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AIR200 Global Capitalism and P

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Trimester 1,

CONTENTS

WELCOME ..........................................................................................................................................................................

WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM? .................................................................................................................................................. Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit ............................................. Unit chair details ........................................................................................................................................................ Other members of the team and how to contact them ............................................................................................. Administrative queries ............................................................................................................................................... ABOUT THIS UNIT .............................................................................................................................................................. Unit development in response to student feedback .................................................................................................. Your course and Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................... Your Unit Learning Outcomes .................................................................................................................................... ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES .......................................................................... Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... Summative assessment .............................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 1 ................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 2 ................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 3 ................................................................................................................................. Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment .................................................................. Scheduled learning activities - campus ...................................................................................................................... Scheduled learning activities - cloud .......................................................................................................................... Note ............................................................................................................................................................................ UNIT LEARNING RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. Learning resources ..................................................................................................................................................... Recommended learning resources ............................................................................................................................. KEY DATES FOR THIS TRIMESTER ......................................................................................................................................

UNIT WEEKLY ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................................

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Deakin University, Faculty of Arts and Edu AIR200 Global Capitalism and Power - Trimester

WELCOME

Welcome to AIR200, This unit is a critical examination of the nature and problems of global capitalism. We focus on the politics surrounding way global capitalism is currently organised and the way power operates in this context. This unit focuses on the field o Global Political Economy (also referred to as International Political Economy, IPE). As such, this unit does not require pr existing knowledge about economics. We focus on the political and ethical dimensions of issues like the global financia global poverty, the role of Transnational Corporations and environmental degradation. We seek to identify the ways w all personally connected to global capitalism by considering the ‘everyday’ politics of consumers and activists in global economy and ‘regulatory’ aspects of the rules and policies that govern the global economy. This Unit Guide explains the aims of the unit, describes the assessment requirements, due dates, and details required assignments. You should always read this Unit Guide first - check it again when preparing to study or starting work on assignments. I hope you have an enjoyable and productive trimester and look forward to working with you in this unit. Cheng

This Unit Guide provides you with the key information about this Unit. For the best chance of success, you should read very carefully and refer to it frequently throughout the trimester. Your unit site (accessed in DeakinSync) also provides information about your rights and responsibilities - we will assume you have read this before the Unit commences, and expect you to refer to it throughout the trimester.

WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM? Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit Chengxin Pan

Unit chair details

Campus: Room ic3.409 Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

+61 3 5227 2127

Other members of the team and how to contact them Details about sessional teaching staff (if applicable) will be available once the trimester starts

Administrative queries

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Contact your Unit Chair or Campus Leader Drop in or contact Student Central to speak with a Student Adviser

For additional support information, please see the Rights and Responsibilities section under 'Resources' in your unit sit

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Deakin University, Faculty of Arts and Edu AIR200 Global Capitalism and Power - Trimester ABOUT THIS UNIT

This unit considers how the field of global political economy helps comprehend the crises and problems facing the contemporary operation of global capitalism. It considers the key agents, structures and institutions which shape globa capitalism. The unit critically examines key political and ethical problems such as global financial crises, global poverty, corporate power, climate change and unaccountable global governance.

Unit development in response to student feedback

Every trimester, we ask students to tell us, through eVALUate, what helped and hindered their learning in each unit. Yo strongly encouraged to provide constructive feedback for this unit when eVALUate opens (you will be emailed a link)

Every trimester, we ask students to tell us, through eVALUate, what helped and hindered their learning in each unit. Yo are strongly encouraged to provide constructive feedback for this unit when eVALUate opens (you will be emailed a lin in the trimester).

If you have any concerns about the unit during the trimester please contact the unit teaching team - preferably early in trimester - so we can discuss your concerns, and make adjustments, if appropriate.

Your course and Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes GLO1 Discipline knowledge and capabilities:

appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline or profession

GLO2 Communication:

using oral, written and interpersonal communication to inform, motivate and effect c

GLO3 Digital literacy:

using technologies to find, use and disseminate information

GLO4 Critical thinking:

evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment

GLO5 Problem solving:

creating solutions to authentic (real world and ill-defined) problems

GLO6 Self-management:

working and learning independently, and taking responsibility for personal actions

GLO7 Teamwork:

working and learning with others from different disciplines and backgrounds

GLO8 Global citizenship:

engaging ethically and productively in the professional context and with diverse communities and cultures in a global context

Each Deakin course has course learning outcomes which explain what the Deakin Learning Outcomes mean in your discipline. Learning in each unit builds towards the course learning outcomes.

Your Unit Learning Outcomes Each unit in your course is a building block towards these Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and asse every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this unit students can: ULO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the scholarship and theories of global political economy and the primary political

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the level of study re

structures and global capitalism.

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to a discipline or profession

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Deakin University, Faculty of Arts and Edu AIR200 Global Capitalism and Power - Trimester These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this unit students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO2 Exhibit an ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively by verbally debating the key problems facing the operation of global capitalism.

GLO2 Communication: using oral, written and interpersonal communication to inform, motiva and effect change

ULO3 Critically assess arguments from a number of sources in order to make an evaluation of problems with respect to global capitalism.

GLO4 Critical thinking: evaluating information u critical and analytical thinking and judgment

ULO4 Consider the nature of personal relationship with the structures and problems of capitalism and the efforts to promote global justice in this context.

GLO8 Global citizenship: engaging ethically and productively in the professional context and wit diverse communities and cultures in a global co

ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES Overview In brief, these are the assessment tasks for this unit (details below):

Assessment 1 (Individual) – Seminar Exercises (1600 words) – 40% Assessment 2 (Individual) – Essay (2000 words or equivalent) – 50% Assessment 3 (Individual) – Presentation (400 words or equivalent) – 10%

Summative assessment

(tasks that will be graded or marked) NOTE: It is your responsibility to keep a backup copy of every assignment where it is possible (eg written/digital rep essays, videos, images). In the unusual event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit the ba copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/o plagiarism.

When you are required to submit an assignment through your unit site in Cloud Deakin (accessed in DeakinSync), you s receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can se assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt f submission.

- Summative assessment task 1 Seminar Exercise Brief description of assessment task

Seminar Exercise

Detail of student output

Seminar exercises will be conducted in the form of a reflective assignment comprised of four entries (350-400 words each entry, total word limit: 1600) submitted as a single document.

Weight (% total mark for unit)

40%...