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AHIX6202 – Archaeological and Historical Studies: Foundation in Archaeology or History
2021 – Session 1, Fully online/virtual
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
Danijel Dzino
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GradCertAncHist (OUA)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Students will undertake historiographical and historical studies in archaeology relevant to their field of interest. This unit provides students with fundamental introductory knowledge and understanding of archaeology and modern scholarship relevant to their field of interest. It is a foundational unit for students who do not have a degree with a major in the field of ancient world and archaeological studies. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Acquire knowledge of a range of ancient cultures in their geographic and chronological contexts above undergraduate level.
- ULO2: Understand how past societies developed and interacted worldwide and some of the principles, concepts and techniques used in the study of their history and/or archaeology above undergraduate level.
- ULO3: Read ancient sources and literature from different historical and/or archaeological disciplines and interpret written and material evidence with appreciation and understanding above undergraduate level.
- ULO4: Plan and present written arguments about ancient cultures and material in coherent and documented form above undergraduate level.
- ULO5: Apply and adapt knowledge of a range of issues, questions and problems relating to the contemporary understanding of the past above undergraduate level.
- ULO6: Demonstrate critical engagement with a variety of modern scholarly opinions.
General Assessment Information
Late Assessment Penalty
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annotated bibliography | 30% | No | 19/03/2021 |
| Research plan | 30% | No | 23/04/2021 |
| Written essay | 40% | No | 04/06/2021 |
Annotated bibliography
Assessment Type 1: Annotated bibliography
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: 19/03/2021
Weighting: 30%
Annotated bibliography of modern works related to the research for essay ca. 1500 words.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge of a range of ancient cultures in their geographic and chronological contexts above undergraduate level.
- Understand how past societies developed and interacted worldwide and some of the principles, concepts and techniques used in the study of their history and/or archaeology above undergraduate level.
- Read ancient sources and literature from different historical and/or archaeological disciplines and interpret written and material evidence with appreciation and understanding above undergraduate level.
- Plan and present written arguments about ancient cultures and material in coherent and documented form above undergraduate level.
- Apply and adapt knowledge of a range of issues, questions and problems relating to the contemporary understanding of the past above undergraduate level.
- Demonstrate critical engagement with a variety of modern scholarly opinions.
Research plan
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: 23/04/2021
Weighting: 30%
Research plan outlining the proposed research project, ca. 1500 words.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge of a range of ancient cultures in their geographic and chronological contexts above undergraduate level.
- Understand how past societies developed and interacted worldwide and some of the principles, concepts and techniques used in the study of their history and/or archaeology above undergraduate level.
- Read ancient sources and literature from different historical and/or archaeological disciplines and interpret written and material evidence with appreciation and understanding above undergraduate level.
- Plan and present written arguments about ancient cultures and material in coherent and documented form above undergraduate level.
- Apply and adapt knowledge of a range of issues, questions and problems relating to the contemporary understanding of the past above undergraduate level.
- Demonstrate critical engagement with a variety of modern scholarly opinions.
Written essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 04/06/2021
Weighting: 40%
Essay on a chosen research topic between 3,000-3,500 words in length.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge of a range of ancient cultures in their geographic and chronological contexts above undergraduate level.
- Understand how past societies developed and interacted worldwide and some of the principles, concepts and techniques used in the study of their history and/or archaeology above undergraduate level.
- Read ancient sources and literature from different historical and/or archaeological disciplines and interpret written and material evidence with appreciation and understanding above undergraduate level.
- Plan and present written arguments about ancient cultures and material in coherent and documented form above undergraduate level.
- Apply and adapt knowledge of a range of issues, questions and problems relating to the contemporary understanding of the past above undergraduate level.
- Demonstrate critical engagement with a variety of modern scholarly opinions.
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
Dear students
This unit is so-called 'shell' unit, which means that you need to attend some other teaching unit in order to pass this one - that is the reason why it is not listed on a student timetable. You must choose AHIS undergraduate unit, which suits your interests and inform course convenor of the unit to check if you can attend it, as some units have certain pre-requisites. There is no need to actually enroll in these units through eStudent, just to get approval from the convenor. As 'filling' for this unit you should do any of AHIS3000 ancient history/archaeology units offered in this semester except AHIS3000. The list of units on offer could be assessed through following link: https://coursehandbook.mq.edu.au/search?q=AHIS
Content of the unit you chose would be identical as undergraduate AHIS unit, but your assessment will be adjusted to postgraduate level. In consultation with course convenor you will chose topic of your long essay, and did preparatory assignments related to this essay such as Research Plan, Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography. Please check iLearn for details about these assessments.
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