| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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30%
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2000 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1-6 |
| Assignment 2 |
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60%
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3000 |
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1-6 |
| Online Assessment |
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10%
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| Assessment Notes |
| Online participation exercise. |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 2, 4
GA: 1-6 |
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
| 1 |
Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the studies in religion discipline will be taught in a seminar atmosphere. It will be assessed in all of the assessments.
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Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essay and online components of the unit. Students studying on-campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in seminars. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practice their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks (written through the essay and online components).
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| 3 |
Global Perspectives
This unit concentrates on a comparative perspective on world religions and this means it has an inherently global aspect. Women and Religion is one of these units that require students to learn a global perspective through the basic content of the course and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in written and online assessment work.
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Information Literacy
Students will be taught, and directed, to relevant literature and how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed (through the essay) on their ability to identify relevant literature, and on their ability to critically analyse the literature.
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| 5 |
Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments (written skills; analytical skills). In addition, students who attend the weekly seminar will be provided with the skills to debate contentious topics and develop their understanding of a topic through group activities.
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question.
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| 7 |
Social Responsibility
Within the unit there are specific discussions concerning ethics in relation to the interpretation of texts, especially texts of other cultures than the students' own. Students are expected to practise such ethical approaches to the study of religions when doing their assignment work and in their online postings.
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| 8 |
Team Work
Team work applies in general to discussions between students on Blackboard about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion.
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