Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Kathleen Poling
Contact via Email
Hearing Hub, 2nd floor
Mondays 11-12 pm
Mei-fen Kuo
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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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 is an introduction to imperial China in world history. Topics will broadly cover imperial history and the consequences of both China's interaction with and isolation from the outside world. Topics will include China's traditional role as the focus of socio-political order and culture in East Asia and its continuing influence and relevance in the modern world; the role of wars and invasions in shaping Chinese politics and culture; and the transmission and role of Chinese culture as a part of world culture.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Active participation | 20% | No | Cumulative |
Online quizzes | 25% | No | Weeks 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 |
Mid-session test | 25% | No | Week 7, in lecture |
Final test | 30% | No | Week 13, in lecture |
Due: Cumulative
Weighting: 20%
This is not an attendance mark. Note that this highlights "active participation," not attendance. Marks will in fact not be awarded for attendance alone, meaning that it is possible to attend every class and still not receive any participation marks. Participation marks are based in your active contributions to tutorial discussions.
Tutorials are a critical part of your learning in this unit. Weekly tutorial activities will be based on the week's set readings and questions, as well as lecture materials. Tutorial readings will be posted directly to or linked via iLearn. All students will be expected to have read the readings, and considered the tutorial questions prior to attending tutorials, as well as having listened to the lectures and reviewed the lecture materials. Tutorials are also the place to ask questions of any aspect of the lecture and tutorial materials or assessment tasks.
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. To do well in tutorial participation, you will not be expected to 'know everything', but you will be expected to show an informed opinion of the unit materials and be able to contribute and share constructively with the class.
Rubric on iLearn.
Due: Weeks 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
Weighting: 25%
Throughout the course of the session, there will be five online quizzes for you to complete, assessing your comprehension of the readings and lecture. They will account for 25% of your grade (5% each).
Due: Week 7, in lecture
Weighting: 25%
A closed-book test based on all materials covered in lectures and tutorials during the first half of the session.
Held in lecture on Week 7.
Rubric on iLearn.
Due: Week 13, in lecture
Weighting: 30%
A cumulative test based on all materials covered in lectures and tutorials, focused upon the second half of the session, but also including essential information from throughout the session.
Held in lecture on Week 13.
Rubric on iLearn.
Online Unit
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Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.
Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.
Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
Macquarie University subscribes 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.
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 are required for each assessment task (see Assessment Tasks in General). They can be downloaded from iLearn.
Date | Topic | Lecture reading | Tutorial reading |
Week 1 | Introduction | Start reading the first few chapters | None |
Week 2 | China before China | Schirokauer, Chapter 1 | Puett, "Classical Chinese Historical Thought" |
Week 3 | Classical thought and Warring States | Schirokauer, Chapter 2 |
Excerpts from Waley's "Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China" |
Week 4 | The Early Empire- Qin and Han | Schirokauer, Chapter 3 |
Selected readings on the Qin-Han state
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Week 5 | China Divided | Schirokauer, Chapter 4 | Hugh Clark, "What's the Matter with 'China'? A Critique of Teleological History" |
Week 6 | China Cosmopolitan: The Sui and Tang | Schirokauer, Chapter 5 | Selected readings on Buddhism in the Tang |
Week 7 | Mid-term test | Mid-term test | No reading |
Week 8 | From the Song to the Yuan | Schirokauer, Chapters 6 and 7 | Endicott-West, "Imperial Governance in Yuan Times" |
Week 9 | The Ming meets the world | Schirokauer, Chapters 8 and 9 | Broadberry, Guan, and Li, "China, Europe, and the Great Divergence" |
Week 10 | The Qing | Schirokauer, Chapter 10 | Waldron, "Representing China: The Great Wall and Cultural Nationalism" |
Week 11 | Internal and external crises | Schirokauer, Chapter 11 | Selected readings on Opium and the Opium Wars |
Week 12 | The end of the imperial system | Schirokauer, Chapter 12 | Rawski, "Re-envisioning the Qing" |
Week 13 | Final test | Final test |
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The required text for this course is:
Schirokauer, Conrad and Miranda Brown. A Brief History of Chinese Civilization, Fourth Edition. Boston: Wadsworth, 2013.
Please make sure you have your own copy of this book, available at the bookstore, or be prepared to access it at library reserves on a weekly basis.
Weekly Tutorial Readings
Each week's required tutorial readings will be accessed via iLearn. Each week's readings must be read before attending class and students will be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of and refer to the reading materials in both tutorial and in the exams.
Important: This unit has a mid-session and a final test. These are the primary modes of assessment in this unit.
You are expected to present yourself for tests at the designated time and place.
The only exception to sitting a test at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption, approved through an application for Special Consideration in accordance with university policy.
You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early tests for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester.
Students will be expected to:
1. Review lecture materials in lectures prior to tutorial classes.
2. Review assigned tutorial class readings prior to tutorial classes.
3. Actively participate in tutorial classes by interacting with staff and fellow students and by discussing and answering questions based on the lecture materials and tutorial readings.
4. Complete assignments and tests according to schedule and the prescribed standards.
5. Act with a high level of academic integrity.
6. Have a functional level of language competence. This is a language-intensive course, which includes heavy reading, considerable writing and classroom interaction. A good grasp of English grammar and syntax is essential. Students for whom English is a second language are strongly advised to ensure that their level of English proficiency is adequate before taking this course. Even for native speakers, academic reading and writing is not always simple or straightforward. Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services. Details of these services can be accessed at: http://www.students.mq.edu.au/support/learning_skills/