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Please reviewed the pdf page 9-10 “assignment 4 e-portfolio” The 4 related topics are: 1. Australia: Culture, history and politics 2. Globalising the Australian economy 3. The Australian envirnoment 4. Health, education and social inequality in Australia
Trimester 3, 2010-11
AIX292
Studying Australia
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A note of welcome
Welcome to AIX292 Studying Australia. This unit provides an introduction to
key aspects of Australian society, culture and history, based on the discipline
of Australian studies, together with classes on study skills, the Australian job
market and workplace cultural competencies.
Contact details
Unit Chair: Dr. Geoffrey Robinson
Room: ic2.311, Waurn Ponds
Telephone: 03 5527 1452
Email: geoffrey.robinson@deakin.edu.au
Postal: Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University, Geelong, 3217.
Dr. Robinson will undertake lectures and general coordination for this subject.
Tutors and their contact details will be advised.
Student commitment and responsibilities
This unit is offered in intensive mode. The teaching period extends from
Monday, 24 January to Thursday, 3 February. Although offered over a shorter
period this unit has the content of a full time unit. Attendance is required at
all classes, tours and excursions.
The Deakin ‘Student Charter’ provides an outline of your rights and
responsibilities as a member of the University community. Available in the
current Handbook or online at:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/student-
charter.php
Computer access: All students are expected to have access to a personal
computer, as well as access to the Internet and email. Deakin University uses
online technologies in many aspects of teaching and learning, student
support, administration and general communication. As a Deakin student, you
will rely heavily on Deakin’s online facilities and services, and are expected to
participate actively in the University’s online communication networks by
accessing the Deakin Portal and your Deakin email account on a regular basis.
Information on the portal and accessing your Deakin email account is
available on the Software Essentials DVD which is included in the Deakin
University induction packs provided to all 1st year off-campus, new off-
campus and international students. All other students can pick up a free copy
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of the DVD from campus Libraries, DSA, DUSA or the Disability Resource
Centre.
Access to the University’s IT facilities is governed by the ‘Conditions of
Information Technology Use’ (refer to The Guide at:
http://theguide.deakin.edu.au). Failure to comply may result in loss of access,
charges being payable and/or disciplinary proceedings.
Feedback from students
Towards the end of the teaching period you will be emailed a link to the
Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units (SETU) survey for this unit. I
encourage you to complete this as the results are used to help assess
curriculum, teaching and assessment directions in this unit.
The teaching team has responded to student feedback by simplifying the
organisation of tutorials.
Unit overview
AIX292Studying Australia has four components: 1) an overview of key
aspects of contemporary Australian society; 2) visits to various cultural,
natural and economic sites relevant to these aspects 3) an introduction to key
study skills relevant to University and 4) an introduction to key aspects of
Australian workplaces with a particular emphasis on cultural competencies.
The unit will be taught by a combination of Faculty staff, academic advisors
from the Division of Student Life and external experts. The lectures delivered
by the unit chair in the first week relate to the first component.
The tutorial program in the first week relates to the first and second
components of the unit. The program in the second week relates largely to
the fourth component.
Aims of the unit: to equip students to function effectively as university
students in Australia by improving their knowledge of Australian society and
culture which is an essential grounding for academic success. The unit also
addresses key study skills.
Learning objectives: improve students’ knowledge of Australian culture
and society, improve students’ study skills and awareness of the foundations
of academic success and improve students’ knowledge of Australian
workplaces and the employment market.
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Attributes of a Deakin graduate
This unit will contribute to the development by students of the graduate
attributes identified by the Attributes of a Deakin Graduate Statement as
adopted by the Deakin University Council in 2007:
Attributes of a Deakin Graduate Statement
All Deakin programs will encourage students to develop attitudes of
intellectual curiosity and motivation for independent thinking, autonomous
learning and reflective professional and personal practice, and a commitment
to ethical and sustainable practices. Appropriate to its level of study and
discipline composition, each program will be designed to ensure that students
develop their knowledge and understanding as well as a range of generic
skills. These are described below.
Knowledge and understanding
• understanding of, and the ability to work with, a systematic body of
knowledge, appropriate to the focus and level of the qualification based on
the highest standards of scholarship and research; and where research is
undertaken:
• ability to initiate and formulate viable and relevant research questions
• contribution to new knowledge, or an original interpretation and
application of existing knowledge
• understanding of the social, economic and cultural impact and application
of their research, and its academic relevance and value
• understanding of the professional, social, economic and cultural contexts
of the discipline and related fields
• awareness of ethical issues, social responsibility and cultural diversity
• understanding and appreciation of international perspectives in a global
environment.
