MAORI 130G : Te Ao Māori: The Māori World

Arts

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

An introduction to Māori analyses of topics that are often discussed and sometimes controversial, and that continue to shape contemporary life in New Zealand. Topics include aspects of world view, philosophy and social organisation; the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Waitangi and European immigration; and contemporary issues including Treaty claims, ownership of the foreshore and seabed and constitutional issues.

Course Overview

This course is an introduction to the Māori world. It will present a specifically Māori view of how we see our world, our culture and our experiences. It will give Māori insights into topics that are often discussed and sometimes controversial, and that continue to shape contemporary life in New Zealand. These include aspects of world view and cosmology, mātauranga, the arrival of our Māori ancestors, the structure and nature of Māori society, leadership, the arrival of Europeans, the 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tīreni and the 1840 Tiriti o Waitangi, the impact of British settlement and colonisation on Māori society, racism, the struggle for Māori rights to the present day, the Waitangi Tribunal and the settlement of treaty claims, activism, incarceration, health, politics, mau moko, kapa haka and constitutional transformation.  

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: University

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Have a basic understanding of tikanga Māori (Māori values) (Capability 6)
  2. Have a basic understanding of mātauranga Māori (Māori epistemology) (Capability 6)
  3. Identify and critically evaluate the significance of He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding documents of New Zealand with constitutional implications in the present day (Capability 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Test 15% Individual Test
Test 20% Individual Test
Tutorials 5% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 60% Individual Examination

Next offered

Summer semester 2020
Semester 1 2020

Learning Resources

There is no required text for this course. All course readings can be accessed on Canvas in the Modules section for each lecture.

Workload Expectations

A 15-point Level 1 course conducted over 12 weeks is intended to take a student about 10 hours work a week, including attendance at lectures and tutorials (3 hours a week), reading, research and 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 20/12/2019 02:58 p.m.