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Australia, Asia and the Pacific

Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Introduction to the Unit. My objective today is to. introduce the teaching team to you show you how the Unit is organised and taught introduce course assignments outline the content of the Unit. The Teaching Team.

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Australia, Asia and the Pacific

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  1. Australia, Asia and the Pacific Introduction to the Unit

  2. My objective today is to • introduce the teaching team to you • show you how the Unit is organised and taught • introduce course assignments • outline the content of the Unit

  3. The Teaching Team Dr Philip Kitley, Room Q107, Senior Lecturer in charge Ms Betty Adcock, Room Q106, Dr Adrian Allen, Room Q201

  4. The Teaching Team Office Staff Ms Sherryl Lendrum Room Q119, tel. 4631 1016

  5. AAP Timetable • Lecture: Thursday 2-3pm, H102 • Video: Thursday 3-4pm, H102* *Videos which we own are held at the Library Circulation desk and can be viewed in the Library

  6. AAP Tutorials • 9 tutorial times allocated • maximum of 24 students in each class • register electronically through USQ Connect • Tutorials begin this week; make sure you register this week

  7. The Teaching Program • Lectures: 1 hour per week, not compulsory, but useful. • Tutorials: 1 hour per week. Not compulsory, but useful. Valuable skills development and discussion sessions. Participation in tutorials is allocated 10 marks. • Videos: 1 hour per week. Essential viewing as they are examinable. Videos discussed in tutorials each week.

  8. Tutorial Participation mark • A mark of 10% is allocated for quality of participation in tutorials in weeks 4, 7, 8, 12 and 14.

  9. Tutorial Participation mark • Quality of participation is assessed as a mark out of 20 for each of the five weeks nominated. • Final score out of 100 is divided by 10 to give you your participation mark.

  10. Consultation Philip Kitley’s consultation hours are: • Tuesday 11-12, and 3-4pm • Thursday 11-12. Come to Q block Betty Adcock’s hours • Tuesday 2-3 pm • Wednesday 3-4 pm • Come to Q block

  11. The AAP Study Package • Package consists of 4 elements: • the Introductory Book • the Study Book • 1 Book of ‘Core Readings’ • CMA test book

  12. AAP Assignments Sem 1, 2002 • Essay Proposal Tues 20 Aug • CMA #1 (5%) Tues 3 Sept • Essay (30%) Tues 8 Oct • CMA #2 (5%) Tues 8 Oct • Particip. (10%) Fri 1 Nov

  13. Unit Specification for AAP • The Unit Spec is the USQ-student contract • AAP Unit Spec is on the Net, usqfocus and a hard copy is in the Library • See also the Unit Spec for external students in the Intro Book

  14. Changes to AAP in 2002 • We have made a number of changes to the Unit based on student feedback • The Readings are organised into ‘Core’ and ‘Supplementary’ Readings. Day students need to purchase only the ‘Core’ Readings • An Essay Proposal assignment has been introduced

  15. Changes to AAP in 2002 • The essay is marked out of 100 and there is a new Evaluation Sheet, see p. 27 Introd. Book. • The exam has been shortened from 2.5 hours to 2 hours • The exam will be structured differently, see p. 14 Introd. Book

  16. Assignments and Passing • You must achieve certain minimumstandards in assignments to pass the Unit: • At least 50% across the two CMA tests • At least 45/100 for the essay • At least 40/100 for the exam

  17. Assignments and Due Dates • Hand your work in by 5.00pm on the due date (usually a Tuesday) • The AAP Assignment Box is in the foyer of Q block • Late assignments will be penalised. See page iii. Penalty 10% per working day for up to 5 days, after which a zero grade is awarded.

  18. Assignment Timetable

  19. The AAP Essay Assignment • Day students must select one of the Set Topics listed on p29-30 of the Introductory Book • Use the resources of the Study Package and other references from the Library or the Web. See page 29 of the Introductory Book.

  20. Sources for the Set Topic essay:At least ‘2+2’ • Use at least 2 Core readings. A high grade essay would normally include reference to at least 4 Core Readings • Plus • 2 book chapters/OR • 2 journal articles/OR • 1 chapter and 1 article/OR • 1 chapter or article and 1 www source

  21. Australia-Asia Links What events over the past 5 years show that Australia is closely related to Asia Pacific countries and people?

  22. Australia-Asia Links

  23. AAP Modules • 1 Introduction • 2 European presence in the Asia Pacific region • 3 Australian involvement in regional affairs • 4 The economics of Australia-Asia relations

  24. AAP Modules • 5 Cross cultural relations and interactions • 6 Studies of regional religions • 7/or 8 Tourism in the Asia Pacific region • 8/or 7 Australia/Asia on Screen • 9 Australia’s future in the Asia Pacific region

  25. Our objectives today … • To show you how the Unit is organised and taught – you know about lectures, tutorials and video sessions • To introduce assignments – you know what minimum standards you have to achieve to pass • To outline the content of the Unit – you know there are 9 modules, and you have a choice in module 7/8

  26. Video: Below the Wind For discussion in tutorial next week • Where do the events in the video take place? • What is the historical background to the events in the video? • Should we talk of the ‘Indonesian fishing problem’ or ‘the Australian fishing problem’ or ‘ …..’?

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