HIST19035 - Modern South East Asia

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will present a general overview of the major themes in modern Southeast Asian history. It presents the history and politics of these countries by first looking at the religious, cultural and philosophical underpinnings of political culture, traditional concepts of kingship and power, and the characteristics of pre- colonial states. The rest of the unit will investigate: the classical states of Southeast Asia (Angkor, Pagan, Madjapahit, Sri Vijaya), the western intrusion and the colonial transformation, the development of nationalism, the Japanese Occupation, and finally, contemporary Southeast Asian politics.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Online Test 10%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE Unit comments.
Feedback
Feedback was received that more help was required with understanding the Turabian referencing system.
Recommendation
While students who undertake this unit have normally completed previous history units and therefore should be familiar with the referencing system, it is recommended to provide a zoom session early in the Term to show, using examples, how to use the Turabian referencing system.
Action Taken
Weekly zoom drop-in sessions were scheduled to enable students to engage in consistent and constructive dialogues regarding essay writing skills and unit learning materials. Turabian referencing was a consistent feature of these dialogues.
Source: SUTE Unit comments.
Feedback
The content of the unit and the variety of learning materials, including the short documentaries, was well received by students.
Recommendation
Variety in learning content is very important and this will be continued and more up-to-date documentaries will be included if available.
Action Taken
Cultural reference points were also incorporated in the 2023 iteration of the unit content. For example, the role of social media in recent Thai political insurrections featured prominently in class discussion.
Source: Student emails, class discussion and student evaluation responses
Feedback
Assessment tasks and structure
Recommendation
The current assessment structure and assessment tasks will be reviewed to provide greater clarity and align more closely with the learning outcomes for this unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Have the skills to interpret historical events, movements, and ideas which have decisively shaped the political landscape of modern Southeast Asia.
  2. Have an unprejudiced understanding of the differing Southeast Asian regions and an acceptance of others' informed opinions.
  3. Have an understanding of key historical problems of the period and evidence-backed solutions to these problems.
  4. Have the ability to explain the significance of historical events and processes in world history, including alternative worlds, and longitudinal and intergenerational studies.
  5. Have the ability to critique historical interpretations and their applications to contemporary global issues.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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