Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public university of technology based in Melbourne, Victoria. Swinburne was founded in 1908 by the Honourable George Swinburne as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College
This subject is an introduction to the world of chemistry. You will learn about atoms, the building blocks of everything around us. You’ll learn about how these atoms are put together to make compounds, to make most of the materials that we use every day.We’ll have some fun looking at some common types chemical reactions and finally, we’ll use our knowledge of these chemical reactions along with a new way of quantifying the world in order to be able to make powerful predictions about quantitative chemistry.What will I learn?Identify different types of matter around youDevelop an appreciation for some of the historical milestones in the development of modern chemistryDescribe the basic structure of the atom, giving specific details for any given elementDevelop knowledge of the periodic table and its structureExplain why atoms join together to form different compoundsBuild and name simple ionic and covalent chemical compoundsRead, write, balance and comprehend chemical reactions through the use of chemical equationsPredict the solubility behaviour of simple ionic and covalent compoundsRecognise common occurrences of acid-base, endothermic, exothermic and combustion reactionComprehend the mole concept and how it relates to quantificationUse the mole concept to be able to calculate masses, volumes, concentrations and the number of individual atoms that make up a given materialCombine your understanding of chemical equations and the mole concept to make quantitative predictions regarding the outcome of a chemical reactionWhere could this lead me?If you're wondering what your future could look like in this area, here are some potential careers you could head towards.Laboratory TechnicianAnalystUndergraduateIndustrial chemistQuality control chemistResearch assistantPostgraduateResearch ScientistAcademic
Swinburne University of Technology’s free autism MOOC takes a practical approach to the study of autism. The course is designed for parents and carers of people with autism and those who work with people with autism. It seeks to equip students with the skills and knowledge to solve practical issues in the lives of individuals who have autism. The course uses real scenarios, draws on students’ experiences and aims to foster a supportive network of parents and carers. The course commences on Thursday 2 April 2015 and runs for seven weeks. Student contact hours are approximately two hours per week. Content will become available each week. There are no assessments or accreditations. On completion students will receive a certificate of participation.As part of this MOOC Swinburne is conducting a research project exploring effective online teaching methods for assisting the autism support community. This will be done by monitoring students’ participation and engagement throughout the course.
Teaching at university is a complex task and the first few years can be challenging. This course provides the participant with key concepts and strategies to help improve their teaching experience and their students' learning experience.
The Carpe Diem process provides an efficient course development framework that enables innovative course design and delivery for digital and blended courses. It is a highly collaborative learning design method that enables you to design, develop and deliver innovative courses.
Innovation involves transformative thinking and the genuine ability to cultivate and pick the lucrative fruits of our creative labour. In this course, you will develop an appreciation for a range of tools and concepts that can help make innovation happen.This course will feature original content and fresh thinking. It contains a stimulating mix of creative experiments, intriguing innovation examples, practical tools and robust concepts. These will help you induce creativity, gain deep customer insights, and develop an appreciation for creating a compelling innovation strategy.What will I learn?Innovation in PracticeThe practice and meaning of innovationSignature characteristics of innovative organisationsProcesses of service and product innovationDifferent approaches for sourcing external ideasCreativity in ActionAn understanding of how our creative minds workKey considerations and principles of creativityA range of creativity toolsBringing Ideas to LifeAn appreciation of how we can learn from othersA range of approaches for gathering deep customer insightsKey consideration in appreciating and conveying customer valueBuilding an Innovative OrganisationApproaches for challenging business models and constructing innovation strategiesApproaches for stimulating and embedding innovation in your own organisationThis course requires approximately 2 - 4 hours of study per week, but can vary depending on the student. This includes watching videos, and taking quizzes and assessments.If you pass this course you'll receive a Certificate of Achievement. While this certificate isn't a formal qualification or credit, you can use it to demonstrate your interest in learning about this area to potential employers or educational institutions.Where could this lead me?If you're wondering what your future could look like in this area, here are some potential careers you could head towards.Project managerHuman resource managerManaging directorBusiness consultant
According to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 160 children has an autism spectrum disorder. Evidence-based interventions can enhance communication and social behaviour, benefitting people with ASD and their caregivers.This course seeks to help learners address practical issues in the lives of individuals who have autism. The course will benefit carers of people with autism as well as members of and practitioners in the Autism community.The course uses real scenarios, draws on students’ experiences and aims to foster a supportive network of parents and carers. It provides a practical framework, called the ‘person first’ approach for managing the challenges of supporting someone with autism. It also assists in provides a foundational understanding of autism for those interested in learning more about autism and some of its related challenges.This course is part of our Study with Australia collection, with free upgrades and digital certificates supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission until 31st July, 2020. Explore more courses from leading Australian education providers.The course is designed for parents, carers, supporters and colleagues of people with autism.Learners do not require prior experience or qualifications.
