WEEK 7
A reminder that there are no tutorials in week 7. Instead of the lecture the POLS2101 Book Club will convene in Chem T1 to discuss The Kiterunner. It will be very informal and you need not have finished or even started the book. I hope to provide biscuits. There will be a quick discussion and then we'll watch the film.
ESSAYS
Essay Consultations: Feel free to use the extra time in week 7 to arrange an essay consultation. You should come to the consultation with a 1 to 1.5 page outline of your essay – basic structure, main points and examples. This is good stage for your tutor to guide you: after you have started, but before you have committed to writing the essay. Tutor contact details are on the website.
Essay Questions: I have added these modified versions of Questions 5 and 6. You can still do the original versions; these ones simply encourage you to examine solutions (which was implicit in the originals anyway).
5a. Critically examine these two comments on irregular immigration in the U.S. and consider what an immigration solution might look like. (see quotes in course guide)
6a. If Europe desperately needs more people, why and how are Europeans turning away migrants and asylum seekers? How should Europeans address irregular migration in the twenty-first century?
Australian Content
Your essay should not substantially engage with the topics from Weeks 8 to 10 on the History of Australia's Refugee Policy, Australian Border Security and the Immigration Department and Refugee Discourse. You will be required to answer a question on these topics in the POLS2101 Exam. So, for example, you should not do an essay that compares and contrasts Australia's border security policies with Europe's. If you are unsure about this issue, contact your tutor.
Word Count, Academic Honesty and MyDropBox
Two percentage points of the assessed mark will be deducted for every 100 words or part thereof, over the word range specified above for the major essay (2500-3000 words). There is no 10% margin and electronic copies may be requested by the course convenor to verify the word count.
This course, and the ANU, takes academic honesty seriously. It is your responsibility and in your interest to understand the Code of Practice for Student Academic Honesty.
Contact your tutor if there's anything you are unsure about.
An electronic copy of your essay may be requested and submitted to MyDropBox to check for plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty.
Extensions and Late Essays
Applications for extensions must be made before the essay due date and be accompanied by documenting material as per Faculty requirements. Applications are made to the course lecturer. Simply fill in the form (on the reverse side of the essay cover sheet) attach any documenting material and feed it into the essay shoot at the School Office. The form should have Kim Huynh on it rather than your tutor's name. Then contact Kim Huynh to say that you have submitted an extension application.
No essays will be accepted on the original topics after essays have been returned.
EXAM
The class has voted for a take home exam. You will have around 4 days to complete it. It will be released on the website and emailed to you on or around 3 November (maybe a little later). More details will be made available to you in the second term of this semester. The exam will be based on the reading bricks and cover a broad range of the course's topics. At this stage all you need to do by way of studying for it is to do the readings and engage with the course.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Refugee Camp in Canberra: MSF Doctors Without Borders is bringing a refugee camp to Canberra. Preview here. Details to be announced.
The Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) holds regular seminars. Go to http://cass.anu.edu.au/anclas/ for details.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
HONOURS INFORMATION SESSION: There was an Honours Information Session for Political Science, International Relations and Contemporary Europe on Tuesday 5 August at 17:05 in the Haydon-Allen Tank. You can download the podcast here.
LECTURES and ROOM CHANGE: Lectures will be held in the Chemistry Theatre 1. See Map Reference Building 34 (Arthur Hambly Lecture Theatres). The first lecture on Tuesday 22 July has been recorded. It starts after 5 mins and I'm afraid it's rather large because I forgot to turn off the microphone during the film - click here. Future lectures will not be recorded. The lectures will run from around 1500 to 1700. The room is booked until 1800 to make time for questions, discussions and films. There will be films in Week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 (maybe) and 10. The films are not available for private viewing.
COURSE GUIDE: See the left sidebar. It will answer most of your questions. You may be able to get a hardcopy from the school office.
TUTORIALS: Registration is now closed. Email Kim Huynh if you need to register. Tutorial notes will be distributed at the end of the lecture and can downloaded from the left sidebar.
BRICK:
The brick should be be purchased immediately (at $48 it's pricey but good value). If for some reason you cannot purchase a brick for week 1, electronic versions of the readings for week 1 have been placed on WebCT. Readings will not be available electronically on WebCT in subsequent weeks. There are 2 copies of the brick in Chifley 2 hour loan. If you have access to a 2007 brick it is useful for essays and extra reading but more than half its contents have been replaced in the 2008 brick.
LECTURE AND TUTORIAL OUTLINE
Week 1: Refugees and the Nation-State (tutorials begin)
Week 2: Refugees, International Law and Institutions
Week 3: War and (20 th Century) Refugees
Week 4: Globalisation and (21 st Century) Irregular Migration
Week 5: Irregular Migration and America
Week 6: Irregular Migration in Europe
Week 7: Essay Preparation – NO LECTURES or TUTORIALS
Week 8: Refugees and Australia I: Historical Perspectives
Week 9: Refugees and Australia II: Border Protection
Week 10: Refugees and Australia III: The Immigration Department and the Public Discourse
Mid-Semester Lecture and Tutorial Break
Week 11: Refugee Advocacy and Resistance
Week 12: Studying and Resettling Refugees – Course Review
Week 13: Examination Preparation – NO LECTURES or TUTORIALS
Course
Lecturer
Dr Kim Huynh
Email: Kim.Huynh@anu.edu.au
Phone: 612 50590
Room: Copland 1150