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  • Statistical Modelling for Data ScienceMAST90139

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    Statistical models are central to data science applications. Modelling approaches such as linear and generalized linear models, mixed models, and non-parametric regression are developed. Applications to time series, longitudinal, and spatial data are discussed. Methods for causal inference and ha...

  • Statistical Signal ProcessingELEN90079

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    Topics include: State estimation algorithms (Kalman and Wiener filtering); parameter estimation algorithms (Least Squares, Maximum Likelihood, Maximum a Posteriori) and their adaptive versions. Other topics to be selected from: system identification, spectral analysis, nonlinear filtering; hidde...

  • Statistical Techniques in InsuranceACTL90008

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    Topics include multiple linear regression; Spearman´s and Kendall´s measures of correlation; principal component analysis; generalised linear models; bootstrap method; Bayesian statistics; credibility theory.

  • Statistics for BioinformaticsBINF90001

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    Bioinformatics involves the analysis of biological data and randomness is inherent in both the biological processes themselves and the sampling mechanisms by which they are observed. This subject first introduces stochastic processes and their applications in Bioinformatics, including evolutionar...

  • Statistics for Research WorkersMAST90007

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Winter Term Year:2024Quotas apply

    This subject is designed to provide students with detailed training in statistical methods as applied to the design and analysis of projects undertaken by postgraduate students, across all disciplines.  

  • Statistics in Climate DynamicsATOC90010

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    The subject will discuss some basic statistical methods for analysing climate dynamics with the aim of understanding the physical mechanisms driving the observed structures (statistics). The subject will emphasise how these methods can be applied and will explore the potential pitfalls in interpr...

  • Statutes in the 21st CenturyLAWS70404

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024Quotas apply

    In the first half of the 20th century most civil actions were for causes of action not much affected by statute: trespass, negligence, libel and slander, breach of contract and the various forms of equitable suit. Most criminal prosecutions were for offences created by statute but whose elements ...

  • Statutory Valuation (PG)ABPL90045

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    Valuation for statutory purposes including rating. Examination of all taxes affecting property, including land tax. Compulsory acquisition and compensation.

  • Steel and Composite Construction SystemsABPL90293

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    Steel and composite construction systems can take many forms when used to construct commercial or industrial buildings. This subject will introduce students to construction techniques and performance requirements that influence material selection for constructing low to medium rise office or apar...

  • Steel-Composites in Modern ConstructionCVEN90035

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    AIMS The evolution of construction methods and the development of structural systems enable buildings to be built faster and safer than traditional construction methods. This subject introduces advanced steel and composite structures that can be used in modern construction, where most parts of a...

  • STEM Learning EcologiesEDUC91027

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Term 4 Year:2024

    This subject includes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and will connect with Place and Country through STEM learning ecologies. The importance of building strong relationships that invite co-participation of children and adults in creating sustainable communities is promot...

  • STEM Learning in the Early YearsEDUC91061

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    This subject explores Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pedagogies situated in lifeworlds, specifically on Country. This subject is framed within the Australian Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Situating STEM...

  • Stochastic Calculus with ApplicationsMAST90059

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    This subject provides an introduction to stochastic calculus and mathematics of financial derivatives. Stochastic calculus is essentially a theory of integration of a stochastic process with respect to another stochastic process, created for situations where conventional integration will not be p...

  • Stochastic OptimisationMAST90144

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    Stochastic optimisation encompasses many diverse areas including control theory, reinforcement learning, multiarmed bandit problems, simulation optimisation, and neural networks. Stochastic optimisation can be succinctly described as sequential decision making under uncertainty. In a sequential d...

  • Storytelling WorkshopFLTV70041

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024

    This subject examines some of the elements that constitute universal principles of effective storytelling. Students are required to write short prose or script format exercises which are shared with the class and discussed. Emphasis is put on examining how an audience’s engagement is impacted by...

  • Strategic Awareness and Business AcumenMGMT90212

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024Quotas apply

    Strategic Awareness and Business Acumen will provide an overview of the strategy process and an understanding of the organisation as an integrated system. We will explore a toolkit of concepts, frameworks and techniques to analyse an organisation’s strategic context and develop and implement winn...

  • Strategic Change LeadershipISYS90089

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024

    AIMS The contemporary political, economic, technological and social environment is undergoing rapid and transformational change. This is a period of massive disruption as we harness technological innovations and transform the ways in which wealth is created in the new digital economy. Our organi...

  • Strategic Consulting for Social ImpactBUSA90526

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:April Year:2024

    Students learn how to adapt frameworks they have learned during ther MBA to be relevant and useful outside of a for-profit environment. Students learn how to develop a consulting scope of work and engage in the consulting process. Students gain experience in gathering data necessary to inform hig...

  • Strategic Content CreationMECM90024

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2 Year:2024

    This subject will enable students to develop effective content strategy for various types of organizations, including skills in persuasive message building, creative narrative, and the different generic requirements involved in content production and publications for a range of media contexts and...

  • Strategic Cost ManagementBUSA90184

    Graduate coursework subject Offered:Not offered in 2024 Year:2024

    Students should understand: the role of the management accounting system within the planning and control function of the organisation;the influence of the management accounting control system on management behaviour and an organisation's strategy.