Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Kate Fullagar
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units)
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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 traces the emergence of some of the key forms of Western modernity, including enlightenment rationality, left-right politics, bourgeois society, industrial capitalism, class formation, liberalism, socialism, feminism, nationalism and secular science. It focuses particularly on political and cultural themes in the analysis of these topics. It ends on the eve of World War One when new ideas such as psychology, relativity, and nihilism threatened to undermine all that had been consolidated in the preceding century. This unit will appeal especially to students taking MHIS121 and MHIS321.
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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:
The essay and exam are to be submitted via TURNITIN only. No hard copies necessary. Please check time required for submission carefully. Find the turnitin portal on the MHIS221 iLearn site.
Students are expected to submit all online (TURNITIN) work double-spaced, appropriately formatted with wide margins, and proof-read for spelling and grammatical errors. Every essay also needs a title and page numbers. Essays must include footnotes and a bibliography of all sources cited, including full publication details for all printed sources and the full URL and last date accessed for all electronic sources.
I will endeavour to return all assignments marked via turnitin within two weeks of submission. Work is assessed according to MHIS 200 level rubrics, to be found at the end of the Reader.
Ask me early for a legitimate extension if you really need only an extra day or so. If you need longer you will need to apply for special consideration. Any work submitted late without an extension will be penalized two percentage points (2%) for every calendar day late, with the exception of the Take-Home Examination. Take-Home exams submitted late will not be graded and will receive zero.
Applying for Special Consideration
Students applying for Special Consideration circumstances of three (3) consecutive days duration, within a study period, and/or prevent completion of a formal examination must submit an on-line application with the Faculty of Arts. For an application to be valid, it must include a completed Application for Special Consideration form and all supporting documentation. See https://ask.mq.edu.au/.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Seminar Participation | 10% | Ongoing |
Seminar Quizzes | 10% | Ongoing |
Blog posts | 20% | 25 March, 29 April |
Major Essay | 40% | 5pm, 27 May 2016 |
Take-Home Exam | 20% | 5pm, 17 June 2016 |
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Seminar participation means not only doing all the readings beforehand but also contributing to discussion with your fellow students during our meeting. Your grade is assessed on the basis of your generosity with your knowledge to other students and your willingness to ask relevant questions and to have a go at trying to answer others’ questions. You get no points for simply turning up. Nor do you get points for ranting on irrelevant topics. You are expected to attend all 12 seminars. Absences must be documented (for example, medical certificate).
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Seminar quizzes. Each week, the lectures pose two questions that require short written answers. Internal students must bring these answers to each seminar. External students must post them to a private discussion forum during the given week. Quizzes cannot be made up later. However, only your best 9 of the 11 quizzes given will count towards your final grade.
Due: 25 March, 29 April
Weighting: 20%
Blog posts. Students post two blog posts. The first blog post should relate to topics covered in weeks 1-4 (ancien regime society, enlightenment, the French Revolution phases, Napoleon, industrialization); the second blog relates to topics covered in weeks 5-7 (liberalism, conservatism, bourgeois life, class politics, the revolutions of 1848, religion, and Darwinism). Blog posts should be around 500 words each. They should choose one topic of interest in the given group of topics, and reflect on what that topic is about and how it relates to an issue current in the present world.
Note:
Important: In order to pass this task, each student must also make at least one comment on another student’s post within five days of each posting. That is, students must make at least 2 comments in total (you are free to make more). Your comments are not graded but must be made by the set dates.
Due: 5pm, 27 May 2016
Weighting: 40%
Major Essay (involves locating your own primary sources and analysing them with reference to several secondary sources; emphasis on independent research skills and extensive argumentation). Answer one of the fifteen questions listed on iLearn, in 2500 words. Your essay should include analysis of at least two primary sources (at least one of which MUST be self-located and not from seminar readings). It should also reference at least six secondary sources. The ‘further reading’ lists in the Unit Guide will be the best place to start your research.
Refer to the history essay-writing guides at the back of the Reader for information about argumentation, formatting, and citation style. You must build a strong argument through every paragraph. You must present your essay with a title, wide margins, page numbers, and double-spaced. You must cite your references correctly and provide a bibliography at the end, starting on a new page.
Due: 5pm, 17 June 2016
Weighting: 20%
Take Home Exam. Details provided in Week 13. No extra research further than that already undertaken for the unit will be needed. Emphasis will be on wielding a synoptic approach to the period, but will place special attention on the one topic not covered by the essay questions – the fin de siecle.
Required Reading
• John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe, Vol 2 (3rd edition, 2010). [Note, however, that each relevant chapter will be produced online in PDF as well].
• The MHIS221 Unit Reader
They are both available from the Co-op Bookshop. See Week 1 in this reader for additional suggestions. All essential readings per week will be covered by Merriman and the Unit Reader combined. This should come to around 40-50 pages per week: make time each week to allow for them!!!
For seminar times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetable website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au. The online presence of this unit is to be found at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
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.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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