur developmentallyor through acquired disorders will be presented. Thefocus will be on description, assessment, differentialdiagnosis and treatment of developmental language disorderand aphasia, and reading disorders.SPH802 Speech Pathology IIB:Developmental and AcquiredLanguage Disorders4 pg cpIn this unit, pragmatic problems associated with aphasiaand head injury in adult populations and developmentaldisorders will be presented. Students will learn to usevaried functional and discourse analysis procedures, withsamples from child and adult speakers, and to identifyappropriate management strategies.298SPH804 Speech Pathology IV: Disordersof Voice and Fluency.4 pg cpThis unit will be divided into (1) voice disorders andlaryngectomy, and (2) stuttering. The voice disordercomponent will focus on the characteristics, epimediologyand etiology of functional and organic voice disordersand laryngeal cancer. The stuttering component willcover theories of etiology and definition/description,models of intervention and current best practice.SPH805 Practicum I4 pg cpStudents will attend clinic placements (on campus and/oroff campus) in which they will engage in observation ofclinical work, assessment and intervention planning,implementation under supervision, and case discussionwith clients, their families and relevant professionals.Placements will provide experience with paediatric andadult communication disorders, with an emphasis on theareas of articulation/phonology, language and swallowing.SPH806 Practicum II4 pg cpStudents will attend clinic placements (on campus and/oroff campus) in which they will engage in observation ofclinical work, assessment and intervention planning, andimplementation under supervision, and case discussionwith clients, their families and relevant professionals.SPH807 Neurosciences for SpeechPathology4 pg cpThis unit will cover the principal neural mechanismsinvolved in the control and maintenance of body functions.The focus will be on basic cellular neurophysiologyand functional integration of the nervous system, particularlyin regard to sensory-motor integration involvedin speech and language.SPH810 Research in HumanCommunication Disorders4 pg cpThe focus of this unit is on the knowledge and practicalskills required in critiquing and conducting research. Theunit will cover reviewing and critiquing research, developinga research question, identifying appropriatedesigns to address research aims and questions, data collectionand analysis, and writing up research for publicationin various formats.SPH811 Aural Rehabilitation2 pg cpThis unit studies the assessment, treatment and managementof children and adults with hearing impairment.Problems associated with developmental and acquiredhearing loss will be presented. Students will learn to useappropriate assessment procedures, to interpret the

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyresults, plan appropriate intervention, and to link researchto clinical practice.SPH812 Assessment of Hearing4 pg cpIn this unit students will learn about different types ofhearing losses and the assessment of child and adult hearing.The focus will be on understanding the use and interpretationof basic audiological procedures such as puretone and impedance audiometry, VROA, otoacousticemissions, tympanometry, and speech audiometry.SPH813 Professional Practice I2 pg cpThis unit will provide an overview of the practice ofspeech pathology, the range, nature and implications ofcommunication disorders, and will introduce students tovarious resources available to assist in their skill developmentand in the delivery of speech pathology services.Basic assessment and intervention management of clientswith communication disorders, as required in concurrentclinical placements, will be discussed. In addition, studentswill be introduced to basic sign language skills andthe use of assistive devices, including low and high technologyaugmentative and alternative communication.SPH814 Professional Practice II2 pg cpIn this unit, assessment and diagnosis, management planningand intervention, charting client progress and reportwriting as required in the practice of speech pathologywill be dealt with in detail. Skills in these areas will bedeveloped through exercises relating to cases presentedon video, CD Rom, or from students’ own clinical placements.Models of consultation and service delivery of relevanceto the Australian context will be discussed andcontrasted to models used overseas. In addition, the roleof health professionals in fields associated with speechpathology will be discussed within a philosophy of collaborativeconsultation.SPH815 Professional Practice III2 pg cpIn this unit, the skills developed in SPH813 and 814(Professional Practice I and II) will be discussed in relationto working with specialist populations, including:intellectual disability, autism, hearing impairment, developmentalreading disorder, traumatic brain injury, cerebralpalsy, ADD/ADDHD and clients from multiculturalbackgrounds. In addition, issues related to applyingassessment and intervention principles in specialist settings(eg early intervention facilities, special and regularschools, rehabilitation units, ICUs) will be covered.Students will be introduced to specialist technologies,such as AAC and technical aids for the disabled.SPH816 Professional Practice IV2 pg cpThe focus of this unit is on issues relating to continuedprofessional development of students beyond graduationand on issues impacting on the profession of speech andlanguage pathology as a whole. Students will engage indiscussion and debate relating to workplace reforms, andtime and case management. The provision of communityeducation, evaluation of professional practice and programevaluation will be explored through project work.SPH817 Medical/Surgical SpeechPathology4 pg cpThe unit is designed to cover medical and surgical knowledgerelated to a number of clinical areas serviced byspeech pathologists. One component will focus on craniofacialanomalies, including cleft lip and palate. Thesecond component will focus on relevant clinical aspectsrelated to cardiothoracic disorders, neurosurgery, headand neck surgery and geriatrics. Tracheostomy managementwill also be discussed.SPH818 Clinical Linguistic Analysis2 pg cpIn this unit, students will become proficient at a numberof linguistic analyses used for clinical purposes. Theanalyses can be applied to spontaneous language samplesof disordered children and adults and cover syntacticapproaches, psycholinguistically-based semantic onesand discourse frameworks.SPH819 Speech Pathology III: Alternativeand Augmentative Communication andSevere Communication Impairment2 pg cpIn this unit, students will be introduced to a variety ofalternative and augmentative communication optionsavailable to individuals with severe communicationimpairment. Systems for both children and adults whosespeech, gestural and handwritten communication isrestricted due to either developmental or acquired etiologywill be discussed.TRAN812 Computing and Translation4 pg cpThe unit explores the use of computing resources fortranslators, including internet tools, interactive databasesand multilingual text generation.TRAN816 Theory and Practice ofTranslation and Interpreting4 pg cpThis unit comprises two hours a week lecture/workshopfocusing on linguistic and cross-cultural aspects ofachieving equivalence in translation and interpreting,plus four hours a week language specific lectures andtranslation practice involving translation from Englishinto LOTE and from LOTE into English of selected textsillustrating equivalence problems.299

