Program Overview
Centre for Continuing Education
The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney offers a diverse range of professional development short courses. These courses are designed to enhance professional development, grow technical and people skills, and support career progression.
Course Subjects
The Centre for Continuing Education offers courses in various subjects, including:
- Business and management
- Business communication
- Business strategy
- Business writing
- Cultural competence and diversity
- Finance
- Leadership
- Management
- Organisational psychology
- Sales and customer service
- English
- HSC preparation (years 10-12)
- HSC biology
- HSC business studies
- HSC chemistry
- HSC economics
- HSC English
- HSC mathematics
- HSC physics
- Year 11 (Revision)
- Years 10-12 study and essay skills
- Humanities and culture
- Creative writing
- Music
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Information technology
- Adobe
- AI and machine learning courses
- Data analysis and analytics
- Microsoft
- Language
- Arabic
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Greek
- Italian
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Marketing
- Digital marketing
- Marketing communications
- Product development
- Project management
- Agile methodology courses
- Change management for projects
- Stakeholder and people management
- Technical project management skills
Year 11 Physics Revision Course
The Year 11 Physics Revision Course is designed to strengthen students' grasp of key Year 11 Physics topics, including kinematics, dynamics, waves, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. The course focuses on problem-solving and scientific analysis to boost exam readiness and performance in physics assessments.
Course Information
The course covers Modules 1-4 of the new Stage 6 Physics Syllabus, with a focus on cognitive skills needed to access and apply knowledge in an HSC assessment context. The workshop includes lectures, tutorials, and problem-solving sessions with feedback from teachers.
Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Answer a range of questions covering the content, concepts, and skills in the module
- Critically evaluate their own and others' answers to improve the quality of responses to assessment tasks
- Identify the relationships between key concepts in the module
- Apply strategies for problem-solving to improve the quality and accuracy of responses to assessment tasks
- Critically analyse experimental methods and comment meaningfully on validity, reliability, and accuracy
- Analyse, process, and apply quantitative biological data to solve problems
Content
The course covers selected subtopics within Modules 1-4, including:
- Motion in a Straight Line
- Motion on a Plane
- Forces
- Forces, Acceleration, and Energy
- Momentum, Energy, and Simple Systems
- Wave Properties
- Wave Behaviour
- Sound Waves
- Ray Model of Light
- Thermodynamics
- Electrostatics
- Electric Circuits
- Magnetism
Intended Audience
The course is designed for current Year 11 physics students.
Delivery Style
The course is delivered as a one-day activity-based workshop, where students explore and apply physics knowledge and skills in a combination of lectures, tutorials, and problem-solving sessions, while receiving feedback.
Materials
Students are provided with a course booklet (electronic copy) using Dropbox, which covers relevant syllabus dot points for this module.
Bring Your Own Device
Students are required to bring their own device (Windows or Mac) and a power cord, as access to power is limited.
Organisational Training
For groups of six or more, courses can be delivered to teams with the option to tailor content.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about applications, payment, short courses, and more are available.
About Us
The Centre for Continuing Education is part of the University of Sydney, offering courses since 1886. The Centre provides a diverse range of professional development short courses, designed to enhance professional development, grow technical and people skills, and support career progression.