LITR13041 - The Modern Novel

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit charts a passage through the 20th century from modernism to post-modernism through its literature. It invites you to explore a selection of novels by a number of significant writers from the 20th century and from a range of national literatures. These novels address a range of issues including post-colonialism, the transition from the psyche to psychology, sexuality, the American Jazz age, Southern post-bellum agonistics, gender, magic realism, existentialism, slavery, racism, and identity. You will also explore the influences this literature has had on contemporary thought.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Admission to CC10 or completion of 72 credit points in CA10, CB94, CC13, CG85 or CC43.

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

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
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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. Portfolio 30%
2. Critical Review 30%
3. Essay 40%

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 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 35% 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 Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
Students indicated that the weekly tutorials provided clear and knowledgeable explanations, challenged students to think critically, and provided valuable feedback.
Recommendation
Continue to run weekly online tutorials that balance short content recaps with guided and practical activities that link to the assessment items, encourage critical thinking, and provide an opportunity to receive timely and valuable feedback.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Student Evaluations
Feedback
Students noted that the videos needed updating, particularly the assessment instruction videos and other older video content.
Recommendation
Videos will be updated throughout the website.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Verbal Student Feedback
Feedback
Students noted a glossary of unit key terms would be valuable.
Recommendation
Create a unit glossary which outlines key terms.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Verbal and SUTE student feedback, and Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Students and Unit Coordinator found the structure of the unit with individual modules on novels plus weekly study guides and weekly lecture guides overwhelming and disconnected.
Recommendation
Restructure the unit to scaffold the content in alignment with the assessments and streamline the student navigation experience. Less focus on novels as modules, more focus on developing skills in critical thinking, literary analysis, and application of critical theory. Revise text list and update assessments accordingly.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Analyse and synthesise literary texts through close reading of identified modern literature
  2. Analyse the historical, cultural and social contexts in which a range of modern novels were produced, and to which they respond
  3. Construct responses to issues raised by modern literature to demonstrate how literature and culture are interrelated
  4. Critically evaluate authorial choices in a range of modern novels and convey the effects of those choices through interpretive arguments.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Portfolio • • •
2 - Critical Review • •
3 - Essay • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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