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004TRAN819 Introduction to Text Analysis4 pg cpThe unit is a presentation of tools for text analysis andpractical work on English texts in a number of areas relevantto the translator’s and interpreter’s work. The unitis also an introduction to discourse analysis for studentswho have no previous background in linguistics. Twohours per week, tools for analysis and text analysis andvocabulary study.TRAN820 Translation Practice4 pg cpThe unit is a translation practicum and involves the translationof various types of texts. Students discuss problemsencountered in the course of translation such as textanalysis and stylistics, register, language usage as well asequivalence at different levels. It is aimed at introducingstrategies to solve such problems and leading students toestablish their own strategies.TRAN821 Interpreting Techniques4 pg cpA theoretical and practical-based course to examine anddevelop various techniques of interpreting from Englishinto Auslan and from Auslan into English with a focus onmonologues. Incorporates exploration of interpreting indifferent contexts, and various linguistic and practicalcoping strategies and memory skills, through discussionand simultaneous and consecutive interpreting exercises.TRAN822 Interpreting Practice4 pg cpPrerequisite: TRAN 821The unit focuses on the practice of being an interpreter,both the practice of interpreting between English andAuslan, and the professional and ethical practice of interpreters.The unit will provide interpreting skills practicein monologic and interactive settings. Students will beexpected to apply theoretical knowledge gleaned fromthe unit TRAN821 Interpreting Techniques to the criticalanalysis of their interpreting skills. The program alsolooks at the ethical and professional practice of interpreters.TRAN823 Language Transfer in the Media4 pg cpThe unit introduces students to types of audiovisual languagetransfer in the media, with the main focus on subtitlingfor different types of media, the semantics ofaudiovisual language transfer and types of languagereductions in subtitling (two hours a week).TRAN825 Lexicography4 pg cpStudents concentrate on ways in which dictionaries canbest respond to a professional translator’s and interpreter’sneeds. Aspects of semantic analysis and basicprinciples and methodology of dictionary-making are atthe core of this unit. The creation and use of terminologicaldatabases is discussed within the context of the specialrequirements of translation and interpretation.TRAN826 Community Interpreting andTranslating4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the description, interpretation andexplanation of discourse practices in situations wherecommunity interpreting and translating are required withparticular emphasis on the links to be made.TRAN827 Research Methods inTranslation and Interpreting4 pg cpThe unit introduces students to research issues and methodsin translating. The particular orientation of the unit ison the active participation of the students in the researchprocess and the unit thus prepares them to design, implementand evaluate their own research.TRAN830 Dissertation8 pg cpThe unit requires students to undertake a specific supervisedresearch task in any of the areas covered by core oroptional units and submit a dissertation (not more than15,000 words) presenting the results of the project.TRAN832 Public Speaking2 pg cpThe unit is designed to enhance interpreting students’public speaking skills through pronunciation and intonationpractice, delivering speeches and debating (twohours a week).TRAN833 Advanced Writing Skills forTranslators2 pg cpThe unit is designed to improve translators’ writing skillsat an advanced level, including advanced work on grammar,stylistics and written text creation (two hours aweek).TRAN834 Advanced Translation4 pg cpPrerequisites: TRAN816, TRAN820This unit provides students with opportunities to practicetranslation of the most up-to-date technical texts, especiallyfocusing on economic and financial areas. Studentswill be given a chance to combine their translation skillswith concepts of economics and business.Four hours per weekTRAN835 Advanced Auslan Interpreting2 pg cpThe unit provides an opportunity for interpreting studentsto be placed in real interpreting situations in various settings,in order to practice skills developed. Includespotential to work with more experienced Auslan interpretersand opportunities to be monitored for feedback.300

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyTRAN838 Advanced Auslan Interpreting II2 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to provde Auslan interpreting studentswith the opportunity to discuss and practiceadvanced interpreting skills in one specialised area ofcommunity interpreting, that is, legal interpreting.Students will analyse the complex linguistic, cultural andethical challenges of interpreting in legal settings, withconsideration given to a range of issues. Students willexplore the theoretical foundations of the law. Legal terminologyand roles of various participants in the legalsystem, as well as interpretation issues faced specificallyby Auslan interpreters.TRAN900 Grammar, Meaning andDiscourse4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the analysis of natural discourse;language as a system for meaning and wording; the relationshipbetween language and its social context; and theconstitution of different discourse types.TRAN903 Languages and Cultures inContact4 pg cpThe unit aims to provide students with the opportunity todevelop a reasoned understanding of the impact of culturalpatterns (beliefs and values) on an individual’s verbaland non-verbal behaviours.TRAN904 Cross-cultural Pragmatics forTranslators and Interpreters4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to linguistic pragmaticsshowing the relevance of an understanding of specificsocial and cognitive contexts to the analysis of spokenand written discourse.TRAN907 Stylistics and Translation ofLiterature4 pg cpPrerequisite: LING900This unit explores the use of linguistics in the study ofstyle; the meaning of literary texts and their value in particularcommunities; the status of texts as literary artifacts;stylistics and translating and second language literatures;language, literature and sociocultural background;genre and linguistic description; verbal art and crossdisciplinaryissues.PSYCHOLOGYABST800 Indigenous Social Health4 pg cpThis unit is for non-indigenous students. It explores thecultural and environmental patterns of indigenous socialhealth (focusing on Australian and S-W Pacific region)particularly as they relate to traditional healing and otherindigenous health strategies, the land, recent strategies toaddress indigenous health issues, and the relationshipbetween health and development. Skills training in culturallyappropriate interventions.ABST801 Indigenous Health Workers I4 pg cpIndigenous identity is a requirement for enrolment. Theunit explores the cultural and environmental patterns ofindigenous social health (focusing on Australian and S-WPacific region) particularly as they relate to traditionalhealing and other indigenous health strategies, the land,recent strategies to address indigenous health issues, andthe relationship between health and development. Skillsdevelopment.ABST802 Indigenous Health Workers II4 pg cpPrerequisite: ABST801This unit provides further theory and skills developmentfor Indigenous health workers.PSY863 Research Design and Evaluation4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of issues in the research areaincluding the formulation of appropriate research questions;choosing appropriate methods; analysing data; ethicalconsiderations including possible conflict betweenthe role of the researcher and the role of therapist; objectivityand subjectivity; measurement issues; evaluation.PSY868 Psychotherapy4 pg cpThis unit examinies the basic assumptions and proceduresof psychodynamic psychotherapy. Comparisonswith other current therapies will be made where feasible.Content includes the following areas: theoretical underpinningsof the psychodynamic position, basic rules ofthe technique, selection of clients, the therapeuticalliance resistance and acting out, etc.PSY904 Counselling and CulturalPerspectives4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical and skills training in interviewingand counselling. Exploration is made of thecounselling alliance with particular focus on cultural factorssuch as race, gender, age, sexuality and (dis)ability.PSY917 Therapy with Children andFamilies4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the acquisition of clinical skillsrelated to assessment of and therapy with families, children,adolescents and couples, highlighting the dysfunctionalaspect of family systems. Students will gain anunderstanding of some of the major familial influencesupon the emotional, cognitive and behavioural develop-301

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ment of children and the long-term effects of these influences.PSY919 Developmental Psychopathology4 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of theoretical approachesto developmental psychopathology with an emphasis onattachment theory based models of assessment, diagnosis,and intervention. The nature of development in "highrisk" groups (eg low birth-weight infants) and in childrenwith developmental disabilities is also surveyed.PSY926 Psychology of Health4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to a range of topics inthe area of health psychology. Lectures are given by severalstaff with various interests in health psychology andcover such topics as pain, psycho-neuroimmunology,stress, coping, and safety. In tutorials students presentseminars on areas not covered by lectures.PSY927 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy II2 pg cpThis unit expands the previous unit by covering furthertechniques and skills. Again role play, video and demonstrationwill help to apply knowledge. More comprehensivepackages and overall programs will also be covered.PSY928 Psychological Assessment II2 pg cpThis unit provides candidates with advanced training inclinical assessment.PSY929 Clinical Psychopharmacology1 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of drug pharmacologyand in-depth discussion of contemporary issues in clinicalpsychopharmacology. Lectures introduceNeuropsychology and Clinical Masters students to fundamentalsof drug therapeutics, physiological and psychologicaldrug side-effects, and modern drug treatmentstrategies for a range of cognitive, pathological, and neurologicaldisorders, including substance abuse.PSY930 Professional Practice1 pg cpIn this unit students will be introduced to various issuesrelated to general professional practice of clinical psychology.Topics covered may include ethics, dealing withsuicide, running a practice and case presentation.PSY933 Research Proposal8 pg cpIn this unit students work with an individual supervisor toconduct a literature review of an area and arrive at a proposedresearch design for their thesis. The literaturereview will be between approximately 5,000 and 8,000words. It would be expected that the review will form thejustification and background to the later research project.The topic chosen is intended to be related to some issueor problem in clinical psychology, however the supervisormay be chosen from among any of the members ofthe psychology staff.PSY934 Dissertation8 pg cpThis unit involves the conduct of research and its submissionin the format of a journal article, usually between5,000 and 8,000 words.PSY956 Supervised Internship I0 pg cpPSY957 Supervised Internship II0 pg cpPSY958 Supervised Internship III0 pg cpPSY959Supervised Internship IV0 pg cpCandidates are required to gain experience by placementfor 250 hours in each of 4 different clinical settings.Placements will be so arranged as to ensure that candidateshave supervised experience both with adult andchild/adolescent problems and with a diversity of differentkinds of clinical settings (eg psychiatric, community,general hospital, neuropsychology).Placement enquiries, contact Ms J Hyde telephone (02)9850 8000.PSY961 Advanced Psychopathology4 pg cpThis unit has two components: diagnosis and psychopathology.Each week we cover a different set of disorders.We cover DSM diagnostic criteria and discussdifferential diagnosis and comorbidity. We then discusscasual and maintaining factors, relying on empirical evidencein doing so. Wherever possible applied principlesare covered.PSY962 Psychological Assessment I2 pg cpThis unit covers the principles of psychological testingand overviews the psychological tests used in clinical settings(with special attention to selected tests), test administrationand interpretation and report writing. Topicsinclude intelligence, memory, neuropsychological problems,personality, structured psychiatric schedules, learningdifficulties, physical disabilities and forensic and culturalissues.PSY965 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy I2 pg cpThis unit covers the basic principles and application ofwhat are usually referred to as cognitive and behaviouraltechniques. Students will learn many of the basic indi-302

