ASIA 2022 - China Today: Ideology, Party & Society
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2021
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ASIA 2022 Course China Today: Ideology, Party & Society Coordinating Unit Asian Studies Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study Incompatible ASIA 2008 Assessment Presentation 25%, Essay 35%, Examination 40% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Mobo Chang Fan Gao
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1 Understand the underlying nature of the Peoples Republic of China as a party-state run by the Chinese Communist Party 2 Recognise and be able to critically analyse contemporary Chinese politics, society and governance 3 Recognize and be able to critically analyse the extent and underlying factors for China's dramatic economic transformation 4 Understand and apply the technical aspects of academic writing including style, standard academic genres and referencing conventions 5 Equip you with the knowledge for your potentially possible China related career University Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
A course reader will be available for purchase from the Image and Copy Centre.Recommended Resources
The Research Librarian for Asian Studies in the Barr-Smith Library, Ms Helen Attar, helen.attar@adelaide.edu.au , supports the research needs of undergraduate students.
The Barr-Smith Library tutorials web page has been redesigned to incorporate the new interactive skills videos. See http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/help/tutorials/
Bramall, Christopher, 1993, In Praise of Maoist Economic Planning : Living Standards and Economic Development in Sichuan since 1931, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Eisenman, Joshua, 2018, Red Chinas' Green Revolution; Technoloigcal Innovation, Institutional Change, and Economic Development under the Commune, New York: Columbia University Press
Gao, Mobo, 2008, The Battle for China's Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution, London: Pluto
Gao, Mobo, 2018, Constructing China: Clashing Views of the People's Republic, London: Pluto
Gao, Mobo, 1999, Gao Village: A Portrait of Rural Life in Modern China, London: Hurst and Co.
Gao, Mobo, 2018 Gao Village Revisited: Life of the Rural People in Contemporary China, Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press.
Meisner, Maurice, 1999, Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic, New York: Free Press
Online Learning
Course materials will be available on MyUni. Other social media, such as weibo, Facebook etc may be used in conjunction with the course. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials which develop the lecture material.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
2 x 1-hour lecture (or equivalent) per week 24 hours per semester 1 x 1-hour tutorial (or equivalent) per week 12 hours per semester 6 hours reading per week 72 hours per semester 2 hours research per week 24 hours per semester 2 hours assignment preparation per week 24 hours per semester TOTAL WORKLOAD HOURS 156 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
Socialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSocialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristicsSchedule Week 1 Introduction of the topic and induction of the course Week 2 Development in China: the two eras--the era of Mao and that of post-Mao Week 3 What is the Chinese Revolution? Week 4 The Collective System: Achievements and Problems Week 5 Planned Economy: Achievements and problems Week 6 International background and the post-Mao reform Week 7 Socialism with Chinese characteristics or capitalism with Chinese characteristics? Week 8 Writing exercises and scholarly convention Week 9 Domestic challenges 1 Week 10 Domestic challenges 2 Week 11 global challenge Week 12 Conclusion and induction to essay writing -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome Tutorial presentation Formative and Summative 25% 1-5 3000 word essay Formative and summative 35% 1-5 Take home examination Formative and Summative 40% 1-5 Assessment Detail
Information available upon enrolment.Submission
All assignments are submitted electronically via MyUni.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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