Open courses in Semester 2 2024

AERO4100 Aero Design and Manufacturing

Dr David Gilfind
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour assessed tutorial
• Level: undergraduate
• Size: medium (approximately 100 students)

The part of the course I teach examines the thin-walled structures which make up most of the structure of modern aircraft. Students learn how to apply the most useful classical analytical techniques to the design and certification of these components.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Lecture; assessed tutorial

The five themes in my teaching approach are: 

• logical course structure
• authentic curriculum
• highest quality learning materials
• consistent 3-step context-theory-example approach
• assessment as the most powerful tool to engage students.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Gilfind is UQ’s Aerospace Engineering plan leader. He has coordinated and taught the following final year courses: AERO4470 (Hypersonics), AERO4100 (Aerospace Design and Manufacturing), AERO4200 (Flight mechanics and avionics) and ENGG4552 (Major Design Project), and also taught into the second year course MECH2300 (Structures and Materials).

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1–7
• Location:  01–E302

AGRC1041 Cell and Tissue Biology for Agriculture and Veterinary Science

A/Prof Deanne Whitworth
School of Veterinary Science

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures and 2-hour practicals
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 150–190 BVSc students)

AGRC1041 is a biomedical science course that integrates the structure of cells and tissues with their function.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Traditional lectures – digital platform (VetCloud) – virtual microscopy

AGRC1041 is delivered using a mixed platform of online and face-to-face teaching. Current research and how it informs the content of the course is discussed, and clinical examples that demonstrate the applicability of the course material, help to engage students in their learning. 

Lecturer's short bio

Dee Whitworth is a T&R academic in the School of Veterinary Science with research interests in the biology and therapeutic applications of stem cells, and developmental biology in marsupials and monotremes.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 11am–1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1–3, 7–9, 10, 12, 13
• Location: Gatton campus, 8117–106

ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology

Suresh Krishnasamy
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 3-hour practical
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 300 students)

ANIM1020 introduces students to the basics of animal biology — anatomy. The course delves into the various anatomical systems giving them a foundation for courses in later years.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: pols

The course encourages students to bring their knowledge to the fore and contribute ideas to the lecture and practical material. The material presented is clearly established as an idea and perspective but involves validation of student knowledge

Lecturer's short bio

Suresh is a teaching-focused academic with the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability where he plays a key role in supporting the teaching and learning needs of colleagues and students. He also partakes in educational research along with curriculum and program design activities at AGFS. He is particularly interested in the transition of first year students from high school and other avenues into undergraduate education.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 2–4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 3, 5, 6
• Location: Gatton campus, 8255–105
• Notes: Zoom not currently offered, but exception can be made for OCS participants. Email suresh.krishnasamy@uq.edu.au if required.

ANTH1030 Anthropology of Current World Issues

A/Prof Gerhard Hoffstaedter
School of Social Science

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 130 students)

This course introduces students to a core set of social and cultural theories in anthropology, anthropological case studies, and anthropological research processes that address contemporary challenges relating to current world issues.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: multimodal learning –active learning–dialogical lectures–online learning

Integrated and scaffolded learning environment including online resources, videos and quizzes.

Lecturer's short bio

Gerhard Hoffstaedter is a political anthropologist, award-winning lecturer and researcher on Islam, refugees and the state in Southeast Asia.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 9–11am
• 'Open' weeks: 2–8
• Location: 50–T103

BIOM2015 Physiology and Pharmacology of Human Disease

Dr Judit Kibedi
School of Biomedical Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1–hour lectures and practicals 
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium (approximately 100 students)

A a core subject in BHealthSci, we focus on the pathophysiology of some of the most prevalent human diseases. Practicals include exploration of some core physiological processes, along with three visits to the IPLC (Herston) to support students' completion of a multimedia project.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: authentic learning–employability–active learning

The course is under new coordination and is exploring novel ways to engage students to appreciate the role of (patho)physiology for their future (largely non-science pathways). Weekly quizzes and better ties to previous 1st year physiology courses encourages students to strengthen their foundational understanding.

Practicals at the IPLC will enhance the authenticity of their experience by engaging students with exquisite pathophysiology specimen which they'll be required to use to produce a multimedia educational resource the Museum will display to the public.

Lecturer's short bio

Judit is a teaching-focused academic with a lengthy history of teaching in large, first and second year practical classes predominantly for biomedical sciences. Her interests lie particularly in developing students' science communication skills, effective feedback practices and student literacy, and enriching students' capabilities for future sucess (employability). 