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studyvidual techniques. Application will be enhanced by roleplay, demonstration, and video.PSY966 Neuropsychological Disorders2 pg cpThis unit is an introduction to the major neuropsychologicaldisorders of perception, language, memory, attentionand executive functioning including their neuropathologyand clinical features.PSYA901 and PSYA902 AppliedPsychology I and 24 pg cp eachThese units involve three theoretical modules:• interviewing, counselling and conceptualisation;• ethics, legal and professional matters; and•l cognitive behavioural interventions.Students also complete 16 hours of psychology-relatedwork experience each week, and a total of 12 hours ofsmall group supervision. Workshops will also be offeredon topics such as assessment and treatment of anxietyand depression, and working with non-dominant cultures.PSYA903 and PSYA904 AppliedPsychology 3 and 44 pg cp eachThe theoretical sections offered in these units include:• psychological testing;• special topics such as motivational interviewing andthreatened suicide; and• family interventions.Students also complete 16 hours of psychology relatedwork experience each week and a total of 12 hours ofsmall group supervision. Workshops will also be offeredon topics such as drugs and alcohol, geropsychology, andsuicide.PSYA905 and PSYA906Applied Psychology 5 and 64 pg cp eachThese units involve three theoretical modules:• children,• resources, literature, evaluation and records, and• narrative interventions.Students also complete 16 hours of psychology relatedwork experience each week and a total of 12 hours ofsmall group supervision. Workshops will also be offeredon topics such as trauma, and developing narrative skills.PSYA907 and PSYA908 AppliedPsychology 7 and 84 pg cp eachThese units have three theoretical modules:• groups;• supervision, consulting and training, and• vocational counselling interventions.Students also complete 16 hours of psychology-relatedwork experience each week and a total of 12 hours ofsmall group supervision. Workshops will also be offeredon topics such as self psychology, health psychology, andworking with adolescents.PSYC846 Advanced Issues inDevelopmental Psychology:ChildAbuse and Neglect3 pg cpThis unit will cover social, economic and psychologicalfactors associated with the physical, sexual and emotionalabuse of children; methods of public education prevention,intervention and treatment; and legal and criminologicalissues.PSYC875 Health Psychology3 pg cpThis unit covers psychosocial aspects of health, withemphasis on the biopsychosocial model rather than themedical model. Topics will include stress, appraisal andcoping; behavioural origins of disease, especially riskfactors for coronary heart disease; psychoneuroimmunology;pain measurement and management; social supportand health; practitioner-patient communication and cooperationwith prescribed medication; prevention andhealth promotion programs; coping with chronic illness;psychologists and the Australian health care system.PSYC880 Introduction to Theories ofCounselling3 pg cpThe unit will introduce students to a number of theoriesof counselling, specifically focusing on the translation ofthe theory into practice. The aim is to familiarise studentswith the key concepts in each theory. Students will not beprepared by this unit to counsel individuals or families.PSYC881 Psychological Assessment andEvaluation3 pg cpThis unit provides candidates with practical training incognitive assessment, including computerised techniques.Training in the administration and interpretationof tests of intelligence and memory function will be thefocus of this unit. Ethical and professional issues in relationto psychological testing will also be covered.PSYC883 Ethical, Conceptual andProfessional Issues3 pg cpThis compulsory unit is designed to provide a comprehensiveoverview of ethical, conceptual and professionalissues in relation to the practice of psychology.Familiarisation with local, national and internationalcodes of conduct will be provided together with trainingin interviewing.303

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004PSYC885 History and Theory inPsychology3 pg cpThis compulsory unit explores theoretical issues in lightof highly practical concerns. Contemporary cross-cultural,cross-species and cross-gender issues are used toreveal the strengths and limitations of certain researchtraditions, and to provide an opportunity to consider psychology’scurrent interest in evolutionary theory, and theinterlinking of culture, language, beliefs, and experience.PSYC886 Research and Design3 pg cpThis compulsory unit aims to prepare students to undertakesurvey or experimental research. Students receivelectures on survey and experimental research design, statisticaland computing procedures. Students also completeeither an experimental or a survey project dependenton the type of research project they intend tocomplete.PSYC887 Advanced Issues inOrganisational Psychology3 pg cpThe unit investigates past, present and future themes ofscientific psychology as applied within organisations. Itexplores such issues as human factors and technology,work design and wellbeing, change and adaption at work,occupational stress, organisational design and culture,teamwork and small group behaviour, motivation, creativityand decision-making, and recent developments inorganisational psychology.PSYC900 Supervised Placement I1 pg cpPSYC901 Supervised Placement II1 pg cpPSYC902 Supervised Placement III1 pg cpPSYC903Supervised Placement IV1 pg cpStudents are required to undertake 1,000 hours of supervisedplacement of which a minimum of 240 hours willbe face-to-face counselling in at least three different settings.Placements will be supervised by members of theCollege of Counselling Psychology of the AustralianPsychological Society or by persons eligible for membershipof the College of Counselling Psychology.Although students may use their paid employment toobtain supervised practice, over the period of candidacyit will be necessary to obtain some work experience in atleast two other settings, and evidence of a range of workwithin the employment setting will be necessary.Placement enquiries, contact the Counselling PlacementCoordinator, Ms R Knight telephone (02) 9850 8000.304PSYC904 Case Conference: Interviewingand Problem Formulation2 pg cpThis unit focuses on the issue of effective interviewingprocedures, drawing from skills associated with systemstheory and self psychology. Firstly, to enable the counsellorto conduct the initial assessment from these perspectives,to create the appropriate level of trust whichenables the client to begin the process of exploring theirconcern(s) and to present the material in as complete amanner as possible. Secondly, to develop the skill of takingthe initial assessment and formulating a coherentunderstanding of the circumstances of the client from thetwo perspectives of systems theory and self psychology.Treatment implications of this assessment will then beused in case planning.PSYC905 Issues in Professional Practice2 pg cpThis unit focuses extensively on ethical practice. TheAPS Code of Professional Practice will be reviewed anddiscussed as well as a range of codes relevant to counsellingpsychologists. Students will be introduced to ethicalissues and decision making confronting counsellingpsychologists. Relevant legislation will be reviewed (egvarious mental health acts of NSW, including thePsychologists Registration Act) and the role of the counsellingpsychologist as an expert witness will also be discussed.Emphasis will also centre on the role of the psychologist,including issues associated with establishing aconsultancy, marketing counselling psychology skillsand maintaining competency and skills in a changingenvironment.PSYC906 Special Populations2 pg cpThe selection of the populations for consideration will bebased on the special counselling factors involved in treatmentof these clients. Populations to be covered will varyfrom year to year but will include groups such as suicidal,sexually abused and domestic violence survivorsincluding those from culturally diverse backgrounds,sexual dysfunction disorders, eating disorders, personalitydisorders, trauma (eg sexual assault survivors), thoseundergoing adjustment to changes in employment status(eg retraining after retrenchment, unemployment) andrelationships.PSYC907 Case Conference:The Therapeutic Relationship2 pg cpThis unit will explore the nature of the therapist clientinteraction as a significant aspect of the therapeuticprocess. Emphasis will be placed on the therapist’s ownfamily of origin and how this impacts on the nature of theinteraction with the client. Students will be encouraged toexamine their own therapeutic practice in light of theirown efforts towards creating change within their ownfamilies.

