Students will complete two 2000 word essays (one written in Chinese 25% due on Friday, Week 7; one written in English 25% due on Friday, Week 12).  Details for topics will be posted on iLearn.

These assignments should be your own original work.  Plagiarism is not acceptable (For further information and advice, see www.student.mq.edu.au/plagiarism). 

Note: All written assignments have to be submitted by the due date via Turnitin and a hard copy to the Arts Faculty's Assignment box for Chinese studies.

Marking rubric will be posted on iLearn.

Extensions and Special Consideration

Short Term Extensions

Requests for assignment extensions due to unavoidable and unforseen circumstances of less than three days duration (eg short term illness or misadventure) must be made to the convenor before the due date if possible, or immediately after the disruption. Approvals of extensions must be noted on the assignment cover sheet. Note that other assessment commitments will not be considered grounds for an extension.

Assignments that are handed in later than the due date, where no extension has been granted, or are handed in later than the extension date without being granted further extension or special consideration will be penalised.

Late submission of the essays will result in a penalty of 5% of the total value of the essay towards unit assessment each day (including weekends). The essay will not be marked after a period of five calendar days of non-submission.

Serious Illness and Unavoidable Disruption

If your performance has been affected for a period of 3 days or more as a result of serious unavoidable disruption or illness, you are advised to inform the unit convenor and tutor of the problem at the earliest possible opportunity. You must supply documentary evidence of the extended disruption and submit an Application for Special Consideration. (see below).

No assessment work will be accepted for marking beyond 07 June 2013 unless you have submitted an Application for Special Considerationwith adequate and appropriate supporting evidence and have been granted special consideration. Please note that requests for special consideration for long term or serious reasons are not granted automatically, and are reserved for unforeseen and serious circumstances such as prolonged & chronic illness, hospitalisation or bereavement in your immediate family which have affected your performance over the course of the semester; or in cases of unavoidable disruption or misadventure during the formal examination period. If you believe that you qualify for special consideration, please contact the teaching staff as soon as is practically possible and lodge the application.

Special Consideration Policy

http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html

Writing a Research Paper 

An excellent guide from Purdue University 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/03/ 

The university runs a series workshop on learning skills and completing assignments. Please check the following link for details. Students are strongly encouraged to attend the workshops:

 http://www.students.mq.edu.au/support/learning_skills/undergraduate/workshops/

Each participant will make two presentations.  In the beginning of the semester, you will be asked to choose two tutorial topics.  You are expected to lead a discussion on your chosen topic for that week, as a group. Your oral presentation is expected to be 8-10 minutes in length, followed by at least three open-ended questions for group discussion 

This group project should reflect the collective efforts of every member of your group- everyone should have a clear role.  In addition to preparing discussion questions, you should be prepared for the rest of the class to raise questions.  You will also need to prepare a 2 page report to be posted online at least two days before the actual presentation.

In preparing to lead discussion, you may wish to consider the following questions:

1)      What are the readings about?

2)      What are the main points being argued?

3)      What evidence is marshalled to support the author’s argument?

4)      Do you agree/disagree with the arguments put forward in the readings?

5)      What did you find most interesting about the topic or the reading?

6)      How does this discussion contribute to your understanding/knowledge of Chinese culture and society?

每周课堂演讲以及演讲报告可参考的相关问题：

1)阅读材料的内容是什么？

2)阅读材料的主要观点是什么？

3)哪些证据可以支持作者的观点？

4)你是否赞成阅读材料中所提出的观点？

5)你认为阅读材料或相关论点中最吸引你的部分是什么？

6)该论点或相关材料如何帮你了解中国文化和中国社会？

Class attendance and participation in discussion is required.  Participation will be marked on attendance, willingness to participate in class discussion, preparation and performance of reading and responding to questions. Students are expected to be well prepared in order to participate in class discussion – this will ensure good use of class time as well as improving your learning skills and sharing your knowledge with others.Class attendance and participation is expected and will be part of the assessment. This means you should not only come to class but come well prepared and participate in class discussion. You need to read the assigned reading material and think about the topics and share your thought with others. Your marks for class attendance and performance will be determined by 

a)    Whether you attend class regularly or not;

b)    How much effort you have taken to prepare for class;

c)    How actively you participate in class discussion.