Review 1
When did you complete this unit? Semester and Year
2021.
Teaching of the Unit (lecture, class and tutorial style)
Lectures.
What are assessments and exams like?
All assessments done by week 9. There was a group presentation which was straightforward then a write up of this and a 3000 word essay. The write up and essay were due on the same day which made for a lot of work.
Essentiality of readings? i.e. Must complete or are lectures sufficient?
Lectures are sufficient.
Pros and Cons of the Unit
Pros – done by week 9, interesting content, cons – all assessments are only focused on 1 topic you learn so felt a bit repetitive.
Difficulty of unit on a scale
Quality of the unit
General feedback + tips for students
Try and start the assessments early.
Review 2
When did you complete this unit? Semester and Year
Sem 1 2021.
Teaching of the Unit (lecture, class and tutorial style)
Lectures only- 4 hours PW in 2 blocks.
What are assessments and exams like?
Horrible set up. All assignments basically due in the same week. assignments Built on each other which was good but everyone had a nervous breakdown over how difficult it was to submit ~4500 words on one day.
Essentiality of readings? i.e. Must complete or are lectures sufficient?
Not essential.
Difficulty of unit on a scale
Quality of the unit
Pros and Cons of the Unit
Can do all assignments on one week of content. interesting content, fantastic lecturer. 9 week subject relieving exam season stress. assignment schedule almost impossible. if they adjusted this would recommend to anyone.
Review 3
When did you complete this unit? Semester and Year
First sem 2021.
Teaching of the Unit (lecture, class and tutorial style)
Lectures.
What are assessments and exams like?
5min group presentation with a 1500 word (individual) written submission and a 3000w research essay.
Essentiality of readings? i.e. Must complete or are lectures sufficient?
Not necessary – lectures sufficient.
Pros and Cons of the Unit
Pros – really interesting content, marked fairly easily, lecturer is lovely.
Cons – very little structure (taught similar to an arts subject with different case studies each week that you choose from to guide your assignment research).
Difficulty of unit on a scale
Quality of the unit
General feedback + tips for students
Highly recommend this unit. Really interesting content that makes you actually WANT to do the readings, Janice is so lovely (though can be a bit vague in her instruction) and lots of flexibility in the assignments to look into the parts of the course that really interest you.
Review 4
When did you complete this unit? Semester and Year
Sem 1 2021.
Teaching of the Unit (lecture, class and tutorial style)
Lectures only.
What are assessments and exams like?
1 oral, 1 shorter essay and 1 long form essay
Essentiality of readings? i.e. Must complete or are lectures sufficient?
I completed readings only for the topics I chose for my essays
Pros and Cons of the Unit
Pros – interesting content, very knowledgeable and understanding lecturer, all assessments due before week 11, no exams.
Cons – not much variance in assessment, no tutorials.
Difficulty of unit on a scale
Quality of the unit
General feedback + tips for students
I appreciated how it focused on research essay writing rather than problem style questions.
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