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyPSYC908 Counselling Theory andPractice I4 pg cpThis unit covers the fundamentals of counselling theoryand major theoretical perspectives drawn from a range ofsystem theories. These theories will be explored in termsof the evaluative research findings. Essential elements ofthese theories are examined with the aim of developing acoherent framework for the counsellor. Workshopsexplore the practical implications of these theories anddevelop introductory skills relevant to the theoretical perspectives.PSYC911 Advanced Lifespan Psychologyfor Counsellors4 pg cpTheoretical models of lifespan development are outlined,with particular emphasis on theories and models thatadopt an interactive approach featuring both the personand the situation. In particular, relationships with partners,parents and peers across the lifespan and in a varietyof different contexts (home, school, work) will beexamined in relation to issues in counseling.PSYC912 Group Processes andCounselling4 pg cpThis unit covers the fundamental dynamics of smallgroups and examines the role of leading/facilitating atherapeutic group. An experiential laboratory experienceis integral to the unit. It is NOT compulsory but highlyrecommended. Topics covered include the stages ingroup development, types of leadership styles and thefactors which maximise the benefits for clients of groupcounselling treatment. Research relevant to theseprocesses which influence the therapeutic effects ofgroup counselling will be discussed. Students will beencouraged to undertake outcome research on a counsellinggroup.PSYC917 Research Proposal8 pg cpIn this unit students work with an individual supervisor toconduct a literature review of an area and arrive at a proposedresearch design for their thesis. The literaturereview will be between approximately 5,000 and 8,000words. It would be expected that the review will form thejustification and background to the later research project.The topic chosen is intended to be related to some issueor problem in clinical psychology, however the supervisormay be chosen from among any of the members ofthe psychology staff.PSYC918 Dissertation (Masters)8 pg cpThis unit involves the conduct of research and its submissionin the format of a journal article, usually between5,000 and 8,000 words.PSYC922 Couple Therapy4 pg cpThis unit will develop theoretical underpinnings of workingtherapeutically with couples from a range of systemicand self psychological perspectives. It will concentrateon the development of therapeutic techniques linked tothe theoretical perspectives presented. Emphasis will beplaced on assessment or conceptualising skills, interviewingskills, and in-session and end of session interventions.Attention will also be given to special problemsof dealing with issues of separation, domestic violenceand same sex couples.PSYC943 Research Project17 pg cpThis compulsory unit will involve students working on aresearch project in groups of three or four under thedirection of a staff member. Students will select a projectof interest to them from those offered by staff members.Students will work together on the project, but the staffmember will ensure that each student provides appropriateinput. Once the data are collected, students will workindividually on analysing the data and will individuallypresent results of the research in thesis style (12,000words).PSYC951 Advanced Issues in Social andPersonality Psychology3 pg cpThis unit will focus on bio-social models of personalityincluding genetic mechanisms, and neuropsychologicalmodels of individual differences. We will be seekingreductionist explanations of normal and abnormal behaviour:explanations which explain abnormal behaviour inthe terms of normal personality functions. Examples ofthis strategy include normal models of depression andvulnerability for serious mental illness. Differences inintelligence may also be covered.PSYC954 Social Psychology and Film3 pg cpIn this unit students will read topical reviews of majortheories in social psychology, and for each reading studentswill view a film. Students will then be required tocomplete weekly two-page thought papers integratingideas from each film with the reading assigned.PSYC960 Practicum in CounsellingPsychology2 pg cpThis unit draws on the theories of systemic therapy andSelf Psychology and applies them to therapeutic workwith clients. It will focus on applying these theories toselected cases and will reinforce conceptualisations andintervention with actual cases. Emphasis will be placedon reinforcing and linking all of the skills taught in theoverall course in the effective treatment of clients.Attention will also be placed on the effectiveness of thetreatment procedures.305

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004PSYC961 Advanced Counselling Theoryand Practice2 pg cpThis unit expands and further develops the foundationsestablished in Counselling Theory and Practice I.Emphasis will be placed on advanced theoretical conceptualisationsand skill development related to therapeuticwork with clients. Initially the unit will focus on conceptsfrom self psychology and will then integrate these conceptswith systems theory.PSYN803 Neuropsychological Disorders2 pg cpThe focus of this unit is impairment of cognitive andbehavioural functioning following brain damage, coveringdisorders of memory, language, perception and gnosis,praxis, attention, reasoning and problem solving, calculation,and adaptive behaviour, with an emphasis ontheir clinical presentation and assessment, as well as whatthese disorders reveal about the functional organisationof the brain.PSYN804 Neuropsychopharmacology2 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of drug pharmacologyand in-depth discussion of contemporary issues in clinicalpsychopharmacology. Lectures introduce Neuropsychologyand Clinical Masters students to fundamentalsof drug therapeutics, physiological and psychologicaldrug side effects, and modern drug treatment strategiesfor a range of cognitive, pathological, and neurologicaldisorders, including substance abuse.PSYN805 Case Conference/Professionaland Ethical Issues I2 pg cpSenior candidates will present and discuss their owncases (usually from their clinical placements) and staffwill also make case presentations. These will include history,formulation of presenting problem and hypotheses,assessment procedure and results, and recommendationsor management plans where appropriate. Professionaland ethical issues will also be addressed.PSYN807 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy I2 pg cpThis unit covers an introduction to skills such as interviewing,basic counselling, behavioural assessment andmanagement, cognitive behaviour therapy, and techniquesfor family intervention. The unit also deals withpsychological issues that arise for individuals and familiesat various stages of recovery.PSYN808 DevelopmentalNeuropsychology4 pg cpThis unit examines developmental changes in brain structureand function, and their neuropsychological abnormalities;assessment, diagnosis and treatment of thebehavioural and cognitive consequences of damage to the306developing brain; and developmental difficulties inacquiring cognitive abilities. It includes material onhydrocephalus, epilepsy, head injury, autism, cerebralpalsy, and developmental disorders of cognition and language.PSYN809 Neuropsychological ResearchSeminar I2 pg cpThis unit involves presentation and discussion of ongoingresearch work in any area of neuropsychology. Each candidatewill be expected to present a research plan for theempirical research project (PSYP819) after it is plannedbut before data collection begins. Students are also eachexpected to do a class presentation on a journal article.PSYN810 Advanced Psychopathology4 pg cpThis unit covers the major diagnostic categoriesdescribed in the DSM-IV, including affective disorders,schizophrenia, paranoid and other psychotic disorders,anxiety and phobic disorders, childhood and developmentaldisorders, organic brain syndromes.PSYN811 Cognitive Neuropsychology4 pg cpThis unit deals with the application of cognitive psychologyto the understanding of impairments of cognition thatarise after brain damage, and to the study of such impairmentsas a source of evidence about the nature of normalcognitive processing. The uses of cognitive neuropsychologyin the development of rehabilitation programsfor specific cognitive impairments will also be considered.The assessment for this unit is a short individualoral examination.PSYN812 Case Conference/Professionaland Ethical Issues II2 pg cpSee PSYN805 above for description. Note that CaseBook and Log Book need to be submitted before candidatescan be passed.PSYN813 Recovery and Rehabilitation2 pg cpThis unit examines theories of recovery of function followingbrain damage. Various methods of interventionand remediation employed with the brain-damaged willbe discussed, including general and directed stimulation,functional reorganisation, environmental manipulation,cognitive processing techniques, behavioural methodsand cognitive-neuropsychological rehabilitation.PSYN814 Neuropsychology ResearchSeminar II2 pg cpThis unit involves presentation and discussion of ongoingresearch work in any area of neuropsychology. Each candidatewill be expected to present a research plan for theempirical research project (PSYP819) after it is planned

