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~~2121 Language Other than English
AD2 13
No. of hours per week: six hours for two
semesters
Subject aims and description
Students continue with a study of a language
commenced in Year 1.
AE~OO
Principles of Equal Opportunity
Subject aims and description
This subject explores the development of principles and the
basic concepts relating to equal opportunity and
discrimination. The role of legislation in achieving equal
opportunity outcomes and the existing statutory
requirements at state and federal level are examined.
Other issues covered include:
Basic concepts used to understand equal opportunity such as
discrimination, target groups, race, gender, ethnicity,
disability, harassment.
The role of government in international and local contexts.
The legal framework and the operation of laws governing
equal opportunity.
AE~OI
Data Usage and Evaluation
Subject aims and description
This subject provides participants with training in skills
needed to analyse and evaluate staffing profiles for the
purposes of equal opportunity administration. In addition to
instruction in basic data compilation and presentation, the
following topics will be covered:
Accessing existing data sources, determining new data
sources within the organisation, organising a data base,
qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis,
issues of confidentiality and ethics, monitoring techniques
and models of evaluation. Training in basic computer analysis
methods is included.
~ ~ 4 0 2 Equal Opportunity and the
Workplace
Subject aims and description
The skills and knowledge gained in this subject will help
participants to understand workplace dynamics and to
operate as effective equal opportunity administrators. It will
also raise issues of workplace organisation as they affect
employees in general and target groups in particular. Topics
covered include:
The structure and nature of organisations, labour market
segmentation, industrial relations, human resource and
administrative practices, conditions of employment, the
special needs of target groups and the effects of
organisational change on various groups within the
organisation.
~ ~ 4 0 3 Equal Opportunity Implementation
Subject aims and description
This subject has a strong practical orientation and is designed
to assist participants to formulate and implement an
affirmative action program. This subject builds on the
concepts and skills learned earlier and applies these to equal
opportunity practice. Participants may undertake individual
implementation projects under the supervision of staff which
will be complemented by discussions of the issues involved in
implementation programs.
AHIOO
Introduction to Philosophy
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: nil
Assessment: continuous and by examination
Subject aims and description
An introduction to the problems and methods of philosophy.
An examination of the ideas of some of the great
philosophers of the past. Some basic principles of handling
language and conceptual analysis; the application of such
principles to specific problem areas such as: knowledge and
perception; truth and falsity; human nature; moral
judgements; organisation of society; God and religious belief.
Preliminary reading
Emmet, E. Learning to Philosophise. Rev. edn, Harmondsworth,
Penguin, 1968
Textbooks
Please consult with lecturer before buying textbooks
References
Katen, T.E. Doing Philosophy Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 1973
Perry, J. and Bratman, M. (eds.) Introduction to Philosophy. New York,
Oxford University Press, 1986
Shaffer, J.A. Reality, Knowledge and Value. New York, Random
House, 1971
Solomon, R.C. introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated
Readings. 5th edn, San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993
Solomon, R.C. The Big Questions. 3rd edn. San Diego, Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich Inc., 1990
Stumpf, S.E. Philosophy: History and Problems. 4th edn, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 1989
~ ~ 1 0 1 History of Ideas
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: nil
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject is an introduction to the history of ideas. By using
a particular intellectual focus or theme, it seeks to show how
our contemporary understanding of ourselves and our
relationship to the world has been shaped by important
developments in the past.
Themes which serve as a focus for this course may include
one or more of the following: Darwin's theory of evolution;
the concept of the self (from Descartes to Freud); God and
nature; knowledge and belief.
Textbooks
Please consult with lecturer before buying textbooks
References
Desmond, A. and Moore, 1. Darwin. Michael Joseph, 1991
Regis, Ed. Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition.
Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1990