THE HUMAN JOURNEY

ARC1THJ

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Discussions about humanity's origins pre-date the realisation that material traces of the deep past, in the form of artefacts and fossils, actually exist. During the nineteenth century, the ideas of the Enlightenment scholars, and their Ancient Greek and Roman predecessors, collided with the scientific study of our origins. This subject explores how stories about our origins are written, focusing on how we reconcile intuitively plausible accounts of our past with the rigours of scientific methodology. Three major events in the human journey are studied: the origin of Homo erectus approximately 2 million years ago, the Neanderthals of Ice Age Europe, and origin of modern humans and their complex material culture.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Nicola Stern

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: HUS1THJ

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Understand the way in which stories of human evolution are put together.

02. Evaluate alternative accounts of human evolution and assess the import of new discoveries as they are announced.

03. Identify the scientific methods and deep-seated beliefs that influence understanding of key events in human evolution.

04. Recognise cultural values, awareness and sensitivities surrounding discussions of human evolutions

05. Evaluate the import of all humanity sharing a deep-time history.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicola Stern

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
No maximum class size; lecture must precede all tutorial options for assessment to work as designed

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.50 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
In order to facilitate access to reference materials and student involvement in tutorial discussion, the maximum class size should be capped at 25 per tutorial

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 0.50 hour unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Online quizzes (equivalent to 2250 words)Ten online quizzes (225 words each)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO3, SILO5
Essay (1,500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5