Overview
This unit examines the development of Australia's foreign policy and Australia's relations with other nations from Responsible Government to the present. After reflecting on the various approaches to the study of international affairs, and the domestic context, the unit considers the imperial relationship and the emergence of nascent foreign policies among the Australasian British colonies. In the context of domestic politics, trade and immigration policy, the unit then examines the history of Australia's diplomatic relations, especially in the Asia Pacific region. The focus is on changing relationships with Britain, the USA, Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. The unit concludes with a critical and historically informed analysis of Australia's current foreign policy positions.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Minimum of 18 credit points
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student evaluation in Moodle.
Interactive online tutorials or workshops would make the unit more engaging.
Consideration will be given to scheduling interactive online Zoom sessions in the unit.
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of the main theoretical approaches to and historical underpinnings of Australia's past and present foreign policy and the consequent evolving relationships with Great Britain, United States of America and selected nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
- demonstrate a preliminary understanding of the problems of historical evidence in both primary and secondary sources.
- demonstrate an understanding of how the construction and historical implementation of foreign policy pose questions of ethical action and social responsibility for both Australian governments and the nation in general.
- demonstrate the following generic skills: i. the ability to explain the significance of processes of, and approaches to, Australia's foreign policy making and the significance of historical events related to Australia's foreign relations; ii. the ability to critique theoretical and historical interpretations of Australia's foreign policy making and foreign relations, and their applications to contemporary issues; iii. the ability to understand and use the principle that ethical action and social responsibility are inherent in the study of history and its interpretations; iv. the ability to locate, retrieve, organise, analyse and synthesise historical evidence from both primary and secondary sources; v. the ability to develop and communicate cogent historical argument and knowledge in written and oral forms, employing the required referencing methods where necessary; vi. the ability to be self-directed and self-disciplined, and to show initiative.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 40% | ||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Australian Foreign Relations
- Edition: 1st (2009)
- Authors: McDougall, D
- Pearson Australia
- Frenchs Forest Frenchs Forest , NSW , Australia
- ISBN: 9781741033717
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Copies are available to purchase at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Turabian
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.t.jones@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 11 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Frameworks for Studying Australia's Foreign Relations
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 18 Mar 2019Module/Topic
The Need for Protection
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 25 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Australia and Empire to 1919
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 01 Apr 2019Module/Topic
The 'White Australia' Policy
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 08 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Australia's Relations with Britain, USA and Japan, 1919 to 1945
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 15 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 22 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Australian Foreign Policy, 1945-1996
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 29 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Australia and Japan since 1945
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 06 May 2019Module/Topic
Australia and China since 1945
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 13 May 2019Module/Topic
Australia and Indonesia since 1945
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 May 2019Module/Topic
Australia and Papua New Guinea
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 27 May 2019Module/Topic
Australia and the South Pacific
Chapter
Study Guide Topic 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 03 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Australia and the UN;
Into the 21st CenturyChapter
Study Guide Topic 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 17 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Course Review Opens Monday 10 June 8:00 AM AEST
1 Written Assessment
Choose any ONE of a number of questions relating to Topics 1-5 and answer it in an essay of about 1,800 words. Essay question choices and more information are provided on the HIST19031 Moodle website, under Essay 1 in the Assessment Block.
Before commencing the research essay, read the essay-writing and referencing guides provided in Moodle, as well as studying the sample essay. Footnote references and a bibliography must be provided using the Turabian style. Footnotes and bibliography must include a minimum of six tertiary-standard academic works, in addition to the set textbook/s, study guide and Course Resource Online readings for the particular topic. The CQUni Library holds a wide range of authoritative works on each topic as well as many general histories and history journals in hardcopy and electronic formats.
Before submission, ensure your essay adequately meets the assessment criteria below.
Week 5 Friday (12 Apr 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Essays will be marked and returned within two weeks of receipt by the Course Coordinator.
Assessment criteria [articulated with learning outcomes]
Historical content:
• presentation of accurate, relevant and unbiased historical evidence [LO 1, 2, 3, 4 (i-vi)]
Research and referencing skills:
• evidence drawn from textbook/s, study guide and relevant CRO readings [LO 2, 4 (i, ii, iii, iv, vi)]
• evidence drawn from own research, using a minimum of six tertiary-standard academic works [LO 2, 4 (i, ii, iii, iv, vi)]
• acknowledgement of all sources of ideas/evidence (footnote) and any quotations (footnote and quote marks) [LO 3, 4(iii, vi)]
• correct use of the Turabian referencing style [LO 3, 4(iii, iv)]
Communication skills:
• meeting the required number of words, the bulk of which should be your own [LO 4 (i, iv, v, vi)]
• logical structure/organisation of ideas [LO 4 (i, iv, v, vi)]
• clear, concise and correct written English [LO 4 (v, vi)]
• presentation in formal essay style and layout [LO 4 (iv, v, vi)]
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of the main theoretical approaches to and historical underpinnings of Australia's past and present foreign policy and the consequent evolving relationships with Great Britain, United States of America and selected nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
- demonstrate a preliminary understanding of the problems of historical evidence in both primary and secondary sources.
