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ITAL413 The Italian Detective Novel

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ITAL200 or ITAL201 and candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites ITAL301 and ITAL302
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units ITAL313 - The Italian Detective Novel
Coordinator(s) Anna Cavallaro (acavalla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit will explore the detective novel as a literary form. Popular since the twenties this genre has been used by eminent writers such as Sciascia and Eco as a metaphor for the 'search for the truth'. This unit will present three contemporary authors, Sciascia, Eco and Camilleri, as a basis for literary analysis.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 40% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts;
  2. demonstrate an expanded knowledge of Italian detective literature;
  3. display an expanded knowledge of late 20th and early 21st century socio-political situation of Italy;
  4. greatly expand his/her Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts;
  5. have a greater critical acumen and provide fuller critical apparatus than those students undertaking this unit at 300 level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Itallian language, literature, culture and society, and this will be formally assessed in all set assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the student's ability to communicate in Italian and in general. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' global perspective. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources. 		False True True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of literature exposes students to social and ethical issues. 		True True True
   

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