AMU3575 · Monash University
Task force: Responding to global challenges
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Arts
What it covers
This multidisciplinary capstone unit is designed to be a culminating experience for students in the School of Arts and Social Sciences. Students from Communications, Writing, Global Studies, and Gender Studies majors will work in groups on a policy report and recommendation on a specific issue of contemporary concern. Students will bring their disciplinary expertise to bear in identifying the key challenges inherent to the issue and proposing solutions to these challenges. The report and policy recommendations will be presented to an external expert in the specific issue area.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | Presentation | 30% |
| Reflective writing | Written | 10% |
| Policy brief | Written | 20% |
| Applied Practice Project | Project | 40% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On-campus |