ATS3663 · Global Asia research project

Overview

In this unit you will build on the research and critical thinking skills developed in your previous units in Global Asia to explore the research process in more detail. You will examine various research approaches used in Asian studies from specialists in various disciplines (such as anthropology, history, linguistics, cultural studies) and area studies (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Southeast Asian, South Asian studies). You will carry out the initial steps of a research project, such as locating and defining research material, defining the scope of a project, commenting on its significance within existing scholarship and writing a literature review. You will also undertake the process of peer-review, which is crucial to all research in the humanities.

Areas of study: Global Asia

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. critique and interpret the histories, politics, cultures and social realities of an Asian society or diaspora;
2. identify and describe key methodological aspects of research and practice in various academic disciplines pertaining to Asian studies;
3. critically analyse sources and/or data using relevant theoretical and methodological frameworks;
4. design, lead and manage a research project;
5. articulate your research clearly orally and in writing, using available technologies as required.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.