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Practical

• Days and times: (Wk 2) Tuesday 12noon–2pm, 2–4pm
  (Wk 6)  Tuesday 9am–12noon, 1–4pm
  (Wk 9) Tuesday 9am–12noon, 1–4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 6, 9
• Location: Herston campus, 0901–6161 
• Notes: Judit will be absent 17 September 1–4pm, but senior tutors will be present and visitors are welcome to join us regardless.

CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2

Prof Gwen Lawrie
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1–hour lectorials weekly + combination of workshops and practicals
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium (approximately 90 students)

This course is required in the chemistry and chemical sciences majors and serves as an elective for students in many other majors and programs. It has a prerequisite of first year chemistry completion.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: multimodal representations–active learning–in-class problem solving–discussion

Students are guided to think about their thinking in chemistry concepts and to build their understanding through modelling processes and formative feedback.

Representational competence and chemical reasoning skills are developed using multimodal resources embedded in activities. I try to provide an inclusive environment for students to participate in learning.

Lecturer's short biography

Gwen Lawrie is a teaching-focussed academic. Her research explores instructional design to support self-regulated learning in online environments through multimodal representations and formative feedback. Gwen is also a Principal Practitioner (Inclusive Teaching) with ITaLI and a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

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Lectorial

• Days and times: Tuesday 1–2pm, Friday 9–10am 
• 'Open' weeks: 4–6
• Location: Tuesday 24–S402; Friday 50–T105
• Notes: Workshop in Week 6 (Tue 2–4 pm, 69–304/5) is also open.

ECON2030 Microeconomic Policy

A/Prof Ian MacKenzie
School of Economics

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate first/second year students
• Size: large (approximately 300 students)

Extends microeconomic theory and demonstrates application to microeconomic policy issues; welfare economics, trade practices legislation, tariff policy and public enterprises.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: interactive lectures–collaborative learning tutorials

I focus on in-class games, reward driven participation.

Lecturer's short bio

Ian MacKenzie is a T&R academic with an AAUT award and a UQ citation.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1–3, 6–9, 10–12
• Location: 42–216

EDUC3006 Inquiry Based Pedagogies 

Paul Treschman
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate third year students
• Size: small (approximately 30 students)

Through engagement in authentic teaching contexts, this course aims to help pre-service teachers use formative assessment practices to improve their teaching and enhance students’ learning.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning–modelling–visible learning–formative assessment–exploratory–self-regulated feedback–peer feedback

Through experiential teaching and learning processes, these pre-service teachers (PSTs) generate visible evidence of their impact on student learning. Then through engaging in self-regulated, peer, and dialogic feedback processes, these PSTs work together to improve their practices and enhance their students’ learning further.

Lecturer's short bio

Paul is a passionate educator with an interest in activating the students in the feedback and learning process. Paul has 25 years teaching experience in secondary and tertiary education, and enjoys exploring ways to enhance the translation of pedagogical research into practice to support student learning.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Thursday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
• Location: 26B–219
• Notes: This is only a 10 week course because pre-service teachers have a professional experience in weeks 11, 12, 13. We are also off-site in a school on the even weeks, which only leaves the odd weeks listed above as on campus. 

Workshop

EDUC7059 Foundation of the Science of Learning

Dr Stephanie Macmahon
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture/workshop
• Level: postgraduate
• Size: small (approximately 30 students)

This course explores the philosophical underpinnings and key ideas from the science of learning, and how the principles can be effectively applied into practice in diverse learning contexts.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning–hybrid–collaborative; reflective of the science of learning principles–student engagement– application to practice

Flipped approach that encourages independent and collaborative online engagement, with emphasis on applying learning into diverse contexts.

Lecturer's short bio

Steph is a lecturer in the School of Education, with 20 years experience in school education, and 9 years in tertiary.

As the Science of Learning Field of Study Coordinator, and Program Director for the UQ Learning Lab, Steph engages deeply in the multi-disciplinary literature around how people learn, the factors that affect learning, and how this evidence can be applied into pedagogical practice in school, higher education and adult learning contexts, drawing on her extensive experience in a range of education contexts. 

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Lecture/workshop

• Days and times: Monday 4–6pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2–9; 10, 12–13
• Location: 46–230 and https://uqz.zoom.us/j/81186900944 

EDUC7212 Educational Research Methods

A/Prof Ian Hardy
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour contact, synchronous Zoom and face-to-face
• Level: postgraduate
• Size: medium (approximately 240students)

This course is about conducting education research in a socially responsive, critically conscious and ethically responsible way to help inform education policy and practice.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning–engagement during lectures–student led workshops/tuts

I actively encourage student participation/feedback during lectures. Zoom enables text responses, as well as face-to-face (synchronous). Online component varies between groups online and groups face-to-face.

