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INTS210 – Modern Chinese History
2017 – S1 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Kevin Carrico
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3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is a survey of political and intellectual developments in China set against the first modern contacts with the West to the end of the twentieth century. Themes and subjects covered include: first contacts with the West; the Confucian response to the challenge of the West; the collapse of imperial China; the rise of nationalism; the introduction of Communism into China; the Sino-Japanese War; the Great Leap Forward; the Cultural Revolution; the death of Mao Zedong; the post-Mao period;and the political and intellectual crisis of 1989.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment Tasks
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| Tutorial Participation | 20% | No | Cumulative |
| Midterm Exam | 25% | No | Week 7 |
| Lecture notes | 20% | Yes | Week 13 |
| Final exam | 35% | No | Week 13 |
Tutorial Participation
Due: Cumulative
Weighting: 20%
This is not a simple attendance mark. Marks will not be awarded for attendance. Attendance is mandatory and deductions for absences will count toward the final grade. Students who miss more than 3 tutorials without evidence of an unforeseen and serious disruption will be excluded from the unit. This means that you will not be permitted to sit the final exam, and automatically receive a Fail grade. See Extensions and Penalties for policies in this regard.
The tutor will look for evidence of student knowledge of set readings and tutorial questions; analysis of those readings and questions expressed in verbal form; ability to complete set tasks; ability and willingness to work with and respond to the views of the tutor and other students in verbal form.
Tutorial Schedule Readings include chapters from the textbook The Search For Modern China by Jonathan Spence and are inclusive of the chapters listed for each week. Other readings will also be set for discussion in tutorial, as listed. These will be posted on ilearn. All students will be expected to have read the readings and considered or attempted the tutorial questions prior to attending lectures and tutorials.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Midterm Exam
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 25%
An examination based on all materials covered in lectures and tutorials.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
Lecture notes
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
At the end of the semester, participants will hand in detailed lecture notes covering the lectures given this session, demonstrating thoughtful engagement with the topics and issues covered. This must be your own work, and is a task that you should work on throughout the session, from the first until the final lecture.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Final exam
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 35%
An examination based on all materials covered in lectures and tutorials. Although this exam will focus upon the second half of the semester, it will also include materials from the first half of the semester.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
Delivery and Resources
ilearn
Online units can be accessed at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
iLearn is an important part of this unit.
This unit will make use of iLearn for communications. iLearn also features a messaging system and discussion forum, which students are encouraged to use to circulate information and discussion.
All announcements made by the unit convenor will also be delivered via iLearn's integrated email system. Students should ensure that iLearn emails are forwarded to their personal email account for convenience. It is the responsibility of students to be aware and up to date with unit news and announcements via iLearn.
Electronic Copy via Turnitin.com
This is MacquarieUniversity's subscription to the 'Turn It In' plagiarism detection system. All students will be required to submit all of their written work through this system. See Assessment Submission for details.
Library Databases
The library databases offer access to thousands of academic journal articles on all relevant subject areas. Make a point of searching these databases for scholarly articles for sources of information for assignments.The library enquiry desk is a good point of assistance in the use of these databases.You can also the ‘Ask a Librarian’ service by phone or live chat. http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/
Please direct any questions about passwords, access and iLearn to the IT helpdesk http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/
Assessment Marking Rubrics and Self Assessment
Assessment Marking Rubrics and Self Assessments are required for each assessment task (see Assessment Tasks in General). They can be downloaded from iLearn.
Unit Schedule
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Policies and Procedures
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
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.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 (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
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.
Student Support
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Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
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IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Midterm Exam
- Lecture notes
- Final exam
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Lecture notes
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Lecture notes
- Final exam
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Midterm Exam
- Lecture notes
- Final exam
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Midterm Exam
- Final exam
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Midterm Exam
- Final exam
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment tasks
- Tutorial Participation
- Lecture notes
- Final exam
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the socio-political driving forces of modern Chinese history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different models of interpreting Chinese history.
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Interpret written and material evidence with a sense of appreciation and understanding.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment task
- Tutorial Participation
Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Analyse and express judgements about Chinese history in oral and written form.
- Understand and respond to the views of staff and other students in the unit, in both oral and written form.
- Combine pre-selected and self-located evidence to provide a critical analysis of events and forces in Chinese history.
Assessment task
- Tutorial Participation
About this Unit
This unit is a survey of the political and intellectual developments which have defined modern China, set against the first modern contacts with the West to the end of the 20th century.
Beginning with the Manchu conquest of China in 1644, the course covers the final period of ‘traditional’ China, its political and social systems and the introduction of modern socio-political concepts and technology from ‘the West’. This includes the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, first contact with Britain, the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, the Boxer Uprising, attempts of reform and eventually the end of the millennia old dynastic system with the nationalist revolution of 1911.
With the establishment of the Republic, the unit then covers the attempt to establish a modern nation state from the foundations of ‘traditional’ China. This includes the failure of democratic reforms, the intellectual revolution of the May 4th Movement, the Warlord period, the challenges of the Kuomintang government, the birth of the Communist Party, the civil war (1927-1937), the war with Japan (1937-1945) and the civil war (1945-1949).
