ARTSGEN 103 : Ko Wai Tātou? Who Are We?

Arts

2022 Semester Two (1225) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Ko wai tātou? Who are we? This simple but challenging question is addressed by demonstrating how the diverse subjects of Te Kura Tangata study and analyse it. The course asks: Who are our people and communities? How have our ideas about who we are changed? What do our ideas mean for relations of in/equality, or for how different groups experience belonging?

Course Overview

Ko wai tātou? Who are we? This simple but often challenging question is addressed by demonstrating how the diverse subjects of Te Kura Tangata, the Faculty of Arts, study and analyse it. ARTSGEN 103 asks: Who are our people and communities? Where do our ideas about who we are come from? How do these ideas develop and change over time? What do they mean for relations of in/equality, or for how different groups experience belonging? These and other related questions will be examined from the perspective of different subjects in the Arts.

Ko Wai Tātou has been explicitly created to welcome you and other Arts students to Te Kura Tangata. Its purpose in your journey with Arts is twofold: it seeks to establish a foundation for whanaungatanga that can be further developed as you continue your studies, and provides you with opportunities to practice and hone key skills used across Arts subjects. 

Through the careful study of one core question, you will develop a sense of the distinctions and overlaps between Arts subjects. An emphasis on teamwork in the course and assessments will ensure you experience whanaungatanga as an embedded value and practice in the Faculty and develop the kinds of interpersonal skills that are highly valued in workplaces and community organisations. The course will set you up to explore with confidence the opportunities for study that are available in your BA (or BA conjoint) degrees.

The course will be presented in units. Each unit will bring three or four subjects together to address the question ‘Ko Wai Tātou?’ from a particular context or angle, primarily by unpacking and analysing influential ideas about who we are. Lecturers from different subjects will be asked how they study, define, and analyse the topic raised by each unit. In fortnightly workshops, students will be brought closer to the sources and methods the various subjects employ. Likely units include: Tāmaki Makau Rau | Auckland; race and diversity; masculinities and gender relations; gender, class, inequality, and poverty; sexuality and representation; and contemporary environmental, wellbeing, and global issues.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop an understanding of how different Arts subjects study, define and analyse a range of topics using the question ‘ko wai tatou, who are we?’ (Capability 2.3)
  2. Understand and use selected sources and methods employed by Arts subjects. (Capability 2.3)
  3. Work effectively in a team towards shared goals on collaborative projects. (Capability 4.3)
  4. Communicate your ideas clearly and effectively (Capability 4.3)
  5. Learn how and why to acknowledge the contribution other people’s ideas make to our thinking and writing (Capability 5.1)
  6. Understand the diversity of local communities, genders, peoples, their experiences and histories, and their Pacific and global connections. (Capability 6.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Coursework 30% Individual Coursework
Project 30% Group & Individual Coursework
Final Exam 40% Individual Examination

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course. Students are expected to spend 10 hours per week on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in, including class time and personal study and assignment preparation. 

There will be three hours of class time each week, a mix of lectures, tutorials, and workshops. Students are expected to prepare for classes by reading any assigned materials and preparing assignments in their own time.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at lectures and tutorials. It is required at the fortnightly workshops to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials and workshops will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
The final exam will be held online.
The activities for the course are scheduled on a two-week cycle. In the first week there are two hours of lectures and a one-hour tutorial followed, in the second week, by a one hour lecture and a two hour of workshop. This means in weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 you will have two hours of lectures and a tutorial and in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 you will have one hour of lecture and two hours of workshop time.

This course is not available for delivery to students studying remotely outside NZ in 2022.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

This course is a pilot. Student feedback will be welcomed to help shape the next iteration of the course.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 13/07/2022 08:36 a.m.