| 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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introduce students to the history of the family, including the influences which have shaped and altered the nature of the family;
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encourage students to acquire an understanding of the diversity of family types;
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encourage students to see the different ways family life is experienced by family members according to their age, gender, class, ethnic background and the period when they lived;
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examine the most significant of an individual's life course stages and the ways they are experienced in and mediated by the family; and
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develop skills in locating, gathering and interpreting a variety of source material relating to personal family history and to see that material in relation to the history of the family; and to provide students with the opportunity to deal with primary source material, both in terms of research and interpretation.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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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.
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Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays. Students studying off campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in the online discussion board. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks.
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Global Perspectives
The study of history, by definition, provides students with insights into the world of a different time and place and it therefore demands an appreciation of different values and cultures.
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Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature.
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Life-Long Learning
This unit will promote lifelong learning through its emphasis on competencies in research, analysis and writing, skills that students will ideally continue to develop beyond the duration of their course. This unit will also encourage students to better understand their local environments in historical terms, which is surely an essential foundation for future personal and professional development.
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Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of online participation sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays.
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Social Responsibility
A key feature of the practice of history is balancing the reality that knowledge is contingent and value-laden with the responsibility to tell the truth and avoid falsifying the past. Accordingly, this issue is integral to the work required for this unit.
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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.
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