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School:
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School of Philosophical
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PHILOSOPHY
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Unit of Study:
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PHIL 2633
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Session:
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Semester
1, 2016
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Unit of Study Outline
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 Unit Coordinators |
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Unit
coordinators are listed on undergraduate and postgraduate coursework semester
timetables, and can be consulted for help with any difficulties you may have.
Unit
coordinators (as well as the Faculty) should also be informed of any illness
or other misadventure that leads students to miss classes and tutorials or be
late with assignments.
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Unit Coordinator:
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Associate
Professor John Grumley
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Location:
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711
Mungo McCallum Building
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Email
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John.Grumley@sydney.edu.au
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Phone:
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+61-2-97997987
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Consultation
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12-1pm
Tues
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Unit Teachers/Tutors:
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Associate Professor John Grumley
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This Unit of Study Outline MUST
be read in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Student
Administration Manual (sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/student_admin_manual.shtml) and all applicable University policies.
In determining applications and appeals, it will be assumed that every student has taken the time to familiarise themselves with these key policies and procedures.
In determining applications and appeals, it will be assumed that every student has taken the time to familiarise themselves with these key policies and procedures.
PHIL 2933
Theorising Modernity
UNIT DESCRIPTION
The
popular image of 19th century modernity was of a speeding locomotive
clear of form, direction and ultimate destination. In reality, however, and
despite unbounded optimism, the great thinkers of the 19th century were
at least aware of deep contradictions and these tempered their assessments of
modernity. This course will survey the best of these classical theories to
discover to what extent they were able to capture the contradictions and
problems we know only too well. The work of Hegel, de Tocqueville, Marx and
Nietzsche will serve as paradigmatic attempts to discover the essence of
modernity. Recurring themes and features will be examined through the prism of
these thinkers: these include questions of meaning after the collapse of
tradition, and problems arising from capitalism, industrialisation, the
nation-state, democracy, bureaucratisation, individualism and the rise of
secularism-- their main tendencies, antinomies and problems. The course will
demonstrate how much we owe these thinkers for our understanding of modernity,
as well as, considering their respective shortcomings from a contemporary
perspective.
PREREQUISITES
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
OBJECTIVES
1.
To learn reading and writing
skills specific to philosophy but which also have a wider relevance and
application across other disciplines and everyday life.
2. To
gain knowledge of the history of philosophy, to interpret texts and identify
key issues and debates.
3. To
apply this theoretical knowledge to orientation in the contemporary world.
4.
To promote interpersonal and
oral presentation skills in the tutorial context
OUTCOMES
1. Student
should improve their analytical and critical abilities in philosophical work
both written and oral.
2.
A deeper knowledge both of
theoretical reflection on modernity and understanding of the dynamics of modern
societies.
3.
An increased awareness of the
way in which human understanding and reflection is conditioned by history and culture.
LEARNING STRUCTURE
One two hour lecture,
one tutorial per week
Lecture: 10-12pm Tues Philosophy Room, Main Quad S249
Tutorial:
2-3 pm Tues --TBA
or
4-5 pm
Tues -- TBA
UNIT SCHEDULE
Semester One 2016
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Week
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Week beginning
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Lecture [content]
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Tutorial
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1
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29
February
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Introduction: Concepts of Modernity
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2
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07 March
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Intro: (Cont) The Changing Face of Modernity
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Preliminary Meeting and Allocation of Topics
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3
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14
March
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Hegel: Early Problematics and the Concept of
Spirit
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Arendt: ‘The Rise of the Social
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4
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21
March*
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Hegel: Conceptual Innovations and Civil Society
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Hegel: “The Modern Times
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BREAK
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28 March – 3 April
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SESSION BREAK / EASTER
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5
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4
April
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Hegel: Democracy & Conceptual Strains
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Hegel: ‘Civil Society’
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6
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11
April
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Tocqueville: Modernity and Democracy
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Tocqueville: ‘The French Revolution and the Ancien Regime’
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7
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18
April
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Tocqueville: Democratic Tensions
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Tocqueville: Democracy in America Vol 1
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8
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25
April*
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Tocqueville: Diagnosis
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Tocqueville: Democracy in America Vol 2
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9
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02
May
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Marx: Capitalist Modernity
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Marx: ‘Estranged Labour’
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10
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09
May
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Marx: Science, Democracy & Universality
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Marx: Science, Democracy & Universality
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11
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16
May
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Nietzsche: Nihilism
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Nietzsche: “Signs of Higher and Lower Culture’
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12
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23
May
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Nietzsche: Decadence, Christianity &
Democracy
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Nietzsche: ‘A Look at the State’.
