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DIGIHLTH 704
: Healthcare Decision Support Systems2022 Semester Two (1225)
Familiarises students with the main developments of decision support systems in healthcare. The theoretical concepts and the technology including data mining, clinical decision support systems, diagnostic systems and decision support in managed care are outlined. Ethical issues are also addressed.
Restriction: HLTHINFO 730
402
DISMGT 704A
: Research Project2022 Semester Two (1225)
Supervised research project addressing a topic relevant to disaster management.
To complete this course students must enrol in DISMGT 704 A and B, or DISMGT 704
403
DRAMA 708
: Drama and the Mind2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
404
DRAMA 728
: Research Principles for Theatre2022 Semester One (1223)
Outlines the principles of research for theatre. Combines critical enquiry, theory and practical exercises to explore best practice in scholarly and creative performance research. Topics include developing a subject, refining a research question, scholarly research practices, using the creative process as research methodology, and framing research findings. Examines impact of language, culture and gender on theatre research.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
405
EARTHSCI 705
: Geohazards2022 Semester Two (1225)
Contemporary methods used to identify and assess natural hazards, techniques used for the probabilistic forecasting, spatial representation and communication of hazards. How the relationship between hazard information, risk mitigation and emergency management is addressed. There will be a strong focus on the use of case studies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
406
EARTHSCI 706
: Faults, Fluids and Ore Deposits2022 Semester One (1223)
Application of concepts of structural geology to mineral exploration, with a focus on hydrothermal ore deposits. Students are exposed to fundamental theory to work through key deposit types with scenarios designed to encourage critical thinking, problem solving and good practice. A field component may be offered.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
407
EARTHSCI 714
: Earthquake Geology2022 Semester One (1223)
Understanding why, how and where earthquakes occur from identification of their source parameters to consideration of their effects (ground shaking, fault rupture and crustal stress changes). Topics include seismic style, earthquake size and source parameters, recurrence interval, conditions for failure, and earthquakes as agents for crustal fluid redistribution.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
408
EARTHSCI 720
: Geochemistry of our World2022 Semester One (1223)
Provides a broad overview of applications of geochemistry across multiple disciplines. In addition, this course will help determine the suitability of different analytical techniques to different problems while providing practical experience in collecting and evaluating geochemical data. Subject areas are wide-reaching and include, geology, environmental science, biology, archaeology, and forensic sciences. No formal prerequisite but knowledge of introductory chemistry will be assumed.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
409
EARTHSCI 752
: Understanding Volcanic Systems2022 Semester Two (1225)
Understanding how and why volcanoes erupt from magma processes in mantle to eruption at the surface. All tectonic settings and explosive and effusive processes are examined. Volcanic hazards and resource exploration in volcanic terrain is also covered.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
410
EARTHSCI 754
: Pure and Applied Sedimentology2022 Semester Two (1225)
An integrated account of aspects of advanced sedimentology from sediment source to sink. Critical examination of recent and ongoing, pure and applied research into the dynamics of sedimentary environments and their recognition in the ancient record. No formal prerequisite, but knowledge of sedimentology and sedimentary processes at the level covered in GEOG 262 or GEOLOGY 202 will be assumed.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
411
EARTHSCI 770
: Engineering Geological Mapping2022 Summer School (1220)
A field-based course which provides hands-on experience in outcrop mapping, geomorphic mapping, and simple field testing of rocks and soils for geotechnical purposes.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
412
EARTHSCI 771
: Advanced Engineering Geology2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced engineering geology focused on engineering practice. Interpretation of in-situ testing and laboratory test data (including groundwater) for the derivation of design parameters for input into numerical modeling software. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, design and analysis of site investigation, advanced core logging, slope stability analysis, rock fall assessment, introduction to numerical modeling, liquefaction and seismic hazard assessment for engineering design.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
413
EARTHSCI 772
: Hydrogeology2022 Semester One (1223)
Introduces aquifers and aquifer properties; the various processes and techniques utilised in the discovery, development and assessment of groundwater resources; groundwater in construction; groundwater contamination.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
414
ECON 701
