Open courses in Semester 1 2024

ANIM2057 Applied Animal Physiology

Dr Edward Narayam
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 3 hour practical
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: large (approximately 250 students)

This course builds on the on the first year Applied Animal Biology course and introduces students to the workings of the body from a holistic perspective. It will cover the physiology of the major systems of the body such as nervous, endocrine, locomotor, cardiovascular, respiratory and immune systems. 

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Blended delivery; active learning; multimodal; feedback driven

The course is run partially as a flipped classroom in which students are required to actively participate in the teaching and learning process and the teaching staff become facilitators. Students are guided by some lectures, short online recordings, readings, practical tasks and tutorial activities.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Edward Narayan is senior lecturer of Animal Science joining the UQ from Western Sydney University in 2019. Edward has international postdoctoral experience from India, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. He coordinates undergrad Anatomy and Physiology, and teaches into postgrad courses in Ethics & Welfare and Research Projects. Edward has won teaching commendation and Faculty of Science Leadership and Mentoring Award in 2021.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 3-5pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-4
• Location: Gatton campus, 8178-103
• Notes: Contact e.narayan@uq.edu.au to confirm your attendance.

ECON1310 Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences

Dr Carl Sherwood
School of Economics

Course overview

• Delivery: blended: 2 hour lecture, video modules
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (500+ students)

ECON1310 explores basic statistical concepts and techniques that are useful in business and economic contexts. The course covers descriptive statistics, probability, theoretical distributions, inferential statistics (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing) and simple linear regression.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Blended learning; interactive lectures; online video content

Carl aims to inspire students to learn through interactive, contextualised teaching that motivates students to understand the linkages between theory and real world situations.

Lecturer's short bio

Carl Sherwood is a Teaching Focused academic in the School of Economics with interests in students' own contextualised storytelling for learning, blended learning and experiential learing. He has received numerous teaching awards, including an Australian National Award for Teaching Excellence (2017), UQ Award for Teaching Excellence (2015) and an Australian National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2013). He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA, UK), has a professional background of 20 years as a civil engineer, an MBA and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Thursday 2-4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-10, 12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 49-200

EDUC4620 Teachers as Researchers

Associate Professor Ian Hardy
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture
• Level: undergraduate fourth year students
• Size: large (approximately 120 students)

This course aims to provide students with research skills to inform their work as teachers; it is a fourth year capstone course.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Working towards a more flipped classroom approach.

This year, I want to foster more student participation and sharing of experiences (including from previous practicum experiences).

Lecturer's short bio

Associate Professor 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 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7, 13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 42-115

EDUC4740 Teaching Health and Physical Education

Paul Treschman
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 2 hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate fourth year students
• Size: small (approximately 60 students)

EDUC4740 aims to support generalist primary teachers' confidence and competence in teaching physical education/physical activity and embedding physical activity in broader tasks to enhance learning.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Experiential learning; modelling; reflections; peer problem solving

Through applied examples, reflective opportunities, and interactive learning experiences, students in this course are offered the opportunity to be active in the learning process.

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 8-10am
• 'Open' weeks: 1-3, 8, 13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 14-132
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Paul at the beginning of the class. He is also happy to chat after classes or other times. Email p.treschman@uq.edu.au to arrange.

Workshop

• Days and times: Thursday 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-3, 8
• Location: St Lucia campus, 26B-233

EDUC7079 An Introduction to the Science of Learning in Practice

Dr Stephanie MacMahon
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: flipped approach, 2 hour online discussion/lecture
• Level: post-graduate masters students (and equivalent being offered as SFC)
• Size: small (15-30 students)

EDUC7079 is a new course, also offered as a shorter-form credential. It introduces students to the SoL, how it can be applied and evaluated, and implications for leading others.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended delivery; online self-paced lectures and activities; interactive online learning and discussions; reflections and implications for 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 teaching-focused academic in the School of Education, with 20 years experience in school education, and 8 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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Hybrid lecture/discussion

• Days and times: Tuesday 4-6pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-9, 11-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 35-212; Zoom https://uqz.zoom.us/j/86031962249
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Stephanie at the beginning of the class and let her know your interests. She is also happy to chat after classes or other times. 

EDUC7603 Contemporary Theories of Development and Learning

Associate Professor Jason Lodge
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: blended: 2 hour workshop, online modules in UQ Extend
• Level: postgraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 200 students)

Introduction to research and theory of human learning and development for future educators.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning; active learning; range of strategies; range of tactics

As a core requirement for future educators, this course includes a range of teaching strategies. This is because it is as important to model what teaching looks like as it is to cover content in this context. The course has also been designed to draw on the research evidence about quality learning in higher education. The strategies and tactics used are therefore evidence-informed.

Lecturer's short biography

Jason Lodge is a national award-winning educator with 20+ years of experience in higher education. He also received a UQ Award for Teaching Excellence in 2023. For over a decade in academic development roles, he led flagship teacher development programs across several Australian universities. He is currently Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) in HASS and Principal Practitioner - Digital Learning in ITaLI.