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13
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30
May
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Ubermensch
and Critique
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STUVAC
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06 June
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STUVAC
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EXAMS
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13 June*
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EXAM PERIOD commences
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* NB:
Public holidays on Friday 25 March, Monday 25 April, and Monday 13 June.
ATTENDANCE
According to
Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
are expected to attend 80% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the
reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or
fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
If a unit of
study has a participation mark, your attendance may influence this mark.
READING REQUIREMENTS
The Course Reader essential for Tutorial
participation in avaiblle from the copy centre.
READING
REQUIREMENTS
General Introductory Reading
(optional)
*Polanyi,
K. The Great Transformation Beacon
Press, Boston,1957
Hobsbawn, E
The Age of Revolution Sphere Books,
London, 1973
Osterhammel,
J. The Transformation of the World: A
Global History of the Nineteen Century Princeton University Press, 2014
*Laslett,
P. The World We have Lost, Methuen,
1965
*Fritzsche,
P. Stranded in the Present: Modern
Time and the Melancholy of History, Harvard University Press, 2004
*Berman, M.
All That is Solid Melts Into Air New
York, 1982
Gumbrecht,
H.U. ‘ A History of the Concept “Modern” ’ Making
Sense in Life and Literature, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis,
1992
*Coser,
R.L. In Defense of Modernity: Role
Complexity and Individual Autonomy Stanford University Press, 1991
*Jervis, J. Exploring the Modern: Patterns of Western
Culture and Civilisation, Blackwell, Oxford, 1998
Pippin, R
B. Modernism as a Philosophical Problem,
Oxford, 1991
Habermas,
J. The Philosophical Discourse of
Modernity Polity, Cambridge, 1987
*Touraine,
A. Critique of Modernity Blackwell,
1995
*Giddens,
A. The Consequences of Modernity
Polity, Cambridge, 1990
*Wagner, P.
A Sociology of Modernity: Liberty and
Disciline Routledge, 1994
*Wagner, P.
Theorising Modernity Sage, London,
2001
Wager, P. Modernity as Experience and Interpretation:
A New Sociology of Modernity Polity, Cambridge, 2008
Wagner, P. Modernity: Understanding the Present Polity, Cambridge, 2012
Ferrara. A. Reflective Authenticity: Rethinking the
Project of Modernity Routledge, London, 1998
*Szakoczai,
A. The Genesis of Modernity
Routledge, 2002
*Heller, A.
A Theory of Modernity, Blackwell,
1999
Bauman, Z. Liquid Modernity, Polity, 2000
Rose, M.A. The Post-Modern and the Post-Industrial: A
Critical Analysis Cambridge
University
Press, 1991
*Yack, B. The Fetishism of Modernities University
of Notre Dame Press, 1997
*MacFarlane,
A. The Riddle of the Modern World
McMillan, London, 2000
Goody, J, Capitalism and Modernity: The Great Debate
Polity, 2004
Hardt,
M& Negri, A. Empire Harvard
University Press, 2000
*Gaonkar,
D.P. Alternative Modernities Duke
University Press, 2001
*Chakrabarty,
D. Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial
Thought and Historical Difference Oxford University Press, 2000
*Mc Carthy,
T. Race, Empire, and the Idea of Human
Development Cambridge University Press, 2009
Appadurai,
A. Modernity at Large: Cultural
Dimensions of Globalization University of Massachusetts Press, 2004
Rosa, H
& Trejo-Mathys, J Social
Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity Columbia University Press, New
York, 2015
Hegel
*Márkus. G.
