MUFY Extended subject descriptions
Extended Accounting | Extended Biology | Extended Chemistry | Extended Economics | Extended English | Extended Geography | Extended Maths A | Extended Maths B | Extended Physics
All MUFY Extended courses prepare you for entry to the Standard course of your choice.
This course aims to provide you with an introduction to accounting method and to relate your learning to Australia’s conceptual framework or theory of financial reporting in a way which is challenging, rigorous and emphasises both theory and practice.
This subject is designed to enable you to learn
- The assumptions and principles underlying the preparation of financial reports
- The objectives of financial reporting
- The qualitative characteristics of financial information
- The definition and recognition of the elements of financial reporting statements at different points in the operating cycle.
This subject will provide an understanding of a more consistent and logical set of accounting standards for financial reports used and prepared.
^top
Topics studied will fall under the following categories:
- Characteristics of Organisms (Characteristics of living things, Classification of organisms, Adaptations – structural, physiological and behavioural)
- Cell Structure and Function (Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, Eukaryotic cell structure in detail, Microscopy, Chemical composition of cells, Cell membrane structure/entry to and exit from cells, Cell metabolism – enzymes, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, Cell division)
- Mammal Organ Systems (Nutrition and the digestive system, Circulatory system, Respiratory system, Excretory system)
- Homeostasis in Mammals (Nervous and endocrine systems, Stimulus-response models with negative feedback – including the control of blood glucose, the control of breathing and thermoregulation)
- Reproduction ((Asexual and sexual reproduction – advantages and disadvantages, The concept of variation)
Assessment:
- Practical Work – 15% (a minimum of 6 practical exercises will be completed and a practical report will be submitted for each)
- Section Tests – 15% (a minimum of 3 Section Tests will be administered).
- Research Project – 10% (A library research project will be conducted on a topic relating to reproductive technology)
- Final Examination – 50% (the examination will consist of 25 multiple-choice questions and 50 marks of short answer questions).
^top
The course is designed to assist in the development of a basic understanding of chemical concepts and practical skills. It will introduce and reinforce the fundamentals of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry in a way designed to establish the basic theoretical and practical skills required for first year courses at Monash University.
This subject is designed to enable you to
- Adapt to the teaching practices characteristic of study at Foundation course level
- Understand and apply the major ideas of chemistry
- Understand the language and methods of chemistry
- Read and process texts effectively
- Develop the practical skills necessary to undertake experimental work
- Present and analyse experimental data
- Understand the procedures required for the safe use and handling of chemicals and equipment
- Work effectively in groups
- Develop effective examination skills.
^top
This course aims to introduce basic economic concepts, ideas and methodology.
You will examine the economic problem of scarcity and the problem of resource allocation. Students will be able to understand and explain real world economics issues through the use of diagrams, data analysis and evaluation techniques.
This subject is designed to enable you to
- Understand and use relevant economic concepts, terminology and methods
- Recognise strengths and weaknesses of the ideas used in economics
- Apply your knowledge and understanding in a range of economic contexts
- Distinguish between economic facts and opinions
- Evaluate economic data in order to make informed judgements
- Develop skills of numeracy, literacy, selection and use of relevant sources of information, presentation and interpretation of economic information
- Be able to identify and analyse current economic issues.
^top
This course focuses on tasks which will enable you to be more equipped to deal with the particular demands of the MUFY Foundation Year.
This subject is designed to enable you to
- Improve your understanding and use of language in oral and written forms
- Improve your ability to write in a variety of styles
- Improve your ability to read and comprehend texts
- Introduce you to the study of a theme and develop your ability to discuss a range of texts in a single essay
- Summarise written information, both in note form and paragraph form
- Learn effective research skills and report writing skills
- Become more confident in communicating, particularly in formal oral presentations
- Wwork effectively in groups
- Learn the language of persuasion and the skills required to speak and write persuasively
- Learn to write persuasive letters
- Become familiar with the resources available using Library and Computer facilities at Taylors College.
^top
This course will introduce you to the skills, knowledge and values required to understand geography. The course has three sections: skills, physical
geography and human geography.
This subject is designed to enable you to
- Develop practical skills
- Improve spatial descriptive and analytical skills
- Develop knowledge of geographical issues and phenomena
- Achieve an introductory understanding of the role of natural processes and human activities in geographical issues
- Introduce the concept of sustainable managementin relation to geographical issues.
^top
This course has been designed for students who have completed Year 11 (or equivalent) studies in Mathematics. It introduces and reviews essential content in algebra, graph-sketching, coordinate geometry probability and statistics that are later covered more comprehensively in the standard MUFY Mathematics A course. It is designed to develop your knowledge, skills and techniques in these areas so as to strengthen your mathematical background.
This subject is designed to give you the following:
- An understanding of the concept of number and set algebra
- Graph-sketching techniques and their application to problem solving
- A knowledge of the geometrical properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and circles
- Knowledge of basic statistical analysis and elementary probability theory.
^top
This course has been designed for the more mathematically able students who have completed Year 11 (or equivalent) studies in Mathematics.
The course must be taken in conjunction with Extended Mathematics A. It introduces and reviews essential content in circular functions, vectors and calculus which are later covered more comprehensively in the standard MUFY Mathematics B course. It is designed to develop your knowledge, skills and techniques in these areas so as to strengthen your mathematical background to a level sufficient to enhance your understanding of MUFY Mathematics B.
This subject is designed to give you
- An understanding of circular functions (and their reciprocals); graphing circular functions and solving trigonometric equations
- An understanding of conic sections and the Cartesian equations of the standard conics
- A knowledge of vector quantities, geometrical properties and applications
- An understanding of differential and integral calculus and their major applications.
^top
This course consists of the following three areas of study: waves and light, movement and electricity.
This subject is designed to enable you to
- Become familiar with the language, methods and most important ideas of physics
- Use the established ideas of physics to interpret the world in fruitful ways, developing both a rigorous qualitative understanding and the ability to handle quantitative relationships
- Become familiar with the ways in which knowledge is developed within physics
- Become aware of physics as a particular way of knowing about the world which interacts with the setting, both social and personal, within which it is pursued
- Understand some of the practical applications of physics in present and past technologies, examining the social usefulness of such technologies as well as any problems associated with them
- Acquire the practical skills necessary to investigate physical phenomena both inside and outside the laboratory
- Develop the capacity and confidence to communicate your knowledge of physics effectively
- Develop curiosity about the physical world
^top
