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HIST111 Medieval Europe

Updated: 04 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - 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 None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST110
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Eric Acheson (eacheson@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on the development of Europe between the end of the so-called dark ages in the eleventh century and the Renaissance of the fifteenth. It deals with the violent and bitter struggles between the Church and secular rulers, crusades, problems facing the medieval Empire, the development of feudalism, the consolidation of some kingdoms and the collapse of others and, finally, the steps taken by Europeans in the fifteenth century into a wider world beyond the seas.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Penguin History of Medieval Europe
ISBN: 9780140136302
Keen, M., Penguin 1991
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
The High Middle Ages and Later Medieval Europe
ISBN: 9780733975158
Davis, R.H.C., Waley, D. and Denley, P., Pearson Custom Publishing 2005
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
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 10% 250
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1,2,4,5,6
Assignment 2 25% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA:1,2,4,5,6
Assignment 3 35% 1750
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA:1,2,4,5,6
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3-6 GA:1,2,4,5,6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. confront the relationship between past and present;
  2. analyse textual material;
  3. review a significant period of European history;
  4. frame historical questions;
  5. recognise critical thinking;
  6. recognise logical argument and lucid writing.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be introduced to the sources and methods used by historians and, through tutorials and online discussions will be required to discuss and apply their learning. They will also be assessed on different aspects of the disciplinary practices in each of their assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essay and participation component of the unit. Students studying on-campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials. 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 essays). 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
By focussing attention on the European past, this unit will contribute towards the formation of a 'global perspective', but no unit of itself can create such a perspective. 		False False True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be taught, and directed, to relevant literature and how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed (through the essays) on their ability to identify relevant literature, and on their ability to critically analyse the literature. 		True True False
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 tutorials will be provided with the skills to debate contentious topics and develop their understanding of a topic through group activities. 		True True False
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. 		False True False
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be assessed and taught through their responses to the essay, exam questions and discussions in tutorials or online postings. 		True False True
8 Team Work
Students will practice their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner (practice). 		False False True
   

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