| Assessment |
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Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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100%
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12,500 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-5
GA: 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the discipline through the in-depth study in the area of their specialisation. The unit will be assessed with one written assessment.
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| 2 |
Communication Skills
Instruction on communicating a written argument is delivered in the unit materials, during consultation with the coordinator and in the feedback on the assessment task; the skills are practised in the written assignments; the effectiveness of communication is an important part of the assessment criteria.
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Global Perspectives
Most students select either a non-Australian topic or one from an earlier period of Australian history. The topic is therefore from a different culture from 21st century Australia. Gaining a global perspective and intercultural competence is intrinsic to this unit. This attribute is taught during consultation with the student and by reading. It is practised in reading for and writing the assessment task. The ability to demonstrate a global perspective and/or intercultural competence is an essential assessment criteria.
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Information Literacy
Guidance on appropriate use of information sources (electronic and non-electronic) is provided during consultation with the student and in feedback on assessment tasks; effective use of information literacy is practised in the assessment task; the marks for the assessment tasks are heavily influenced by how effectively the student has used the various sources of information.
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Life-Long Learning
Students are prepared for, and practised in, lifelong learning by the content and emphasis of the unit which is designed to (a) lead to an enduring intellectual curiosity and love of military/defence studies and (b) provide the students with the intellectual and methodological skills required for this. This skill is not assessed as there is no opportunity to test this at appropriate stages of the student's post-university life.
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Problem Solving
The assessment task is a problem-solving exercise. Students have to analyse an area to determine a suitable research question, identify the best method of researching this, and decide the best way of answering it. Guidance on this is provided during consultation with the student and in feedback on the assessment task; this is practised in the assessment task; the student's success in solving the problem is a major assessment criteria.
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Social Responsibility
Although the degree depends on the topic selected, this unit is examines the ethical and moral characteristics of military history/defence studies. Students are encouraged during consultation with the coordinator to examine critically ethics, morals and social responsibility. The attribute is practised in the reading for, and writing of, the assessment task. The ability to understand the ethics and morality of other periods and cultures (and through these our own) is an essential assessment criteria.
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