There are lots of different skills that go into game development. This course is about key technical concepts in game development, and has been developed for people of many different backgrounds and skills. Some programming experience would be nice but is not required.We start by looking at the central role of game design and common development processes used in the industry. You will see how game software can be broken into parts that work together, and in particular the idea of game engines. We’ll explore the relationship between game design, balance and player experience. Lastly we’ll look at enhancing player experience though the use of AI techniques.What will I learn?Essential game design elements and the role of a game designerKey game development stages and principles of agile game developmentHow games are like magic and real-time systemsThat programming is made up of simple steps, and how procedure and object oriented programming can help us structure our game codeHow messages and events are key concepts in games at different levels within game architectureAbout graphs and other data structures that help represent game worlds and charactersHow a game design can be described, modelled and implemented as simple game architectureAbout the emergence of game engines and the relationship of games to other data-driven applications, including concurrent and distributed architecturesHow to implement games using iterative step-by-step processes, by selecting, implementing and testingThat rules are central to games, and that game balance relates to fairness and bias for playersHow physics can be used to create realistic force-based movement, for individual characters and groupsAbout AI techniques that can add interesting behaviour to game characters, including decision making, action planning and path planningThis course requires approximately 2 - 4 hours of study per week, but can vary depending on the student. This includes watching videos, and taking quizzes and assessments.If you pass this course you'll receive a Certificate of Achievement. While this certificate isn't a formal qualification or credit, you can use it to demonstrate your interest in learning about this area to potential employers or educational institutions.Where could this lead me?If you're wondering what your future could look like in this area, here are some potential careers you could head towards.Games programmerGames developerSoftware developerGames engineer
In our highly technological society, it is useful to have a basic understanding of the how and why the world works the way it does: that’s what physics is all about. It also involves a touch of history, a bit of mathematics, and many everyday examples.Before starting this course, you are recommended to have the following equivalent mathematical knowledge:• Calculus• Elementary statistics• Trigonometry• Sine and Cosine graphs• AlgebraPhysics is concerned with every aspect of our universe, and in Basic Physics you will explore 4 main areas: Motion, Waves & Sound, Electricity & Magnetism, and Light. You will gain some valuable insight into these topics, and be able to make simple calculations and predictions.What will I learn?The important quantities that describe motion: position, velocity, accelerationHow to analyse the causes of motion using Newton’s Laws of MotionWhat the relationship is between force and energyHow to understand the properties of waves, including a mathematical descriptionHow to understand sound and light in terms of their wave natureHow waves overlap and interfere, and how this applies to some musical instrumentsWhy a siren changes pitch as it moves past youThe general properties of electric and magnetic fieldsHow to understand the motion of charge as an electric current, and its application in simple circuitsHow to determine the forces on charges and currents from magnetic fieldsKey steps in the development of our understanding of lightHow to use the basic principles of reflection and refraction to understand the behaviour of lenses and mirrorsAn insight into the unusual and unexpected properties of light that are simultaneously wave-like and particle-likeThis course requires approximately 2 - 4 hours of study per week, but can vary depending on the student. This includes watching videos, and taking quizzes and assessments.If you pass this course you'll receive a Certificate of Achievement. While this certificate isn't a formal qualification or credit, you can use it to demonstrate your interest in learning about this area to potential employers or educational institutions.Where could this lead me?If you're wondering what your future could look like in this area, here are some potential careers you could head towards.ResearcherEngineerPhysicist