Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Peter Keegan
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Tutor
Edward Bridge
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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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 specially designed and will be offered in the form of a publication project on a set of approved topics relevant to Ancient History. Students collect, assess, analyse and interpret relevant evidence in the light of current historical thinking. In addition to seminar participation (regular discussion, a bibliographical portfolio, a learning journal, and a brief work-in-progress interview and outline), the unit culminates in a coherent paper, 5000 words in length, which conforms to the standards of research and writing guidelines expected in peer-reviewed scholarly publications in the field of ancient world studies.
All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.open.edu.au/student-admin-and-support/key-dates/
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assignment Submission
This unit will use the iLearn Forum and Turnitin Assignments as the submission methods. See the following link for information about Turnitin:
http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/resources/turnitin_tips.htm
Late Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved (see Policies and Procedures), (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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Seminar Forum | 20% | No | 11:59pm Wed + Sun Weeks 2-8 |
Annotated Bibliography | 10% | No | 11:59pm AEST Sunday Weeks 2-8 |
Work-In-Progress Outline | 10% | No | 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 8 |
Learning Journal | 10% | No | 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 8 |
Publication Project | 50% | No | 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 13 |
Due: 11:59pm Wed + Sun Weeks 2-8
Weighting: 20%
After reading the texts prescribed for each week, you will prepare your thoughts and post two (2) brief responses in the Seminar Forum to the questions set for consideration: an original post and a selective response. You should take the brief outline provided in the introduction to each week and the recommended readings as a starting point only. Ensure that your original post responds directly to the questions set for discussion, and your selective response develops further the seminar outline, considering any idea or issue which other students raise in their original posts. Submit your original post to any questions set for discussion NO LATER THAN 11:59pm Wednesday of any week set aside for seminar forum participation, and your selective response to one or more ideas or issues raised by other students NO LATER THAN 11:59pm Sunday of any week set aside for seminar forum participation. The minimum total length of your weekly correspondence is 250 words. NOTE: This is a timed assessment (Mon-Sun of the relevant week). No late posts - submitted after midnight Sunday in any week set for discussion of a particular topic - will be assessed. Submission: via Online Forum.
Due: 11:59pm AEST Sunday Weeks 2-8
Weighting: 10%
The Annotated Bibliography task requires you to collect a representative bibliographical sample of learning materials that proved useful in previous study, relating to each of the Seminar Forum topics. This sample should comprise at least five (5) published resources – e.g. book chapter, conference paper, journal article, thesis, report, or web page (preferably with an .edu domain name) – that explored in some way this week's topic. Each item should be annotated briefly to identify its historical usefulness. NB The five (5) references can be articles/books/parts of books, etc, that relate to the Seminar Forum topic for the week, and most will be publications you have come across in the course of your study of ancient history. So, for example, for your week 2 bibliography, choose five (5) publications that discuss something about doing the study of history. These may be publications you used in your Seminar Forum answers, but don't have to be. Each annotation briefly reviews the content and argument of each of the publications chosen, and you might be able to include a very brief critique. Submit your Annotated Bibliography NO LATER THAN 11:59pm Sunday in all relevant weeks. NOTE: This is a timed assessment (Mon-Sun of the relevant week). No late posts - submitted after midnight Sunday in any week set for collection of a particular bibliographical sample - will be assessed. Submission: via Online Forum
Due: 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 8
Weighting: 10%
The Work-In-Progress (WIP) Outline will consist of • a 100-word abstract of your publication project topic; • a 250-word outline of methodological issues relating to your topic; • a 250-word outline of theoretical issues relating to your topic. Submission: via Turnitin
Due: 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 8
Weighting: 10%
The Learning Journal is meant to be a reflective record of your learning experiences in the Ancient History program. You can link your journal record to an individual subject (or subjects) in the program, to a particular topic (or topics) within a subject, and you may wish to reflect about your experience of learning in general. Learning Journal reflections (posted during Weeks 1-8 via the Learning Journal link) will be collated into a single MS Word or pdf file. Submission: via Turnitin
Due: 11:59pm AEST Sunday Week 13
Weighting: 50%
The Publication Project is defined by the Department of Ancient History as “a research essay relating to a particular aspect of the history, art and archaeology of ancient Europe and the Mediterranean world, from prehistoric to late antique times.” The AHIX339 unit convenor welcomes the submission of research essays on any subject within that definition. The topic and content of the essay will conform in all respects to the abstract submitted as part of the Work-In-Progress Report. The manuscript will be no more than 4,000 words in length. NOTE: Formatting of submitted essays will follow the Notes for Contributors guidelines provided in whichever academic journal is selected by the submitting student (e.g. Journal of Hellenic Studies, Journal of Roman Studies, Journal of Late Antiquity). Submission: via Turnitin
Unit Webpage, Technology Used and Skills Required
AHIX339 is delivered fully online.
Online units can be accessed at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please contact teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
Required Reading Due to the broad range of subject matter covered in this unit, there is no required text.
Recommended Reading There is a wide selection of reading material provided in the AHIX339 Unit Readings. located via the Unit Readings - Leganto link on the AHIX399 iLearn welcome page.
Week 1 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIT
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Week 2 |
HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
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Week 3 |
LANGUAGE STUDIES
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Week 4 |
ARCHAEOLOGY
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Week 5 |
EPIGRAPHY AND PAPYROLOGY
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Week 6 |
NUMISMATICS
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Week 7 |
SOCIAL HISTORY
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Week 8 |
CULTURAL HISTORY
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Week 9 |
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND PUBLICATION PROJECT I
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Week 10 |
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND PUBLICATION PROJECT I
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Week 11 |
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND PUBLICATION PROJECT II
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Week 12 |
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND PUBLICATION PROJECT II
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Week 13 |
PUBLICATION PROJECT: SUBMISSION
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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.
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Outcome
Once your submission is assessed, an appropriate outcome will be organised.
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New to this iteration of AHIX399 are the following:
1. The Digital Portfolio assessment task (worth 20%) is no longer a required activity.
2. The Learning Journal activity is now a separate assessment task worth 10%.
3. The Annotated Bibliography activity is now a separate assessment task worth 10%.
4. The Publication Project Diary is now a recommended formative activity that is not assessed formally.
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22/06/2018 | 1. Submission times for all assessment tasks 2. Seminar Forum discussion post instructions. |