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.

A suggested pattern is:

Week One: Orientation to course, website and assessment

Week Two: Diversity of human ideas and behaviour

• Complete 'Understanding culture' e-Learning Activity

Week Three: Introduction to religious belief systems of selected societies

• Complete 'Religious belief systems across the Asia-Pacific' e-Learning Activity

Week Four: Complete and submit Assignment.

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: Introducing Asia and the Pacific.

Explore the Asia-Pacific region.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities:
  1. The rise of China (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. The Asia-Pacific region (WEnote).
  3. Defining the region (Learning Journal).
  4. A diverse region (WEnote).
  5. Country profile (Learning Journal).

Week 3: Historical overview

We begin our examination of the history of the Asia-Pacific region.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities
  1. An historical understanding (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. General history of the region (WEnote)
  3. Overview of historical events and issues (Learning Journal)
  4. Timeline of historical events (Learning Journal)

Week 4: Historical overview of Europeans in Asia and the Pacific

We start to think about when Europeans started to explore and colonise the Asia-Pacific region.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities
  1. Indigenous perspectives (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. Early views on the Asia-Pacific region (WEnote)
  3. Europeans in Asia and the Pacific (Learning Journal)

Assignment

Consult the course assignment page.

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