Skills
• critical analysis, problem solving, and creative thinking
• identifying, gathering, evaluating and using information
• communicating effectively and appropriately in a range of contexts
• developing, planning and managing independent work
• working effectively as part of a team
• effectively using information and communication technologies
• applying knowledge learned in the program to new situations
Learning resources
Unit materials
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Unit Guide (available from DSO)
Study Guide & Reader (this will be available from Unitexts Books4U at
Burwood).
A note from your Library: http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/
Take the Library with you
Deakin University Library
Many of the Library’s resources are online, so you can access them on
campus, at home or at work – any day, any time – via your computer or your
mobile phone. The Library website is your hub for accessing unit e-readings,
academic journals, books, e-books, subject databases and websites that
contain quality information for this unit, giving you a distinct advantage with
your assignments. The Library’s help services – in person or via email, phone
or instant messaging – will assist you to make the most of library services,
and save you valuable research time.
Your Library. Your Space.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/
Subject guides – for quality academic journals, databases and websites
recommended by your liaison librarians.
http://deakin.libguides.com/
Links to your liaison librarian, help information and services.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/help/index.php
Access the library catalogue and key resources on your mobile phone.
http://m.library.deakin.edu.au
Study skills
Studying at university requires particular academic skills that all students
need to develop. For example, very early in your studies, you may realise that
you need to manage your time effectively because you have a lot of ‘free’
time. Also early on in a trimester, lecturers begin to mention assignments or
essays. Again, knowing how to ‘do an assignment’ is critical to getting good
marks. For more information and resources to help with such skills as
planning your time, essay writing, effective reading, referencing and exam
preparation, check the Study Skills website at www.deakin.edu.au/study-
skills.
Deakin Studies Online (DSO)
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DSO is Deakin University’s online teaching and learning environment which aims
to enhance both on and off-campus learning. DSO delivers web-based course
material and assessment tasks and facilitates communication and collaboration
between staff and students. To log in to DSO open your browser and go to
http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/ From here you log on using your
Deakin username and password.
The level of DSO usage in this unit is intermediate. Outlines of lectures and
seminars will be available on DSO together with weblinks and associated study
materials. Assessments may be submitted via DSO.
We encourage students to make use of the discussion area in DSO to share
experience with fellow students, subject however to the necessity to avoid
plagiarism. Queries for the teaching team about aspects of the unit, such as
assessments etc., should be directed to members of the teaching team whether
in person or by email. DSO is not appropriate for these queries.
Please note that the Unit Chair and teaching staff for the unit will not
commence teaching, including using DSO, until the first week of the
teaching period
Frequently Asked Questions and other useful information about DSO can be
found on the Student DSO Support Resources website – available via:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/dso-
support/faq/index
For technical problems (such as difficulties logging on, computer and browser
issues) contact the IT Service Desk on 1800 721720 or email:
it-servicedesk@deakin.edu.au.
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Trimester 3 program
Day Lecture Seminar Activity
Monday, 24
January
Australian culture
& history
Culture & history/
study skills
Tuesday, 25
January
Australia and
economic
globalisation
Economic
globalisation/study
skills
Wednesday, 26
January
No classes due to
public holiday
No classes due to
public holiday
Thursday, 27
January
The Australian
environment
Australian
environment/study
skills
Friday, 28
January
Australian society Australian
society/study skills
Saturday, 29
January
Rest day
Sunday, 30
January
Rest day
Monday, 31
January
The Australian job
market and
seeking
employment in
Australia
Tuesday, 1
February
Workplace cultural
competencies
Tour of Museum
of Victoria by
tutorial groups 3
& 4 (afternoon)
Wednesday, 2
February
Workplace cultural
competencies
Tour of National
Gallery of Victoria
by tutorial groups
1 & 2 (morning)
Thursday, 3
February
Workplace cultural
competencies
Note: there will be two lectures each day. Students from tutorial groups 1 and
2 will attend the morning lectures and the afternoon tutorial, students from
tutorial groups 3 & 4 will attend the morning tutorial and the afternoon
lecture.
Assessment
Assessments are to be submitted online via DSO. Further information on
submission procedures will be advised closer to the due dates.
