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Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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HIST318 Victims of Whiggery: The Tolpuddle Martyrs England

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	HIST218
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	David Kent (dkent@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	In 1834 six agricultural labourers from Tolpuddle in Dorset were tried on trumped-up charges and transported. They had attempted to form a trade union. This famous incident is the focus for an examination of the social, economic and political environment which prompted both the labourers' action and the government's response. The major themes studied will include: rural poverty, the progress of 'combination', the 'Swing' riots, the legacy of Dissent, the impact of Parliamentary reform, and the significance of the Tolpuddle case for popular radicalism. Assessment will be by course work assignments.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

explore some significant issues in early nineteenth century English social history;
acquire some understanding of human behaviour in an historically different context;
enhance their understanding of historical methodology;
demonstrate their capacity to locate and use appropriate sources of information and analysis; and
practice writing structured prose and framing arguments in the accepted manner of the discipline.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught with lecture notes and through online discussions (student centred). It will be assessed through written assessments.
2	Communication Skills Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essays. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials and online discussions. 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 essays).
3	Global Perspectives Students confront a different society with different values and they practise this attribute and they endeavour to understand the past.
4	Information Literacy Students will be directed to relevant historical literature and taught 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.
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).
6	Problem Solving Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of tutorial sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays.
7	Social Responsibility In history, students encounter the behaviour of humanity in a range of social, political and economic settings. Judgements are made about these behaviours and about their impact upon society.
8	Team Work Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner.