Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Alex Woods
Contact via Dialogue tool on iLearn
W6A 532
Tuesday 12-1pm or by appointment
Online Tutor
Nikki Leary
Contact via Dialogue tool on iLearn
N/A
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AHIS170 or AHST100
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will trace the major developments in sculpture, painting, and architecture of ancient Egypt from its predynastic beginnings through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms until the conquest of Augustus (3100–340 B.C.E.). It will examine the role and significance of Egyptian art in the context of history, religion, and cultural patterns and critique the main methods of analysing and interpreting ancient Egyptian visual culture.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
All written assessment tasks must be submitted through the iLearn website. Please upload your assignment to the drop-box. Save your assignment as a pdf or a doc file (a pdf is best; please do not use docx). All assignments must include the following at the start: Student name; Student Number; Assessment Task Title or Question.
Any assignment submitted without these will not be marked.
Assignments will be returned via the ‘Assignments’ or 'Turnitin' tool on iLearn Unit site, and will contain feedback from the marker within them.
To interpret and grade students' work against set criteria and standards, marking rubrics will be used in the unit via Turnitin. These will be supplied on the iLearn site in week 1.
The convener will aim to return your assignments within 3 weeks. Results can be viewed via iLearn using the Gradebook tool.
There is no formal examination for this unit.
The granting of extensions is subject to the University's Disruptions Policy: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html.
Disruption to Studies
If you require an extension, you will be required to submit a 'Disruption to Studies' Notification. Please follow the procedure below:
1. Visit https://ask.mq.edu.au/account/forms/display/disruptions and use your OneID to log in.
2. Select your unit code from the drop down list and fill in your relevant details. Note: A notification needs to be submitted for each unit you believe is affected by the disruption.
3. Click "Submit form".
4. Attach supporting documents by clicking 'Add a note/attachment', click 'browse' and navigating to the files you want to attach, then click 'submit note' to send your notification and supporting documents
5. Please keep copies of your original documents, as they may be requested in the future as part of the assessment process.
Please ensure that supporting documentation is included with your request. Notify your lecturer via your iLearn dialogue box if you are submitting a 'Disruption to Studies' Notification. Your request will be considered once all the documentation has been received. If you have issues, please contact your convenor via the dialogue tool immediately.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Online quiz | 25% | Weeks 2-12 |
Student led discus. reflection | 15% | Week 5 onwards |
Visual description – 2D | 15% | Sunday of Week 6 @ 10pm |
Major research essay | 30% | Sunday of Week 8 @ 10pm |
Visual description - 3D | 15% | Sunday of Week 12 @ 10pm |
Due: Weeks 2-12
Weighting: 25%
Answer a series of questions (e.g. multiple choice, true/false) on the required weekly readings. The quiz will go live at 6pm on the Friday one week prior to the class and close at 11.59pm on the Monday night before class in Weeks 2-12. You will not have access to the quiz after this time and you cannot take a ‘make up’ quiz later to catch up. Complete the quiz using the iLearn quiz tool.
Due: Week 5 onwards
Weighting: 15%
Each student will lead the discussion time in 1 tutorial via ZOOM (30 mins), which will be based on analysis of the lecture readings and content. Using peer evaluation responses, each student will prepare and submit on iLearn their planning notes and self-evaluation reflection of the discussion within 1 week. The first Zoom meeting will be scheduled for Week 1 - Wednesday 6-7pm. For details on Zoom, see http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/zoom.htm
Due: Sunday of Week 6 @ 10pm
Weighting: 15%
Based on the supplied readings and primary sources, undertake a visual description of style and form according to the relevant art historical conventions.
Word length: 800 words. Submit via Turnitin.
Due: Sunday of Week 8 @ 10pm
Weighting: 30%
Students will complete ONE (1) research essay. The question is listed on iLearn. Students will need to submit a self-evaluation using the marking rubric on iLearn.
Word limit: 2,000 words. Submit via Turnitin.