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Assessment Percentage contribution
to final grade
Due date
Tutorial participation 15 Ongoing
Academic learning blog 15 1 February
Self analysis of
employment
competencies
20 14 February
Site visit report 15 21 February
E-portfolio 35 21 February
Description of assessment
Tutorials are for student presentations, exercises, working sessions on
assessment requirements and for discussion purposes. Students are expected
to have read the essential reading for each week to enable them to contribute
to discussion in a meaningful way during the session. More information on
tutorial participation will be supplied by your lecturer or tutor in the first
tutorial
Assessment 1: Academic learning blog (10%)
In week 1 you will be learning about academic learning in Australia. Your first
assessment task is to write a blog to share what you have been learning to
help students who are new to Australian universities adapt to the academic
expectations. You will do this in DSO. Log in and look for the Assignment icon
for further details.
Due date Tuesday 1 February.
To complete Assessment Task 1 you must first complete daily exercises in
class from day 1 to 4. These are a hurdle requirement for your first
assessment task and will help you develop your academic reading,
summarising, note-taking, critical thinking and academic referencing skills. At
the end of each day on days 1 to 4 you will write a 250 word blog entry
summarising what you have learned. At the end of the week you will also
write a 250 word summary of the key points you have learned about
academic learning.
Assignment 2: self-analysis of employment competencies (750 words, 20%).
For the purposes of this assignment we want you to assume that your future
employment will be in Australia.
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1. Research the career area that interests you most and choose a specific job
that you think you would like to do upon graduation.
2. Identify three to five key competencies (or skills) that you would need in
order to be successful in this area of employment. Explain why these
competencies are essential to this job.
3. Describe how you have demonstrated these competencies in your studies,
life and/or work experience up to the present. If you believe that you have
not had the opportunity to develop these skills, explain what strategies you
will pursue to develop them.
Due date: Monday, 14 February
Assignment 3: Site visit report (750 words, 15%):
Using the relevant discussion in your Study Guide, Reader, Further Reading as
well as observations and information gained from your excursion and extra
research, answer one of the following questions:
1. How does the presentation of Indigenous history in the Melbourne
Museum illustrate and obscure the history and current status of
Indigenous people in Australia?
2. What aspects of Australian culture and history are revealed by the
display of Australian and indigenous art at the National gallery of
Victoria?
Due date: Monday, 21 February
Assignment 4: E-portfolio (35%):
An e-portfolio is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed
by a user, usually on the Web. The electronic evidence may include electronic
files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks.
For this assessment students are required to assemble an e-portfolio of
resources and reflection on contemporary Australian society. This portfolio will
include four components:
1. Hyperlinks to 3 video clips (whether on YouTube or some other source)
that are relevant to one of the four topics on contemporary Australia in
this Unit.
2. A 600 word document in which you explain why you have selected each
of the clips and their relevance to the topic.
3. Hyperlinks to 3 opinion articles from the Australian online media
(including web posts on political blogs) which are relevant to one or
more of the four topics on contemporary Australia in this Unit.
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4. A 900 word paper in which you briefly outline the key argument of each
article and your opinion of this argument. You should provide reasons
for your opinion. In this paper you should make reference to the
document ‘International Comparisons’ from Australian Social Trends
4102.0.
Suggested sources for opinion articles and web posts:
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/opinion
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion
http://clubtroppo.com.au
http://andrewnorton.info
http://larvatusprodeo.net
You may select articles other than from these sources.
Due date: Monday, 21 February.
Referencing and assignment writing
All work submitted MUST be properly referenced as outlined in the
Guide to Assignment Writing and Referencing. This is distributed free to
all beginning students, may be purchased from the Deakin bookshop,
or can be downloaded from www.deakin.edu.au/referencing.
For other resources on assignment writing see the Study Skills website
at www.deakin.edu.au/study-skills.
Submission and return of assignments
1. Hardcopy assignment submission
ON CAMPUS STUDENTS
• Assignments are to be submitted via the Assignment Box at (or near)
the Faculty of Arts and Education Student Support Centre on your
campus.
• All assignments MUST be submitted with a personalised assignment
cover sheet that you can obtain from Student Connect:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/studentconnect/. Each assignment
attachment has a uniquely barcoded cover sheet which identifies you,
your course, unit code, assignment number, tutor and due date of your
assignment. This process allows you to confirm the receipt and
progress of your assignment via Student Connect.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that a signed personalised assignment
cover sheet is attached to the correct assignment at the time you
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submit it to the Faculty Office for assessment. Without it, your
assignment will not be accepted and will be returned to you for re
submission. This will delay submission of your assignment and may
incur a penalty in assessment.
• The date that an assignment is received at the Faculty Student Support
Office is treated as the assignment submission date. The assignment
submission area is cleared at 5 pm every University working day.
