| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Ideologies in the Modern World |
| Unit ID: | BAXDC1003 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (SOCOG1003) |
| ASCED: | 090399 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will prepare students for further studies in the humanities and social sciences. The unit will provide students with an introduction to those ideologies that shape our modern world and the way we see it, including: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, anarchism, nationalism, fascism, feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, religious fundamentalism and neo-liberalism. Students will learn about the ideological lenses through which we view broad social categories such as class, race, gender and sexuality, as well as the ideologies that underpin our approaches to economics and politics. Students will be introduced to a framework for analysing ideology which focuses on approaches to: human nature, freedom and social vision. Students will be encouraged to examine the historical evolution of political ideas and movements, and their contemporary relevance. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Distinguish the main varieties of modern political ideologies, their histories and fundamental features |
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| K2. | Identify the operation of different ideologies in contemporary political debates |
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| K3. | Recognise how ideologies impact upon the interpretation and analysis of contemporary social issues |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Compare and contrast core themes and principles of different political ideologies |
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| S2. | Locate and appraise primary and/or secondary sources from an ideologically-aware perspective |
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| S3. | Express informed arguments and analysis through written communication |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Analyse the operation of different ideologies in contemporary social and political debates |
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| A2. | Apply ideological perspectives to the interpretation and analysis of contemporary social and political issues |
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| Unit Content: |
This unit will prepare students for further studies in the humanities and social sciences. The unit will provide students with an introduction to those ideologies that shape our modern world and the way we see it, including: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, anarchism, nationalism, fascism, feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, religious fundamentalism and neo-liberalism. Students will learn about the ideological lenses through which we view broad social categories such as class, race, gender and sexuality, as well as the ideologies that underpin our approaches to economics and politics. Students will be introduced to a framework for analysing ideology which focuses on approaches to: human nature, freedom and social vision. Students will be encouraged to examine the historical evolution of political ideas and movements, and their contemporary relevance. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S1, A1 | Weekly activities based on course readings, identifying and distinguishing the core themes of modern political ideologies | Weekly activities | 20-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1 | Minor essay / critical analysis of selected sources, identifying the operation of different ideologies in contemporary political debates | Minor essay / critical analysis | 25-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Major essay applying ideological perspectives to a contemporary social issue | Major essay | 35-50% |
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