University of Sydney

This course presents knowledge about color theory as well as research-based information about color and associated topics that can be used in design. Information and knowledge about color can vary in quality and reliability, which is demonstrated. Students apply their skills and knowledge about color theory and color design in the assignments. It covers the processes of color vision and other aspects of visual perception. It also explores color application from the pre-history period, as well as selected color theories of the Renaissance period through to the 21st century. Common color-related constructs and the application of these in art, architecture, and design are discussed. In completing the assessments tasks, students must demonstrate understanding of the knowledge presentedand critically analyze and apply knowledge related to color design and application.

This course focuses on social understandings of deviance and difference. Covering various theories, the course addresses how deviance is constructed and regulated, and how the idea of the abnormal is central to social debate on a wide range of issues, such as obesity, disability, extreme body modification, and mental health.

This course examines the relationship between communication and social change in contemporary China, inclusive of mainland China, Hong Kong, and regional sites. Students will learn about selected major events and trends in Chinese societies.Topics include the use of communications, including new media, in selected major events; theories that examine the consequences of communication on community development; and democratic participation.

This course explores how strategy is formulated, implemented, and evaluated. Strategic management concepts, frameworks, and tools are applied to organizational case studies. Current debates in strategic management are evaluated for their relevance to strategists in a range of organizational contexts.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the way in which implementation and use of large scale integrated Enterprise Systems change the nature of organizational capabilities, processes, and roles. The course covers the strategic role of Enterprise Systems in providing a platform for improved business operations and designing information infrastructures. The course includes hands-on experience with an enterprise-wide system, such as SAP, concentrating on the way in which such systems support integrated business processes. Through a combination of discussion and practical work, both the organizational and technical aspects of Enterprise Systems are taught. The emergence and implications of cloud-based Enterprise Systems and the implementation process are also covered.

This course examines the diversity of Australian reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals (including all three mammalian lineages: monotremes, marsupials, and eutherian mammals). Students explore the unique anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that have enabled our wildlife to survive and thrive within varied Australian ecosystems. Students examine how the uniqueness of Australian wildlife becomes challenging when new threats are presented to the environment.

This course introduces the study of human development, including a critical overview of current theory, research and practice in human development, with particular emphasis on the development of early childhood through to adolescence. A core assumption of the unit is that the study of human development is inter-disciplinary, and that developmental theories, past and present, are open to question and debate. The content focuses on the processes and products of human development, related to neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, social, cultural, and language development. The classical theories are considered and examined in the light of contemporary theory and research. The seminar is concerned with the teaching of values in schools and early childhood education settings, including the creation of values-based learning environments, and with each participant's development as a human self, focusing in particular on the development of participants' professional skills and personal values.

This course develops the analytical skills to understand historical change. It examines political, economic, social and cultural trends in a range of regions across a large span of time, c. 1000-1750 AD. Topics covered include Christianity and Islam, varieties of states and empires, and political transformations. The course examines the significance of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment, and consider what these episodes look like in a global context.