Assignments deposited after 5 pm will be dated with the next day’s
date.
• If you are submitting as part of a group assignment, each member of
the group must print off their individual assignment attachment, sign it,
and submit it with the group assignment. This will allow all members of
the group to monitor the progress of the assignment on Student
Connect. On the top assignment attachment, please nominate one
person for the return of the group’s assignment.
• Your teaching staff will advise you about the process for returning
assignments as this can vary in different subjects.
OFF CAMPUS STUDENTS
• Off-Campus students should mail assignments to: Assignments DSA,
Deakin University, Geelong Vic 3217. For further details, go to:
https://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-information/exams-
assessment/
• Assignment Cover Sheets can be printed via Student Connect and must
accompany each corresponding assignment submitted.
• Assignments will be returned to you by post.
2. Online assignment submission
If you have been instructed by your Unit Chair to submit some or all of your
assignments online please follow the instructions provided on the unit DSO
site.
Assignment Cover Sheets MUST accompany each assignment and are
normally available as part of the online assignment submission process.
Your teaching staff will advise you about the process for returning online
assignments.
REMEMBER
Whether submitting online or in hard copy, always keep a backup
copy of your assignment!
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Assignment feedback
In setting assessment tasks that depend on feedback from a previous task,
the due date will be set to ensure that feedback can be provided in time for
you to benefit from the feedback.
Assignments which are submitted on time will normally be assessed and
returned to students within three weeks of the due date of submission for the
assessment item.
In circumstances where feedback cannot be provided within this timeframe a
notice shall be placed on DSO advising you of when you can expect feedback
and the reason for the delay.
There will normally be no opportunity for resubmission of assignments.
However students who feel that the assessment of their work was unfair
should contact the Unit Chair.
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Late submission of assignments
Assignment extensions
If you wish to seek an extension for an assignment, you will need to apply by
email directly to your Unit Chair (or where directed, Campus Coordinator) as
soon as you become aware that you will have difficulty in meeting the
scheduled deadline but at least three days before the due date. Appropriate
documentation should be submitted in support of your application, such as a
medical certificate. A maximum of 14 days can be normally granted as an
extension.
Please attach the Unit Chair’s email approval to your assignment when
submitting it.
Special Consideration
Special Consideration is only given in the case of serious and exceptional
circumstances which are beyond the student’s control and these
circumstances prevent the student from performing at their best for a
particular piece of assessment. In the first instance students should approach
their Unit Chair or Faculty Student Support Centre to discuss any concerns. In
many circumstances an extension of time granted by the Faculty may be
sufficient to assist the student through their particular difficulty.
The reasons for application must be classified under one of the following
categories: Medical; Compassionate; or Hardship/Trauma. Students must
provide evidence to support the reasons for their application; therefore all
applications for Special Consideration must be accompanied by appropriate
documentation from a recognised authority.
You can now apply for Special Consideration online. To access the application
portal, log into Student Connect, www.deakin.edu.au/studentconnect and click
‘Special Consideration’ on the left vertical (blue) menu. Read all the
information carefully and follow the prompts to submit your application.
A Student User Guide is also available from this location. Further information
is available from your faculty campus office or student centres.
An application for Special Consideration MUST be lodged NO LATER than three
(3) University working days after the assessment items due date or the date
of a scheduled examination. Students, who for very genuine reasons are not
able to apply online, must contact their Faculty Campus Office or Student
Centre. The hardcopy application form is not available to be downloaded.
Further information regarding Special Consideration can be found on the
Current Students website located at www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/
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Late submission
Late submission will be penalised as follows:
Definition
1. “Working Day” means 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Rules
2. Assessment tasks submitted after the advertised date of submission,
without an approved extension being granted, shall receive a penalty of
five percent (5%) per day for each working day late.
3. No assessment task shall be accepted more than two (2) weeks after the
advertised date of submission, unless an extension has been granted or an
application for Special Consideration has been submitted.
Procedure
4. Students submitting an assignment for which they have been granted an
extension must clearly record both the amended approval date for
submission and the name of the approving staff member attached to the
relevant Assignment Cover Sheet for that assessment task. This can be
done by attaching a copy of the email approval for instance.
5. Where an application for late submission has not been negotiated prior to
the advertised date of submission, late assessment tasks will only be
accepted up until two (2) weeks after the due date.
6. Where an assessment has been submitted late, the Unit Chair will
endeavour to provide feedback to the student in a timely manner.
However, the normal arrangement where work is returned to students
within 15 working days of the assignment due date will be waived.
