HIST 3035 - Reel History: World War II in Film
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code HIST 3035 Course Reel History: World War II in Film Coordinating Unit Historical and Classical Studies Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study Incompatible HIST 2054 Assessment Tutorial Participation and attendance 10%, Short Essay (1000 words) 25%, Research Essay (2500 words) 45%, Online short answer test 20%. Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Vesna Drapac
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Understand the relationship between popular perceptions of World War II and its
representation on film.2 Contribute to debates surrounding the nature and value of history on film. 3 Recognise the principal features and evaluate critically the representation and impact of
World War II on film over time.4 Formulate arguments using appropriate evidence from multiple sources and to communicate
them in written and oral presentations.5 Lead and summarise small group discussion in oral presentations. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1, 2 & 3 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1, 2, 3 & 4 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
5 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
A detailed Course Guide will be available on MyUni.
All the films under review will be available in the Barr Smith Library.
Weekly readings for the seminars will be available electronically via MyUni. (There is no text book for this course.)Recommended Resources
The Barr Smith Library has a rich collection of materials on our subject and is the most valuable resource for the preparation of written work.
We will also be accessing a range of sources electronically.
A number of topic specific resource guides will be available on MyUni.Online Learning
This course has a website accessible through MyUni.
All the relevant information regarding activities for the weekly seminars will be posted on MyUni.
The Course Guide, which outlines the general objectives of the course as well as the assessment details (including marking criteria), will be available via MyUni.
Detailed instructions on the preparation and submission of all assessible work will be available on the course's website.
The lectures will be pre-recorded and available online.
There will be an online test.
The University provides electronic access to a huge range of books and to the full text of articles in the major film and film history
journals through the Barr Smith Library. The library is the key resource for this course.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
There will be one pre-recorded lecture available weekly online. Students will be expected to listen to this lecture prior to their seminar.
There are set films which we will be studying for the course and students are expected to view the films prior to the relevant seminar.
This course is workshop-based and therefore students are required to attend one two-hour seminar per week.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
This course is equivalent to 156 hours of study across the semester. This includes the formal contact hours, viewing the films, private study, the research and writing of assessments, and preparation for the online test.Learning Activities Summary
In the course we cover fiction films and documentaries which were produced between 1939 and the early 2000s.
Some of the themes we will be covering include the servicemen's war, the home front, POWs, resistance and collaboration, and the Holocaust.Specific Course Requirements
Seminar participation is a requirement of this course and students are expected to attend at least 80% of the classes.Small Group Discovery Experience
As this course is workshop-based there will be mutliple activities involving small groups of different sizes.
These activities constitute the Small Group Discovery Experience for the course.
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Assessment
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- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Seminar Participation (10%)
Formative and summative.
Course learning outcomes: 1, 2 4 & 5.
Short Essay of 1,000 words (25%)
Summative.
Course learning outcomes:1, 2 3, & 4.
Research Essay of 2,500 words (45%)
Summative.
Course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Online Test (20%)
Summative.
Course learning outcomes: 1, 2, & 3.Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
There will no longer be a participation mark in this course.
There will be two online tests instead of one. Both tests will be based on the materials covered in the weekly Worksheets.
The modified assessment arrangement is as follows:
Two online tests worth 15% each = 30%
Short essay = 25%
Research essay = 45%
The remaining assessment tasks remain unchanged.Assessment Related Requirements
Students are required to attend a weekly two-hour seminar.
No work will be accepted in lieu of seminar attendance.Assessment Detail
Seminar Participation (10%)
Students are required to attend weekly two-hour seminars. These will comprise small group discussion and various activities focusing on the week's general theme and flim/s. Each week different students will be required to summarise these discussions through informal presentations to the whole class. This task is both formative and summative. Course learning outcomes: 1, 2 4 & 5.
Short Essay of 1,000 words (25%)
The short essay will involve the critical evaluation of the treatment of one of the themes of the course in a particular film. This task is summative. Course learning outcomes:1, 2 3, & 4.
Research Essay of 2,500 words (45%)
For this essay students will be expected to conduct research on a theme or a major body of work and reflect on some of the broader issues relating to the use of film by historians and the use of history by filmmakers. This task is summative. Course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Online Test (20%)
The online test will comprise short answer questions covering the basic concepts underpinning the course and material covered in seminars and lectures. This task is summative. Course learning outcomes: 1, 2, & 3.Submission
All written work will be submitted electronically via Turnitin.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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