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PEAC102 Environmental Peace

Updated: 15 October 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 On line
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Bert Jenkins (bjenkins@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Students engage in finding a personal connection to green living and environmental responsibility by constructing for themselves a 'green practice path' to sustainability in order to effect real change through a willingness to act appropriately in their own spheres of existence while influencing wider changes in the world. They learn about: reducing harm to themselves and ecological systems; empathizing with environmental suffering; gaining inspiration from green thinkers and workers; and linking the green path of environmental peacemaking to living in harmony with nature.
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.

On Our Watch: The Race to Save Australia's Environment
ISBN: 9780522855951
Markus, N., Melbourne University Press 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Online
Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth
ISBN: 9781921462092
Kaza, S., Finch Publishing (Harper Collins Publishers) 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Online Assessment 1 40% 2000
Assessment Notes
Part 1: Online Activity Forum, 1000 words (20%) Part 2: Annotated Bibliography, 1000 words (20%)
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Online Assessment 2 60% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of doing no harm to the environment;
  2. construct a ?green practice path? by developing less harmful ways of living;
  3. practise environmental peace - through caring for life and ecological systems and reducing damage to the environment; and
  4. engage in environmental peacemaking to transform ecological violence into environmental peace;

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the peace studies discipline will be taught on an external basis only by using the online facility, which provides readings essential for the assessment tasks. The unit is assessed through two written assessments and participation online discussion board. As a foundation unit emphasis is placed on key concepts on which to build later and more advanced topics. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the assessments and participation component of the unit. 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. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area. 		True
4 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. 		True True
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). 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. 		True True
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. 		True
   

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