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studybut before data collection begins. Students are also eachexpected to do a class presentation on a journal article.PSYN815 Supervised Internship I1 pg cpPSYN816 Supervised Internship II1 pg cpPSYN817 Supervised Internship III1 pg cpPSYN818 Supervised Internship IV1 pg cpCandidates are required to gain experience by placementfor a minimum of 250 hours in each of four different clinicalneuropsychology settings. Placements will be soarranged as to ensure that candidates have supervisedexperience with a range of different kinds of clinical settings(eg child, geriatric, head injury, rehabilitation,stroke, neurology/neurosurgery).PSYN821 Psychological Assessment I2 pg cpThis unit provides candidates with training in the administrationand interpretation of some of the major psychologicaltests used in the clinic, including tests of intellectualfunctioning, personality ageing, psychological andintellectual development and social adjustment. There isalso a specific component on neuropsychological testing.PSYN822 Psychological Assessment II2 pg cpThis unit provides candidates with advanced training inclinical assessment.PSYN823 Neuropsychopathology4 pg cpThis unit covers a range of neuropathological conditionswhich the clinical neuropsychologist is likely toencounter, including head injury, dementia, alcohol-relatedbrain damage, epilepsy, AIDS etc. These syndromeswill be discussed in terms of their pathology, neuropsychologicalpresentation, diagnostic signs, course of disease,assessment and treatment.PSYN824 Neuroanatomy forNeuropsychologists2 pg cp (taught off campus)In this unit we explore the human brain, and examine thebehavioural consequences of brain damage. The unitadopts the standard correlative neuroanatomy approach,discussing development of the nervous system and theanatomy of the mature nervous system (the brain stemand associated structures, diencephalon, and telencephalon;blood supply; white matter pathways; ventriclesand meninges). A reading list will be supplied eachweek.PSYN825 Research Proposal8 pg cpIn this unit students work with an individual supervisor toconduct a literature review of an area and arrive at a proposedresearch design for their thesis. The literaturereview will be between approximately 5,000 and 8,000words. It is expected that the review will form the justificationand background to the later research project. Thetopic chosen is intended to be related to some issue orproblem in clinical psychology, however the supervisormay be chosen from among any of the members of thepsychology staff.PSYN826 Dissertation10 pg cpThis unit involves the conduct of research and its submissionin the format of a journal article, usually between5,000 and 8,000 words.PSYO914 Industrial and OrganisationalPsychology4 pg cpThis unit aims to provide students with a set of methodologiescommonly used in I/O psychology and considerscurrent issues in I/O practice. Students will gain expertisein validation procedures, utility analysis and meta analysis.In all, the unit aims to bring together theory, methodologyand workplace issues, and to provide a soundunderpinning for professional practice.PSYO915 Organisational Change andDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit covers issues relevant to the social psychologyof work organisations, with particular emphasis onorganisational change and development. Topics coveredinclude: theories of organisational change; factors thatfacilitate/present barriers to change; organisational culture;organisational communication (networks, formal vsinformal, etc); power and conflict; developing measuresof organisational effectiveness; organisational changeprocesses (quality, customer focus, EEO, managementstructure etc).PSYO919 Training in Organisations4 pg cpThis unit explores work and family issues in the modernworkplace context. The practical component of the unitfocuses on developing useable training packages in thisarea. Students will also gain expertise in training needsanalysis, development of training material and evaluationmethodologies.PSYO921 Applied Psychology in HumanResource Management4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to industrial / organisationalpsychology by exploring the organisational contextin which psychology is applied to the workplace.Discussion will focus on the role of psychologists in307

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004meeting an organisation’s strategic and operational needsthrough selection, training, performance management,compensation, and the design of jobs, teams, processes,workplaces and organisations.PSYO930 Supervised Placement I1 pg cpPSYO931 Supervised Placement II1 pg cpPSYO932 Supervised Placement III1 pg cpPSYO933 Supervised Placement IV1 pg cpStudents will be required to obtain a minimum of 250hours of supervised practice as part of each placementrequirement. A considerable degree of flexibility will bepermitted in approving the nature of the work that can becarried out as part of the practical placement experience,but supervision must be undertaken by a professionalorganisational psychologist. Although the Departmentassists students in finding suitable placements to fulfilthis component of the course, sometimes students identifyopportunities for which on-site supervision is notavailable, such as their existing place of work etc. If sucha placement is deemed suitable by the course director,outside supervision can be arranged at the student’sexpense.PSYO934 Professional Practice I2 pg cpPSYO935 Professional Practice II2 pg cpPSYO936 Professional Practice III2 pg cpPSYO937 Professional Practice IV2 pg cpThese units aim to keep students up to date with topicalapplied issues that may arise in their placements andfuture work in organisations. Emphasis is given to developingpractical skills that can be applied in organisations.These units also allow students to share their placementexperiences.PSYO939 Counselling in Organisations4 pg cpThis unit will introduce students to basic principles andtechniques of counselling. Preliminary sessions willcover general theoretical principles and an introductionto theories of counselling. Later sessions will be practicebasedand will aim to apply principles and techniques toa variety of organisational situations.PSYO940 Psychological Assessment andEvaluation4 pg cpThis unit covers the principles of psychological testingand overviews tests used in organisational settings, testadministration and interpretation and report writing.PSYO944 Research Proposal8 pg cpIn this unit students work with an individual supervisor toconduct a literature review of an area and arrive at a proposedresearch design for their thesis. The literaturereview will be approximately 8000 words. It would beexpected that the review will form the justification andbackground to the later research project. The topic chosenis intended to be related to some issue or problem inorganisational psychology, however the supervisor maybe chosen from among any of the members of the psychologystaff.PSYO945 Dissertation8 pg cpThis unit involves the conduct of research and its submissionin the format of a journal article, usually between5,000 and 8,000 words Students are required to conducta research project that provides a contribution to theoreticalor applied knowledge. The research can use quantativeor qualitative methodology, and will result in a writtenthesis.PSYS803 Working with Groups4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theory of group processes andskills training in group leadership. Experiential group asboth participant and group leader.PSYS805 Narrative Approaches to SocialHealth4 pg cpThis unit is an introduction to the theory and practice ofnarrative approaches to social health issues whichinvolves a socio-cultural and social justice perspective.Skills training using live demonstrations, videos, didacticinput and practice.PSYS811 Working with Families4 pg cpThis unit includes theory and skills training in a varietyof approaches (including systemic and narrative) toworking with families and parts of families when one ormore family members are experiencing social healthissues. Videos, case illustrations, skills practice.PSYS812 Cognitive BehaviouralApproaches4 pg cpThis unit is an introduction to the theory and methods ofcognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) in relation tosocial health problems. It includes assessment, case for-308

