Stage 4: Ultra Courses Activation Project
Enabling phase
Change management projects to transition courses off legacy tools and engagement with stakeholders responsible for faculty and school support tools regarding testing on Ultra courses. Course identification for enabling projects, treatment testing and an adoption approach to be determined.
Semester 2, 2024 Ultra courses
The following Course Coordinators that used Ultra in the Proof of Concept, as well as any Semester 1, 2024 repeating or year-long Ultra courses, have opted to use Ultra again in Semester 2, 2024.
| Course code | Course title | Course Coordinator(s) | School | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVT7508 | Fundamentals of Advertising | Dr Anne-Maree O'Rourke | Business | BEL |
| AGRC2048/7048 | Plant Physiology | Dr Millicent Smith | Agricultural & Food Sustainability | Science |
| BIOC6001 | Introduction to Molecular Biology Laboratory | Dr Evelyne Deplazes | Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences | Science |
| CHEM1100 | Chemistry 1 | Dr Paul Shaw | Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences | Science |
| CHEM1200 | Chemistry 2 | Dr Effie Kartsonaki | Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences | Science |
| CIVL4460 | Highway Geometric Design | Professor Mark Hickman | Civil Engineering | EAIT |
| COMP3820 | Digital Health Software Project | Dr Chelsea Dobbins | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| COMU1140 | Multimedia | Dr Alex Bevan | Communication & Arts | HASS |
| COMU3100 | Digital Project | Dr Alex Bevan | Communication & Arts | HASS |
| COMU7111 | Risk Communication | Professor Kelly Fielding | Communication & Arts | HASS |
| COMU7201 | Communication Theory | Professor Kelly Fielding | Communication & Arts | HASS |
| CSSE2310/CSSE7231 | Computer Systems Principles and Programming | Associate Professor Peter Sutton | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| DECO2500/7250 | Human-Computer Interaction | Dr Nell Baghaei | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| DECO6500 | Advanced Human-Computer Interaction | Dr Peter Worthy | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| DECO7140 | Introduction to Web Design | Dr Peter Worthy | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| DENT3061 | Dental Practice IIIA | Dr Jessica Zachar | Dentistry | HABS |
| ECON2022 | Macroeconomics for Business | Dr Axel Wieneke | Economics | BEL |
| ECON2200 | Management of Financial Institutions | Dr Axel Wieneke | Economics | BEL |
| EDUC7212 | Educational Research Methods | Associate Professor Ian Hardy | Education | HASS |
| FREN2020 | Intermediate French | Dr Peter Cowley | Languages & Cultures | HASS |
| FREN3115 | French Language and Culture 4 | Dr Peter Cowley | Languages & Cultures | HASS |
| HLTH2000 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Dr Sisira Edirippulige | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| HLTH2001 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Dr Sisira Edirippulige | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| HLTH7001 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Dr Sisira Edirippulige | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| HLTH7002 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Dr Sisira Edirippulige | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| HLTH7113 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Dr Sisira Edirippulige | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| HLTH7316 | Advancing Research Inquiry | Associate Professor Peter Lewis | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| LAWS5167 | Asian Legal Systems | Professor Ann Black | Law | BEL |
| LAWS7021 | Public Law | Dr Gregory Dale | Law | BEL |
| LAWS7936 | Fundamentals of the Common Law | Professor Ann Black | Law | BEL |
| MECH4950 | Advanced Manufacturing in Practice | Professor Kazuhiro Nogita | Mechanical & Mining Engineering | EAIT |
| MUSC3580 | Music Analysis and Criticism | Dr Simon Perry | Music | HASS |
| MUSC7060 | Advanced Musicianship | Dr Simon Perry | Music | HASS |
| NUTR2003 | Nutrition in the Lifespan | Dr Mikaela Wheeler | Public Health | Medicine |
| PHYS1002 | Electromagnetism & Modern Physic | Dr Joel Corney | Maths & Physics | Science |
| POLS1201 | Introduction to International Relations | Dr Juliette Gout | Political Science & International Studies | HASS |
| PSYC3282 | Developmental Perspectives on the Origins of Human Culture | Professor Mark Nielsen | Psychology | HABS |
| PUBH7101 | Communicable Disease Management & Control | Associate Professor Simon Reid | Public Health | Medicine |
| SPAN1020 | Introductory Spanish B | Dr Adriana Diaz | Languages & Cultures | HASS |
| STAT1201 | Analysis of Scientific Data | Associate Professor Michael Bulmer | Maths & Physics | Science |
| TOUR7031 | Visitor Management | Associate Professor Karen Hughes | Business | BEL |
| VETS3070 | Veterinary Clinical Principles | Dr Swaid Abdullah | Veterinary Science | Science |
Updates
- An Ultra Example Course is available for staff to self-enrol in to experience Blackboard’s new look and functionality for course sites from a student perspective. Staff can access the Ultra Example Course after self-enrolling. We would like to thank Dr Alex Bevan for allowing us to use her excellent course content.