- demonstrate an understanding of how the construction and historical implementation of foreign policy pose questions of ethical action and social responsibility for both Australian governments and the nation in general.
- demonstrate the following generic skills: i. the ability to explain the significance of processes of, and approaches to, Australia's foreign policy making and the significance of historical events related to Australia's foreign relations; ii. the ability to critique theoretical and historical interpretations of Australia's foreign policy making and foreign relations, and their applications to contemporary issues; iii. the ability to understand and use the principle that ethical action and social responsibility are inherent in the study of history and its interpretations; iv. the ability to locate, retrieve, organise, analyse and synthesise historical evidence from both primary and secondary sources; v. the ability to develop and communicate cogent historical argument and knowledge in written and oral forms, employing the required referencing methods where necessary; vi. the ability to be self-directed and self-disciplined, and to show initiative.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical and Written Assessment
Choose any ONE of a number of questions relating to Topics 6-12 and answer it in an essay of about 2,000 words. Essay question choices and additional details are available on the HIST19031 Moodle website, under Essay 2 in the Assessment Block.
Essay 2 should demonstrate a serious effort to rectify problems identified in the marking feedback for Essay 1. As with Essay 1, follow the essay-writing and referencing guides and the style and layout of the sample essay in Moodle.Before submission, ensure your essay adequately meets the assessment criteria below.
NOTE: There is no longer any 'practical' component to this assessment item.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Essays will be marked and returned within two weeks of receipt by the Course Coordinator.
Assessment criteria [articulated with learning outcomes]
Historical content:
• presentation of accurate, relevant and unbiased historical evidence [LO 1, 2, 3, 4 (i-vi)]
Research and referencing skills:
• evidence drawn from textbook/s, study guide and relevant CRO readings [LO 2, 4 (i, ii, iii, iv, vi)]
• evidence drawn from your own research, using a minimum of six tertiary-standard academic sources [LO 2, 4 (i, ii, iii, iv, vi)]
• acknowledgement of all sources of ideas/evidence (footnote) and any quotations (footnote and quote marks) [LO 3, 4(iii, vi)]
• correct use of the Turabian referencing style [LO 3, 4(iii, iv)]
Communication skills:
• meeting the required number of words, the bulk of which should be your own [LO 4 (i, iv, v, vi)]
• logical structure/organisation of ideas [LO 4 (i, iv, v, vi)]
• clear, concise and correct written English [LO 4 (v, vi)]
• presentation in formal essay style and layout [LO 4 (iv, v, vi)]
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of the main theoretical approaches to and historical underpinnings of Australia's past and present foreign policy and the consequent evolving relationships with Great Britain, United States of America and selected nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
- demonstrate a preliminary understanding of the problems of historical evidence in both primary and secondary sources.
- demonstrate an understanding of how the construction and historical implementation of foreign policy pose questions of ethical action and social responsibility for both Australian governments and the nation in general.
- demonstrate the following generic skills: i. the ability to explain the significance of processes of, and approaches to, Australia's foreign policy making and the significance of historical events related to Australia's foreign relations; ii. the ability to critique theoretical and historical interpretations of Australia's foreign policy making and foreign relations, and their applications to contemporary issues; iii. the ability to understand and use the principle that ethical action and social responsibility are inherent in the study of history and its interpretations; iv. the ability to locate, retrieve, organise, analyse and synthesise historical evidence from both primary and secondary sources; v. the ability to develop and communicate cogent historical argument and knowledge in written and oral forms, employing the required referencing methods where necessary; vi. the ability to be self-directed and self-disciplined, and to show initiative.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Online Quiz(zes)
Complete an open-book, end-of-term online course review quiz in Moodle during Exam Week (starting Monday 11 June 18).
The quiz consists of 30 multiple-choice and true/false questions to be answered in 2 hours (120 minutes). The questions are based on the study guide and the McDougall textbook.
See the Assessment Block in the HIST19031 Moodle website for more details.
1
Other
Students will receive their scores on submission of the quiz.
Assessment criterion [articulated with learning outcomes]
Historical content:
- selection of the correct response [LO 1, 4(i, iv, vi)]
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of the main theoretical approaches to and historical underpinnings of Australia's past and present foreign policy and the consequent evolving relationships with Great Britain, United States of America and selected nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
- demonstrate the following generic skills: i. the ability to explain the significance of processes of, and approaches to, Australia's foreign policy making and the significance of historical events related to Australia's foreign relations; ii. the ability to critique theoretical and historical interpretations of Australia's foreign policy making and foreign relations, and their applications to contemporary issues; iii. the ability to understand and use the principle that ethical action and social responsibility are inherent in the study of history and its interpretations; iv. the ability to locate, retrieve, organise, analyse and synthesise historical evidence from both primary and secondary sources; v. the ability to develop and communicate cogent historical argument and knowledge in written and oral forms, employing the required referencing methods where necessary; vi. the ability to be self-directed and self-disciplined, and to show initiative.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
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