EDUC 1015 - Preparation for the Study of Humanities

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020

This course will introduce students to the Humanities, a broad and diverse area of study, enabling them to focus on an inquiry that most interests them. Beginning by exploring what the Humanities consists of, the course will then focus on various disciplines within the Humanities, including Indigenous Studies, English, Media, Languages, Philosophy, and Cultural Studies. Students will engage with issues and debates that typify academic studies in these areas, and reflect on their own identities and societal positions as well as critiquing and analysing media texts that pervade popular culture.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code EDUC 1015
    Course Preparation for the Study of Humanities
    Coordinating Unit School of Education
    Term Semester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange
    Restrictions Available to University Preparatory Program or Wirltu Yarlu Preparatory Program students only
    Course Description This course will introduce students to the Humanities, a broad and diverse area of study, enabling them to focus on an inquiry that most interests them. Beginning by exploring what the Humanities consists of, the course will then focus on various disciplines within the Humanities, including Indigenous Studies, English, Media, Languages, Philosophy, and Cultural Studies. Students will engage with issues and debates that typify academic studies in these areas, and reflect on their own identities and societal positions as well as critiquing and analysing media texts that pervade popular culture.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Ms Amy Robinson

    Course Timetable

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

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    On successful completion of thid vourse students will be able to:
    1 Identify a range of disciplines within the Humanities and participate in some discipline-specific discussions.
    2 Discuss various theories and concepts from Humanities and apply them to specific examples from cultural life.
    3 Identify particular issues in cultural products such as identity, representation and aesthetics.
    4 Reflect on their own life experiences and position in society and apply some of the concepts from this course to themselves.
    5 Work collaboratively and in groups more comfortably and confidently than before.
    6 Work individually at an undergraduate level more comfortably and confidently than before.
    7 Discuss culture in an academic setting with reference to specific cultural products.
    8 Communicate both verbally and in written form.
    9 Critically analyse cultural products such as literature, film, music, and visual art more effectively than previously.
    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)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    5, 7, 8
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    5
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    3, 4, 7, 9
    Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
    • a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    2, 4, 5
  • Learning Resources
    Online Learning
    This course will use MyUni extensively, both for the provision of materials (readings, lecture recordings) as well as for the submission of assignments and collaborative activities such as group work and discussion boards.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    This course will follow the standard lecture/tutorial mode of delivery, where lectures provide detailed information from an expert lecturer, while tutorials provide the opportunity for intense interactive expereicneswhere students share and build knowledge together, facilitated by the tutor.
    Workload

    No information currently available.

    Learning Activities Summary
    Week Topic
    1 Introduction to Humanities
    2

    History: Late Medieval Crises

    3 History: Early Modern Europe The Renaissance
    4 History: Veronica Franco
    5 History: The Age of Exploration
    6

    Aboriginal Art and Music (TBC re: guest lecturer)

    MID-SEMESTER BREAK
    MID-SEMESTER BREAK
    7 Film Studies: Disney
    8 Film Studies: Disney
    9 China: Ancient China
    10 China: Imperialism
    11 China: In the 20th Century
    12 China: Communist China



    For specific topics covered in each week, please refer to the course Canvas page.
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Due Learning Outcome
    Primary Source Analysis Summative 10% Week 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Tutorial Paper Summative 20% Week 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
    Major Essay Summative 45% Week 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Lecture Quizzes Formative 15% Ongoing 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Active Participation Formative 10% Weeks 3, 6, 9, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    For assessment details, please see the assessment tab in the course Canvas page.

    Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here.

    Active Participation Tests: This assignment will still consist of multiple choice questions and short exercises, which focus on information conveyed through tutorials and the required readings from that given week. They will also be undertaken every three weeks in tutorials. However instead of handwritten tests, they will be formatted as a quiz made available through the assignments section. Due to the move online, this assignment will become an open book test. Previously, it was a closed book test.

    Lecture Quizzes: Previously students needed to complete this short quiz at the end of each lecture. Now, students will have until midnight to complete this quiz each Monday.

    All written assignments will remain the same.
    Assessment Detail

    No information currently available.

    Submission

    No information currently available.

    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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