This program addresses two increasingly common occurrences in the business world – the merger of two or more companies/firms or the acquisition process. Using real life case studies, we examine the merge between SPC/Ardmona and the acquisition of PSB by OAMPS. The program covers the pressures that led to the changes, the way in which the change process was managed and criteria by which the success of the changes could be evaluated.
Languages: English
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Materials for Design: Resin Jewelry
In this program we look at resin – a plastic that can be put to the most creative and artistic of uses. We provide a brief overview of the history of plastics: natural plastics, the first man-made plastic, the plastic ‘revolution’ of the 1960s and recycling and waste issues. Then we look at two designers: Rebekah Webster and Viliama Grakalic who work with resin. They showcase their work, discuss the properties of resin and why they like working with it. We also consider health and safety issues when working with resin and discuss processes, materials and equipment.
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Similarity, Ratio and Proportion
This program presents the ideas of similarity, ratio and proportion in a refreshing and informal style. Examples are drawn from everyday life using familiar objects with on-screen graphics producing clear well defined diagrams. Thorough explanations are provided with worked examples and student practice is also included. Methods to obtain indirect measurements are simplified and elegantly demonstrated, including surveying methods to find the width of a river and a mirror to find the height of a tall object. Both of these methods are suitable for student activities and use readily obtainable equipment.
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Coordinate Geometry
The program explores the first quadrant of the Cartesian plane in the context of a city street grid, then looks at using coordinates, graphing relationships and how slope is measured.
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Geometric Transformations
The program uses everyday situations and examples to explain the major types of geometric transformations: translations, rotations, reflections and dilations
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Naming and Measuring Angles
This program provides students with a lively introduction to key concepts involved with angles, such as how we define and write information about an angle, mathematical notation for rays, line segments and lines, and how to use a protractor. Obtuse and acute angles are illustrated, the relationships between the angles formed by a transversal crossing parallel lines are investigated and congruent triangles are introduced, all using examples from real life, supplemented by clear graphic overlays and simple animations.
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Geometric Constructions
The program demonstrates the following constructions in the context of a student creating a mobile to hang above a baby’s cot: Bisecting an angle; Perpendicular bisector of a line; Constructing a triangle using three known side length; Determine the center of gravity by constructing medians; Determine the inscribed circle of a triangle by constructing the angle bisectors; Determine the circumcircle of a triangle by constructing the perpendicular bisectors.
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Triangles and Quadrilaterals
The program explains how triangles can be classified by side length and by angles, introducing the mathematical names. It then names and illustrates the different types of convex quadrilaterals.
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Measurements of Physical Activity
The National Physical Activity Guidelines were introduced by the Australian Government to offer guidance and options for moderate-intensity physical activity, which are both achievable and sustainable across gender, socio-economic and occupational groups. This program illustrates the key principles outlined by the guidelines and offers a comprehensive and objective approach to various methods of measuring physical activity. Interviews and a variety of sports and activities footage further assist with addressing the concepts of the program.
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Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
This program aims to support teachers’ current understanding of mandatory reporting of child abuse in schools across Australia. It focuses on the legal aspects of mandatory reporting, including variations from state to state, and describes the process by which a teacher can form a belief that a student is being abused. Additionally it provides clear definitions of what constitutes child abuse and explores the different possible physical and/or behavioral manifestations of the impact of child abuse on children. This program provides information to teachers about the process of making a notification to a relevant child protection authority and discusses how the notification might be handled from that point.