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of Studymulation, development of a treatment program and evaluationof the intervention. Offered as a 4 day workshop.PSYS813 Child Abuse and Neglect4 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to cover social, economic and psychologicalfactors associated with the physical, sexualand emotional abuse of children; methods of public educationprevention, intervention and treatment; and legaland criminological issues.PSYS821 Working with Youth4 pg cpThis unit explores the major factors in the morbidity andmortality in young people. Topics may include: suicide,violence, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, mentalhealth, criminal activity, marginalisation, resilience,and the interface between youth and health and other services.It includes skills training in various interventionsapproaches.PSYS822 Lifespan Development4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical models of lifespan developmentwith particular emphasis on those that adopt aninteractive approach featuring both the person and the situation.Relationships with parents, peers and childrenacross the lifespan in relation to social health issues willbe examined, as will approaches to healthy aging andprovision of appropriate supports and care.PSYS823 Working with Children4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the acquisition of skills in interviewing,engaging, assessing and counselling childrenand their families. Students will gain an understanding ofsome of the major familial influences upon the emotional,cognitive and behavioural development of children.PSYS824 Drugs and Social Health I(Context and Effects)4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with the social, political, economicand historical contexts of drug use, including the constructionof deviancy, processes of social control andsocial policy, fundamentals of the pharmacology, therapeuticsand pharmacokinetics of drug use with focus oncommonly used substances, issues of drug use andeffects, and the implications for special needs of nondominantgroups.PSYS825 Drugs and Social Health II(Interventions)4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with issues of detoxification,maintenance, rehabilitation and safer using practicesskills training in a variety of intervention strategiesappropriate to clients with drug related problems. Itaddresses issues such as abstinence vs controlled drinking,drugs in sport, methadone programs and drop outreduction and motivational interviewing.PSYS826 Evidential Interviewing4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and skills trainingin interviewing individuals, especially children, regardingalleged traumatic experiences. Expert testimony.PSYS827 Criminal Justice and SocialHealth I4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical perspectives andpractical training in responding to criminal behaviourincluding clinical victimology, dual diagnoses, communityrestitution, crime prevention and early intervention,diversionary programs, probation and parole.PSYS828 Criminal Justice and SocialHealth II4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with assessment and managementof violent offenders, sex offenders, drug and alcoholabusers, risk of self-harm and people with personalitydisorders.PSYS829 Narrative and CommunityInterventions4 pg cpThe unit further develops narrative theory and skills,especially reflecting teams and written narratives. Itexplores theory and practice of narrative approaches incommunity settings. This is a new field and students willcontribute to identifying potential practices.PSYS830 Trauma: Legacies andInterventions4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and empirical evidenceon the legacies of childhood trauma (physical, sexualand emotional abuse and neglect) and adult trauma(dispossession, disaster, violence, torture, refugees), lossand grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, complexPTSD and common behavioural concomitants (such asdissociation, self-mutilation, violence and drug abuse).Skills training in various approaches to intervention.Offered as a 4 day workshop.PSYS831 Advanced Counselling4 pg cpThis unit offers rurther development of counselling skillsrelevant to social health issues. Theoretical and skillstraining in further counselling approaches such as SelfPsychology.PSYS832 Invitations to Responsibility4 pg cpThe unit reviews attribution of responsibility commonlymade by offenders (eg violence in the home, crime, drug309

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004abuse, drunk driving, sexual abuse) and examines variousintervention approaches. Skills training in inviting individualsto take responsibility for their actions.PSYS833 Social Health Perspectives4 pg cpThis unit is an exploration of various approaches to theconstruction of health, wellness, illness, abnormality anddeviancy with a focus on sociocultural perspectives. Itoffers a critical evaluation of current prevention policiesand educational and program strategies and their delivery.PSYS834 Counselling and ProfessionalPractice4 pg cpThis unit provides theoretical and skills training in counsellingpractice with a focus on the counsellor’s contributionto the counselling alliance. Issues and skills trainingin the recognition and classification of psychologicaldistress, the assessment and management of high riskbehaviours and appropriate referral. Codes of ethics/professionalpractice in the context of hypothetical presentationsand current work are discussed.PSYS835 Social Health Research4 pg cpThis unit aims to prepare students to undertake qualitativeand quantitative research. Following a series of lectureson research design, statistics and computing procedures,students complete a qualitative, experimental casestudy or survey project.PSYS836 Organisational Change andDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with social psychology of workorganisations, with particular emphasis on organisationalchange and development. It includes theories of organisationalchange; factors that facilitate change, organisationalculture, organisational communication, power andconflict, measures of organisational effectiveness.PSYS838 Research Project II8 pg cpPrerequisite: PSYS837 Research Project I.Completion of the research project started in PSYS837Research Project I. The report should be in the form of ajournal article, prepared in accordance with the requirementsof the chosen journal. Students are encouraged tosubmit their article for publication.PSYS839 Research Case Study4 pg cpThis unit involves a case study report on work with aclient presenting with a social health issue. The purposeis to develop skills in single case study methodology andtheoretical clinical understanding of presenting problem.PSYS840 Psychological Testing4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with theoretical and skills trainingin administration, scoring and reporting of psychologicaltests. This unit is available only to students who holdConditional Registration with NSW PsychologistsRegistration Board.PSYS841 Contemporary Issues in SocialHealth4 pg cpThis unit includes special topics and contemporary issuesin social health (e.g. Grief and Loss, Critical Incidents,Older Client, Supervision and Consultation).PSYS842 Professional Placement I4 pg cpPSYS843 Professional Placement II4 pg cpSupervised placement in a workplace with the opportunityto gain experience in applying the skills learnt inother theory/training units.PSYS837 Research Project I8 pg cpPrerequisite: PSYS835 Social Health Research.This unit involves developing a research plan, gainingethics approval and collecting data in preparation forPSYS838 Research Project II (data analysis and thesiscompletion). The project can employ qualitative, programevaluation, survey or experimental methodologyand can relate to any aspect of social health.310

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyDivision of Society,Culture, Media andPhilosophyANTH800 Issues in Applied Anthropology4 pg cpAn introductory unit examining issues of applied anthropology’sdefinition and scope; its methodologies; relationshipsbetween culture and development; medicalanthropology and primary health care; power inequalities;connections between the global and the local;Aboriginal land rights; approaches to poverty; studies oftourism, and the ethics of applied research.ANTH801 Methodology in Local andCommunity Studies4 pg cpThis unit introduces methodological strategies used incommunity research. Quantitative strategies, such asquestionnaire and survey methods, will be comparedwith qualitative ones, such as participant observation.The epistemological and ethical dimensions of methodology,and the effects of political imperatives on the conductof research will be discussed. It includes four weeksof community-based research.ANTH805 Migrant Communities inAustralia4 pg cpThis unit examines issues surrounding immigration andmigrant communities in Australia. The impact of labourmigration, understanding of ethnicity, and the impact ofmass immigration will be considered from both internationaland national perspectives. Cases will be used toevaluate government policy and approaches to migrantcommunities, and shifts in approaches will be considered.ANTH808 Urban Anthropology andCommunity Development4 pg cpStudies in urban anthropology, both in the West and inindustrialising societies, will be examined in the light ofthe emergence of community organisations against abackground of class and power differentials. The mechanismsappropriate to social action will be examinedthrough case studies drawn from both Western and“Third World” examples. Dilemmas of “communitydevelopment” will be considered.ANTH811 Culture, Media andDevelopment4 pg cpThe rapid introduction and spread of mass media hasbeen directly and indirectly implicated in the patternscurrently emerging, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.This unit will examine the theories of media influence,the present pattern of media flow, and the use of mediadirectly in the development process (ie in developmentcommunication).ANTH815 Issues in the Sociology ofDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit introduces development studies by examiningtheories and practices that have dictated the nature ofdevelopment assistance to the Third World over the pastfour decades. Using case studies, this unit considers keyissues such as NGOs and commercial program management,gender, sustainable development, human rights,globalisation and mass media, emergency relief andAustralia’s aid policies.ANTH821 Changing Australian IndigenousCommunities4 pg cpThis unit examines policies and practices in relation toAboriginal community development in both remote andurban areas. Current federal and state policies in relationto welfare, health, land and legal issues will be discussed.Aboriginal viewpoints and the interaction of Aboriginalorganisations with bureaucracies and welfare agencieswill be examined.ANTH823 Research Project16 pg cpThe research project may be carried out in a field settingor be based on documentary and policy materials. It maybe possible to arrange field placement for students intheir areas of interest (but note that all associated costswould have to be met by the candidate). A final report ofapproximately 20,000 words is required.ANTH824/ANTH825 Research Project (halfyear)8 pg cpA half-year unit for candidates who wish to begin theirResearch Project mid-year or who require more than oneyear to complete the Research Project.ANTH826 Intellectuals and ContestedKnowledge in Development andModernisation4 pg cpThis unit introduces the use of anthropology in understandingthe contested nature of knowledge in the projectof development and modernisation. Anthropologicalstudies of shamans, midwives and diviners will be usedto question the meaning of knowledge as defined bymodernising intellectuals.ANTH840 Refugees and Resettlement4 pg cpThis unit will explore some of the main contemporaryissues relating to forced migration. Through seminar discussions,presentations and students’ assignments, wewill examine the causes and consequences of forced311

