GEOH11001 - Introduction to Human Geography

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to the themes, approaches, and main subfields of human geography. In this unit, you will explore spatial patterns and processes of population, migration, health and disease, culture, identity and cultural landscape, urban systems, location of economic activities and sustainable development. You will examine these through case studies drawn from Australia and around the world.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 6.67% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Learning materials -- use more Australian examples.
Recommendation
Enhance the unit by incorporating additional Australian examples and cases to explain concepts, fostering a stronger connection between the learning material and the students' local geographies.
Action Taken
Additional Australian examples and cases were incorporated to explain concepts, fostering a stronger connection between the learning material and the students' local geographies.
Source: Student feedback and UC self reflection
Feedback
Learning materials --refresh and update.
Recommendation
Continuously refresh and update the unit's learning materials to align with the latest advancements in the field. This includes establishing connections between what students learn and the evolving knowledge requirements of the Australian Curriculum (Geography).
Action Taken
The unit's learning materials were refreshed and updated to align with the latest advancements in the field, including connections between what students learn and the evolving knowledge requirements of the Australian Curriculum (Geography).
Source: Student feedback and UC self reflection
Feedback
Assessments and learning activities
Recommendation
Maintain Zoom session tutorials to assist students in understanding the tasks related to the unit's authentic assessment components, which explore and discuss their daily geographies.
Action Taken
Zoom tutorials were maintained to assist students in understanding the tasks related to the unit's authentic assessment components.
Source: Teaching staff self assessment
Feedback
Assist students in engaging with learning activities and completing assessments.
Recommendation
It is recommended that Zoom tutorials be retained to assist students in understanding the assessment tasks and completing assessments.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Teaching staff self assessment
Feedback
Monitor students' engagement with learning activities and track their progress.
Recommendation
It is recommended to regularly check in with students about their progress and concerns, and to report their 'Activity Completion' for weekly topics and learning activities in class each week.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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