- A declutter your course campaign has been run, including the creation of a change management pack which was shared with key stakeholders to distribute to schools and faculties, the creation of a Declutter your Learn.UQ course checklist and the publication of regular newsletter articles to communicate key messages at relevant points throughout the semester.
- Minor changes have been made to the Ultra template for Semester 2, 2024 courses based on feedback
- 42 courses have opted to use Ultra in Semester 2, 2024. These consist of Course Coordinators that used Ultra in the Proof of Concept, as well as any Semester 1, 2024 repeating or year-long Ultra courses.
Semester 1 2025 Ultra courses
A limited deployment of Ultra will be delivered S1 2025. It will include courses of course coordinators that previously used Ultra, as well as repeating Ultra courses. Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses will be delivered using Ultra, as well as Medicine program courses and optionally new courses.
| Course code | Course title | Course Coordinator(s) | School | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECON2410 | Economics of Business Strategy | Dr Temesgen Kifle | Economics | BEL |
| DENT3060 | Dental Practice IIIA | Dr Jessica Zachar | Dentistry | HABS |
| CIDH7301 | Foundations of Digital Health and Clinical Informatics | Dr Sisira Edirippulige Dr Anton Pak | Economics | Medicine |
| CHEE3005 | Reaction Engineering | Associate Professor Greg Birkett | Chemical Engineering | EAIT |
| DECO1400/7140 | Introduction to Web Design | Dr Nell Baghaei | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| PSYC3052 | Judgment & Decision-Making | Professor Jason Tangen | Psychology | HABS |
| CSSE2310/7231 | Computer Systems Principles and Programming | Associate Professor Peter Sutton | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | EAIT |
| MECH2410 | Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics | Associate Professor Saiied Aminossadati | Mechanical & Mining Engineering | EAIT |
| PHYL2730 | Exercise Physiology | Dr Shelley Keating | Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences | HABS |
| AGRC1021 | Biological Concepts & Plant Science | Dr Millicent Smith | Agriculture & Food Science | Science |
| EDUC4620 | Teachers as Researchers | Associate Professor Ian Hardy | Education | HASS |
| COMU1140 | Multimedia | Dr Alex Bevan | Communications Arts | HASS |
| COMU2030 | Communication Research Methods | Professor Kelly Fielding | Communications Arts | HASS |
| IMED7002 | Clinical and Dermatoscopic Diagnosis in Skin Cancer Practice | Dr Raj Rajalingam | Medical School | Medicine |
| LAWS2706 | Foundations of Property Law | Dr Gregory Dale | Law | BEL |
| MINE3129 | Applied Mining Geomechanics | Dr Zhongwei Chen | Mechanical & Mining Engineering | EAIT |
| TOUR7031 | Visitor Management | Associate Professor Karen Hughes | Business | BEL |
| CHEM1100 | Chemistry 1 | Professor Gwen Lawrie | Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences | Science |
| MATH3202/7232 | Operations Research & Mathematical Planning | Dr Michael Bulmer | Mathematics & Physics | Science |
| CIVL3430 | Sustainable Transport Engineering | Professor Mark Hickman | Civil Engineering | EAIT |
| VETS3070 | Veterinary Clinical Principles | Dr Swaid Abdullah | Veterinary Scienceering | Science |
| SPAN1010 | Introductory Spanish A | Dr Adriana Diaz | Languages and Cultures | HASS |
| PUBH7047 | Fundamentals of Major Diseases | Associate Professor Simon Reid | Public Health | Medicine |
| ECON2101 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Dr Suzanne Bonner | Economics | BEL |
| ARCH2100 | Architectural Design: Site and Surface | Dr Silvia Micheli | Architecture | EAIT |
| ANAT2012 | Functional Anatomy (Physiotherapy) | Mrs Tracey Langfield | Biomedical Sciences | Medicine |