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Workshop

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 3-6, 7-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 11A-110/111
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Jason at the beginning of the class. He is also happy to chat after classes or other times. 

ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture

Dr Kevin Welsh
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 3 hour practical
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: medium (150-200 students)

ERTH1000 is an introduction to Earth Science course. It will be taken by students undertaking BSc Majors in Earth, Ocean and Coastal Science, Archaeology, Environmental Science and Management, however, it is aimed at a broad audience of non-specialist students.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: fieldwork (in-person/virtual); student response system; Inspera

Developed virtual fieldwork and virtual laboratory tools to blend online and face-to-face learning. Lectures have become more active with student response system tools including Mentimeter.

Lecturer's short bio

Kevin teaches across earth, environmental and marine science at UQ. He uses records of past changes in environmental variables like sea level or hydro-climate to examine how they will change in the future. He has won Faculty of Science and a UQ Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1, 2, 4-6, 9-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 01-E215

Practical

• Days and times: Monday 1-4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-5, 9, 12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 03-229

HLTH7315 Advancing Research Inquiry

Associate Professor Peter Lewis
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Course overview

• Delivery: 1 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial (both online)
• Level: Masters first and second year students (course sits across multiple programs)
• Size: medium (approximately 175 students)

This course assists students to develop expert search strategies and advanced analytical and critical thinking skills to engage with scholarly literature.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: online delivery; self-paced; weekly modules

This is a brand new course delivered for the first time this semester. It is structured to meet the needs of adult learners Their engagement is determined by knowledge and interest rather than forcing the students to engage.

Lecturer's short bio

Peter is a TF academic who has been at UQ for 6 years. He is Director Teaching and Learning for nursing, midwifery, social work and counselling disciplines.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 9-10am
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-9, 12
• Location: Zoom https://uqz.zoom.us/j/84487268618
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• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Peter at the beginning of the class. He is happy to chat with any visitors.

LAWS3101 Income Tax Law

Dr Thea Voogt
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial (in person and online)
• Level: undergraduate final year commerce students
• Size: large (approximately 160 students)

Introductory income tax law course is for commerce students. Accredited by CA ANZ and CPA AU. The course covers income tax, Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT), Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Inspiring; high energy engagement; practical; student support

This jam-packed course requires non-law students to engage with large volumes of complex legislation that can easily overwhelm them. It uses real-world tax problems in high-energy lectures to get students excited about tax.

Lecturer's short bio

Thea Voogt (HEA Senior Fellow) follows a pastoral teaching philosophy that engages individual students in a large class setting so that they have different avenues to meet the challenges of studying the law as commerce students. She has won 4 BEL and Law School teaching awards.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Tuesday 10am-12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7, 9-12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 07-234 
• Notes: Come along! Tax is understandable and a lot of fun. Please introduce yourself before the lecture. Thea is keen to get your feedback in person/via email.

Tutorial

• Days and times: Monday 12noon-1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-6, 7, 9-10, 12-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 84-128

MATH1040 Mathematical Foundations I

Dr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1 hour lectures and a 2 hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate first-year students
• Size: medium (approximately 300 students)

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

Teaching tools and techniques

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

Maths is learnt by doing. This course uses 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 5 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: Monday 12noon-1pm, Tuesday 9-10am
• 'Open' weeks: (Monday) 1-6, 7-10, 12; (Tuesday) 1-6, 7-12
• Location: St Lucia campus, Monday 23-101; Tuesday 8-139; Zoom https://uqz.zoom.us/j/83158813851
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Michael at the beginning of the class.

MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations II

Dr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1 hour lectures and 2 hour workshops
• Level: undergraduate first-year students
• Size: large (approximately 500 students)

An introductory course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts and is 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. This course uses 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 5 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: Monday 3-4pm, Thursday 12noon-1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-10, 12
• Location: St Lucia campus, Monday 27A-220; Thursday 49-200; Zoom https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82883798339
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Michael at the beginning of the class.

MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations

Associate Professor Poh Wah Hillcock
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1 hour lectures and 2 hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately 500 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 (UQ2U); 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 three UQ teaching awards and a national teaching award.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 9-10am; Thursday 12noon-1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-10, 12-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 23-101

MECH2305 Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Dr Michael Bermingham
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Course overview

• Delivery: 1 hour live lecture (Q&A flipped mode), 2 hour practical/tutorial, online video content
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium (approximately 280 students)

In this course students are introduced to the strong interactions between manufacturing, materials and engineering design processes.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended delivery; online lectures and activities; interactive face-to-face learning/discussions; hands on learning

After 2020 the course pivoted to largely online learning. Now, some of the best aspects of that mode are retained but combined with the best aspects of face-to-face learning - students consume weekly lecture materials online and attend live 'lectures' where they can interact with teachers, demonstration pieces taken to class for reinforcement, and test knowledge through quizzes. In 2024 the lecture contact session is being refreshed, with a 15min condensed summary of the online theory (most important concepts) introduced. The rest of the lecture slot will be interactive demonstrations, Q&A and practice problems similiar to recent years.

Lecturer's short bio

Michael is a senior lecturer in materials engineering, manufacturing and engineering design. He teaches accross undergraduate and post graduate engineering plans. He has won teaching awards at the faculty, university and at the national level.

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Lecture (flipped/interactive mode)

• Days and times: Monday 8-9am
• Weeks: 2-4, 8-9, 12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 03-206
• Notes: Michael is happy to meet with visitors before class to explain context. Email m.bermingham@uq.edu.au to arrange.

MGTS7610 Management Communication

Dr Kate Power
Business School

Course overview

• Delivery: 1 hour face-to-face lecture (supported by an online learning module); 2 hour tutorial
• Level: Masters' first year students
• Size: large (approximately 350 students in lecture)

MGTS7610 introduces students to academic and business communication (some theory but mostly practice).

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Learning cycle; presentation and deconstruction of sample texts (online learning module); practice creating text types (tutorial).

The shift from 2L1T to 1L (Online Learning Module/OLM) 2T was new in S2, 2022, designed to: (i) make maximum use of affordances of online learning; (ii) increase % of engagement/participation by spending more time in smaller classes (tutes).

We are returning to face-to-face lectures in S1, 2024 but will retainin OLMs as a resource for students.

Lecturer's short bio

Kate Power was a teaching-focused academic at UBC for 7 years before accepting a T&R position at UQ. She is a critical discourse analyst, with particular expertise in academic writing and teaching English to Additional Language students.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Tuesday 1-2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-5, 7-10, 12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 03-206
• Notes: Visitors are encouraged to access Online Learning Modules (OLMs) in course Bb site before attending. LearnUQ>Courses>Course Catalogue>Type in MGTS7610 and select Go.

PHYL2066 Human Function in Health and Disease A

Dr Louise Ainscough
School of Biomedical Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 1 hour lectorial per module
• Level: undergraduate second-year students
• Size: small (approximately 70 students)

PHYL2066 provides occupational therapy students with an introduction to human physiology including cellular structure, function and communication. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, including pharmacological treatments for common diseases.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: mini-lecture; active learning; kahoot; Conceptboard

Students complete their asynchronous lectures created in H5P, then attend a face-to-face lectorial for revision. In the lectorial, students test their understanding through active learning. We use Kahoot, Conceptboard and direct questioning to engage students in the activities.

Lecturer's short bio

Louise is a teaching-focused academic in the School of Biomedical Sciences. She has a keen interest in understanding students' approaches to learning. Louise is a HEA fellow, and has won the Faculty of Medicine Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Thursday 9-10am
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 8, 10
• Location: St Lucia campus, 03-309 

POLS1102 Political Problems and Public Policy

Dr Alastair Stark
School of Political Science and International Studies

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: medium (approximately 170 students)

POLS1102 introduces key political science and public lenses to students - 1 hour theory/1 hour application to case.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: typically 20 minute 'blocks' separated by activties

Avoiding the classic sage on the stage method is key in this course. Twenty minute blocks mean messages with impact are delivered - sometimes with role play, sometimes with games, sometimes with emotion etc. This opens up a classroom for the delivery of a message that sticks.

Lecturer's short bio

I am an associate professor in public policy. I have no teaching awards. Just a passion for teaching!

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 2-4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6, 7-12
• Location: St Lucia campus, 42-115

POLS1501 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Analysis

Dr Seb Kaempf
School of Political Science and International Studiesl

Course overview

• Delivery: 2 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate first-year students
• Size: medium (approximately 120 students)

This course provides an introduction to different theories and approaches associated with the causes of war, ethnic cleansing, violence and genocide and approaches to managing, resolving, and ending conflict.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: classic lecture (though somewhat interactive); interactive student-driven tutorials

This course will be delivered through lectures to spark fascination of the topic, followed by in-depth readings and engagement, before being discussed in tutorials. This looks like a classical structure, but delivery of lectures and tute activities are very innovative.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Kaempf is an Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, is the convener of the MOOC 'MediaWarX' and has won UQ and national and international awards for teaching excellence.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Thursday 12noon-2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-5, 7-10, 12-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 01-E109
• Notes: Please introduce yourself to Seb at the beginning of the class. He is also happy to chat after classes or other times. Email s.kaempf@uq.edu.au if you would like to meet before the class.

PSYC2040 Social and Organisational Psychology

Dr Michael Thai
School of Psychology

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: large (approximately 350 students)

This course provides students with a solid understanding of theories and methods used to investigate questions in social and organisational psychology. Lectures cover various topics, including the self, social perception, attitudes, belonging and groups, stereotyping and prejudice, love and attraction.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: traditional lecture

PSYC2040 is taught through a traditional lecture format. Student engagement is encouraged through in-class experiments and other interaction.

Lecturer's short bio

Michael is a lecturer in psychology and has been lecturing large undergraduate psychology classes for 8 years.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Thursday 2-4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-6, 7-10, 12-13
• Location: St Lucia campus, 63-348