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ANCH312 Rome of the Caesars

Updated: 15 October 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ARPA or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ANCH212 or ANCH512
Notes None
Combined Units ANCH512 - Rome of the Caesars
Coordinator(s) Michael Schmitz (mschmit2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A study of Roman history from the age of Julius Caesar to the death of Commodus. Particular attention will be paid to the reigns of significant emperors, warfare, the political administration of the Roman world during this period, and to the development of an administrative civil service throughout the Mediterranean world. This unit is available at both 300 and 500 level and will have differing assessment requirements at each level. For higher-level students this will include more analytical depth and/or wide research or responses.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Roman Civilization Vol. 2
ISBN: 9780231071338
Lewis, N. and Reinhold, M., Footprint 1990
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 30% 1000-1500
Assessment Notes
Short essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Assignment 2 40% 2000-2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Online Test 1 10%
Assessment Notes
Short answer questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Online Test 2 10%
Assessment Notes
Short answer questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Online Test 3 10%
Assessment Notes
Short answer questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. possess advanced essay writing and research;
  2. handle a wide variety of different sources of evidence; and
  3. recognise the evils of centralised government and how easily a free democracy can be turned into an arbitrary military dictatorship.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the ancient history discipline will be taught through lecture notes and essential readings. It will be assessed through online and written assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Instruction on communicating a written argument is delivered in the unit handbook and in the feedback on assessment tasks. The skill is practised in the written assessments. The effectiveness of communication is an important part of the assessment criteria. On-campus students are also guided on, and practised in, verbal communication skills but not assessed in this. 		True True True
3 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 assessment tasks. The ability to understand the cultural characteristics of ancient Rome and their differences from present day Australia is an essential assessment criteria. 		True True True
4 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. 		True True True
5 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. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The essays used for assessment are problem solving exercises. 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 tasks and is practised in every assessment task. The student's success in solving the problem is a major assessment criteria. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
A key component of this unit is examining the ethical and moral characteristics of Roman politics and institutions. Students are constantly encouraged to examine critically Roman and modern ethics, morals and social responsibility through lectures, tutorials, unit handbook notes, the essay questions and readings. The attribute is practised in the reading for and writing of assessment tasks. The ability to understand ancient Roman ethics and morality (and through it our own) is an essential assessment criteria. 		True True True
8 Team Work
On-campus students only - students have to work as a team in tutorials, whether as part of general discussion or in small-group exercises. Guidance is provided on this during tutorials. There is no formal assessment of this aspect of the unit. 		True True
   

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