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004migration, local and international strategies to “manage”the consequences of population movements, and anthropologicalattempts at explaining and understanding therefugee condition.HGEO802 Social Impact Assessment andCross Cultural Negotiation4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with social impact assessment as akey tool in managing development in multicultural environmentswhere stakeholders have different views of theworld. Using case studies of native title, resource projectsand major infrastructure developments, this unit developsconceptual, methodological and practical skills relevantto government, community and private sectors. Studentswill examine several major social impact studies andnative title negotiations.ICOM811 Communication and Social,Economic and Political Development4 pg cpThis unit examines the process of international communicationin the context of social, political and economicdevelopment. It includes a study of the literature on communicationand development and focuses on ways policiesare developed to facilitate change. In addition to thetheoretical basis for communication, particular attentionis given to the role of the media and its effect on publicopinion.ICOM812 Cross-cultural Communication4 pg cpThis unit examines the cultural dimensions of globalisationthrough the representation of different ethnic andcultural groups in media and audiovisual products.Through case studies drawn from a range of media andcultures, it addresses the formation of sub-cultures, globalaudiences, diasporic communications and alternativesto contemporary international media imagery.ICOM813 International CommunicationFlows4 pg cpThis unit looks at the western approach to news gatheringand dissemination, and especially, the news valuesapplied by the media of the dominant centre in relation tothe periphery in international and local reporting. Thecourse uses the New World Information andCommunication Order (NWICO) concept as a springboardfor discussions and as the framework for the finalproject. A major segment of the course is devoted to theresearch and production of short television news stories.The resulting half hour program, packaged in a magazineformat, will be aired on C-31 Community TV Sydney.ICOM814 Development Communication4 pg cpThe unit comprises three main parts, all underpinned withrelevant case studies. Firstly, it includes a study of theorigins, growth and development of the area of humanactivity traditionally known as DevelopmentCommunication (DevComm). Secondly, it involves students,theoretically and practically, in the area ofDevComm referred to as “Development Journalism”.Thirdly, it includes elements of “ParticipatoryCommunication” in theory and practice.ICOM815 Communication and PowerParadigms4 pg cpThis unit seeks to explore global media production andconsumption. The Gulf War, the 9.11 attack on WorldTrade Centre and the World Cup Soccer are examples ofmedia events that are depicted, constructed, interpreted,circulated, and consumed on a global scale. The imagesof these events are direct outcomes of global power relationsin many ways. The unit encourages constructivecritical thinking so as to develop an appreciation of thenature of media in relation to the concept of power anddomination.ICOM816 Communication andInternational Political Economy4 pg cpThe unit examines the relationship between communicationand political economy. It begins by providing agrounding in classical and contemporary political economyand then goes on to establish a corridor betweenpolitical economy and cultural inquiry and addresses thepolitical economy of communication.ICOM817 Transnational Communication4 pg cpThis unit examines the structures and activities of globaland local media and audiovisual industries includingfilm, television, recorded music, advertising and newmedia. The unit will utilise a range of theoretical perspectivesdrawn from the fields of communications andcultural studies to assist understanding of transnationalism,particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Students willbe able to apply insights gained through theoretical andpractical illustrations to develop a case study of an industry,sector or national market relevant to their interests.ICOM818 Research Seminar inInternational Communication4 pg cpIn this unit students will be intensively exposed to internationalcommunication research projects through examinationof published research studies and unpublisheddissertations. Students will be required to write critiquesof selected research projects. Students will learn andimprove analytical and critical skills through discussionsof conceptual frameworks and theories used in conductingresearch in international communication; analysis ofdifferent research designs and their methodological logic;and presentation skills.312

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyICOM821 Intercultural Communication4 pg cpThis unit develops the analytical and practical skillsneeded for intercultural communication between individualsin organisational settings. It examines interculturalcommunication in global and multinational businesses,diplomatic services, inter-government organisations,non-government organisations, the United Nations familyand the media.ICOM822 Theory and Practice inProduction I4 pg cpThis unit discusses the process of media production andpractices therein while providing training in variousaspects of the process of media production. The unit maybe offered either in print, computer-mediated communication,radio or television.ICOM823 Writing for the Media I4 pg cpWriting for Media I gives a thorough grounding in professionalwriting skills either in print, computer-mediatedcommunication, radio or television.ICOM824 Theory and Practice inProduction II4 pg cpThis unit builds on ICOM 822 to take further the discussionof process of media production and practices thereinand training in various aspects of the process of mediaproduction. The unit may be offered in the same area asits prerequisite, ICOM 822, either in print, computermediatedcommunication, radio or televisionICOM825 Writing for the Media II4 pg cpThe unit builds on ICOM 823 to develop further professionalwriting skills either in print, computer-mediatedcommunication, radio or television.ICOM826 Colloquium in MassCommunication I4 pg cpThe unit is intended to cover subjects and issues of contemporaryrelevance to media professionals. Its approachwill be interactive with emphasis on sharing of experiences.The seminar will deal with the broad theoreticaland policy areas: new communications technology andmedia industries; and the administration of new communicationtechnologies in a media context.ICOM827 Colloquium in MassCommunication II4 pg cpLike MAS 826, this unit is meant to cover subjects andissues of contemporary relevance to media professionals.The seminar will deal with the question of research in amedia production context.ICOM828 Special Project4 pg cpThe Special Project provides candidates with an opportunityto engage in practical work in their chosen field aswell as produce a research document showing evidenceof critical thinking. Students may either take an internshipof a total of 100 hours and a critical commentary of4,000 words or create a media product and a critical commentaryof 4,000 words.ICOM890 Digital Audio/ Radio Production4 pg cpThe course will consist of seminars and workshops. Eachweek, with the exception of the final four which will bedevoted totally to student production, a one-hour interactivelecture will be followed by two hours of student-orientedpractical audio/radio production exercises usingdigital media only. The course aims to provide a varietyof professional sound recording and broadcasting productionexperiences which will help participants understandaudio/radio media and perhaps become involvedwith media production in the futureICOM891 Communication ResearchMethodologies4 pg cpThe purpose of this unit is to prepare students for theirfinal research projects in ICOM 818. Students will beinstructed in the principal research methodologies used inthe field of international communication. These includeethnographic research, case studies, content analysis, delphimethod, discourse analysis, documentary research,focus groups, in-depth interviews, projective technique,semiotics studies and survey method.ICOM892 International Public Relationsand Advertising4 pg cpThe unit will examine the relationship between media,the state and other international actors. The issues of“public diplomacy”, “international public relations”,“public affairs” and “media and foreign policy” will beaddressed.ICOM893 Popular Cultural Projects4 pg cpThis unit covers the basics required to design and carryout projects in the area of communication. It will examineproject planning theory and provide an opportunityfor students to develop knowledge, understanding andskills in designing projects within their chosen area ofinterest. The unit also investigates a collection of managementissues such as local participation, negotiationand writing proposals for funding.ICOM895 Information Campaigns4 pg cpThis unit examines the theoretical base for informationcampaigns and the practical elements involved in theirdevelopment, implementation and evaluation. It com-313

Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004bines a study of the theories of propaganda, persuasionand public opinion with analysis of the advantages andlimitations of different communication models. It looksat how effective media relationships are established at alocal, national and international level and examines casestudies of governmental, social issue and political campaignsin the developed and developing world.ICOM896 International Communication4 pg cpThis unit will discuss theories of international communicationcentering on a Lasswellian perspective, examiningthe concepts of elites, influentials, skill groups, valuepyramids, propaganda and power. The discussion ofthese concepts will be placed in a contemporary setting.Lasswellian configurative analysis will also be examined.ICOM897 New Media in InternationalCommunication4 pg cpThis unit combines to provide an introduction to some ofthe theoretical concerns of computer mediated communication,with the development of skills in digital mediaproduction. This will be conducted as a combination lecture/seminarsessions in parallel with practical workshops.The lecture/seminar sessions will investigate thesocial, cultural and political implications of the developmentof the networked computer, as it has become anotherform of popular media. The practical workshops willaim at developing students’ skills in producing sites forthe World Wide Web.ICOM898 Research Project inInternational Communication24 pg cp(2 semesters x 12 pg cp per semester)Students following the research track in the Master ofArts in International Communication will enrol in thisunit while designing their research projects, undertakingresearch and writing their 20,000 to 25,000 word thesis.24 cp of ICOM898 are required, 12 in each of two consecutivesemesters. This research track, in the courseworkMA, will be a stepping stone to the PhD program.Admission to this track will require either: (i) a 3.5 GPAin a relevant BA or (ii) a 3.5 GPA in a student’s firstsemester in the MA in International Communication. Thestudent will need to have taken ICOM891 and two unitsfrom ICOM812, ICOM816 and ICOM896 in the firstsemester.POL840 The International System4 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of global politics focusingon an analysis of the nature, measurement and exerciseof power in international relations; the study of theclash of interests and the nature of conflict and warbetween the major players; and, a consideration of themoral and institutional constraints developed by the globalcommunity on the exercise of power.POL845 International Institutions4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the role of internationalinstitutions, such as the UN Security Council and WorldHealth Organisation, IMP and the World Bank, in thecontext of world order and the management and regulationof relations between states and other global actors.Particular attention is given to the UN system, to peacekeepingand global economic management.SOC810 Governing Society4 pg cpThis unit examines basic conceptions and frameworks ofgovernment, governance and “governmentality” andtheir application to contemporary domains of policy andtechniques of implementation, eg risk management, contracting,auditing and accounting, individualised servicedelivery, community care, and customer focus. The keyobjective of the unit is to understand how governingoccurs today in contemporary liberal-democratic societies.SOC815 Selected Topics in Applied SocialResearchSocial policy, social theory and applied social researchthemes are brought together through an in-depth analysisof a particular social policy area. From time to time, acase study area will be selected that draws upon currentwork within the Sociology Department, eg disability, policy,poverty and education, AIDS research. At other timesthe case study area may be selected from policy-orientedresearch in the public sector.SOC816 Individual Project8 pg cpThis option offers students the opportunity to design andimplement a research project under academic supervision.Admission to the research option will be both discretionaryand conditional. Students will need to haveachieved a Credit average in their coursework units toqualify for admission to the project option. Where studentsqualify to do the project option, permission to takeit will be granted only if supervision is available.SOC818 Evaluation and the PolicyProcess4 pg cpThe unit objectives are:1. Situate evaluation in relation to the rest of the policyprocess;2. Introduce students to the history of program evaluation;3. Introduce students to some of the principal and mostinfluential program evaluation approaches;4. Develop an awareness of the politics of evaluation;5. Develop an awareness of the ethical issues involvedin evaluation;6. Develop a basic methodological awareness of how toundertake program evaluation.314

Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudySOC825 Institutional Design4 pg cpThis unit examines the implications of new approaches togoverning (“governance”) for principles of institutionaldesign. Aspects of governance that will be consideredinclude: contracting out, devolution, marketisation andothers. The relationship between the ideas of institutionaldesign and policy will be discussed, and considerationwill be given to normative and practical principles forinstitutional design qualitative and quantitative researchmethods.SOC830 Research Design Practicum4 pg cpThis unit, undertaken in the first semester, is designed toprovide participants with an understanding of the principleswhich underlie the design of effective socialresearch projects. It is intended to assist in the developmentof technical skills that will enable students to evaluateresearch undertaken by others, as well as to developand undertake research projects of their own.SOC831 Qualitative Methods4 pg cpThe unit examines how social research is undertaken andprovides an opportunity to develop practical skills collecting,analysing and presenting data to address essentialresearch questions. The course introduces participants toa wide range of qualitative and quantitative researchmethods, adopting a hands-on approach to provide anopportunity to develop research skills and a critical perspectiveof the research process itself.SOC863 Policy and Practice in the HumanServices4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to research on human servicetypes and models, reviewing developments in policy,practice, organisation and funding. It is intended todevelop applied policy analysis perspectives and skills.The unit is particularly suitable for policy analysts, programmanagers, service managers and professionalsworking in the human services.Macquarie GraduateSchool of ManagementMGSM990 Quantitative Research Methodsin Management8 pg cpThis unit reviews and develops candidates’ skills inselecting, performing and interpreting quantitative analysisof data. In addition, the unit aims to develop an understandingof the limitations of quantitative analysis. Oncompletion of this unit, candidates will be able to:• Specify research questions and hypotheses to testtheir research questions;• Develop appropriate measures for constructs;• Design specific and effective survey instruments, andenter and analyse data from survey instruments;• Choose between, apply and interpret statistical techniquesfor the analysis of data; and• Develop a basic understanding of a variety of sophisticateddata analysis techniques, and when they arerelevant.MGSM991 Qualitative Research Methodsin Management8 pg cpThis unit reviews and develops skills in qualitative analysisof data, including its limitations and how it may bemade more rigorous. On completion of this unit, candidateswill be able to:• Design and carry out a study using qualitativeresearch techniques;• Choose between alternative field research methods;• Analyse texts and other media using qualitative techniques.MGSM992 Literature Survey and Criticism8 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to enable the candidate to delivera comprehensive literature review suitable for their dissertation.On completion of this unit, candidates will beable to:• Identify the central problems being tackled in a fieldof study;• Summaries the contributions in the field;• Synthesise these contributions into a coherent andcritical account of the course and state of knowledge;• Present their findings in a suitable literary style.MGSM994 Management Research andInvestigation8 pg cpThe unit provides candidates with an understanding ofthe nature of management research as a special form ofsocial science research. On completion of this units candidatesshould be able to:• Describe the stages in the research process;• Identify the key issues that need to be addressed ateach stage of the research process;• Develop a research proposal; and• Identify different research paradigms.315