Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Gabriele Marranci
Contact via via email
Hearing Hub
TBA
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MDevStud or MGlobalHlthDevStud or GradCertGlobalHlthDevStud or MDevStudGlobalHlth or GradCertDevStudGlobalHlth or MAppAnth or MDevCult or MSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre or MPASR or GradDipPASR or GradDipPP or MPPP or MSecStrategicStud or MCrim or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MPPPMDevStud or MPASRMDevStud or MPPPMPASR or 4cp in ANTH units at 800 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Co-badged with ANTH800
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the uses of culture in professional settings at various levels, from the management of urban communities and interpersonal conflicts to the international strategies of corporations and governments. The objective of this unit is to train students for situations in a variety of contexts in which decisions have to be made based on contested cultural claims.
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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:
Late Submission Faculty Policy
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will be applied - two (2) marks out of 100 will be deduced per day for assignments 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 submission will be accepted for timed assessments-- eg. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Seminar Participation | 30% | Yes | Weekly |
In Class Quiz | 30% | No | Week 12 |
Final Essay | 40% | Yes | Friday Week 13 |
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
NOTICE: This is a hurdle assessment
Attendance at seminars is compulsory. No student will pass the course if they are missing more than one seminar without an approved Special Consideration.
It is ESSENTIAL that students familiarise themselves with the Special Consideration process.
Students, when required, must take part in Kialo.com platform discussions.
At the end of each seminar, students will be asked to write a short (400-500 word) reflection on the seminar material, including their participation in the seminar. They will also have an opportunity to highlight any difficulties they may have encountered during the seminar or the literature. Students are required to hand this in at the following weekly seminar (worth 15 of the marks out of 30).
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
Due: Week 12 Weighting: 30%
This will be an open book paper-based Quiz, taken in class, drawing from readings. Information and instructions are available on iLearn in the Assessment Section.
Students are required to attend their class in Week 12
The open book quiz will have 30 overall questions, including true and false questions as well as two open questions to be completed in class within 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Note: According to the new Faculty Submission Penalty policy, no late submission will be accepted for timed assessments (like quizzes). Quizzes will not be repeated under any circumstances, other than with approved Special Consideration.
Due: Friday Week 13
Weighting: 40%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Final Essay
NOTICE: This is a hurdle assessment. You must submit the essay to pass the course!
The final essay consists of 2500 words critical analysis and discussion of one of the course "Parts" and its readings. The student should engage critically with the material of the selected "Part" of the course and show that they can contribute to the discussion by choosing appropriate academic literature on the topic.
The essay should be submitted via Turnitin. Further information about style and format as well as examples of previous works and suggestions to help you to write the essay will be provided on iLearn in due course.
IMPORTANT: You must submit your essay on time according to the Faculty of Arts submission policy to be allowed to pass the course.
Since this is a postgraduate course, plagiarism will not be tolerated or excused, and it will be dealt with according to the University Policy.
Faculty Policy on Late Submission Penalty
(Note that I cannot do anything about this: it is strictly enforced, so insisting for more time, or requests for no-penalities will not change the outcome!)
"Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will be applied - two (2) marks out of 100 will be deduced per day for assignments 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 submission will be accepted for timed assessments-- e.g. quizzes, online tests."
Further information and material will be available through iLearn
S1: Introduction to the Course and Main Concepts
PART 1: Culturalist Approach to Culture and Its Critics
S2 a) The Concept of Culture in Anthropology
Readings:
S3 b) Geertz and Interpretative Anthropology
Readings:
S4 c) Criticism of the Cultural Approach
Readings:
PART 2: Evolutionary and Neuro-Anthropological Approaches
S5 a) The Encultured Brain
Readings
S6 b) Theory of Cultural Evolution and its Critics
Readings
S7 c) Culture Evolution and Religion
Readings
PART 3: Issues in Cultural Contacts
S8 a) Cultural Relativism and Its Critics
Readings
S9 b) Cultural Appropriation?
Readings
PART 4: Applied Anthropology: The case of Anthro-Criminology
S10 a) Anthropologists, Culture and Crime
Readings
S11 b) Fieldwork and Crime
Readings
S12 Conclusions and Revisions
S13: In-class quiz
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Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to communicate effectively and convey their views to different social, cultural, and professional audiences. They will be able to use a variety of technologically supported media to communicate with empathy using a range of written, spoken or visual formats.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be ethically aware and capable of confident transformative action in relation to their professional responsibilities and the wider community. They will have a sense of connectedness with others and country and have a sense of mutual obligation. They will be able to appreciate the impact of their professional roles for social justice and inclusion related to national and global issues
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25/05/2018 | Changes made to the in-class Quiz to reflect the information provided in iLearn. Such changes have been discussed with the HoD |