Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 50.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Individual Study: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Contemporary Critical Issues 411, 'Ways of Knowing', focuses on methodologies of various cultural, literary and media studies/theories, together with the methodologies of dissertation production within the contemporary university. Emphasis is on the historically specific cultural assumptions, and on the theoretical premises that underlie such methodologies, as well as on students gaining practical skills relevant to thesis research and writing. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Reflected on modernist and postmodernist conceptions of knowledge. Reflected on modernist and postmodernist conceptions of self/subject. Learnt the principles of the literature and annotated bibliography as research tools. Learnt to construct sound arguments and engage in reflective practice through the production of a seminar paper. Learnt the conventions of quotation, citation and bibliographical entry, using MLA style. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Gibaldi, Joseph. (1999), MLA handbook for writers of research papers (fifth edition). New York, Modern Language Association of America. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Annotated bibliography 30%, Participation 10%, Seminar paper 25%, Seminar presentation 25%, Short exercises 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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