AST1000/Course guide/Culture/Syllabus

Please follow the learning pathways to work through your discoveries for this micro course. It is suggested this micro course should take around three to four weeks to complete.

Week 1: Orientation

Familiarise yourself with the course site and establish your personal blog or learning journal.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning Activities
  1. Start Here
  2. Introduction
• Key activities:
  1. Create your Learning Journal
  2. Introduction to WEnotes (WEnotes).

Week 2: Diversity of human ideas and behaviour.

We think about culture and what actually constitutes culture, then move onto an examination of culture in both Asia and the Pacific.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities:
  1. Culture and Society (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. Thinking about Culture (WEnote).
  3. Understanding Culture (Learning Journal).

Week 3: Introduction to religious belief systems of selected societies.

We will be exploring the religious diversity that exists across the Asia-Pacific region.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities
  1. Religion and Society (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. Religious belief systems across the Asia-Pacific (Learning Journal)

Week 4: Assignment

Consult the course assignment page.

• Due Date: midnight DAY DATE YEAR
• Full instructions on the course assignment page.