Focusing of the activities of the internationally recognised studio of Hoyne Design, this program introduces students to the way in which a professional design company approaches creating a solution to a design brief, for a multi-million dollar agri-business client. It also examines the way in which script and photographic personnel contribute to the process of creating a corporate brand from scratch; and we see the results of their efforts.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Trail of the Elephants
Creating a new purpose built enclosure for the elephants of Melbourne Zoo, that gave visitors to the exhibit a cultural experience of the animals native homeland, and also met the unique housing needs of the elephants; was a collaborative exercise between specialist environmental designers and zoo staff. The program examines how the project progressed, the personnel involved, and responses to the completed design solution.
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Essential Preparations
This program covers types of menus, basic equipment and laying of tables and covers.
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Introducing the Basics
This program looks at the hospitality industry: an overview, service management, workplace essentials, personal grooming and hygiene and presentation.
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A to Z of Risk: A Young Person’s Guide
Risk-taking is a part of life, but in the process of growing and maturing teenagers often take unnecessary, dangerous risks. The A to Z of Risk (A young person’s guide) is divided into 26 fast-paced segments of drama, fact, personal stories, and insights to help students focus on risk-taking behavior that builds up rather than destroys both themselves and others. Topics covered: Sex, Driving, Drugs, Relationships and Decision-making
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Managing Databases
This program takes viewers through the basics of setting up and maintaining a database, covering areas such as setting up relationships, creating a data capture form, creating queries, setting up reports and creating and running macros.
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Acquiring Skills: How People Develop Skills
People perform skills every day – ranging from simple tasks such as walking (although this is not simple for a 10 month old child?) through to much more complex skills such as gymnastics routines. Elite sportspeople perform complex tasks repeatedly and with high success rates whilst beginners start off with basic movements and make many mistakes. Skill Acquisition is the study of how people develop skills and become successful performers. This program clearly investigates the basic concepts of acquiring skills and information processing and applies these to human performance.
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The Design Process – From Concept to Customer
The content of this program is practically based, taking the viewer, step by step through the production of a food product using the components of the design process. The program simultaneously looks at using the design process in a commercial and domestic setting. By using the commercial and domestic settings side by side, strong links can be developed to the real life context of the design process used in a classroom setting. The program is based on a number of interviews with industry experts who share and display their skills and knowledge on various areas of the design process. Visual demonstrations of the processes give an in depth and engaging insight into the development of a food product from start to finish within a large commercial company, Heinz.
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Experiments with Water
The following program has two components. Firstly the scientific concept of water surface tension is carefully explained through discussion and a variety of activities. Secondly, the program carefully explains the steps required to undertake a science experiment and therefore the expectations of what the students will be required to do when they undertake their own experiments.
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Hot Tips For Classroom Management
One of the biggest challenges facing teachers today is classroom management and dealing with difficult students. This program provides practical help, offering some effective, preventative strategies, as well as ways to deal with difficult behavior when it occurs. Covering pre-planning ? establishing the rules, pre-planning ? other strategies, routine, seven steps of behavior management, the behavior interventions pyramid, depersonalizing behavior sanctions and reflection, and written by teachers in the know, this is a great professional development tool for any new teacher, or any teacher wanting to brush up on essential classroom skills.