Following the establishment of the People's Republic, the course covers the establishment of a radicalized and revolutionary socio-political structure and the creation of a totalitarian state from the Maoist period of the Great Leap Forward to the Cultural Revolution. The course continues through to the beginnings of normalization and the reform period of the early 1980s and ending with the social, political and intellectual crises of 1989.
Assessment Submission
All written assessment tasks will be required to be submitted only electronically via Turnitin.com, unless otherwise indicated.
Written assignments not received in e-copy via Turnitin.com by the appropriate due date will NOT be marked.
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.
Electronic submission via Turnitin.com
Macquarie University's subscription to the Turnitin plagiarism detection system. All students will be required to submit all of their written work through this system.
To submit, follow the link for the required assignment on the iLearn CHN 157 home page and submit your assignment and bibliography. You do not need to submit the assessment marking rubric with the Turnitin submission.
Return of marked work
Marked work will be returned to students by the course coordinator, normally by email.
Assessment Tasks in General
1. All written assessments will be graded against Assessment marking rubrics, which are to be considered by students as marking criteria for the task. Each Assessment task has its own specific rubric and the correct one must be attached and submitted with the assessment. Any assessment submitted without the appropriate Assessment marking rubric attached will not be marked.
2. Assessment marking rubrics are available for download from iLearn.
3. All written work must conform with the Chicago style of writing set out in Writing and Referencing in this guide. All written work must be formatted to a minimum of 1.5 line space.
4. Scholarly sources (academic journal articles, scholarly books etc) are the expected sources of information. While useful for basic information and subject orientation, generic websites such as blogs, Wikipedia (and similar), culture-china.com and the like, are not an acceptable primary or secondary reference source in any assessment task. Information sourced from websites must be used sparingly with scholarly judgement and caution with regard to context and appropriateness.
Examinations
Important: This unit has a mid-session and a final exam. These are the primary modes of assessment in this unit.
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the designated time and place.
The only exception to sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Special Consideration. Information about unavoidable disruption and the special consideration process is available under the Extension and Special Consideration section of this Unit Guide. Anyone who misses an exam and does not file an application for consideration of Disruption to Studies will receive a zero.
You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, that is the final day of the official examination period.
Extensions and Disruption to Studies
Serious Illness and Unavoidable Disruption
If your performance has been affected 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. I cannot, however, casually approve any extensions or adjustments- I will tell you to file an application for consideration of Disruption to Studies. You must supply documentary evidence of the extended disruption in an application for consideration of Disruption to Studies. (see ask.mq.edu.au).
No assessment work will be accepted for marking unless you have submitted an application for consideration of Disruption to Studies with 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 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.
Disruption to Studies process
http://ask.mq.edu.au/kb.php?record=ce7c4e38-4f82-c4d7-95b1-4e2ee8fd075f
Required and Recommended Texts
The required text for this course is:
The Search for Modern China by Jonathan Spence, 3rd ed Norton 2012.
Please make sure you have your own copy of this book.
Recommended Readings:
Most of these resources can be found in the reserve section of the library.
The Search for Modern China by Jonathan Spence, 2nd ed Norton 1999.
The Search for Modern China - A Documentary Collection edited by Pei-kai Cheng, Michael Lestz, with Jonathan D. Spence.1st ed. Norton, 1999.
A companion volume, in which you can find translations of original documents.
The Rise of Modern China by Immanuel Hsu. 3rd ed, 1983.
Both Spence and Hsu have extensive bibliographies for specific topics, which will give you some initial guidance in researching a particular topic.
Readings in modern Chinese history edited by Immanuel C.Y. Hsu. Oxford University Press, 1971.
China's response to the West : a documentary survey, 1839-1923 by Ssu-yu Teng and John King Fairbank. Harvard 1954
China : A New History by John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman , Harvard, 1998
The Pattern of Chinese history : cycles, development, or stagnation? edited with an introduction by John Meskill.
Chinese civilization : a sourcebook edited by Patricia Buckley Ebrey 2nd ed 1993.
Mao's China and After - A History of the Peoples Republic. Maurice Meisner, Collier Macmillan, 1986
The birth of Communist China. C.P. Fitzgerald. Penguin 1964
The origins of ChineseCommunism , Arif Dirlik. Oxford University Press, 1989.
The YenanWay in revolutionaryChina. Mark Selden, Harvard University Press, 1971
China in war and revolution,1895-1949. Peter Zarrow, RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
A Brief History of Chinese Civilization, Conrad Schirokauer, Harcourt & Brace 1991
Colin Mackerras, Pradeep Taneja, Graham Young. China since 1978. Longman, 1998. (Detailed coverage of history, politics, agricultural reform, political reform etc during the period 1978-1998.)
Colin Mackerras , China in Transformation 1900-1949 . Longman, 1998.
Linda Benson , China Since 1949 . Longman, 2002.
Patricia B. Ebrey, China: A Cultural, Social, and Political History Wadsworth Publishing, 2005
Unit Requirements and Expectations
Students will be expected to:
- review lecture materials in lectures or iLecture prior to tutorial classes;
- review assigned tutorial class readings and tutorial questions prior to tutorial classes;
- actively participate in tutorial classes by interacting with tutors and fellow students by discussing and answering questions based on the lecture materials and tutorial readings;
- complete written assignments on time and to the prescribed standards; and
- successfully complete formal mid-term and final examinations.