| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Contemporary Australia |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 090305 - History |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: One unit of History or INR1000 or INR1001
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This course is valuable for students wanting a foundation for understanding contemporary Australian society. It is particularly useful for students majoring in Journalism, International Relations and Social Justice, as well as History. It further develops skills of interpretation first introduced in HIS1001 Introduction to Australian history and completes the narrative of that course by covering the major events that shaped Australia from war in the Pacific to the Kevin Rudd years.
Synopsis
This course explores the social, economic, political and cultural history of Australia from World War II to the present. Its themes include the persistence of racial beliefs and their impact on Australia's response to world affairs, Australia's new relations with Britain and the United States, consumerism and its effect on social order, the challenge of the social movements of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the impact of globalisation and the Culture Wars of the Howard Government. There will be further development of critical and interpretative skills through the analysis of primary and secondary sources. NOTE: Students who have already passed the old unit 95501 will not be permitted to enrol in this course.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should demonstrate:
- a knowledge and understanding of developments in post-war Australian society;
- academic and professional literacy skills through the ability to distinguish primary and secondary sources and to evaluate them critically;
- intermediate academic and professional literacy skills through the ability to synthesize material from diverse sources and to construct an argument;
- competence in written and oral communication skills by defending particular historical interpretations in both class discussion (ONC) and assignment work;
- management, planning and organisation skills by using feedback from the first tutorial presentation to improve their performance in the second;
- ethical research and enquiry skills by finding appropriate sources and adhering to norms of academic integrity.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total war, gender and the return to domesticity | 10.00 |
| 2. | The legacy of the depression and post-war idealism | 10.00 |
| 3. | White Australia policy and post-war immigration | 10.00 |
| 4. | ANZUS, the Commonwealth and British nuclear tests | 10.00 |
| 5. | The Cold War and Australian political and cultural conservatism - spies, censorship and religious sectarianism | 10.00 |
| 6. | Vietnam and the challenge of the social movements | 10.00 |
| 7. | Whitlam and his dismissal | 10.00 |
| 8. | Reassessments of the Fraser years in the light of economic rationalism | 10.00 |
| 9. | Social movements and their impact on Australian society and culture | 10.00 |
| 10. | Economic rationalism and the demise of the Australian Settlement | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=HIS2000)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
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Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 65.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 100.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY DOCUMENT COLLECTION | 25 | 25 | 31 Mar 2020 | |
| 2500 WORD MAJOR ESSAY | 30 | 30 | 11 May 2020 | |
| ONLINE EXAM | 45 | 45 | End S1 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- This will be an online exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
Requirements after S1, 2020:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Requirements after S1, 2020:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination
Requirements after S1, 2020:
Candidates are allowed to bring only language/translation dictionaries into the Restricted examination. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date
Requirements after S1, 2020:
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精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.