HISTORY 107 : Rethinking New Zealand History

Arts

2020 Semester Two (1205) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

A wide-ranging introduction to New Zealand's past emphasising the contested and contestable turning points that define its history. A broad range of nineteenth and twentieth century topics will be canvassed using insights drawn from political, economic, social and cultural history.

Course Overview

Nau mai, haere mai, pike mai!

This course will introduce you to key issues in Aotearoa/New Zealand history. We have called the course "Rethinking New Zealand history" because, while it is intended as an introduction to Aotearoa/New Zealand’s social, cultural, economic and political history, we also hope to challenge you to examine some of your assumptions or preconceptions about New Zealand history.

For instance, was Aotearoa New Zealand "discovered"’? Was the nineteenth century a time of settlement or conquest? Was it a "social laboratory", a world leader in social policy? Was Aotearoa New Zealand a place where rugby was always king? Was it a family paradise, the most British of all Britain’s colonies, a country of equal citizens?

Reviewing our history over the past two hundred years gives us a greater sense of our own identity as a nation and of our place in the world. The course is organised thematically and you will be introduced to different historians’ interpretations of past events.

Course Requirements

Restriction: HISTORY 122, 123

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
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 Aotearoa New Zealand's history and how it has been interpreted (Capability 1.1 and 6.1)
  2. Evaluate historical evidence and arguments (Capability 1.2 and 2.1)
  3. Develop independent research skills (Capability 5.1)
  4. Effectively communicate ideas, information, and arguments in a variety of forms (Capability 4.1)
  5. Be able to bring your own experience into dialogue with the course (Capability 1.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Reflection 5% Individual Coursework
Quizzes 5% Individual Test
Essay 25% Individual Coursework
Reflection 15% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 50% Individual Examination
All coursework must be completed for a student to pass. Plussage applies if the student attends 8 or more tutorials.

Next offered

2021

Module

Citizenship of Aotearoa module.
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/citizenship-of-aotearoa-new-zealand.html

Learning Resources

Recommended reading:
Anderson, Atholl, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris, Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History of Māori, Wellington, 2014.
Belich James, Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century, Auckland, 1996.
Belich James, Paradise Reforged: A History of the New Zealanders from the 1880s to the Year 2000, Auckland, 2001.
Byrnes, Giselle, ed., The New Oxford History of New Zealand, South Melbourne, 2009.
King, Michael, The Penguin History of New Zealand, Auckland, 2003.
Mein-Smith, Philippa, A Concise History of New Zealand, Melbourne, 2005.
Sinclair, Keith, A History of New Zealand, 5th rev edn, Auckland, 2000.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures, a 1 hour tutorial, 1 hour of reading and thinking about the content per week with additional work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Digital 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.

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.

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 at 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.

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.

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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 07/07/2020 06:12 p.m.