| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the philosophy discipline through unit notes, readings and assessment tasks. Knowledge is assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Communication Skills
Students will practise their communication skills through written feedback on the essay for the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in seminars and off-campus students through online discussion postings.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 assessable tasks.
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Global Perspectives
Students confront different worlds and cultures im everything they study so this attribute is inevitably practised.
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Information Literacy
In order to complete this unit successfully students will be encouraged to undertake independent research through a wide range of source materials and critically engage with it.
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Life-Long Learning
By 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 will be assessed on their ability adequately to analyse the essay and exam questions and to integrate theory and literature into their answers. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to be sought to answer the question.
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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.
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Team Work
Students will practise working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems on the online discussion board taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own essays.
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