'Hegel and The Antinomies of Modernity' Antipodean
Enlightenments: Festschrift für Leslie Bodi, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main,
1987
*Hardimon,
M. Hegel’s Social Philosophy: The Project
of Reconciliation, Cambridge,1994
Knowles, D.
Hegel and the Philosophy of Right
Routledge, 2002
*Neuhouser,
F. Foundations of Hegel’s Social Theory: Actualizing Freedom Harvard University
Press, 2000
*Plant, R. Hegel London, 1973
*Pippin,
R.B. Modernism as a Philosophical Problem,
Chapter 3
Pippin, R
& Höffe, O. Hegel on Ethics and Politics
Cambridge University Press, 2004
*Franco, P.
Hegel’s Philosophy of Freedom Yale,
1999. Ch 4-8
*Habermas,
J. The Philosophical Discourse of
Modernity Chapter 2
Dallmayr,
F. G W F Hegel: Modernity and Politics.
Sage, 1993
Jurist, E.L
Beyond Hegel and Nietzsche MIT,
Cambridge MA, 2000
Tocqueville
*Tocqueville,
A. Democracy in America Vol 2 , New
York, 1945
*Mill, J
S. ' Democracy in America ' Review
of Volumes 1&2 Essays on Politics and Culture Anchor Books, 1967
*Mitchell,
H. America After Tocqueville: Democracy
Against Difference; Cambridge, 2002
*Wolin, S. Tocqueville Between Two Worlds Princeton
University Press, 2001
*Kaledin, A, Tocqueville
and His America: A Darker Horizon Yale University Press, New Haven, 2011
Aron, R. Main Currents in Sociological Thought 1 Penguin,
Middlesex, 1965, Ch 4
*Poggi, G. Images of Society, Stanford University
Press, 1972, Section 1
*Boesche,
R. The Strange Liberalism of Alexis de
Tocqueville; Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1987
*Zetterbaum
J. Tocqueville and the Problem of
Democracy Stanford, 1965
Lively, J. The Social and Political Thought of Alexis
de Tocqueville Oxford, 1965
*Siedentrop,
L. Tocqueville Oxford, 1994
*Offe, C. Reflections on America: Tocqueville, Weber
and Adorno in the United States Polity, Cambridge, 2005, Chapter 2
Marx
*Marx, K. The German Ideology, Progress Publisher,
London
*Berman, M.
All That is Solid Melts into Air Chapter
2
*Wolin, S. Politics and Vision Princeton Uni Press,
2004, New Edition Chapter 12
Brudney, D.
Marx’s Attempt to Leave Philosophy Harvard University Press, 1998
*Grumley,
J. History and Totality London, 1989,
Chapter 2
*Rundell,
J. Origins of Modernity Polity, 1987
Chapters3-6
*Markus, G.
Marxism and Anthropology Van Gorcum,
Netherlands, 1978
*Love, N S.
Marx, Nietzsche and Modernity
Columbia University Press, 1986
*Heller, A.
' Marx and Modernity ' Thesis Eleven
No8, Clayton, 1984
*Sayer, D. Capitalism and Modernity: An Excursus on
Marx and Weber Routledge, 1991
Best, S. The Politics of Historical Vision Guildford
Press, 1995 Chapter 1
Kellner, D.
Critical Theory, Marxism and Modernity John
Hopkins University Press, 1992
McCarthy,
G.E. Dialectics and Decadence
Rowman&Littlefield, 1994. Part 1&3
Nietzsche
*Nietzsche,
F. Beyond Good and Evil Penguin, 1973
Wolin, S. Politics and Vision Princeton Uni Press,
2004, New Edition Chapter 13
Pippin, R. Modernism as a Philosophical Problem
Blackwell, Chapter 4
*Detwiler,
B. Nietzsche and the Politics of
Aristocratic Radicalism; University of Chicago Press, 1990
Love, N S. Marx, Nietzsche and Modernity New York,
1986 Ch 1&7
*Ackermann.
R. Nietzsche: A Frenzied Look, Uni of Massachusetts Press, Amherst,
1990
*Clark, M. Nietzsche: On Truth and Philosophy Cambridge,
1990
*Conway, D.
Nietzsche's Dangerous Game Cambridge,
1997
*Köhler, J.