Lecturer's short bio

A/Prof Ian Hardy researches and teaches educational policy and practice at the School of Education. Recent research has focused upon datafication processes in schools and schooling systems more broadly.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Tuesday 6–8pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1–9, 10–13
• Location: 11A–120/121

ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture

Dr Gilbert Price
School of the Environment

Course overview

• Delivery: 7 hours contact per week, full day fieldtrip
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: medium (approximately 150–200 students)

The course explores concepts as diverse as the origin of the Solar System through to the evolution of life. It will touch on the big geological processes that have shaped our planet, covering topics including plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquakes, natural resources and climate change.

ERTH1000 is recommended for all students in geology, ecology, biology, marine, environmental science and archaeology, and is also appropriate for anyone who wants to know more about the world they live on. 

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning–blended learning–hybrid Zoom/F2F–Inspera

Pre-pandemic, the course comprised separate lectures and pracs. During the pandemic, the course shifted online virtually without change in general structure (physical prac specimens replaced with digital specimens).

Today, the course can be taught completely in online if necessary, but this semester be delivered with a hybrid approach that includes two live Zoom lectures, one live Zoom prac, and one F2F prac on relevant weeks (same prac as the Zoom one but hands-on with physical teaching materials).

The course utilises Inspera for practicals, digital 3D models, physcial specimens (rocks and fossils), in-class interactive and live informal quizzes and surveys.

Lecturer's short bio

Gilbert Price is an Associate Professor in the School of the Environment. He is passionate about online learning and his teaching has thrived since the pandemic. His enthusiasm is driven by the challenge of adapting to the online environment (he loves it so much that he even recently started a new blog aimed at helping other lecturers: www.PandemicTeaching.com).

The Planet Earth course has maintained an average SECaT score of ~4.7 for the past several years including including during the peak of the pandemic. He has been awarded several faculty and school-based awards for his teaching efforts.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 11am–12noon, Tuesday 11am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: Monday 1–4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13; Tuesday 1–4, 8, 9, 10–13
• Location: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/89517349869 

FINM3412 Advanced Investments and Portfolio Management

Mark Tanner
UQ Business School

Course overview

• Delivery: 3-hour seminar, 2-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: small (approximately 50–60 students)

Students develop skills in investment valuation and management, via 13 weeks of flipped content delivered over 6 weeks in a Socratic discussion delivery mode.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning–socratic discussions–active learning

Designed in collaboration with Industry to create authentic experiences and assessments. Socratic discussions (Wks 1–6) develop skills of verbal persuasion and conciseness. The authentic team assignment (Wks 7–13) develops industry relevant skills. The assignment is highly challenging but is a personal relevant challenge and peer-support is provided from course alumni.

Lecturer's short bio

Mark Tanner is a teaching-focused academic. He is an active practitioner, consultant, and researcher in the areas of personal finance and investments. His teaching has been recognised by the award of a UQ Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, and UQ has nominated Mark for a National Citation.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Friday 8–11am and Friday 1–4pm  
• 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 8, 9–12
• Location: Friday am 50–N201, Friday pm 14–132
• Notes: Weeks 1–6 are socratic discussion weeks. Weeks 8–12 are workshops for the authentic assignment. Visitors are welcome in Weeks 8–12, but note these are workshops with team consultations so may not be as useful to you as visiting in Weeks 1–6.

LAWS5167 Asian Legal Systems 

Professor Ann Black 
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

• Delivery: 3-hour seminar for 10 weeks, commencing week 2 
• Level: final year elective 
• Size: medium (approximately 30–50 students)

This course aims to defeat an ethnocentric view of law by introducing law students to how law and legal insitutions operate in distinctive and different ways through East, Northeast and Southeast Asia.

The nations reflect the diversity in Asia, how factors of history, forms of governance, religion, ideology and vision of leaders can shape and change and nation's direction.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended–student in-class presentation assessed–students' expertise to inform class learning

Assessment is integral, not separate from the in-class learning process; students present in-class or video presentations which draws on students' expertise to inform class learning. ‘Happening now’ eventsare included to make content relateable. 

Lecturer's short bio

Ann is Profesor of Law (T&R) who has always valued teaching equally with research and married the two to ensure research to informs teaching. Her elective courses are comparative: drawing on Asian, Islamic and other legal systems and contextual ways of experiencing law. Ann has received UQ and AAUT teaching excellence.awards. 

