Students
AHIS7000 – Advanced Studies in Ancient History
2021 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Paul McKechnie
Leigh Boucher
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
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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:
- ULO1: Apply and assimilate information in a context and at a level appropriate to BPhil level study.
- ULO2: Assess relevant sources and issues critically, analytically, and in an integrated fashion.
- ULO3: Demonstrate understanding orally and in writing, by deduction and argumentation.
- ULO4: Show, orally and in writing, critical understanding of factual questions and judgements of likelihood and value.
- ULO5: Relate understanding of the ancient world to broad conceptual frameworks and modern contexts.
- ULO6: Interpret, understand, and advance the state of thinking about the writing of history, including ancient history, and, when appropriate, read against the sources.
General Assessment Information
Please submit your assignments on time.
If you can't, please apply for special consideration (Disruption to Studies) via the system. A medical certificate or equivalent will be required. DON'T ask me (the unit coordinator) for an extension: I'm not allowed to give them.
'Unless a Disruption to Studies request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply--2 marks (out of a total of 100 marks) will be deducted per day for assignment submitted after the due date--and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.'
This is an official wording. The interpretation of the bit about '2 marks out of 100 marks' is that one should pretend that a given task was going to be marked out of 100 (though it will not be, in this unit). So (for example) when an assignment is out of 40, one loses each day 2% of 40 marks, i.e. 0.8 of a mark. And so on. It does not mean '2% per day of the total available for the unit as a whole'--even though the final mark for the unit will be expressed as a percentage.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Minor essay | 20% | No | 14 March 2021 |
| Major essay | 40% | No | 6 June 2021 |
| seminar | 40% | No | different for each student |
Minor essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 14 March 2021
Weighting: 20%
Students will write an essay (word-limit 1500 words including footnotes but not including bibliography list) on a title given in iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply and assimilate information in a context and at a level appropriate to BPhil level study.
- Assess relevant sources and issues critically, analytically, and in an integrated fashion.
- Demonstrate understanding orally and in writing, by deduction and argumentation.
- Show, orally and in writing, critical understanding of factual questions and judgements of likelihood and value.
Major essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 6 June 2021
Weighting: 40%
The major essay will be a developed version of the study first presented as an in-class seminar If a student, having given an in-class seminar, finds that its topic has exhausted its potential and wants another, they may ask the unit convener: it will be possible to negotiate an amended or completely new topic. Otherwise, the in-class seminar should be developed into a fully-footnoted major essay (maximum length 3,000 words) with bibliography, on a historiographical theme linked to the original topic.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply and assimilate information in a context and at a level appropriate to BPhil level study.
- Assess relevant sources and issues critically, analytically, and in an integrated fashion.
- Demonstrate understanding orally and in writing, by deduction and argumentation.
- Show, orally and in writing, critical understanding of factual questions and judgements of likelihood and value.
- Relate understanding of the ancient world to broad conceptual frameworks and modern contexts.
- Interpret, understand, and advance the state of thinking about the writing of history, including ancient history, and, when appropriate, read against the sources.
seminar
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: different for each student
Weighting: 40%
At the beginning of the semester students will be given a topic for a seminar, and allocated a date and time. These seminars will be given two per lecture hour, and each seminar talk should take between fifteen and twenty minutes to deliver. A presenter may use a powerpoint show or equivalent if desired, or just speak to the class. This may be done via a Zoom session. Questions and discussion will follow each seminar talk.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply and assimilate information in a context and at a level appropriate to BPhil level study.
- Assess relevant sources and issues critically, analytically, and in an integrated fashion.
- Demonstrate understanding orally and in writing, by deduction and argumentation.
- Show, orally and in writing, critical understanding of factual questions and judgements of likelihood and value.
- Interpret, understand, and advance the state of thinking about the writing of history, including ancient history, and, when appropriate, read against the sources.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
To complete the unit satisfactorily you will need to achieve an overall mark worth 50% or above Lectures will be recorded and available via Echo 360. Resources are available in iLearn. There are items available for this unit in e-reserve.
Lectures will be given in person, but will be posted online afterwards.
Each student will give a seminar. Most seminars, but not all, will be given in the Friday 12.00 to 1.00 slot in 25 Wally's Walk A204. Distance students may give their seminars using Zoom, but others should be present in person to give their seminars.
PC and Internet access, including Zoom, are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Any problem, contact onehelp@mq.edu.au (9850 4357) and not the unit convener.
Unit Schedule
AHIS7000
Provisional lecture schedule 2021
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Lecture no. |
Date |
Title
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1 |
25 February |
What this unit is about and how it works Allocation of tasks |
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2 |
26 February |
Naming the parts |
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3 |
4 March |
How can archaeology become history? David Randall-MacIver and Great Zimbabwe |
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4 |
5 March |
Seminar � |
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5 |
11 March |
Whose interest does history serve? The case of Manetho of Sebennytus |
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6 |
12 March |
Seminar � |
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7 |
18 March |
Whose interest does history serve? The case of Eusebius of Caesarea |
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8 |
19 March |
Seminar � |
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9 |
25 March |
Oxford Regius Professors of History |
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10 |
26 March |
Seminar � |
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11 |
1 April |
Edward Gibbon |
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12 |
2 April |
Good Friday: no seminar |
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Recess 5-18 April (Easter Sunday 4 April)
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13 |
22 April |
Seminar � |
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14 |
23 April |
Seminar � |
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15 |
29 April |
History in the Scottish universities |
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16 |
30 April |
Seminar � |
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17 |
6 May |
Prof. Ian Worthington: Ancient History in American Universities |
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18 |
7 May |
Seminar � |
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19 |
13 May |
Assoc. Prof. Nikola Balnave: How and why I became a historian of cooperatives and the labour movement |
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20 |
14 May |
Seminar � |
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21 |
20 May |
Prof. Clare Monagle: The Mediæval in the Modern World |
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22 |
21 May |
Seminar � |
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23 |
27 May |
Mr. Zac Roberts: What is Indigenous knowledge in the field of history? |
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24 |
28 May |
Seminar ⓫ |
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25 |
3 June |
Seminar ⓬ |
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26 |
4 June |
Seminar ⓭ |
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Student Code of Conduct
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Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Student Support
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Learning Skills
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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
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Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook