University of Technology Sydney

This course examines information technology, using the web as a core case study. It covers the underlying hardware, software, networks and operating systems behind websites, and how to set up a functional website using this knowledge.

This course examines the core principles of screenwriting, looking at how common literary concepts have been adapted for the purpose of telling stories on screen. It considers the ethical questions surrounding narrative ownership and who gets to tell what stories.

This course examines how organizations use advertising to stay relevant and persuasive through paid media. It explores how to craft messages from a brand's attributes and unique elements, ensuring they offer clear benefits to the target audience. 

The course introduces essential writing skills and techniques across fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. It explores storytelling, imagery, sentence craft, readability, and clarity of expression. The course examines ethical representation and cultural sensitivity through examples and exercises and explores the significance of Indigenous writing in Australian culture. It also introduces the basic principles of copyediting and proofreading and develops skills in applying these principles to written work by identifying grammatical errors, suggesting improvements, and implementing revisions.

This course examines the integration and application of IT technology within society, business, government, and community systems, highlighting trends like increased mobility, complexity, globalization, and networking in a data-centric world. It explores how IT technology enhances service delivery and competitiveness in a global, networked economy. It covers the role of information systems in business management and network formation, using real-world case studies to grasp how IS contributes to competitive advantage, as well as IS development, implementation, and maintenance, and ethical, privacy, and security considerations.

This course examines engineering design principles and methodologies. It covers the engineering design process, focusing on realistic interactions with teams, clients, and supervisors, as well as the exploration of needs, project development, and delivery.

This course examines ideas regarding the scope of what engineering actually is, considerations regarding engineering in the Australian context, and the broad impacts engineering decisions have on people, community and the environment. 

This course examines the fundamentals of engineering visualization and design, from sketching and drawing to computer-aided design and solid modelling. It covers how to represent components graphically through sketching and computer methods, employing standard techniques like orthogonal projection. It explores basic engineering mechanics and introduces engineering management tools. 

This course examines the reshaping of contemporary media industries by new technologies, and innovative business models. It explores media usage, distribution, and production, informed by scholarly perspectives on technological advances. It confronts industry challenges, assessing their impact on traditional media. 

This course examines strategic communication within the professional sphere, focusing on its role in public discourse. It explores how strategic communication, public relations, and advertising function across not-for-profit, commercial, and government sectors. The curriculum emphasizes ethics, persuasion, and understanding diverse audiences and their communication preferences. It covers the impact of media on public perception and societal outcomes, with a particular focus on responsible engagement with Indigenous Australian communities.