HIST 2088 - The Southeast Asian Past: From Rice to Riches

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2014

This course offers an opportunity to come to grips with the history of region that we now know as Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines. Chronologically the 'past' covered in the subject is from 'earliest times' to the twentieth century. The course has a strong emphasis on Southeast Asia's global interactions. It sets out to provide an introduction to the history of the region for those seeking a succinct grounding in the societies and states that have an increasingly dynamic relationship with Australia. It forms a valuable building block for students of International Studies. At the same time, it offers ample opportunities for students wishing to specialise in Asian history - and compliments a variety of courses offered in the disciplines of History, Asian Studies, Politics, Anthropology and Geography. The course explores the history of the region through a focus on the inter-relationship between state-building, culture, resources, wealth and warfare. In so doing, however, it will provide plenty of opportunity for students to explore their own particular interest in the region.

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Course Details

Course Code	HIST 2088
Course	The Southeast Asian Past: From Rice to Riches
Coordinating Unit	Historical and Classical Studies
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	3 hours per week
Prerequisites	12 units of Level I study
Assessment	Tutorial participation (10%), 2 x multiple choice quizzes (20%), 1500 word minor essay (25%), 3000 word major essay (45%)

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Roger Knight

Associate Professor G. Roger Knight
Napier 517
roger.knight@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner. Each week there will be two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:
1	Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the main economic, social, cultural and political developments that have left their stamp on Southeast Asia during the last 500 years. Relate developments in the past to an understanding of the economic, social, cultural and political circumstances of the contemporary world
2	Develop a critical understanding of the key historical questions, interpretations and scholarship concerning the nature, origins and outcomes of these developments, in the context of the honing of a ability to identify and access a wide variety of relevant primary, secondary, textual and visual materials.
3	Explore, articulate and debate their views on these issues, in tandem with a capacity to frame creative and meaningful questions about the past.
4	Formulate coherent, literate arguments in independent and group-researched written work and demonstrate a capacity to contribute productively to group-based outcomes.
5	Possess knowledge of the range of available technologies and appreciation of their strengths and limitations and demonstrate a proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies.
6	Possess an ability to develop a critical, self-reflective approach to the study of history and to foster intellectual curiosity over time.
7	Possess a capacity to examine historical issues relating to the Southeast Asian Past according to the scholarly and ethical conventions of the discipline of history, in tandem with the ability to apply the skills of an historian and historical method in leadership roles.
8	Show an appreciation of, and sensitivity to, the diversity of historical and visual cultures and – within this context - develop a reflective and objective professional approach that rigorously questions assumptions and is informed by evidence and a sophisticated use of information.

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)
Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised.	1, 2, 6, 7
The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.	2, 3
An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems.	3, 8
Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication.	3, 4
A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies.	5
A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life.	6, 8
A commitment to the highest standards of professional endeavour and the ability to take a leadership role in the community.	7
An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities.	1, 2, 7, 8

Learning Resources
Required Resources

Course Reader, comprising the essential weekly readings. These will include secondary sources which address key historiographical questions as well as a range of primary source texts and images. The designated Text-Book for the course is Craig Lockard, Southeast Asia in World History, Oxford University Press, 2009.

Recommended Resources
1. Victor Lieberman, Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800-1830. Volume 1: Integration on the Mainland, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
2. Victor Lieberman, Strange Parallels: Volume 2, Mainland Mirrors: Europe, Japan, China, South Asia, and the Islands:Southeast Asia in Global Context, c.800-1830 (Studies in Comparative World History), Cambridge University Press, 2009 (pages 1-48 & 763-908 are the key passages of a VERY long book!).
3. Norman G, Owen (ed.), The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia, University of Hawai’i Press, 2004.
4. Robert A. Dayley & Clark C. Neher, Southeast Asia in the New International Era, 6th Edition, Westview Press, 2013.
Online Learning

Essential resources for this course will be provided through MyUni. These include: a course guide; digitized readings, reading lists and web-links; essay-writing and referencing guides; as well as (some) lecture recordings and (all) power-point slides. Students will have the opportunity to share their ideas through the Discussion Board on MyUni. MyUni will also serve as a source of vital information, such as a tutorial and lecture programme and regular announcements. Student will submit written assignments to Turnitin and for marking via MyUni

The University has access to a large number of academic journals that have full text articles available online. Use Academic OneFile , Academic Search Premier, Project Muse and JSTOR databases (on the Library’s catalogue) to locate articles in these journals.

Learning & Teaching Modes

There will be two, one-hour lectures each week, which will provide students with the broad historiographical and factual background to each aspect of The Southeast Asian Past addressed in the course. Interactive lectures will therefore provide students with a context for understanding their tutorial readings and a guide to the key analytical questions that need to be kept in mind during tutorial discussions. The lectures will include interactive learning activities, such as quizzes and group work analysis, as well as multimedia presentations, including film clips and images representing visual culture.

Tutorials:
Students will attend one tutorial per week. Tutorials will involve student-centred learning and they will complement the lectures. Students will come to tutorials having attended the lecture - or, in specific circumstances, downloaded an on-line lecture, and read set secondary and primary source readings. They will consolidate their understanding of the lecture and those texts (and sometimes images) and attempt to formulate interpretations of the key issues they address through various problem-solving activities.

