Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Matthew Bailey
Online by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or MHIX units)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The ANZAC Legend has long been at the core of Australian mythology. This unit explores the impact of armed conflict on Australian national life. As well as tracing the history of the major conflicts that have engaged Australians from before white colonisation to the War on Terror, the unit will explore how the experience of war has shaped national identity. Themes will include: the idea of ANZAC and the militarisation of Australian History; the 'Australian way of war'; gender, race and ethnicity; relationships with allies and enemies; the homefront; loss, disability and rehabilitation; and other legacies of war and commemoration. A range of sources will be used to examine these themes. An innovative feature of the unit will be an assessment structure in which students develop a history project around the influence or impact of war in their local communities. This project will link the personal and local to the broader themes explored in the unit encouraging independent and creative thinking as well as empathetic exploration of historical actors and communities. All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assignment submission:
The deadline for written assignments will always be 11.55pm on the day they are due.
Written work must be submitted via the links on the unit iLearn website.
Late Assessment Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.
Extensions
Requests for extensions must be made through https://ask.mq.edu.au/. Please check Macquarie’s Special Consideration policy before applying for an extension.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Short essay | 30% | No | Sunday Week 4 11.55pm 20/03/2022 |
Project | 50% | No | Sunday Week 12 11.55pm 29/05/2022 |
Quiz | 20% | No | Sunday 11.55 pm, weekly |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Sunday Week 4 11.55pm 20/03/2022
Weighting: 30%
In this essay you will choose from 3-4 questions that will be workshopped in class discussion forums. You will draw on a range of provided sources as well as conduct your own research. The essay will explore historical debates about various aspects of Australians at war.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Sunday Week 12 11.55pm 29/05/2022
Weighting: 50%
This is a project developed across the semester based on primary and secondary historical research. It examines various aspects of the history of Australians at war.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Sunday 11.55 pm, weekly
Weighting: 20%
This tasks consists of ten online quizzes with each quiz worth 2% of the final grade. The quiz will be delivered and graded through the learning management system and will be based on the videos and readings for the relevant week. This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lectures
Lectures take the form of pre-recorded videos and are available within the weekly content on the iLearn site. You need to watch each video before the next one becomes available.
Required Readings
There is no text book for this unit. All essential readings will be provided. Students will need to conduct some of their own research online and/ or in libraries to complete assessment tasks. External and OUA students will be able to complete all tasks off campus.
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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook