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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.