Zarathustra’s Secret: The Interior Life
of Friedrich Nietzsche Yale University Press, 2002
*Rampley,
M. Nietzsche, Aesthetics and Modernity Cambridge
University Press, 2000
*Jurist,
E.L Beyond Hegel and Nietzsche MIT,
Cambridge MA, 2000
McCarthy,
G.E. Dialectics and Decadence Rowman &Littlefield,
New York, 1994. Part 2&3
ONLINE COMPONENT:
Course Lecture notes and essay lists well appear progressively on:
http://theorisingmodernity.blogspot.com
This unit requires
regular use of the University’s Learning Management System (LMS), also known as
Blackboard. You will need reliable access to a computer and the internet to use
the LMS. The University uses
learning analytics to understand student participation on the LMS and improve
the student learning experience.
The easiest way to
access the LMS is through MyUni (click on the ‘MyUni’ link on the university
home page, http://sydney.edu.au or link directly to the service at https://myuni.sydney.edu.au/. There
is a ‘Blackboard LMS’ icon in the top row of the QuickLaunch window on the left
hand side of the screen.
If you have any
difficulties logging in or using the system, visit the Student Help area of the
LMS site, http://sydney.edu.au/elearning/student/help/.
The University’s
Privacy Management Plan governs how the University will deal with personal
information related to the content and use of its web sites. See http://sydney.edu.au/privacy.shtml for further details.
Lecture Recording
Lectures
delivered in University-owned lecture theatres are recorded and may be made
available to students on the LMS.
However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your
classroom learning experience.
ASSESSMENT TASKS AND DUE DATES
Oral presentation
(equivalent to 500 words) 10% Due the week after presentation
(equivalent to 500 words) 10% Due the week after presentation
2,000 word essay 50% Due
Monday 16h May 2016
2,000 word Take-Home
40% Due Monday
133h June 2016
· Students must
have attempted all assessment tasks and have at least minimal tutorial
attendance to be deemed to have successfully completed the course. Anything
less than 80% TUTORIAL ATTENDANCE WILL ATTRACT A FIVE MARK PENALTY FOR EACH
MISSED TUT.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
This
unit uses standards-based assessment for award of assessment marks. Your
assessments will be evaluated solely on the basis of your individual
performance.
SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENTS
Compliance Statements
All
students are required to submit an authorised statement of compliance with all
work submitted to the University for assessment, presentation or publication. A
statement of compliance certifies that no part of the work constitutes a breach
of the Academic Honesty in Coursework
Policy 2016.
The
format of the compliance statement will be in the form of:
a.
a University assignment cover sheet; or
b.
a University electronic form.
Assessment Submission
Submission
of assessment tasks will be required by the due date. Written assessments must be submitted online through the
LMS. Other assessments, for example visual or oral assessments, must be
submitted according to the assessment instructions.
Work
not submitted on or before the due date are subject to a penalty of 2% per day
late. Refer to http://sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/late_work.shtml for the Policy on Late Work.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISM
Academic honesty is a core value of the University,
so all students are required to act honestly, ethically and with integrity. This
means that the University is opposed to and will not tolerate academic
dishonesty or plagiarism, and will treat all allegations of academic dishonesty
and plagiarism seriously. The consequences of engaging in
plagiarism and academic dishonesty, along with the process by which they are
determined and applied, are set out in the Academic
Honesty in Coursework Policy 2016.
You can find these documents University Policy Register at http://sydney.edu.au/policies (enter “Academic Honesty” in the search
field).
Definitions
According to the Policy, plagiarism means representing another person’s work (i.e., ideas,
findings or words) as one’s own work by presenting, copying or reproducing it
without appropriate acknowledgement of the source. Academic dishonesty
means seeking to obtain or obtaining academic advantage for oneself or others
(including in the assessment or publication of work) by dishonest or unfair
means. Academic dishonesty
includes, but is not limited to:
·
Resubmission (or recycling) of work
that is the same, or substantially the same as work previously submitted for
assessment in the same or in a different unit of study. Every unit of study expects each student to produce new material
based upon research conducted in that unit;
·
Dishonest plagiarism;
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Engaging another person to complete or
contribute to an assessment in your place; and
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Various forms of misconduct in
examinations (including copying from another student and taking prohibited
materials into an examination venue).
