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On successful completion of this module, students will be able to
1) Critically engage with the historical foundations of US-Asian relations today
2) Articulate the knowledge acquired with a critical mind and with eloquence (both written and oral)
3) Understand why the 1890s to the 1950s gave birth to the problems that continued to haunt the Asia-Pacific region afterwards
4) Select, analyse and contextualize primary sources in the context of their own time and place
5) Engage in analytic, respectful and reading-based discussion of thorny issues of U.S.-Asian relations
6) Produce, organize, progress in and complete a substantial research project of 4,000 words (final essay) on a chosen topic of U.S.-Asian relations
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 11 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 95 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Total | 223 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Student participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Project: End of semester 4,000 word research project | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Combined 15 minute class presentation and 1,500 word essay | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Written feedback on 1,500 words Essay Assignment • Written and oral feedback and advice concerning primary sources, secondary literature and historical analysis for preparation of 4,000 words final essay (individual student meetings)
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |
Seminar | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 09:00 - 10:50 |