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POL 279 – International Relations
2015 – S1 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Morris Morley
Contact via morris.morley@mq.edu.au
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL 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
This unit will investigate the origins, evolution and demise of the 'Cold War', largely through the prism of American–Soviet rivalry in the Third World: from the politics of containment and conflict during the 1950s and 1960s; to the rise and demise of superpower 'detente' in the 1970s; to a revival of superpower conflict during the Reagan era; to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s and the return to the world of a single superpower (United States) in the 1990s. We will conclude by posing two broad questions: why did the Cold War end and what effect, if any, has this development has on post-Cold War American policy toward the Third World up to the present time. The case studies include the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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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:
- The development of critical analysis skills.
- Independent judgments
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due | Groupwork/Individual | Short Extension | AI Approach |
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| Short essay | 10% | March 23, 5PM | No | ||
| Long essay | 50% | May 4-7, 5PM | No | ||
| Final exam | 40% | TBA | No |
Short essay
Due: March 23, 5PM
Weighting: 10%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Short analytical essay (10%): This essay must be 500-600 words, double-spaced and in 12 point type. The deadline for submission is 5pm Friday, March 28. No essays will be accepted after the due date.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The development of critical analysis skills.
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Long essay
Due: May 4-7, 5PM
Weighting: 50%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Major research essay (50%): This essay must be 1,800 to 2,000 words [not including footnotes/endnotes and bibliography], double-spaced and in 12 point type.
The deadline for submission of Essays is 5pm Monday, May 12. Essays submitted between Tuesday, May 13 and 5pm Thursday, May 15 will be marked without comments. No essays received after May 15 will be marked. Essays less than the required length will automatically receive a failing grade.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The development of critical analysis skills.
- Independent judgments
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Final exam
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Final examination (40%): The exam questions will be based on lectures, tutorials and readings.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- The development of critical analysis skills.
- Independent judgments
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Delivery and Resources
Extensions in this unit are only granted under exceptional circumstances, such as a major unexpected illness or accident. They are not granted for a failure to organize your time (e.g., leaving everything until the last week or two before the deadline or a minor doctor’s appointment).
UNIT READINGS
Bound volume of POL279 Unit Readings [Available from Coop Bookstore]
EXAMINATIONS
Examination timetable [final draft] on web approximately four weeks before the commencement of the exam period
REQUEST FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO SIT FOR SCHEDULED EXAM OUTSIDE OF THE DESIGNATED EXAMINATION PERIOD [JUNE 16-JULY 4]
Under strictly enforced University regulations, you must be available to attend a compulsory examination at any time between the above dates. The only circumstances the University recognizes as an ‘unavoidable disruption,’ thus allowing the student to sit the examination at an earlier or later date are the following:
- Representing Australia at an international sporting or cultural event
- Member of the armed forces involved in compulsory exercises
- In full time employment and required to be overseas by employer
- Travelling overseas [from Aust.] on student exchange as part of degree program
- Representing Macquarie University at an intervarsity event
- Documented iIlness or unavoidable disruption (e.g. accident on day of exam)
In each of these cases, the relevant documentary evidence must be provided. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: There are no exceptions such as vacation, returning home or other travel arrangements.
Unit Schedule
13 weeks of lectures and tutorials.Details on the iLearn website.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, 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.
Student Support
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Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
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
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment task
- Long essay
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Independent judgments
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Assessment tasks
- Short essay
- Long essay
- Final exam
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- The development of critical analysis skills.
- Independent judgments
Assessment tasks
- Short essay
- Long essay
- Final exam
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment tasks
- Short essay
- Long essay
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Improved written and oral communication skills
Assessment task
- Final exam