: Microeconomic Theory2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced treatment of traditional topics from "core" microeconomics, including consumer theory and duality, expected utility theory, general equilibrium, game theory and the economics of information.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
415
ECON 702
: Industrial Organisation2022 Semester One (1223)
Concerned with interdependence of firm behaviour, market structures and implications for consumers and society. Concepts from game theory are introduced and applied to study strategic firm behaviour in a variety of general and more specific market settings; Coverage includes the potential role for public policy with instruments like competition policy, patent policy and the regulation of public utilities such as telecommunication, electricity, water and gas.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
416
ECON 711
: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy2022 Semester One (1223)
Discusses advanced analytical tools and concepts used in modern macroeconomics and shows how to apply these tools in policy settings. The focus will be on dynamic macroeconomic models with micro-foundations and their applications to understanding macroeconomic policy issues, such as growth, fluctuations, debt-crises, ageing, unemployment, and global imbalances.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
417
ECON 712
: Topics in Money, Banking and Finance2022 Semester Two (1225)
An advanced treatment of macroeconomics focusing on contemporary issues that have been brought into sharp relief since the global financial crisis. Topics include models of financial crises, the role of financial markets and liquidity, sovereign debt, the relationship between financial intermediation and the macroeconomy, and the (unorthodox) way in which central bank policy is now conducted.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
418
ECON 721
: Econometrics 12022 Semester One (1223)
Core econometrics including theory and applications. The development of the classical linear regression model and extensions to the most general case. Applications to types of linear models involving cross-section and time-series data, and simultaneous equation models. The method of maximum likelihood, other extrema estimators and associated methods of testing.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
419
ECON 723
: Econometrics 22022 Semester Two (1225)
An overview of time series econometrics, designed to introduce a range of material in stationary and nonstationary time series including: modern model determination methods, unit root and co-integration theory, non-linear time series analysis and continuous time models. Students will be introduced to practical time series forecasting methods.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
420
ECON 741
: Topics in International Trade2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced treatment of selected developments in international trade theory including the link between trade and development and contemporary issues relating to trade strategies and structural adjustment policies with an emphasis on developing countries.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
421
ECON 751
: Advanced International Finance2022 Semester Two (1225)
A study of open-economy macroeconomic topics (theoretic, empirical and policy oriented), including models of exchange rate behaviour.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
422
ECON 761
: Public Economics and Policy2022 Semester One (1223)
Fundamental theorems of public economics, market failure, public choice theory, and distribution; the role of the economist in the making of public policy in a modern mixed economy, ideologies and critiques of the market model, the economics of the welfare state, welfare and tax reform in New Zealand, and applied poverty issues.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
423
ECON 771
: Economics of Development2022 Semester Two (1225)
Contemporary issues in development economics. Topics include: the way economists' approaches to leading development issues have evolved to the present; and leading development issues, including sources of economic growth, the role of population, human capital and innovation, labour and migration, international trade and foreign aid, and strategies for sustainable economic development. There is emphasis on the 'Newly Industrializing Countries' and other Third World developing countries.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
424
ECON 784
: Special Topic: Health Economics2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines contemporary issues in health economics including inequalities in healthcare access, utilisation and health outcomes. Application of economic frameworks and theory to inform decision-making around resource allocation and broader issues of health financing, especially in relation to current New Zealand health reforms and delivering equity under Te Tiriti o Waitangi as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
425
EDCURRIC 708
: Making a Difference – Science2022 Semester One (1223)
A practice-focused examination of teaching and learning in science at primary and intermediate level, using evidence-based evaluative inquiry to explore the teaching and learning of key science understandings. Includes critical examination of pedagogies in science and research into students’ science learning, including the nature of science.
To complete this course students must enrol in EDCURRIC 708 A and B, or EDCURRIC 708