Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

Students will produce a written report on their research project
together with a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed
journal or a national conference - as negotiated with their
principal supervisor.
HST7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Students in this unit are expected to apply the research process to
their chosen topic of investigation.
HTE4000 15 Credit Points
Marketing Principles
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Marketing Principles is an introductory marketing unit that covers
the key marketing concepts and their application in the marketing
of goods and services. It is designed to enable students to
understand marketing concepts, the interactive nature of these
concepts and their application in the marketing of food, wine and
tourism related product. The unit gives students a basic
understanding of marketing and its application to the market
place.
HTE4100 15 Credit Points
Wine Studies
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
This unit deals with the skills and knowledge to provide specialist
advice and where required, service of wine. It focuses on
knowledge relating to Australian and imported wines,
recommendations for wine and food combinations, determination
of wine quality and characteristics, assisting in the development of
wine lists, and the ability to further develop and update wine
knowledge. It may apply to a specialist wine attendant, restaurant
supervisor or to a range of other personnel in wineries, retail wine
outlets or wine wholesalers. The essential knowledge base for this
unit will vary according to local industry needs, and it is vital that
any training take account of these. Sensory evaluation is dealt
with in depth in this unit
HTE4300 15 Credit Points
Wine Retailing
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Prerequisite :
HTE4100 Wine Studies
Wine Retailing is a unit that develops an understanding of the
quality and procedures necessary to professionally handle wines
and the techniques required for wine service, managing a wine
cellar and developing wine lists. It focuses on the advanced
knowledge required for the management of a specialised wine
outlet, management of wine for a restaurant or the role of a
sommelier working within a hospitality enterprise.
HTE4400 15 Credit Points
Wine Tourism
FACULTY OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Prerequisite :
HTE4000 Marketing Principles
Wine Tourism is a tourism project unit that covers surveying and
researching wine tourists. This unit is designed to enable students
to understand tourism research and how it meets the needs of
tourist and tourism operators.
HUM6200 0 Credit Points
Masters Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The Master of Social Science by Thesis consists entirely of
research. The purpose of the thesis is to train students in the use of
research methodology and techniques and in a critical evaluation
appropriate to their field of study. By the end of their candidature
the student should be capable of conceiving, designing,
implementing and evaluating a research based study.
HUM7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The Doctor of Philosophy consists entirely of research that makes
a contribution to and development of new knowledge in the field.
The purpose of the thesis is to train advanced students in the use
of research methodology and techniques, the development of
conceptual and theoretical perspectives on educational problems
while undertaking critical inquiry appropriate to their field of
study. By the end of their candidature the student should be
capable of conceiving, designing, implementing, evaluating and
publishing a research based study.
HWT5104 20 Credit Points
Thesis Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
HWT5106 20 Credit Points
Thesis Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
IAS4102 15 Credit Points
Indigenous Peoples and the West
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit provides a global historical context for the post-contact
experience of Indigenous Australians. The first part of the unit
outlines European expansion from 1492 to World War II and the
economic, religious and scientific factors that motivated it.
Apache, Maori and Tasmanian case studies illustrate the impacts
of invasion and dispossession on Indigenous communities. The
second part of the unit explores reasons for European expansion
and domination, outlining Eurasia's original ecological advantage,
the development of early agricultural communities, the classical
period, the renaissance, reformation, agrarian and industrial
revolutions. The third part of the unit focuses on the emergence of
capitalism, democracy and the modern nation state, detailing the
19th and 20th century social and institutional developments that
underpin the contemporary dominance of Western industrial
democracy.
IAS4103 15 Credit Points
Political Economy of Indigenous Australia
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Beginning with traditional Indigenous societies, this unit
examines the history of dispossession, adaptation and renewal in
the political economy of Indigenous Australians. It traces the
alienation of land and resources, the co-option of Indigenous
people into semi-feudal agricultural and domestic economies, and
the construction of relations of dependence. A major focus of the
unit is the 1967 Referendum, which largely destroyed the existing
Indigenous political economy and led to increased dependence on
government security on one hand and to the genesis of an
Indigenous entrepreneurial ethic on the other. The unit explores
the political and economic consequences of statutory and common
law land rights and the potential for increased Indigenous
participation in pastoralism, tourism, mining and a range of
resource-based enterprises. A key theme in this unit is the tension
between the potential for a unique Indigenous political economy
and the continuing impact of social security dependence.
IAS4104 15 Credit Points
Indigenous Tourism
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit introduces students to Indigenous tourism in Australia,
with emphasis on an analysis of the costs and benefits of tourism
to Indigenous communities. Students examine the underlying
explanations for the increasing popularity of Indigenous tourism,
its relationship with cultural and environmental heritage, and the
emerging nexus between Indigenous tourism, eco-tourism and
sustainable tourism. Students explore a range of possible solutions
to the competing demands on Indigenous people to maintain the
social, cultural and environmental integrity of their communities
while also pursuing economic independence through tourism.
248 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008