UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

AMG5013 Current issues in Asia

Faculty of Arts

AMG5013 Current issues in Asia is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Not offered
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for AMG5013. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before AMG5013

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

  • AMG5382Contemporary issues in Asia

After AMG5013

No unit lists AMG5013 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite: Must be enrolled in a Masters by coursework

Overview

This unit provides you with basic skills in professional communication, both oral and written. It does so through a week-by-week exploration of key policy questions emerging in Asia, pertaining to media censrship, intergovernmental institutions, the rights of workers and detainees, internet governance and digital piracy. In this unit, you will work both individually and in teams to gain skills in understanding and analysing policy questions, argumentation in written and oral form, and report writing.

Offerings in 2024

The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for AMG5013.

Assessment

  • Policy BriefAssignment
    40%
  • MultimediaMixed mode
    40%
  • ReflectionAssignment
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Analyse the complex forces surrounding policy questions pertaining to the rights of workers and detainees, intergovernmental institutions, media censorship, internet governance and digital piracy.

  2. 2

    Compare the reactions and responses to questions by different actors, for instance, governments, communities and groups directly affected by these shifts, other social groups including NGOs, firms and international organizations;

  3. 3

    Critically interpret texts from a range of contexts, including academic, government and media; 

  4. 4

    Communicate arguments critically and persuasively, in both oral and written form.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester 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.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Emma Baulch
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Emma Baulch

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AMG5013?

AMG5013 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AMG5013 offered?

AMG5013 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.

How much work is AMG5013?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does AMG5013 have an exam?

No. AMG5013 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024