| 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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demonstrate an understanding of Aboriginal history in the confines of the unit;
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increase their understanding of relations between groups of identifiably different peoples with different cultures and histories, and why the story of those relations took the course they did;
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demonstrate an understanding of such basic human phenomena as conflict, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategies of power, strategies of resistance, thought and ideology, political strategies, social change over time, dispossession and reconciliation;
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show that historical narrative and analysis can have more than one perspective, and that history can be contested ground; and
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show that much can be learnt about history, what it can and cannot do, what it can and cannot claim, through a study of Aboriginal history. In fact Aboriginal history is particularly good at raising some of the general problematic issues of history.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught through lectures and tutorials. 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 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
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long 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.
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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 are both practised and assessed in essays.
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Social Responsibility
The study of the convict era with its inherent problems of the social definition of crime and punishment demands that students explore moral and ethical issues and confront past and present motions of social responsibility.
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Team Work
Students will practise 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.
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