Outlines the course goals and objectives, and focuses on the benefits of examining major beliefs and worldviews. Students gain the analytical skills needed to appreciate religious diversity and understand religious paths. The class emphasizes the difference between teaching religion and teaching about religion.
Languages: English
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Mutations: Changing the Code
A mutagen is any agent (physical, chemical or biological) capable of altering the structure of DNA within our cells. This program explores how some mutations are a natural process resulting from errors in the copying and repair of DNA and how some mutagens naturally exist in the world around us (UV radiation, cosmic rays and some radioactive isotopes). Others are specific chemicals that have been synthesized for use in manufacturing or other industries. Mutagens may also arise during the metabolism of certain foods. In general mutagens act either directly on the DNA themselves or produce chemicals that then act directly on the DNA to cause substitutions, deletions, insertions, or rearrangements of the important genetic code. If DNA alterations occur in germline (egg or sperm) cells the altered DNA may become the basis for an inherited disease. In many cases mutagens may also lead to the development of cancers.
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Transportation Systems in Plants
This program explores the need for many multicellular plants to have specialized internal transport systems. These are systems that can efficiently distribute materials from soil and from leaves to the parts of the plants where they are needed. An overview of how plants obtain their nutrients is provided. The structure and function of root hairs is explored, explaining their remarkable ability to facilitate an enormous uptake of water and dissolved minerals for the plant. Following this, the separate transport systems of the xylem and phloem are explored in detail. The program explains the mechanisms by which vascular plants transport water and minerals upwards from the roots, and sugars from leaves and other sugar sources throughout the plant for storage or for growth and repair.
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Operations Management: A Case Study of a Hotel
Service providers are essential in our economy. Where would we be without hospitals, cleaning companies, accounting firms and hairdressers? But it can be difficult to apply concepts of operations management to these businesses. This program will look at the key elements of operations, applying them to a service provider and showing how various strategies can be used to improve business performance.
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The Business Plan
A business plan is one of the most useful management tools the small business owner can use. It provides direction for set up and through the tough first years until the business achieves profitability. It is like a road map to succeed. A business plan is a detailed written report that sets out the objectives, operations and financial aspects of the proposed business venture. It is a vital document for a business to get off the drawing board and to succeed. The business plan also provides information that potential lenders of finance will require for the business owner to secure a business loan. It shows that the business is organized and well managed, and not a risky venture.
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Starting an Online Business
Got a great idea for a product or service and want to start an online business? It’s a lucrative market with potential for big returns, but where do you start? This high-quality, practical video introduces viewers to a range of online business models, demonstrates how to create an effective business plan, explains how to set up and operate a business, and reveals the best industry advice on avoiding common pitfalls. Featuring experts Dr Brent Coker, Faculty Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, online business entrepreneurs Tom Koan, Director of www.kigu.co.uk, and Emma Osborne, Director www.supperlicious.co.uk, this is a very practical and inspiring program for budding online entrepreneurs.
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La Mode et La Cuisine
Students of the French language are always interested in their fashion and cuisine. Perhaps no other two facets of French culture are more synonymous with the nation’s fame and greatness than the food and fashion industry, with the French being known as trendsetters of style, in clothing and cuisine for centuries. This Australian-made, curriculum fit program will enable you to bring French fashion and food into your classroom and add another dimension to the topic. In two distinct parts, it provides an engaging overview of French fashion and cuisine over the centuries, giving students a new perspective and appreciation of their cultural implications.
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Maguire: Navigation & the Human Brain
Ever arrived home with almost no recollection of how you got there? Quite often we find our way around our planet with astonishing ease, almost not conscious about how we do it. The human mind is an incredible tool for navigation but how does it actually work? In this excellent program, psychologist Dr. Eleanor Maguire discusses her seminal study ‘Navigation-Related Structural Changes in the Hippocampus of Taxi Drivers’, looking at its context and aims, groundbreaking methods, surprising findings and what they suggest about navigation, memory and the plasticity of the human brain. This DVD includes navigation footage and original scans from the study.
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Mining: From Exploration to Rehabilitation
Starting with a brief historical overview of mining, this comprehensive program takes us out of the classroom, into the field, and down the mines. We visit Victoria’s Stawell gold mine and meet experts from Rio Tinto, experiencing first-hand the processes and technology involved in modern mining operations. Following the mineral exploration flow chart, we discover how mining companies search for mineral deposits, explore the four most common types of modern mining operations, and explain of the froth flotation method of separating minerals from gangue. Finally, we examine the all-important process of land rehabilitation after the mine has closed.
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Philosophy for Children
Governments give education a high profile but today it is increasingly about targets, testing and technology. And some people disagree with this narrow approach. There’s now a lot of evidence to show that emotions play a big part in how we think and make decisions and therefore fostering emotional literacy can improve academic performance, communication skills and self-confidence. This is a fascinating look at the work of Antidote as for the first time they take a whole school approach to introducing children to their emotions and questioning and reasoning skills – with some stunning results. Inspiring and thought-provoking professional development for teachers.