HISTORY 107 : Titiro Whakamuri

Arts

2024 Semester Two (1245) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Explores Aotearoa New Zealand history by asking ‘ko wai tātou’? Who are we? Where are we? What – and who – is “Aotearoa New Zealand”? What does it mean to belong to this place, and how has this belonging changed over time? Who have been included and excluded in this history?

Course Overview

Haere mai, whaowhia te kete mātauranga / Welcome, fill the basket with knowledge

'Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua', look back to move forward, calls for a looking or reflecting back on Aotearoa New Zealand histories. In this course we do that by asking ‘ko wai tātou’? Who are we all, together? Where are we? What – and who – is ‘Aotearoa New Zealand’? What does it mean to belong to this place, and how has this belonging changed over time? Who have been included and excluded in these histories?

This course engages such questions by exploring Aotearoa New Zealand histories since the 18th Century. It ranges from tangata whenua worlds of hapū and iwi, to conceptions of ‘Māori’ and ‘Pākehā’, to the naming of Niu Tīreni, Maoriland, and Middle-earth. These differences reflect how communities have organised themselves (Te Tiriti, Kingitanga, democracy), imagined themselves and their relationships (whakapapa, faith, race, gender), and understood connections to other worlds (Pacific, imperial, global.)

This course will interest students who seek an introduction to Aotearoa New Zealand histories, who want to think more deeply about historical practices in this place, and/or who are interested in public applications of history through communities and schools.

Course Requirements

Restriction: HISTORY 122, 123

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 6: Communication
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop the skills and practices of history as an academic discipline (Capability 1, 4 and 6)
  2. Articulate the significance of cultural, social, and political change in Aotearoa New Zealand (Capability 1, 4 and 6)
  3. Critically reflect on the ability to exercise rights and fulfill responsibilities as informed, ethical, and engaged citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand and the world (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Introduction reflection 5% Individual Coursework
Research Essay 20% Individual Coursework
Public writing scenario 20% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 50% Individual Test
Concluding reflection 5% Individual Coursework

Students can qualify for Plussage in HIST 107. All coursework must be completed to be considered for Plussage.

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, 2 hours of reading and thinking about the teaching content, and 5 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation (a total workload of 10 hours) each week.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials to complete components of the course. Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings. The course will include live online events including tutorials, tours, and off-site field trips. Attendance on campus is not required for the exam. The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

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.

The Faculty of Arts Waiata: ‘Te Kura Tangata’

Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga
Anei ngā iti rearea o te kura tangata
Ko te kura tangata tēnei e whakamana ana
I te tapu o te tangata mā tātou katoa
Ko te kura tangata tēnei e whakamana ana
I te tika, te pono kia hohou te rongo

The bird that partakes of the knowledge
This is the challenge of the Faculty of Arts
the Faculty of Arts will enable the mana
and the tapu of all people
the Faculty of Arts will enable the mana
through truth and right, to enable reconciliation

You can learn about some of the key metaphors/whakatauki/proverbs from the waiata, as well as listen to a recording, here:
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/about-the-faculty/our-faculty/te-kura-tangata-waiata.html

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.

We will be running a special wānanga during the semester, run by our Tuākana, on ways to approach the sharing and learning of colonial histories, especially when these topics evoke mamae for our Māori and Pasifika communities. The wānanga comes from student feedback, especially from tauira Māori, about the need for these kinds of discussion spaces - alongisde the course lectures and tutorials. 

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 for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, 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 31/10/2023 10:17 a.m.