| 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 be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the Studies in Religion discipline. It will be assessed through teaching material, readings and through completion of assessments.
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Communication Skills
This attribute relates primarily to written communication skills in assignment work. The skills are practised and assessed in this format, with the assessment including learning activities in the considerable feedback given with regard both to style and content of the written work.
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Global Perspectives
This unit requires students to appreciate a global perspective through the basic content of the course and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in written assessment work.
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Information Literacy
In this unit, each student is encouraged to be an active participant in an online component. The study guide gives information on e-resources, online academic skills sites, and library resources relevant to the unit. Students are expected to make use of Internet/online information for some assignment work.
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Life-Long Learning
In this unit the basic analytical models and tools which are taught are those which can be applied in any reading of religious texts. Students are taught to use the tools with a view to being able to practise this type of analysis long after their studies are completed. A general interest in continued learning about aspects of studies in religion is also encouraged in the unit.
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Problem Solving
Students are taught the use of analytical tools in a number of situations and then are required to practise these skills on an unknown 'problem' situation via the first assessment item. It is one form of problem solving.
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Social Responsibility
Within this unit there are specific discussions concerning ethics in relation to the interpretation of texts, especially texts of other cultures than the student's own. Students are expected to gain an understanding and appreciation of meditation when doing their assignment work and in their online postings.
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Team Work
Team work applies to a slight degree, so would not be rated as highly as the other attributes. Team work applies in general to discussions between students using the online component or in internal classes about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion. I encourage students to communicate with each other in this way on the online discussion board and it can be regarded in a fairly loose way as team work.
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