Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor
Yann Tristant
Contact via yann.tristant@mq.edu.au
Australian Hearing Hub, South Wing, Level 2
By appointment only
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AHIS190 and 6cp at 200 level
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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 is an examination of the methods and techniques used by archaeologists in a field situation to identify, recover, analyse and interpret their data. The course consists of lectures coupled with direct experience in field techniques of archaeology (survey techniques including aerial survey, geophysics and field walking; excavation strategies and recording; sieving and sampling strategies, etc.) using a range of modern scientific techniques. The majority of the teaching will take place in the on-campus teaching infrastructure (simulated archaeological excavation site) where students will practice the new skills acquired during the course.
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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:
Unit Requirements and Expectations
Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% or above to complete this unit satisfactorily.
Assignment submission
All written work must be submitted through the iLearn website. Please upload your assignment to the drop-box for the relevant week. Save your assignment as a pdf or a doc file (a pdf is best; please do not use docx).
All assignments must include the following at the start: Student name; Student Number; Assessment Task Title or Question. Any assignment submitted without these will not be marked.
All written assignments will be returned via the ‘turnitin’ tool on the iLearn Unit site, and will contain feedback from the marker within them.
Extensions and Special Considerations
If you anticipate any difficulty in attending class for a scheduled test it is important that you contact us as early as possible. Please avoid asking for extensions as missing deadlines complicates the work of markers and puts you behind. If you have to ask for an extension or the opportunity to reschedule the date of a test please request it before the deadline, and only request the extension if you face serious crises that can be documented in some way (e.g. with a medical certificate). ‘Getting behind with your work’ or 'I ran out of time’ are not excuses. If you miss a class test due to illness or a serious crisis that can be documented, you can re-schedule and sit the test at a later time. Please see us as soon as possible to organise a time and place to sit a supplementary test.
Special Consideration Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html
Applying for Special Consideration Students applying for Special Consideration circumstances of three (3) consecutive days duration, within a study period, and/or prevent completion of a formal examination must submit an on-line application with the Faculty of Arts. For an application to be valid, it must include a completed Application for Special Consideration form and all supporting documentation.
The online Special Consideration application is found at: http://www.arts.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/admin_central/
Extensions can only be granted in exceptional cases and may only be sought in consultation with the unit convenor and with support of documentary evidence. If you anticipate any difficulty in meeting assigned due dates then it is important that you contact the course’s convenor as early as possible.
Please avoid asking for extensions as missing deadlines complicates the work of markers and puts you behind. If you have to ask for an extension, request it before the deadline, ‘Getting behind with your work’ or 'I had other deadlines' do not count.
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. After seven days, a mark of 0% will be assigned.
Written assessment tasks submitted that are under or over the word length by more than 10% will be penalised with a 10% deduction. The marker will only read the listed word limit, i.e. if the word limit is 2,000 words they will stop reading at 2,000 words (plus or minus up to 200 words).
Written assessment tasks submitted without proper referencing, i.e. little or no page numbers or no bibliography will receive an automatic fail.
Marking Rubric
The museum catalogue entry, research essay and research project design will be graded using a rubric, which can be found on the iLearn unit site.
Final Marks
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.
Please note with respect to the marks you receive for work during the session: that the marks given are indicative only; final marks will be determined after moderation. See further the note on Results in the Policies and Procedures section below:
https://students.mq.edu.au/study/exams-and-results/exam-results
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Quiz 1 | 15% | No | Week 4 |
Excavation practice | 20% | No | Every week |
Research Grant Application | 30% | No | Week 7 |
Online Quiz 2 | 15% | No | Week 10 |
Excavation report | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 15%
Quiz will consist of 20 multiple choice or true/false questions that focus on the content of the lectures, textbook, and practicals from week 1 to 4.
Due: Every week
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to participate in the simulated excavation. They are required to undertake all of the duties which have been allocated to them by the lecturer or supervising staff during the excavation, as well as assist in all aspects of field work.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 30%
Using the information provided in class, write a grant proposal (including a budget) convincing a grant review panel that you should receive the requested funds to perform an archaeological project overseas. The purpose of this assignment is to provide students experience with designing a research project, writing a research proposal and putting together a grant proposal. The benefits are both academic and professional.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 15%
Quiz will consist of 20 multiple choice or true/false questions that focus on the content of the lectures, textbook, and practicals from week 1 to 10.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
Based on the notes you took during the work in the simulated excavation site, write an excavation report summarising:
Delivery
Seminar Thursday 11am-2pm
Online units can be accessed at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au
PC and Internet access are required for those who wish to access iLearn. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement.
Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
Resources
The unit will be based on the following text books, which can be purchased at the Co-Op bookstore (http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au):
Required Texts:
Recommended Texts:
Dig kit:
You need to purchase a gridded lab notebook for use as a journal while in the field and a pair of white cotton gloves for handling ancient artefacts in the lab and the museum.
Tools will be provided to you; however, if you are planning on doing archaeology again, it would be a good investment for you to put together a dig kit of your own. At a minimum it should include a pointing trowel (WHS or Marshalltown is best). Optional items include a compass, a tape measure (centimetres), a line level, a hand lens, a folding rule, a paintbrush, knee pads and work gloves (all available at Bunnings); a camera.
Week |
Lectures |
Practical work |
Assessment |
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1 |
28/02/2018 |
Introduction to field archaeology |
Lab and site visit |
No assessment |
2 |
07/03/2018 |
Methods and techniques of archaeological survey |
Field research strategy |
No assessment |
3 |
14/03/2018 |
Basics of site recording, stratigraphy, and excavation |
Survey and mapping |
No assessment |
4 |
21/03/2018 |
Research design and grant application |
Excavation |
Online quiz 1 (23 March 2018) |
5 |
28/03/2018 |
Aerial photography (kite and drone demo) |
Excavation |
No assessment |
6 |
04/04/2018 |
Objects and material record |
Excavation |
No assessment |
7 |
11/04/2018 |
Methods for archaeological finds processing |
Excavation and finds processing |
Grant Proposal Application (13 April 2018) |
MID-SESSION BREAK |
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02/05/2018 |
Principles of chronology and archaeological dating |
Excavation and finds processing |
No assessment |
9 |
09/05/2018 |
Interpretation of archaeological finds |
Excavation and finds processing |
No assessment |
10 |
16/05/2018 |
Report and publication strategy |
Excavation and finds processing |
Online quiz 2 (18 May 2018) |
11 |
23/05/2018 |
Archaeology Open Day |
Excavation and finds processing |
No assessment |
12 |
30/05/2018 |
Cultural Resource Management |
Excavation and finds processing |
Excavation report (1st June 2018) |
13 |
06/06/2018 |
Review and summary |
Excavation and finds processing |
No assessment |
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