CLAS 1003 - Introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman History
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CLAS 1003 Course Introduction to Ancient Greek and Roman History Coordinating Unit Historical and Classical Studies Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment Bibliographical/Reading assignment (10%), 1,200 word paper (20%), 1,200 word paper (30%), 2 hour exam (40%) Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Margaret O'Hea
Classics staff who contribute to this course:
Dr Margaret O'Hea
Prof. Han Baltussen
There may also be other tutors in this course. More details, and contact information, will be available on MyUni at the start of the teaching semester.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 Demonstrate familiarity with core features of Classical Athenian cultural history 2 Demonstrate an historical understanding of the cultural and social tensions between increasingly-defined "public" and "private' spheres in democratic Athens (5th-4th centuries BC); 3 Demonstrate an historical understanding of key episodes of Roman cultural and political history; 4 Demonstrate an ability to evaluate the usefulness and relevance of different types of historical or textual evidence; 5 Demonstrate an ability to construct a well-developed argument based on fragmentary historical and archaeological evidence; 6 Demonstrate knowledge of the scholarly techniques of presenting your written work.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
4, 5 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
5, 6 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
4, 5, 6 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1, 2, 3 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There is no required textbook for this course: readings will be available in MyUni from the BSL (library).Recommended Resources
N/AOnline Learning
The online lectures provide background to the material being studied in class, both in the weekly "flipped class" (for all students) and in the tutorial programme. It is very important that students keep up with their online viewing and note-taking from these online lectures. Do not leave them to the end of semester.
Weekly readings for the tutorial programme will be accessed online. A "brick" (of printed-out readings) is not available for this course.
Students can download the tutorial programme, which lists the tutorial topics and readings, week by week, from MyUni or buy it as a Course booklet from the university's online shop at the start of semester. This booklet also includes guides to writing your assignments in the Dept of Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History, and a summary of your assessment.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures supported by problem-solcing tutorials developing material covered in lecture.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
2 x 1-hour lectures (or equivalent) per week 24 hours per semester 1 x 1-hour tutorial (or equivalent) per week 12 hours per semester 5 hours reading per week 60 hours per semester 3.5 hours assignment preparation per week 42 hours per semester 1.5 hours revision per week 18 hours per semester TOTAL WORKLOAD 156 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
The full tutorial programme and lecture list will be available on MyUni at least a week before the start of teaching, and will also be in hard copy in the Course Booklet which can be purchased at Image and Copy Centre, level 1 Hughes Building. -
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 Course learning outcomes Critique (approx 500 words) Formative & summative 10% 1, 6 1500-1600 word tutorial paper 1 Formative & summative 30% 1-6 1500-1600 word tutorial paper 2 Formative & summative 40% 1-6 2 in-class tests (one online, one in-seminar) each 10% Summative 20% 1-6 Assessment Related Requirements
Assessment Detail
Bibliographic Critique
The point of this exercise is to show that you have read and understood secondary readings on a particular tutorial topic, and that you can use the Harvard Citation and Bibliography system as provided to you on MyUni for this course.
It is both quantitatively and qualitatively different from a tutorial paper. Firstly, whereas a tutorial paper addresses the tutorial topic, or question, this simply requires you to provide a short summary and assessment of the arguments and/or evidence provided by two different articles/chapters as provided by us for you all to read. The third article or chapter must be one you have found yourself, by using the footnotes, citations and bibliography of the other two readings.
Pick out the key points with a very brief evaluation of what is being discussed. Make sure that you include citations and a properly-formatted bibliography of the three authors used. At most, the whole thing with bibliography should be an A4 page to a page-and-a-half in length. We will briefly discuss this in Week 2 (the introductory tutorial).
Tutorial papers
In addition to attending lectures and tutorials, you must submit two tutorial papers, each 1500-1600 words in length, and each on one of these tutorial topics. You cannot submit a paper on Topic 1 in Week 2 (although we will discuss it in class), and there are no formal tutorials in Week 7. This leaves 10 weeks, and 10 topics from which to choose.
These fall into two sections: Greek and Roman. You must:
a. Write your 1st tutorial paper on a Greek topic chosen from Weeks 3-6 (topics 1-4)
b. Write your 2nd tutorial paper on a Roman topic chosen from Weeks 8-12 (topics 5-9)
Submit each paper online by Monday evening of the week when that topic is discussed in class.
Short Quizzes
There will be one online quiz at the end of the Greek section of the course, and another in the final seminar in Week 12 for the entire cohort (note, this is not your tutorial time, but the fortnightly seminars scheduled for this course).Submission
Tutorial paper, summary and essay are to be submitted online. Any late submission without prior grant of an extension before the due date will incur the penalty of -2% of the final mark off for the first day up to a total of 14% (in other words, to a maximum of seven days). Papers submitted after seven days without prior approval will not be marked. If you have any other good reason to hand up a paper late, you must submit a completed MACA form to your tutor before the due date, not afterwards. Things that do not count as a reasonable excuse:
- other essay deadlines (response: organise your workload better)
- holidays, or family commitments for which you had plentyof time to plan ahead
- headaches or minor ailments or any events whichare foreseeable and therefore for which you should have done some planning.
family problems. See the university's MACA form for details on the Examinations web page. Ongoing health conditions that might seriously affect your ability to complete tasks on time should be sorted out with a Disability Liaison Officer at the start of semester.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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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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