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AIH350 - History From Here

Year:	2023 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Jonathan Ritchie
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus:	1 x 2-hour seminar per week
Scheduled learning activities - online:	1 x 2-hour online seminar per week

Content

What is distinctive and what is more widely shared in historical work undertaken in Australia in the 21st century?

This unit considers the significance of particular regional attributes for historians, including Australia’s location in the South Pacific and its proximity to Asia; the history of regional colonisation and decolonisation; and the ways in which grand interpretive themes such as development, modernisation and the Cold War have played out in southern settings.

Students will embark on intellectual and practical exercises in the history of Australia’s region, with greater exploration of what it means to be undertaking ‘history from here’, from a contemporary Australia with its own distinctive histories. This also involves seeing the world from perspectives such as the ‘South’ or viewing Asia as ‘method’ and asking what it means to ‘decolonise the curriculum’.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Demonstrate understanding of Australia's history in relation to its region through completion of assessment tasks throughout the trimester	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2	Demonstrate understanding of key concepts, themes, and moments in the history of our region through undertaking independent research using a wide range of sources	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management
ULO3	Demonstrate capacity to generate clearly articulated and coherently structured written work that meets the conventions of historical writing	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO4	Demonstrate skills in critical analysis, deep research and synthesising arguments based on solid evidence	GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 2:

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Essay	1000 words or equivalent	25%	Information not yet available
Assessment 2: Essay	1000 words or equivalent	25%	Information not yet available
Assessment 3: Essay	2000 words or equivalent	50%	Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: https://deakin.rl.talis.com/modules/AIH350.html Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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