Assessment criteria

The Tutorial Paper will be marked against the following criteria: (1) analysis of the primary source(s), (2) use of secondary works, (3) structure of argument, (4) formal presentation, including correct referencing, English language grammar, spelling and punctuation.

The Essay will be marked against the following criteria: (1) knowledge of the relevant subject matter, (2) the range of primary sources used and their analysis, (3) the range of secondary works consulted and the depth of engagement with them, (4) correct citation of sources, (5) structure of argument, (6) formal presentation including correct referencing, English language grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Submission of assessment tasks

The Essay and Tutorial Paper must be submitted via Turnitin.

Extensions and penalties

Extensions can only be granted in exceptional cases and may only be sought in consultation with the unit convenor and before the assignment is due.

Assessment tasks / assignments are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 2% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided.

For Disruption to Studies Policy see under Policies and Procedures.

Completing the unit

To complete the unit satisfactorily, students must listen to the lectures and reflect on them and do the set weekly readings. They must submit all items of assessment and hand in work which is formatted in accordance with Department of Ancient History guidelines, spell-checked, written in good English, and demonstrating both an understanding of the material in the lectures and readings and independent reflection on the subject of the assessment.

An overall mark of 50% or above must be achieved to complete the unit satisfactorily.

This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. All lectures will be recorded and made available here via the Echo360 system.

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient. For technical support go to: http://mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/informatics/help For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/guides.htm

Materials are available for the unit in the Library's Reserve and online; see further the Detailed Bibliography for the unit in iLearn.

Required texts:

EBREY, Patricia B.: The Cambridge illustrated history of China (Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996; 2nd ed. 2010).

HANSEN, Valerie, The open empire: a history of China to 1800 (New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015).

Recommended texts:

DE BARY, William Theodore & Irene BLOOM, Sources of Chinese tradition, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1999).

GERNET, Jacques: A history of Chinese civilization, 2nd ed. (Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996).

LEWIS, Mark E., The early Chinese empires: Qin and Han (Cambridge, Mass. & London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007).

PORTAL, Jane (ed.), The first emperor: China’s terracotta army (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007).