ASP214 - Justice and Equality

Unit details

Year:	2024 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Christopher Mayes
Cohort rule:	Nil
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	ASP314, ASP319, ASP320, ASP414
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	1 x 1-hour lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
Note: *Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This introduction to political philosophy will provide an overview of a number of contemporary views regarding justice, liberty, equality, and democracy. In particular, the unit will involve a detailed consideration of Liberalism, Marxism, Contemporary Feminism, Critical Race Theory and Communitarianism.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Identify and discuss in a reflective and critical way, in essay format, some of the philosophical problems raised by political philosophy	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO2	Construct essay-length arguments of your own using language that is concise, clear and conforms to the standards of academic scholarship (e.g., proper referencing of sources)	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Interpret, understand and engage critically with a range of primary and secondary philosophical texts relating to contemporary political philosophy	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Research and Writing Exercise	1000 words or equivalent	25%	Week 6
Assessment 2 - Essay	2400 words or equivalent	60%	Week 11
Assessment 3 - Seminar/Online Exercises	600 words or equivalent	15%	Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ASP214
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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