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Academic misconduct – cheating, plagiarism and
collusion
Plagiarism and collusion constitute extremely serious academic
misconduct. They are forms of cheating, and severe penalties are
associated with them, including cancellation of marks for a specific
assignment, for a specific unit or even exclusion from the course.
The University’s definitions of plagiarism and collusion are as follows:
• Plagiarism occurs when a student passes off as the student’s own work,
or copies without acknowledgment of its authorship, the work of any
other person.
• Collusion occurs when a student obtains the agreement of another
person for a fraudulent purpose with the intent of obtaining an
advantage in submitting an assignment or other work.
Deakin University views plagiarism and collusion very seriously and may
impose significant penalties. Under its policy on plagiarism and collusion
students are responsible for ensuring that:
• they are familiar with the expected conventions of authorship and the
appropriate use and acknowledgement of all forms of intellectual
material relevant to their discipline;
• work submitted for assessment is their own; and,
• they take all reasonable steps to ensure their work cannot be accessed
by others who might seek to submit it, in whole or in part, as their own.
Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (either by directly
quoting or by paraphrasing them), you MUST acknowledge your source. If you
are ever in doubt about how to properly cite a reference, consult your lecturer
or the Study Skills website at www.deakin.edu.au/study-skills. There is also a
great deal of information on referencing and avoiding plagiarism at
www.deakin.edu.au/referencing .
The University policy of plagiarism and collusion is available from The Guide
http://theguide.deakin.edu.au/. Regulation 4.1(1)—Student Discipline also
contains important information regarding academic misconduct.
Unauthorised collaboration
Unauthorised collaboration is a form of collusion. It involves working with
others with the intention of deceiving your markers about who actually
completed the work. If you have collaborated with others in preparing an
individual assessment item, you must disclose this to your lecturer.
Assignments will sometimes be set as group work, but even in these cases
generally you will still have to write up and submit your own report.
If you have any doubt as to what constitutes authorised or unauthorised
collaboration, consult with your lecturer.
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Penalties
The Assessment Panel or Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee
will impose a penalty on any student who is found to have committed an act
of academic misconduct such as plagiarism, collusion, examination cheating or
unauthorized collaboration. These penalties can include:
– a reprimand
– a fine up to $500
– allocation of a zero mark in the relevant task (or another such mark as
is appropriate)
– allocation of a zero mark in the relevant unit (or another such mark as
is appropriate)
– allocation of a zero mark in other units in which the student is enrolled
– suspension of the student for up to one year
– exclusion of the student for a minimum of one year.
Things you should never do
There are some activities that are never acceptable in the preparation of
assignments at the tertiary level. Students who engage in any of the following
activities create some doubt in the mind of the reader that the student’s work
is original. Many of these activities leave the student open to charges of
plagiarism.
Students should never:
• Submit an assignment without providing a list of references used.
• Copy one or more sentences from a reference source (book, journal, web
page, etc.) without formatting and citing the material as a quotation.
• Use data in the form of numbers, tables, graphs, diagrams or other images
without citing the source of the material.
• Use program source code, even if it is freely available in the public domain,
without citing the source of the code.
• Take material from reference material and paraphrase it (write it in your
own words) without citing the source of the material.
• Refer to another person’s idea without citing the source of the idea.
- Faculty of Arts and Education
Unit Guide
Assignment 4: E-portfolio (35%):
An e-portfolio is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. The electronic evidence may include electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks.
For this assessment students are required to assemble an e-portfolio of resources and reflection on contemporary Australian society. This portfolio will include four components:
1. Hyperlinks to 3 video clips (whether on YouTube or some other source) that are relevant to one of the four topics on contemporary Australia in this Unit.
2. A 600 word document in which you explain why you have selected each of the clips and their relevance to the topic.
3. Hyperlinks to 3 opinion articles from the Australian online media (including web posts on political blogs) which are relevant to one or more of the four topics on contemporary Australia in this Unit.
4. A 900 word paper in which you briefly outline the key argument of each article and your opinion of this argument. You should provide reasons for your opinion. In this paper you should make reference to the document ‘International Comparisons’ from Australian Social Trends 4102.0.
Suggested sources for opinion articles and web posts:
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/opinion
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion
http://clubtroppo.com.au
http://andrewnorton.info
http://larvatusprodeo.net
You may select articles other than from these sources.
The 4 related topics:
1. Australia: culture, history and politics
2. Globalizing the Australian economy
3. The Australian environment
4. Health, education and social inequality in Australia
