Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor/Lecturer
Selvaraj Velayutham
Building W6A Room 835
Thursdays 9.00am-12.00 noon
Lecturer/Tutor
Alison Leitch
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this unit you are introduced to the analysis of everyday situations such as the home, the street, work, shopping, community, neighbourhoods, and various sites of leisure and entertainment. We also reveal and scrutinize the many tools and props that we use to negotiate these everyday activities (eg, clothes, mobile phones, automobiles, computers, furnishings etc) and explore the hidden social forces that shape our lives.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz 1 | 20% | Week 5 |
Quiz 2 | 20% | Week 10 |
Research Essay | 40% | Week 13 |
Journal and Tute Participation | 20% | ongoing |
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
The online quiz will be based on course readings and lecture content. It will be designed to test your understanding and application of key sociological concepts and ideas covered from Weeks 1 to 5 (inclusive) in the course. It will consists of multiple choice and true/false questions with a designated time for completion of 30 minutes.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 20%
The online quiz will be based on course readings and lecture content. It will be designed to test your understanding and application of key sociological concepts and ideas covered from Weeks 6 to 10 (inclusive) in the course. It will consists of multiple choice and true/false questions with a designated time for completion of 30 minutes.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Based on an observation or image or object from your everyday life, you are asked to provide an analysis as to what it reveals about ourselves, the social forces that shape everyday life and broadly contemporary life.
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 20%
APPLICABLE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STUDENTS: Journal Report
Every fortnight, (Weeks 3, 6, 8 & 12) you are required to submit to your tutor a TYPED 250 word Journal report on a given question relating to the lectures and readings. Answer the question based on what you have learned from the course. Note this is not a formal essay but an exercise to get you to reflect and engage with the sociology of everyday life. This will count towards your tutorial participation mark. Ensure that your name and tutorial day and time are indicated on each weekly submission. Late submissions will not be allowed and only a valid excuse such as medical related issues with documentation will be accepted for missing a submission. No written feedback will be provided for this assessment.
APPLICABLE TO INTERNAL STUDENTS: Tutorial Participation
The tutorial session provides the opportunity for students to engage in active peer discussion and participatory learning and raise questions about the material you are encountering in lectures and in the readings. You are expected to have attended the lecture and read the required reading before the tutorial. On occasions you may be asked to do other kinds of preparations, such as look up websites, read charts, analyze images etc. Contribution may involve asking and answering questions, group work and general discussion. Tutorial attendance is compulsory. Only valid excuses such as medical related issues or care responsibilities will be accepted for missing tutorial.
APPLICABLE TO EXTERNAL STUDENTS: Online Discussion
You are required to participate weekly on the EXTERNAL STUDENT DISCUSSION FORUM. There is a set of questions for every week and you are required to address at least 2 questions. Your post should reflect engagement with the reading/s and lecture material. Late posts will not receive full marks and only a valid excuse such as medical related issues with documentation will be accepted. The tutor for External Students will monitor the forums weekly.
The weekly online discussion forum provides the opportunity for students to engage in active peer discussion and participatory learning and raise questions about the material you are encountering in lectures and in the readings. You are expected to have listened to the lecture and read the required reading before posting. On occasions you may be asked to do other kinds of preparations, such as look up websites, read charts, analyze images etc. Please check the forums regularly.
Lecture - Wed (12-2pm) W5A Price Theatre
Please purchase a Course Reader from the Co-op Uni book store. Recommended readings are available in the library e-reserve and open shelves.
You must consult ilearn WEEKLY for tutorial activities and questions.
Announcements will generally be made at lectures but may also be sent through ilearn
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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20/07/2015 | addition of teaching staff |