| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Conflict and Peace |
| 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 : | 090399 - Studies in Human Society n.e.c |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This is the foundation course for the social justice major. Social justice aims to introduce students to non-violent social structures and how they transform traditional hierarchical structures, and to the importance of human rights and eco-sustainability in building a peaceful society.
Synopsis
This is the foundation course for the social justice major. It establishes the parameters of the field of Social Justice and begins by introducing students to the concepts of negative peace - the absence of war and civil strife - and positive peace which is founded upon a just society and global community. It will explore these concepts from the global to the personal and develop student skills in negotiation, non-violent resistance, empathy and conflict resolution. Social justice aims to introduce students to non-violent social structures and how they transform traditional hierarchical structures, and to the importance of human rights and eco-sustainability in building a peaceful society. This course will introduce students to key concepts in social justice from an international, national, local and personal perspective.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- recognise, define, and use the essential terminology of peace and conflict studies;
- analyse the causes of conflict;
- illustrate a deep understanding of nonviolence in theory and practice through selected case studies;
- make judgments about ways to achieve peaceful outcomes through negotiation, compromise or conflict resolution techniques;
- display an understanding of empathy with others;
- critically analyse rhetoric;
- appreciate the need for peace to incorporate both positive and negative forms.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Conflict resolution and management | 25.00 |
| 2. | Introduction to social justice: key concepts, negative and positive peace, causes of war and social conflict | 15.00 |
| 3. | Institutional peace: democratic peace, human rights, and self-determination and international order | 30.00 |
| 4. | Analysis of violence, conflict and peace: feminist understandings of violence, political economy and development, the environment | 15.00 |
| 5. | Peace as a way of life: nonviolence, peace movements | 15.00 |
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=02&subject1=SOC1001)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
There are no texts or materials required for this course.
Reference materials
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Barash, DP & Webel, CP 2017, Peace and conflict studies, 4th edn, Sage, Thousand Oaks.
(This is commonly used as a textbook for university courses in Social Justice, but it is expensive. If you are doing the Social Justice major, however, you may like to consider buying a copy.)
(This is commonly used as a textbook for university courses in Social Justice, but it is expensive. If you are doing the Social Justice major, however, you may like to consider buying a copy.)
Barash, DP (ed) 2017, Approaches to peace: a reader in peace studies, 4th edn, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford.
Jeong, HW 2000, Peace and conflict studies: an introduction, Ashgate, Aldershot.
Juergensmeyer, M 2005, Gandhi's way: a handbook of conflict resolution, 精东传媒app of California Press, Berkeley.
Kurlansky, M 2006, Non-violence: the history of a dangerous idea, Jonathan Cape, London.
Schirch, L 2005, Ritual and symbol in peacebuilding, Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, CT.
(Available as an eBook through the library catalogue.)
(Available as an eBook through the library catalogue.)
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 39.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 126.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOURNAL | 100 | 40 | 23 Oct 2020 | |
| ONLINE DISCUSSION & PARTIC | 100 | 20 | 23 Oct 2020 | (see note 1) |
| ONLINE EXAM | 100 | 40 | End S2 | (see note 2) |
Notes
- Students will contribute to online discussions commencing in Week 1 and will be assessed on their contribution at the end of the course.
- 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.
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Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
Requirements after S2, 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 S2 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 S2, 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 S2 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 S2, 2020:
Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the Closed examination. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
Requirements after S2, 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.