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Lifestyle Risk Communication By Australian General Practice Nurses, Sharon James

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

Background: Chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers are often attributed to lifestyle risks such as smoking, inadequate nutrition, harmful alcohol intake and limited exercise. Lifestyle interventions can reduce the probability of developing chronic disease, and maintain health for those with existing chronic conditions. An ageing population and increased prevalence of multimorbidity have created added demand for primary care services. While general practice nurses (GPNs) have an important role in managing chronic disease and lifestyle risk reduction, little is known about how GPNs communicate with patients about lifestyle risk.

Aim: This thesis sought to explore Australian GPNs’ …

Rethinking Copyright: Intellectual Property And Second-Personal Communication, James Mckeahnie

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

The historical development of copyright has been compromised by a lack of clear and coherent justificatory principles. A set of these principles is required to assess the appropriateness of copyright’s dual expansion in duration and scope. Whereas copyright was once limited to a term of 14 years, it now persists for the lifetime of an author plus 70 years. Similarly, whereas copyright once applied uniquely to the printed word, it now applies to maps, charts, music, photography, choreography, sculpture, software, and more. Previously, attempts to assess how long copyright should last, and attempts to assess which objects copyright ought to …

The Communicative Experiences Of High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder In A Digital Media Intervention Program, Alyce Rose Mason

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience communication difficulties that impact upon their capacity to represent and interpret meaning. Research in the field of technology-based communication interventions for students with ASD aims to address these issues in the school setting. While the majority of strategies and interventions reported by the literature are teacher/expert-generated, this study focused on the use of technology to enable student-generated approaches to media-making to enhance communication.

This study involved the implementation of a Digital Media Intervention Program (DMIP) with an Autism support class at a Sydney high school that consisted of seven adolescent males (13-17 years) …

A Study Into The Conditions Necessary For A Destination To Be Fashionable, Clifford Lawrence Lewis

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

Despite recognition of the relevance of fashion to tourism – including the United Nations World Travel Organisation’s prediction that destinations will function as fashion accessories, academic research has not empirically studied this phenomenon. Noting this gap, Caldwell and Freire in 2004 called for research to identify factors which contribute to the construction of a fashionable destination. Given the unique nature of tourism and the consequent limitation of applying the findings of research from other fields, this study inductively develops theory to understand the conditions necessary for a destination to be fashionable. Because of the influence industry has on fashion and …

Management Skills For Professionals - Are They Required? A Case Study On The Needs Of Engineering, Peter Childs

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

For more than thirty years the world’s economies have become increasingly oriented towards a more diverse set of objectives, including a focus on sustainability, stakeholder management and the effective motivation of staff for competitive advantage.

The need for engineers to be educated in business and management skills has been addressed to some extent, by the development of the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Engineering Management (MEM) and similar courses. These have been offered as supplementary qualifications to engineers holding undergraduate degrees. However, the need to develop undergraduate engineering courses that integrate such aspects as business strategy, entrepreneurship, leadership, …