Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Mark Hearn
Level 2 Hearing Hub
Friday 1-2 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp at 100 level or above 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
Australia since 1901 presents a political, social and cultural history of Australia in the twentieth century. Building on the introduction to Australian history offered in MHIS109, and nineteenth century experience explored in MHIS204, Australia since 1901 outlines the development of post-Federation ‘White Australia’, through to the rise of the Right and Pauline Hanson on the cusp of the new millennium. We explore the foundations of Australian national identity and analyse the manifest social changes that redefined understandings of gender, rights and race. We will feature the central developments of the century, from the divisive impact of the First World War to economic depression, and the promise of reconstruction that grew out another disastrous world war that also reshaped Australia’s relations with the world. We will trace the everyday experiences of Australians through migration, suburbanisation, protest, and popular culture. Australia since 1901 will be of particular interest to education students who are intending to teach Australian history in schools, and provides a strong platform for 200/300 level Australian history, in MHIS202, MHIS301 and MHIS303.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Penalty:
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.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group presentation | 15% | No | various dates |
Research essay | 40% | No | Monday 14 October 2019 |
Class participation | 15% | No | Across semester |
Best OU Blog posts | 30% | No | Monday 11 November 2019 |
Due: various dates
Weighting: 15%
This task is designed to assess your written communication skills in informal settings, and your ability to lead and manage discussion creatively. At the beginning of semester we will assign tutorial topics to presenters. Working with at least one other student but more likely 2 or more (using in class or online discussion tools to plan your presentation) you will lead discussion, using stimulus material or activities to engage your audience. Keep presentations short and make them as creative as possible. The point of the exercise is to lead discussion not to dominate it: which means you need to encourage participation. You will be assessed on five criteria as a group:
Due: Monday 14 October 2019
Weighting: 40%
Due Monday 14 October 2019, midnight, 3000 words (including references)
The aim of this task is to assess your ability to produce an extended response, in written form, to a specific question. Chose from the list of questions on iLearn.
At 200 level, you should aim to produce history essays that reflect your ability to research (in both primary and secondary sources), to find and analyse information, to make an historical argument and to write clearly and cogently. You need to try to write analytically not descriptively. Take care not to tell us a story about the past. You need to make an argument about the past.
The main essay should be fully referenced in line with the 'writing essays in history' referencing guide. You will be penalised in the major essay for inadequate or incorrect referencing.
Due: Across semester
Weighting: 15%
Class participation assessed across semester. This mark will be awarded on the basis of active seminar participation. You need to engage in class or online each week and be prepared to discuss issues relevant to the tutorial in an informed way - that is, DO THE READING and watch/listen to the lectures! You must also be prepared to engage with other students in discussion - this means that you need to listen as well as speak. For external students, you must log on each week and read the postings, and offer your own in response. Remember that online tutorials are a kind of conversation, so remember to keep your responses reasonably brief and try to refer to other's comments in your posts.
* There is a tutorial self-assessment sheet on iLearn. You will complete this at the end of semester and we will be using the sheet to guide our grading of your tutorial performance.
Due: Monday 11 November 2019
Weighting: 30%
NOTE: you must submit a post at the end of Week 2 to receive early feedback in the unit.
Word limit: 1000 words. Choose your best 4 OU blog posts written over the course of the semester (in your learning diary, written in at the end of each f2f/external forum session) in response to your learning. This assessment is based on the lecture and seminar program, and will be a direct response to the issues raised that week. The main purpose of this assessment task is to test your ability to produce a brief but clear and logical argument that is supported by evidence. It also assess your learning over the entire unit. For this task, you need not consult any readings beyond those listed as required or recommended. It does not need to be fully referenced with footnotes but please provide short in text references.
All students will need a high speed internet connection to watch video lectures, listen to audio presentations and to participate in online learning exercises. At the end of face-to-face tutorials, internal students will be required to reflect on their learning in their blogs. External and OU students will do this online, accessible via the unit's ilearn pages. Students can use laptops or mobile devices to record these reflections at the end of class each week.
Writing your history essay
The Department of Modern History has an essay writing and referencing guide available on iLearn. Please read it before you embark on your assessment tasks!
Attendance
If you are unable to attend a tutorial, you should contact your tutor. Attendance at tutorials (or active participation in online tutorials for external students) is an essential component of the course and three or more absences from the tutorials without prior notification and adequate explanation may mean you fail this unit. 15% of your final grade in this course is assigned according to your tutorial participation.
Examination(s)
There is no examination for MHIS/MHIX209 but all assignments need to be submitted if you wish to pass the unit.
Assignment submission
All Students: Please submit all assignments via Turnitin on iLearn.
Assignments must include a heading that identifies the question chosen and a bibliography.
Special Consideration
Please note that requests for special consideration are not granted automatically, and are reserved for unforeseen and serious circumstances such as prolonged illness, hospitalisation or bereavement in your immediate family. If you believe that you qualify for special consideration, please contact me as soon as is practically possible.
DELIVERY AND RESOURCES Delivery: Day, External, Online
This unit will use iLearn to deliver all teaching materials.
Week One: Introduction
Week Two: Federation and White Australia
Week Three: World War I and Australia
Week Four: Governing the Great Depression
Week Five: World War II and the Turn to America
Week Six: The Stolen Generations
Week Seven: Class War/Cold War
Week Eight: The Vietnam War
Week Nine: Whitlam and the Dismissal
Week Ten: The Women’s Liberation Movement
Week Eleven: Migration & multiculturalism
Week Twelve: The Age of Mabo? Native Title & Reconciliation
Week Thirteen: Teaching Australian History
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