6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Yeoh Seng Guan
Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Yeoh Seng Guan
Unit guides
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Prohibitions
ATS2685, ATS3685
Synopsis
The unit provides an overview of the salient features constituting contemporary Malaysian society. It also provides a critical understanding of some of the significant innovations, dilemmas, and challenges unfolding in Malaysia in relation to regional and global trends.
Topics covered include domestic politics, economics, social policy & development, literature & the arts, and international relations & security.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
- articulate the salient socio - cultural, economic and political features of contemporary Malaysian society;
- analyse some of the significant innovations, dilemmas and challenges unfolding in Malaysia;
- evaluate the above issues and debates in the context of regional and global trends;
- Communicate research findings conducted in collaboration with peers via a variety of formats (oral, video, pictures etc.).
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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