Due: Sunday of Week 12 @ 10pm
Weighting: 15%
Based on the supplied readings and primary sources, undertake a visual description of style and form according to the relevant art historical conventions.
Word length: 800 words. Submit via Turnitin.
Weekly schedule
iLearn will play a pivotal role throughout the session and it will be your central hub for information and instructions. Each week will be structured as follows:
Step 1 | Preparation - complete the required readings that will be available to download;
Step 2 | Assessment - answer a series of questions on the required readings in an Online quiz;
Step 3 | Lecture content - listen to the lecture content via Echo360;
Step 4 | Engage with your peers - Lead/participate in online group discussion via the seminar forum.
Step 5 | Journal of Learning - write a short reflection on the weekly readings, lecture content or tutorial discussion in your learning journal. This is optional.
Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% or above to complete this unit satisfactorily.
A list of the Required Readings will be provided on the unit's iLearn site each week. Some of the Required Readings will be from the textbook, while most will be available to download directly from the unit's iLearn site (additionally, some papers may also be available under Unit Readings).
Recommended texts:
These texts are available for purchase at the Co-Op bookstore. To arrange for texts to be sent to you please contact the Co-Op online at the following address http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au.
This unit will use iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
IMPORTANT: All students are required to bring a device to class (mobile phones are not sufficient). If you do not have access to a device, please contact the convenor.
PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
As external students you will be required to meet each week to discuss the set readings for the week. The tutorial discussions will be conducted through Zoom, which is Macquarie’s web conferencing tool which provides video and voice communication, text chat, interactive whiteboard, screen sharing and annotation. Zoom is very simple to use and offers a wide variety of opportunities for learning and teaching such as real-time online tutorials, virtual consultations with students or including an external guest speaker in a lecture etc.
It is your responsibility to make sure you pre-configure your computer to use this software prior to the first meeting in Week 1 - Wednesday 6-7pm.
Pre-Configuration: Please make sure your Mac or PC is equipped with a microphone and speakers, so that you can use the audio functionality built into the web conferencing software. Please note that it is extremely important that you get your system set up prior to the start of the event. Information on installing the necessary software and configuring your PC or Mac is available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697-Getting-Started OR http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/zoom.htm
Please note that this link is only for Set up. Once you have completed it, close down the link and use the link provided on iLearn to access the room for the first meeting, which will be an informal get to know everyone session and we will also assign the tutorial discussion topics to each of you.
AHIS281 - Ancient Egyptian Art Weekly schedule
For an overview of the unit, please watch the unit welcome by the unit convenor Dr Alex Woods https://www.youtube.com/embed/s0tNIyoZErs
Week |
Lecture |
Tutorial |
Assessment |
1 |
Introduction to Egyptian Art |
NO TUTORIAL |
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2 |
Decoding Egyptian Art: Principles and Decorum |
Research Methods 1: Methods of analysis and the state of Egyptian Art |
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3 |
Pre and Early Dynastic Period |
Research Methods 2: The Oxford Art online and UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology |
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4 |
Old Kingdom 1 |
Research Methods 3: The Oxford Expedition to Egypt and Meketre Project database |
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5 |
Old Kingdom 2 |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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6 |
First Intermediate Period – Middle Kingdom 1 |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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7 |
First Intermediate Period – Middle Kingdom 2 |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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MID-SESSION BREAK |
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8 |
NO CLASS |
NO CLASS |
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9 |
Second Intermediate Period – New Kingdom 1 |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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10 |
Second Intermediate Period – New Kingdom 2 |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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11 |
Third Intermediate Period – Late Period |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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12 |
Graeco-Roman Period |
Student Led Tutorial discussion |
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13 |
CURATOR’S CHOICE EXHIBITION |
NO TUTORIAL |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.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.
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Date | Description |
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03/08/2016 | updated email address |
01/08/2016 | Updated Unit requirements and expectations section for external student cohort. |