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, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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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 2023 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 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | Block on |
Assessment
- Policy BriefAssignment40%
- MultimediaMixed mode40%
- ReflectionAssignment20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 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
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
Critically interpret texts from a range of contexts, including academic, government and media;
- 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
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Emma Baulch
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Emma Baulch
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5013?
AMG5013 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5013 offered?
In 2023, AMG5013 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
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.