| ADVT7508 | Fundamentals of Advertising | Dr Anne-Maree O'Rourke | Business | BEL |
| HRSS7801 | Research Project | Dr Elise Gane | Health & Rehabilitation Sciences | HABS |
| MUSC2060 | Musicianship 2 | Dr Simon Perry | Music | HASS |
| PHRM2500 | Pharmacokinetics and Medicines Management | Dr Christine Staatz | Pharmacy | HABS |
| ARCH7014 | Contemporary Architecture | Dr Ashley Paine | Architecture | EAIT |
| HLTH7315 | Undertaking a Research Project | Associate Professor Peter Lewis | Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work | HABS |
| SOCY2019 | Introduction to Social Research | Professor Lynda Cheshire Dr Rose Stambe | Social Science | HASS |
| FREN3310 | French | English translation | Dr Peter Cowley | Languages and Cultures | HASS |
| BIOL2200 | Molecular Cell Biology I | Dr Evelyne Deplazes | The Environment | Science |
| BIOL2900 | Advanced Molecular Cell Biology I | Dr Evelyne Deplazes | The Environment | Science |
| PHYS3040/7042 | Quantum Mechanics II | Dr Joel Corney | Mathematics & Physics | Science |
| HIST1601 | World History: Global Connections | Associate Professor Patrick Jory Associate Professor Geoff Ginn | Historical and Philosophical Inquiry | HASS |
| PSYC2030 | Developmental Psychology | Professor Mark Nielsen | Psychology | HABS |
| AGRC1012 | Food & Fibre Case Studies I | Associate Professor Ammar Aziz | Agriculture and Food Science | Science |
| LAWS7936 | Fundamentals of the Common Law | Professor Ann Black | Law | BEL |
| PUBH2008 | Major Diseases & Their Control | Dr Mikaela Wheeler | Public Health | Medicine |
| EDUC7603 | Contemporary Theories of Development and Learning | Associate Professor Jason Lodge | Education | HASS |
| ECON2021 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Dr Axel Wieneke | Economics | BEL |
| PHRM1101 | Pharmacy Practice and Medicines Management 1A | Dr Jared Miles | Pharmacy | HABS |
| BIOL3201 | Plant Diseases | Professor Elizabeth Aitken | Environment | Science |
| PUBH3009 | Environmental Health | Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne | Public Health | Medicine |
| MATE7016 | Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage | Professor Kazuhiro Nogita | Mechanical and Mining Engineering | EAIT |
| MECH2300 | Structures and Materials | Professor Martin Veidt | Mechanical and Mining Engineering | EAIT |
| EXMD4741 | Exercise prescription and programming for cancer, mental health and older adults | Dr Shelley Keating | Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences | HABS |
| MUSC1050 | Western Art Music 1700-1900: Approaches and Concepts | Dr Simon Perry | Music | HASS |
| MUSC3060 | Musicianship 3 | Dr Simon Perry | Music | HASS |
| POLS3222 | Humanitarianism and Power in World Politics | Associate Professor Jacinta O'Hagan | Political Science & International Studies | HASS |
| JOUR3401 | Journalism Project | Dr Lujain Shafeeq | Communications Arts | HASS |
| GEOM2000/7000 | Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences (EOS) | Professor Stuart Phinn | Environment | Science |
| CIVL7415 | Spatial and Quantitative Methods for Transport Data Analytics | Professor Mark Hickman | Civil Engineering | EAIT |
| FREN2010 | Intermediate French 1 | Dr Peter Cowley | Languages and Cultures | HASS |
| SPAN2010 | Continuing Spanish A | Dr Adriana Diaz | Languages and Cultures | HASS |
Updates
- All courses have been successfully converted to Ultra and updated based on the adapted template
- The project team has supported staff in setting up their assessment and Gradebook, with check-ins booked for early in the semester.
- Course Coordinators have been provided with a change management pack which is being used to communicate the purpose and benefits of the Ultra proof of concept to students
- Professional staff in schools have been contacted and consultations will occur mid-semester to discuss the impact of Ultra on grade finalisation processes.