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Seminar

• Days and times: Monday 8–11am
• Weeks:  2–9, 10, 12
• Location: 78–343

LAWS3101 Income Tax Law

Dr Thea Voogt
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour weekly lectures face-to-face, 1-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate final year business students
• Size: large (approximately 170 students)

Tax law course, accredited by profesional accounting bodies. We make complex Income Tax, Fringe Benefits Tax and GST fun and understandable to prepare students for professional exams after graduating.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: flexible–self-regulated learning–team teaching-engagement data

Induction resources are key to bridge the discipline and country context divide for my tax law novice, majority international learners. 75% of them work nearly full-time. Online resources help them to learn when they can. Daily diary is key. Heavy integration between lectures and tutorials. I foster belonging through sharing engagement data with students. We have FUN! Tax is real life!  

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Thea Voogt is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and has won four UQ teaching awards. She brings complex Australian-specific legal content to life, proving that tax is never dull. Thea is a chartered accountant.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1–7, 9, 10, 12
• Location:  01–E215
• Notes: Email me in advance of attendance. I'd love to share the materials for that week with you! t.voogt@law.uq.edu.au. Please say hi when you attend. I value hearing/reading your feedback.

MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations II

Dr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lecture, 2-hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: medium (approximately 150 students)

An introductory course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts, useful to students in a wide range of discipline areas. It is the University's equivalent of Queensland high school Specialist Mathematics.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning–daily recaps–build on current knowledge–Unidoodle

Maths is learnt by doing. In this course we use UniDoodle, an audience response system which lets students write equations and sketch graphs. This instantaneous feedback allows us to tailor the course appropriately.

Lecturer's short bio

Michael Jennings is an inspirational and dedicated teacher of mathematics at UQ. He teaches large first-year courses and uses his experiences in both secondary and tertiary systems to engage and inspire students. Michael has won 6 UQ teaching awards as well as 2 national awards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 12noon–1pm, Friday 10–11am
• 'Open' weeks: 7–9, 10–13
• Location: 7–222

MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations

Dr Poh Hillock
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lecture, 2-hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 800 students)

MATH1052 covers university-level mathematical concepts useful to students in a range of discipline areas, including mathematics, business, health sciences, science, applied science and engineering.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning–face-to-face workshops–interactive lectures

The course has a large collection of online learning resources and many face-to-face initiatives run during the semester. These include extra help sessions, support tutorials, exam revision classes, pre-semester workshops.

Lecturer's short bio

Poh received her PhD from The University of Adelaide in the area of Convex Sets with Lattice Point Constraints. More recently, her interests have switched to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in mathematics.

Poh is always on the lookout for practical ideas to help her first year students learn mathematics. Poh has won 3 UQ teaching awards and a national teaching award.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 12noon–1pm, Wednesday 10–11am
• 'Open' weeks: Monday 2–6, Wednesday 2, 3, 5, 6
• Location: 49–200

MGTS3606 Global Human Resource Management

Dr Miriam Moeller 
UQ Business School

Course overview

• Delivery: 3-hour seminar for 13 weeks
• Level: undergraduate third year students
• Size: large (approximately 160 students)

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of three interrelated aspects of managing in the global workplace.

Theme 1: General human resource management (HRM) in the multinational enterprise. Theme 2: Engaging in and supporting global mobility.
Theme 3: Building awareness of present and emerging international human resource management trends.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: inclusion–conscious approach–mentors/guest speakers 

Create connections before sharing content. Design interactions for contribution, not just for consumption. Contextualise to audiences for clarity.

Lecturer's short bio

Miriam is a Senior Lecturer in International Business (T&R). Her vision as an educator rests on emphasising equity, diversity and inclusion across learning experiences.

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Seminar

• Days and times: Friday 12noon–3pm
• 'Open' weeks: 3, 4
• Location: 11A–110/111 
• Notes: email m.moeller@business.uq.edu.au for discussion for specific weeks beyond 3 and 4.

POLS3102 Governance and Australian Public Policy

Dr Alastair Stark
School of Political Science and International Studies

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour workshop, 1-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium (approximately 90 students)

POLS3102 is now a mandatory second year course for second year politics, philosophy and economic students. I teach it as series of mini lectures and workshop tasks built around the classics and cutting edge of policy.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: interactive–flipped–student-centred–constructivist 

I do a mix of lectures and workshop activities in class and then assesss via tutorial activities.

Lecturer's short bio

I am a senior lecturer in public policy. I have no teaching awards. Just a passion for teaching! 

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Workshop

• Days and times: Wednesday 12noon–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1–3, 5–9, 10–12
• Location: 46–242/243
• Notes: email alastair.stark@uq.edu.au for discussion of specific weeks.