| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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evaluate and effectively use verbal, written, and non-written evidence;
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construct a logical written argument in response to a defined question;
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conduct directed or semi-directed research;
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exhibit a good knowledge of the principles of Roman oratory, public speaking, and debating; and develop and practise those skills by constructing, delivering, and analysing speeches addressing an election, a formal assembly, a court case, and/or a funeral; and
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exhibit a good understanding of the institutions of Roman Republican government, the rhetoric of leadership, citizenship, and virtus in the Roman Republic.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the skills and techniques of public speaking and oratory are taught, assessed, and practiced through lectures, seminars, online discussion and assessments. Knowledge of the ancient history discipline will be taught through lectures and online discussions. It will be assessed in the assessment tasks.
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Communication Skills
Written: Instruction on communicating a written argument is delivered in the unit handbook and in the feedback on written assessment tasks. Verbal: Emphasis is placed in this unit on developing and practising the skills of public speaking, oratory, and debate. Effective verbal communication forms 50% of the assessment criteria and is explicitly practised in the unit seminars. All students are guided on developing their verbal communication skills, and on using the principles of public speaking to write and deliver short speeches as formal oratorical exercises. On-campus students will present their speeches at an internal seminar. Off-campus students will record and submit their presentation via Learning Management System.
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Global Perspectives
Ancient Rome is a very different culture from 21st century Australia, so gaining a global perspective and intercultural competence is intrinsic to this unit. This attribute is taught through lectures, tutorials, unit handbook notes, the essay questions, and readings. It is practised in reading for and writing the assessment tasks, and the delivery of a short speech. The ability to understand the cultural characteristics of ancient Rome and their differences from present day Australia is an essential assessment criteria.
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Information Literacy
Guidance on appropriate use of information sources (electronic and non-electronic) is provided in the unit handbook and feedback on assessment tasks. Effective use of information literacy is practised in the assessment tasks. 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 ancient world study 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 it at appropriate stages of the student's post-university life.
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Problem Solving
The essay used for assessment 1 is a problem solving exercise. Students have to analyse the question to determine what is required, identify the best method of researching the question, and decide the best way of answering it. Guidance is provided in the unit handbook and in feedback on the assessment task. The student's success in solving the problem is a major assessment criteria. The seminar modules are problem solving exercises. They require students to determine how to prepare and best present an election speech, a public address, and a debate, and how to best accomplish this where team work is required. Guidance is provided in the unit handbook and in assessment feedback. The student's success in resolving these problems is a major assessment criteria.
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Social Responsibility
A key component of this unit is examining the ethical and moral characteristics of Roman politics, institutions, and leadership, and refining student?s abilities to listen to and critically assess how these characteristics are disseminated through the use of oratory. Students are constantly encouraged to examine critically Roman politics and modern ethics, and the issues of social responsibility raised by these through lectures, unit materials, and the assessments. The ability to understand ancient Roman oratory, ethics, and morality (and through it our own) is an essential assessment criteria.
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Team Work
Students practise team work and participation in the seminar modules and online discussion. The students must use team work to prepare for the debating modules and in peer feedback on the preparation and presentation of their final speeches.
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