Use of Similarity Detection Software
Students
should be aware that all written assignments submitted in this unit of study
will be submitted to similarity detecting software known as Turnitin. Turnitin searches for matches
between text in your written assessment task and text sourced from the
Internet, published works, and assignments that have previously been submitted
to Turnitin for analysis.
There will
always be some degree of text-matching when using Turnitin. Text-matching may
occur in use of direct quotations, technical terms and phrases, or the listing
of bibliographic material. This does not mean you will automatically be accused
of academic dishonesty or plagiarism, although Turnitin reports may be used as
evidence in academic dishonesty and plagiarism decision-making processes.
Further information about Turnitin is available at http://sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/plagiarism_and_turnitin.shtml.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Students
can apply for Special Consideration for serious illness or misadventure. An application for special
consideration does not guarantee the application will be granted.
Further
information on applying for special consideration is available at http://sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/special_consideration.shtml.
OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELEVANT TO THIS
UNIT OF STUDY
The
Faculty’s Student Administration Manual is available for reference here http://sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/student_admin_manual.shtml. Most
day-to-day issues you encounter in the course of completing this Unit of Study
can be addressed with the information provided in the Manual. It contains
detailed instructions on processes, links to forms and guidance on where to get
further assistance.
YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT
The Unit of Study Survey
The
University conducts an online survey for units of study every semester. You will be notified by email when the
survey opens. You are encouraged
to complete the survey to provide important feedback on the unit just before
the end of semester. You can
complete the survey at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/surveys/complete
In response to student concern in previous
years the assessment due date for the first essay has been brought forward to
16th May
STAYING ON TOP OF YOUR STUDY
The Learning Centre offers workshops in Academic Reading
and Writing, Oral communications Skills, Postgraduate Research Skills, Honours,
masters Coursework Program, Studying at University, and Workshops for English
Language and Learning. Further information about The Learning Centre can be
found at http://sydney.edu.au/stuserv/learning_centre/.
The Write Site provides online support to help you develop your
academic and professional writing skills. All University of Sydney staff and
students who have a UniKey can
access the WriteSite at http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/.
The FASS Writing Hub has a wide range of programs at both
Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels that focus on writing across the
curriculum. The FASS Writing Hub
offers drop-in sessions to assist students with their writing in a one-to-one
setting. No appointment is necessary, and this service is free of charge to all
FASS students and/or all students enrolled in WRIT units. To find out more visit http://sydney.edu.au/arts/teaching_learning/writing_hub/index.shtml.
Pastoral and academic support for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander students is provided by the STAR Team in Student
Support services, a dedicated team of professional Aboriginal people able to
respond to the needs of students across disciplines. The STAR team can assist
with tutorial support, mentoring support, cultural and pastoral care along with
a range of other services. More information about support for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/current_students/student_services/indigenous_support.shtml.
Free online Library tutorials are available at http://sydney.edu.au/library/skills, with one designed especially for
students studying in the Humanities and Social Sciences at http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/.
Mobile Learn is the Sydney Uni App for iPhone and
Android. The full set of features available on the mobile app for the
University LMS can be found in detail in this PDF document: Features in the mobile App for
the University LMS (PDF). Search for University
of Sydney on the iTunes store or the Android Marketplace, install the app,
and you can access the LMS by clicking on the ‘Bb Learn’ icon. Important: due to the
limitations of mobile devices you cannot submit assignments using the
assignment tool. You should not complete graded tests (quizzes) using your
mobile device due to the possibility of internet drop out.
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Disability Services is located on Level 5, Jane Foss
Russell Building G20; contact 8627 8422 or email disability.services@sydney.edu.au. For further information, visit their
website at http://sydney.edu.au/stuserv/disability/.
Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) are located on Level 5, Jane
Foss Russell Building G20; contact 8627 8433 or email caps.admin@sydney.edu.au.
For further information, visit their
website at http://sydney.edu.au/current_students/counselling/.
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