The course consists of twenty lectures spread over the thirteen teaching weeks of first semester. Lectures are ordinarily held twice a week as follows, but check the lecture schedule below for variations:
| Lecture A: | Monday 1600-1700 |
| Lecture B: | Wednesday 1000-1100 |
Both lectures are held in Theatre 3 of the Manning Clark Centre. This is building 26a in quadrant 4 of the campus map.
All lecture handouts (including copies of the lecture slides) will be available from the handouts page after the lecture. These handouts together with audio tapes of the lectures will also be available for short loan from the reference section of the Chifley library, which is building 15 in quadrant 4 of the campus map.
Lectures will be held (or not) according to the following schedule.
Note: This schedule is subject to change, please check it regularly.
| Week 1 | Monday 1 March 1999 | No Lecture |
| Wednesday 3 March 1999 | Lecture 1 | |
| Week 2 | Monday 8 March 1999 | Lecture 2 |
| Wednesday 10 March 1999 | Lecture 3 | |
| Week 3 | Monday 15 March 1999 | Canberra Day Holiday |
| Wednesday 17 March 1999 | Lecture 4 | |
| Week 4 | Monday 22 March 1999 | Lecture 5 |
| Wednesday 24 March 1999 | Lecture 6 | |
| Week 5 | Monday 29 March 1999 | Lecture 7 |
| Wednesday 31 March 1999 | Lecture 8 | |
| Week 6 | Monday 5 April 1999 | Easter Monday |
| Wednesday 7 April 1999 | Lecture 9 | |
| Week 7 | Monday 12 April 1999 | Lecture 10 |
| Wednesday 14 April 1999 | Mid Semester Quiz | |
| Lecture Free Period | ||
| Week 8 | Monday 3 May 1999 | Lecture 11 |
| Wednesday 5 May 1999 | Lecture 12 | |
| Week 9 | Monday 10 May 1999 | Lecture 13 |
| Wednesday 12 May 1999 | Lecture 14 | |
| Week 10 | Monday 17 May 1999 | Lecture 15 |
| Wednesday 19 May 1999 | Lecture 16 | |
| Week 11 | Monday 24 May 1999 | Lecture 17 |
| Wednesday 26 May 1999 | Lecture 18 | |
| Week 12 | Monday 31 May 1999 | No Lecture |
| Wednesday 2 June 1999 | Lecture 19 | |
| Week 13 | Monday 7 June 1999 | No Lecture |
| Wednesday 9 June 1999 | No Lecture | |