Life Cycle Assessment
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Life cycle analysis has been more recently referred to as Life Cycle Assessment, which is an internationally recognised method of studying the…
Motivations for an Active Lifestyle
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program addresses the worrying increase in physical inactivity. Most importantly it also considers what it takes to motivate people to take up…
Peter Townsend on Poverty in the UK
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
It was widely believed that poverty in Britain had been all but eliminated with the construction of the welfare state and post War affluence. But…
Resilience: Bouncing Back
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Best mates Ange and Tom the puppet, explore what it means to be resilient. Based on the work of leading psychologist Emmy Werner, the program…
Shakespearean Comedy
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program investigates the nature of comedy by examining Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Tempest". The presenters discuss the…
Shakespearean Tragedy
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
What is tragedy? This program offers some answers by focusing on two of Shakespeare's best-known plays, "Hamlet" and "Macbeth". It examines the…
Sunbeam Café Aromatic
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Appliance company Sunbeam responded to the Australian love affair with the café latte, by creating a new espresso machine for the home market. This…
Survey Savvy: Planning and Conducting a Successful Survey
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
This program covers a basic framework for preparing, carrying out, and writing up a survey.
The Group Interview
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
The group interview is becoming an increasingly common form of first interview for a range of positions. In this program we see how Australian retail…
The Tandou Brief
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Focusing of the activities of the internationally recognised studio of Hoyne Design, this program introduces students to the way in which a…
Trail of the Elephants
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003
Creating a new purpose built enclosure for the elephants of Melbourne Zoo, that gave visitors to the exhibit a cultural experience of the animals…
Acquiring Skills: How People Develop Skills
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
People perform skills every day - ranging from simple tasks such as walking (although this is not simple for a 10 month old child?) through to much…
Adolescence, Food and Health
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
With the aid of a group of passionate kids, stunning graphics, great music and solid research, we explore the relationship adolescents have with…
Ageing Well
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
In this program we examine old age; what happens in the body and mind; its implications for every one of us now; and how we can each aim to reach a…
Automotive Design: CAD-CAM Case Studies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program looks at two examples of innovative automotive design. Part one features the 2002 winner of the prestigious Pforzheim German…
Biomechanics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
The human body performs a large range of movements every day. Elite sports people perform even more complex movements in the most efficient ways…
Designing a Chair: Sitting Pretty
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program looks at chair design from two slightly different perspectives. One is presented by Julian Pratt, Co-ordinator Furniture Programs, RMIT…
Effective Essay Writing for Senior Students
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
The program takes students through the process of essay-writing from preparation and planning, through structure, fluency and style, to a decisive…
Energy Conservation
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
Renewable energy offers a long term solution to the problems caused by our use of fossil fuels, but if we want to make an immediate impact, the best…
Essential Preparations
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program covers types of menus, basic equipment and laying of tables and covers.
Event Management: Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program provides a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of a significant series of events from the Eureka 150 held in Ballarat, Australia in…
Expedition Skills
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
Learning to cope in this new environment requires different skills and greater responsibilities and when you add the fact that an expedition is…
Friendship in Adolescence
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This is a 'how-to' guide for making and maintaining friendships aimed at middle years students.
Genes and Inheritance: Priests, Peas, Punnets and Pedigrees
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program starts with Mendel, and introduces a number of important concepts, principles and definitions that form the basis of the modern…
Have a Nice Day: Working with Colleagues and Customers in Hospitality and Touris
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program addresses the core module Working With Colleagues and Customers. It covers Communication in Workplace, Providing Assistance to…
If Only I'd...: Health, Safety and Security Procedures in the Hospitality and To
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
Employing a collection of dramatised scenarios, the program covers the competencies relating to workplace procedures in health, safety and security.
Introducing the Basics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program looks at the hospitality industry: an overview, service management, workplace essentials, personal grooming and hygiene and presentation.
Lifting the Lid: How Computers Work
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
Most computer users are familiar with terms such as chips, hard drives, RAM, but what is a chip and what does it actually do? What does a hard drive…
Mmmarketing: A Food Marketing Case Study
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
In this program we examine how a food product is marketed, in particular the key elements - Product, Price, Place and Promotion, the famous four Ps -…
Network Security
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
The issue of network security is of prime importance to every organization that manages its affairs with the help of a computer network - which these…
Nutrients - Their Interactions
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water; these are the basic nutrients our bodies use everyday to keep us healthy. Individually…
Preparing for an Expedition
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
One of the most challenging varieties of outdoor education is an expedition, where students will enter a natural setting for an extended period of…
Pushing the Limits: In Athletic Performance
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
In 1903, W.G.George ran one mile in a world record time of 4 minutes, 12 seconds. His coach said "the probability is that this record will never be…
Risky Situations
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program is about a range of risky situations that can typically confront teenagers of a lower high school age. Risk is defined, and the concept…
Student Design Project: Two Case Studies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program documents the work of two top students and shows the development of their 'model'. The two case studies featured include fashion design…
System Development Lifecycle: A Case Study of Group Wisdom
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
At the beginning of 2002, Glen Waverley High School launched its new virtual classroom system called "Group Wisdom". The system was designed to help…
Tattoos, Pedals and Things Bizarre
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This program looks at four small businesses in various stages of development.Two are start-up businesses that have only been in operation for 12-18…
The Knives are Out: Using Kitchen Knives Correctly
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2002
This information-rich program provides an overview of the use of knives in a commercial kitchen.
Day Care
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
There has been an explosion of day care in the last three decades. But what are the effects on children's long term development? Starting from a…
Decisions, Decisions: Family Food Choices
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
While there are many influences on our food decisions, the family is probably the most important. In this program, we spend time with a not atypical…
Eating Disorders
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Although food has never been more plentiful in developed countries, an apparently increasing number of young people don't want to eat, or want to get…
Experimental Research Methods
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
We see a laboratory experiment on attraction in progress. Psychologists explain they are interested in whether the context in which we see someone…
Eyewitness Testimony
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
We begin with a brief case study of a prisoner convicted on eyewitness testimony alone. This leads in to an exploration of the reliability of…
Getting to Know Me: All About Personal Identity
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
So what actually is our personal identity? Everybody has different images of, and ideas about us. Our parents, teachers, and friends all say they…
Going Places: Careers in Food Technology and Home Economics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program presents interviews with professionals in the food technology and hospitality industry. Topics include career paths, skills needed to…
Health in the Developing World: The Impact of Landmines, Water and Microfinance
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Across the world 1.3 billion people suffer from extreme poverty. They don't have enough to eat, they don't have proper shelter, they don't have safe…
Healthy Eating Pyramid
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
The Healthy Eating Pyramid, was made in conjunction with Nutrition Australia. It covers two pyramids, one for vegetarians and the other for…
Hospitality: A Question of Attitude
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
By profiling a range of professionals, this program gives a real 'feel' for the industry, exploring: The difference between service and servility…