Support and Research Skills:
Tutorials will also serve as space where students may find support for the development of their research, source-analysis and essay-writing skills. They will include discussion about assessment tasks and allow students opportunities to discuss their independent - and group research- with each other and with their tutor. Library staff will help to train students in the use of library resources and provide support material via MyUni and the library website. Via lectures, in tutorials and MyUni, students will also be alerted to the support services available on campus, such as the Writing Centre and the HUMSS Study Skills Clinic

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Lectures	24 hours per semester
Tutorials	12 hours per semester
Tutorial preparation	12 hours per semester
General reading (eg course textbooks)	28 hours per semester
Research and writing assessments	80 hours per semester
Total	156 hours per semester

Learning Activities Summary

There are six main modules in the course, each running for two weeks and incorporating opportunities for ‘small group discovery’ in each second week.

Water, Rice and Ritual: The Ancient Khmer Empire in Cambodia, c. 800-1400.
Islam and the European Encounter: Maritime Southeast Asia, 1500-1800.
Ecology and Disaster: From Krakatoa to Deforestation 1880- 2012
'Diaspora': Chinese Settlement in the Southeast Asia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century.
The Wounds of War: From Japanese Invasion (1941) to the bitter end in Vietnam (1975)
From Rice to Riches? Urbanisation, Industrialisation and Democracy in the late Twentieth Century.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Importantly, students and teacher(s) will engage proactively with the School’s and Faculty’s concern to develop its existing strengths in relation to the Small Group Discovery objectives of the ‘Beacon of Enlightenment’ strategic plan. To this end, every second tutorial (i.e., six tutorials) will comprise several ‘Discovery’ sub-groups working on primary source material relating to the six successive modules (see below) that make up the course. These sub-groups will be directly supervised by the course co-ordinator, a senior academic who is a widely-published and experienced researcher in the field of the Southeast Asian history.

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

Tutorial participation
2 x multiple choice quizzes
Minor essay
Major essay

Assessment Related Requirements

Attendance at and active participation in tutorials is compulsory. Attendance at all lectures is very strongly advised. Please avoid enrolling in another course with clashing lecture times. Listening to a recorded lecture is NO substitute for being there, helpful as it may be as a revision tool.

Assessment Detail

Rationale for assessments

Tutorial participation

Rationale: Tutorials play a vital role in helping students to consolidate the information and ideas presented to them in lectures and readings. In tutorials they will be encouraged to discuss and debate key ideas relating to The Southeast Asian Past. Their participation, not only
their attendance, is therefore assessed and weighted
See COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2 &3.

Multiple Choice QUIZ 1 (in Lecture slot)

Rationale: the first of these two quizzes will be held at the end of the first semester and designed to test and consolidate the general knowledge of the Southeast Asian Past conveyed in the lectures and tutorials in the first half of the course.
See COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1.

Multiple Choice QUIZ 2

Rationale: the second of these two quizzes will be held at the end of the second semester and designed to test and consolidate the general knowledge of the Southeast Asian Past conveyed in the lectures and tutorials in the second half of the course.
See COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1.

Minor ESSAY: ‘Discovery’ Sub-Groups

Rationale: A central element of historical study and writing is the analysis of primary and secondary sources. This assignment helps students to develop their skills in analysing primary sources in particular. The analysis is first to be presented to the tutorial group and then to be submitted as a short paper, encouraging students to develop their oral presentation skills and their ability to write succinctly. Students will be required to choose a source for analysis that relates to the topics
of the ‘Discovery’ sub-groups. They will also receive feedback, verbally from peers and from their tutor, and assessment by their tutor of the written version of their presentation.
See COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2 & 4.

Major Research ESSAY: The South East Past in Review
Rationale: The research essay is the major assignment in this course. It presents a demonstration of the knowledge, research, analysis, writing and referencing skills developed by the student over the course of the semester. The essay will be based on a topic of the student’s choice and
devised in consultation with their tutor.
See COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2,4 & 5.

Submission

Online Submission of Assignments (e-submission) via MyUni
All assignments are to be submitted electronically via MyUni - this is a two-step process. The assignment needs to be electronically submitted for marking via the ‘Assignments’ link in the course menu. It then needs to be submitted separately to Turnitin, which is also done via the MyUni site. Marked assignments will be returned to the student in printed form.

Extensions
Students wishing to apply for an extension need to
submit the relevant form available at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/mod_arrange.html to the school office at least 5 days prior to the due date for the assignment.

Exceptions to the Policy
If one of the following criteria is met, an informal extension can be organised with the course coordinator or tutor:
•   small extension – 2 days or less;
•   assessment item is worth 20% or less;
•   student is registered with the Disability Office (need to attach a Disability Access Plan – DAP).

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.

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

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.
Student Support
Occupational, Health & Safety
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
The School of History and Politics is committed to upholding the University's Policy on Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S). All staff and students have a legal responsibility to act in the interests of themselves and others with respect to OH&S. For information on the School's contingency plan and emergency procedures, please see the OH&S section on the school website:

http://www.hss.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics/ohs
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