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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 SciencesAH<strong>PG</strong>810 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 <strong>University</strong>’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
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