From business to games, medicine to astronomy, the IT industry consistently and competitively improves technologies. This program examines the huge variety of jobs in the IT industry and the way these jobs interact to create the dynamic products that shape our modern life. Includes an inside look at Industry leader IBM, who are at the forefront of technology advancement.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Plagiarism: What Do You Value?
Why do we go to school? For most of us the reason is to learn, however when we fall into the plagiarism trap there is little in the way of positive learning achieved. This program defines plagiarism in all its modern and common forms. Students and teachers talk frankly about their experiences and the reasons why some people copy. It teaches the relevant research, quoting and referencing skills that will enable a student to steer clear of plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional.
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Rope Skills
This program examines the use and care of ropes. Whether it’s rock climbing, abseiling, caving, or military and rescue operations, using ropes correctly is a vitally important skill – sometimes literally a matter of life or death. Using expert demonstrators, Rope Skills covers: types of rope (static vs. dynamic kernmantle ropes); fall factors; care of ropes in action & storage; full demonstrations of 12 different knots; clear explanations of pulley systems for outdoor rescue. This program is an essential reference for any field trip practitioner.
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Plant Adaptations
Investigates the basic characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial environments and the adaptations of the plants that live in those environments.
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Safe Manual Handling: Three Steps To a Safer Workplace
In the past safe manual handling training was all about how to lift things correctly. However current practice is to minimize the risk of manual handling injury through a three step process: 1. Identify hazardous manual handling tasks; 2. Assess risks involved in hazardous tasks; 3. Risk control – measures to reduce or eliminate risks. With the aid of an ergonomist and a physiotherapist, this program demonstrates how to make a workplace safer using some basic principles and procedures.
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Nutrition for Physical Activity
This program discusses what to eat, both for ‘normal’ physical activity and for elite athletes. Nutrition is an integral component of training and competition. This program explores the ways to use nutrition to your advantage.
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Minimum Impact: Take Only Photos, Leave Only Footprints
Getting outdoors is one of the great pleasures in life. But our expeditions into natural environments can also cause real horror stories to unfold. Discarded garbage causes the waterways to become clogged, a campfire can leave a nasty visual scar that can last for years. How can we avoid causing these problems? This program examines ways to minimize our impact when enjoying the outdoors.
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Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
This program looks at nutritional and environmental requirements during pregnancy and for prenatal development.
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Environmental Issues in Food Production
Many of us today are fortunate to have an abundant food supply. Technological advances over the past century have allowed us to increase food productivity and quality significantly, benefiting us as consumers and nations. Yet these improvements have not come about without an effect on our land and environment. In this program we’re asking what the true cost is, looking at environmental issues in food production.