| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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40%
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3000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Essay |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Assessment 1 |
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15%
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1000 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Assessment 2 |
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15%
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1000 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Quiz 1 |
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10%
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1, 3-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Quiz 2 |
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10%
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1, 3-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Quiz 3 |
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10%
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1, 3-5
GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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undertake higher-order thinking in the reading, analysis and understanding of the key ancient sources for this period, both written and archaeological, with an emphasis on the inscriptional evidence for Egyptian imperialism in the New Kingdom;
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evaluate the various factors which enabled the re-emergence of a single state in ancient Egypt after the foreign conquest by the Hyksos at the end of the Middle Kingdom, and of the processes by which the New Kingdom developed an empire, and the exact nature of that empire, in Syria-Palestine;
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articulate in written form clearly and analytically the main themes and intellectual problems involved in understanding the New Kingdom, and how its character differed from that of the Old and Middle Kingdom, and the historical forces and phenomena which caused the New Kingdom to be markedly different in its political outlook from previous periods of Egyptian history;
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discuss the issues involved in this unit with other students on the bulletin board, in an intellectually sophisticated and challenging way. This will largely be possible through the research conducted in the assessment tasks;
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write clearly and analytically at the level required of a Masters unit.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
| 1 |
Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the ancient history discipline will be taught with lecture notes and through discussions on Blackboard (student centred). It will be assessed through written assessments.
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| 2 |
Communication Skills
In ANCH525 students learn to communicate their ideas through their assignment work. In their two (2) essays, students will communicate in well-organised and logical arguments the ideas they have developed in studying particular topics and historical problems. The assessment process will focus on the communication skills of the student and how well they articulate knowledge of the period and its particular historical problems. Students will also participate in the online Discussion board and so practise communicating their ideas with other students.
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| 3 |
Global Perspectives
A study of the ancient Egyptian world will broaden the world perspective of a student. The civilisation of ancient Egypt is arguably the most important historical legacy bequeathed to the modern world. The study of ancient Egypt leads to a critical appreciation of the cultural legacy of this ancient civilisation and enables students to empathise with and understand other cultures.
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Information Literacy
Students in ANCH525 read a variety of literary material - both ancient and modern - as well as deal with the evidence of art and architecture, and learn how to 'process' this information. Students in their essays learn how to recognise relevant material and how to apply it to a particular problem as required in their essays.
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Life-Long Learning
The skills which students practise in ANCH525 are ones which can be applied in a variety of contexts. The academic skills of research and learning which are taught and practised in the unit will be relevant in many situations. Students will study and learn independently.
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
Every ANCH525 essay will centre around a particular historical problem. Students apply their skills of information literacy to develop a written argument about a particular issue. As individual essays elicit the student's own responses to a particular problem, students develop critical and creative thinking. Students seek to solve historical problems.
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| 7 |
Social Responsibility
The study of history should lead to a reflection on the past and (hopefully) the lessons history has for the present and the future.
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| 8 |
Team Work
Team work is practised via the online Discussion Board in which students communicate under designated headings concerning the topics taught in the unit. Students are taught this through the posing of questions on the online Discussion Board by staff and encouragement of group activity in considering these questions.
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