| 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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exhibit a wide-ranging knowledge of the various settings (political, social,religious) in which ancient near eastern societies developed and the ability to identify key aspects of, and assess critically the influence of, these settings on beliefs within these societies;
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possess a high level of competence in the use of primary texts as resources for historical and sociological study through a working knowledge of the variety of text critical methods available, and of the major concepts and models presently adopted by historians and sociologists;
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transfer competence with primary texts in general to the task of analysing the key religious texts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine;
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critically assess ancient near eastern religions through the study of their primary texts; and
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participate in effective discussion with fellow students on the Bulletin Board at an advanced level of critical enquiry.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the studies in religion discipline is essential as this unit is taught on an off-campus basis only by using the online facility, which provides readings essential for the essay and online assessments. The unit is assessed through one written assignment and online assessments.
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Communication Skills
Students will practise communication skills through written feedback on the essay 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.
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Global Perspectives
This unit concentrates on a comparative perspective on world religions and this means it has an inherently global aspect. Religions of the Ancient Near East is a unit that requires students to learn a global perspective through the content of the unit and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in the written work.
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Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources.
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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
Through completing the written and online 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. Written and analytical skills will be assessed in the written assessment.
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Social Responsibility
Within the 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 practise such ethical approaches to the study of religions when doing their assignment work and in their online postings.
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Team Work
Team work applies in general to discussions between students online about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion.
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