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.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convener
Panos Vlachopoulos
Contact via email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BArts (Single or double degrees)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
How does studying the humanities, creative arts and social sciences benefit society? What are their contributions to the fast-evolving world of work? Studying these disciplines will open you to examining the entirety of the human condition and will encourage you to grapple with the complex personal, historical, societal and moral issues ever-present in life. This unit is an interdisciplinary introduction to the main approaches, methods and issues in the study of humanities, creative arts and social sciences, with particular emphasis on the key transferable skills which you will develop in your learning journey through the Bachelor of Arts. Case studies drawn from a variety of disciplines and real-life situations will be employed to illustrate the ways in which the humanities, creative arts and social sciences respond to life by making significant contributions to addressing complex situations - personal and professional. In addition, you will develop essential skills and strategies needed to succeed as a Bachelor of Arts student. These skills will be applicable to each of the subject disciplines that constitute the Bachelor of Arts. The unit will prepare you for the completion of your studies in the final Arts Capstone unit. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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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Skills Portfolio | 60% | No | Weeks 6, 10 and 14 |
Team Based Learning | 40% | No | Weeks 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 and 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 60 hours
Due: Weeks 6, 10 and 14
Weighting: 60%
A collection of evidence of skills development
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 and 13
Weighting: 40%
iLearn quizzes and forum posts
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
This online unit is offered in the form of online activities (quizzes, online discussions, online reflections) complemented by weekly live ( zoom) lectorials, online asynchronous tutorials and online videos and recordings of guest lectures delivered by various academics from across the Faculty of Arts. It is a dynamic online unit, which requires online engagement and participation. Please ensure that you are actively engaged in the online tutorials and attend the weekly lectures ( lectorials).
All study resources are provided via the iLearn space. There is no prescribed text.
Week |
Theme |
Topic |
Lectorial |
Guest Lectures | Tutorial | Assessment |
1 |
Introduction |
Introduction: The Value of the Humanities |
Live lectorial with unit convenor |
No guest lecture | Introduction to the unit and assessments | |
2 |
Societal Transformation |
The Future of Work: Transferable Skills |
Live lectorial with unit convenor |
Panel Discussion with academics and industry representatives | Think and write critically | |
3 |
The Future of Work: Work in a Post-COVID World |
Live lectorial with unit convenor |
Guest Recorded Lecturers: Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher and Dr Andrew Burridge | Think and write reflectively. Practice quiz available. | ||
4 |
The Future of Work: TBL |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
No guest lecture | TBL - IRAT and TRAT | TBL - IRAT and TRAT | |
5 |
The Future of Work: TBL | Live lectorial with unit convenors | No guest lecture | TBL - FAT | TBL - FAT | |
6 |
Modes of Communication |
Storytelling: Story and History |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Guest Recorded Lecturers: Associate Professor Ian Plant and Professor Louise D'Arcens | Self-paced tutorial: Adobe Creative Cloud | Skills portfolio 1 due on Monday |
7 |
Storytelling: Language and Culture in Context |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Guest Recorded Lecturers: Dr Chavalin Svetanant and Dr Margie Borschke | Persuasive media | ||
8 |
Storytelling: TBL |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Panel Discussion with academics | TBL - IRAT and TRAT. Tutorial on Adobe tools | TBL - IRAT and TRAT | |
9 |
Storytelling: TBL |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
No guest lecture | TBL - FAT | TBL - FAT | |
10 |
Ethics, Governance and Justice
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Law and Justice: Power and Domination |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Guest Recorded Lecturers: Dr Lloyd Cox and Ms Josephine Bourne | No tutorial. Practice quiz available. | Skills portfolio 2 due on Monday |
11 |
Law and Justice: Challenging Power, Resisting Authority |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Guest Recorded Lecturers: Dr Alex Simpson and Dr Lara Palombo and | No tutorial. Practice quiz available. | ||
12 |
Law and Justice: TBL |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
Panel Discussion with academics | TBL - IRAT and TRAT | TBL - IRAT and TRAT | |
13 |
Law and Justice: TBL |
Live lectorial with unit convenors |
No guest lecture | TBL - FAT | TBL - FAT | |
14 |
Skills portfolio 3 due on Monday |
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Date | Description |
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15/02/2021 | added unit convener |
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook