Unit Outline

Stories are central to the human experience. Shared family stories contribute to a more complete picture of where we have come from and where we are going. In this unit, you will learn about the role of oral history in documenting family history. You will explore the ways in which oral history can complement, supplement, and even contradict written, pictorial, and other records. Practical skills you will acquire include how to record, transcribe, and share oral histories in a written form. You will also engage with ethical concerns and issues that may arise during the process of acquiring and sharing oral histories.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Describe the role of oral history in documenting family histories
2.	Describe the ethical issues involved in oral history
3.	Record and transcribe oral histories
4.	Transform oral history into written history

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Oral History Quiz	See the MyLO site for the due date	10 %	LO1, LO2
Assessment Task 2:	Interview and Transcription	See the MyLO site for the due date	40 %	LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Creative Writing Essay	See the MyLO site for the due date	50 %	LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Oral History Quiz

Task Description:

For this assessment task you must complete an online quiz that will test your knowledge of content presented in weeks 1, 2 and 3.

Task Length:

10 quiz questions

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Assessment Task 1: Quiz	LO1, LO2

Assessment Task 2: Interview and Transcription

Task Description:

For this assessment task you will conduct an oral history interview with a person of your choice (this is to be a new interview, not one you may have undertaken previously outside the HAA106 unit). You will record the interview, and transcribe yourself (not using transcription software) a 10-minute excerpt from your recording. Your ten-minute excerpt can be taken from the start of your interview or from somewhere in the middle – wherever you choose, in order to best demonstrate your interviewing and transcription skills. You are only required to submit your transcript of the 10- minute excerpt. Your transcript should be submitted as a Word document or PDF. We will be using the transcript to assess your interviewing and transcription skills. You are not required to submit your audio recording. However, you must record your interview in order to transcribe it accurately. Instructions for planning, conducting, recording, and transcribing an oral history interview will be given throughout weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4

Task Length:

10 minutes

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Assessment Task 2: Transcript	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Creative Writing Essay

Task Description:

For this assessment task, you will write a 1,200 word essay about a person, place, or topic of your choice. You must use at least one oral history interview as a source – this should be an oral history interview that you have conducted. Your essay must include quotes from at least one oral history narrator. You can use the oral history interview you conducted for Assessment Task 2 – but you do not have to. You will need to present your essay following the standard essay structure of beginning (introduction), middle (main content), and end (conclusion). You are encouraged to conduct additional research, and you must include academic references. Please submit your essay as a Word document or PDF.

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Assessment Task 3: Essay	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.