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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Study Tour to China

  • Unit Code

    POL3150

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This is a study tour unit to Beijing and Tianjin in China. The unit offers in-country study to China to provide students with an opportunity to obtain greater inter-cultural understanding, including language learning, and an overseas educational experience. The study tour aims to offer students contact with academic staff and their student peers in China in order to provide students with both an academic and cultural experience. The study tour is run in conjunction with Tianjin University. Tianjin University, one of the top 10 universities in China, is located in Tianjin, a major port city in northern China with a population of 12 million. It is 30 minutes by train from Beijing. In summary, taking this tour will help you prepare for the opportunities and challenges posed by this increasingly dominant world super-power.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Study tour unit to Beijing and Tianjin in China.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Show an understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and society.
  2. Speak some simple everyday Mandarin for basic communicative purposes with good pronunciation.
  3. Understand some simple everyday spoken Mandarin.
  4. Understand the importance of cultural awareness in China.

Unit Content

  1. Chinese calligraphy.
  2. Chinese history and culture.
  3. Chinese language and culture.
  4. Chinese language and literature.
  5. Chinese martial arts.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and lectures delivered by Tianjin University faculty, Sightseeing and community engagement activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation during study tour40%
Essay5000 word essay60%

Text References

  • ^ Foreign Languages Press Beijing. (2010). New practical Chinese reader book 1. [Textbook and workbook]. Beijing, China: FLP.
  • Foreign language teaching and research press, Beijing. An everyday Chinese-English dictionary. Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co.
  • Oxford beginners' Chinese dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Shambaugh, D. (Eds.). (2005). Power shift: China and Asia's new dynamics. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Swaine, M. D., & Tellis, A. J. (2000). Interpreting China's grand strategy: Past, present and future. Santa Monica, California: RAND.
  • Leonard, M. (2008). What does China think? London, UK: Fourth Estate.
  • Schoppa, R. K. (2011). Revolution and its past: Identities and change in modern Chinese history. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Journal References

  • China: An International Journal.
  • China Journal.
  • China Quarterly.
  • Chinese Journal of International Politics.
  • China Security.
  • Chinese Journal of International Politics.
  • China Security.
  • Studies Modern China.
  • Journal of Contemporary China Issues.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Study Tour to China

  • Unit Code

    POL3150

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This is a study tour unit to Beijing and Tianjin in China. The unit offers in-country study to China to provide students with an opportunity to obtain greater inter-cultural understanding, including language learning, and an overseas educational experience. The study tour aims to offer students contact with academic staff and their student peers in China in order to provide students with both an academic and cultural experience. The study tour is run in conjunction with Tianjin University. Tianjin University, one of the top 10 universities in China, is located in Tianjin, a major port city in northern China with a population of 12 million. It is 30 minutes by train from Beijing. In summary, taking this tour will help you prepare for the opportunities and challenges posed by this increasingly dominant world super-power.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Study tour unit to Beijing and Tianjin in China.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Show an understanding of contemporary Chinese culture and society.
  2. Speak some simple everyday Mandarin for basic communicative purposes with good pronunciation.
  3. Understand some simple everyday spoken Mandarin.
  4. Understand the importance of cultural awareness in China.

Unit Content

  1. Chinese calligraphy.
  2. Chinese history and culture.
  3. Chinese language and culture.
  4. Chinese language and literature.
  5. Chinese martial arts.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and lectures delivered by Tianjin University faculty, Sightseeing and community engagement activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation during study tour40%
Essay5000 word essay60%

Text References

  • ^ Foreign Languages Press Beijing. (2010). New practical Chinese reader book 1. [Textbook and workbook]. Beijing, China: FLP.
  • Foreign language teaching and research press, Beijing. An everyday Chinese-English dictionary. Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co.
  • Oxford beginners' Chinese dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Shambaugh, D. (Eds.). (2005). Power shift: China and Asia's new dynamics. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Swaine, M. D., & Tellis, A. J. (2000). Interpreting China's grand strategy: Past, present and future. Santa Monica, California: RAND.
  • Leonard, M. (2008). What does China think? London, UK: Fourth Estate.
  • Schoppa, R. K. (2011). Revolution and its past: Identities and change in modern Chinese history. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Journal References

  • China: An International Journal.
  • China Journal.
  • China Quarterly.
  • Chinese Journal of International Politics.
  • China Security.
  • Chinese Journal of International Politics.
  • China Security.
  • Studies Modern China.
  • Journal of Contemporary China Issues.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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