PACS102-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Aotearoa: Introduction to Traditional Maori Society

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

A comprehensive introduction to: the settlement of the Pacific, Polynesian navigation, star paths, renaissance of voyaging. Maori astronomy, new year stars. Creation myths, Skyfather, Earthmother, gods, origins of life and death. Demigods - Maui, Tawhaki,Whaitiri. Oral traditions, first arrivals, canoe ancestors, explorers, romance, sexual imagery, war. Spiritual beliefs, mana, tapu, makutu black magic witchcraft. Maori geography of New Zealand, greenstone trails, forest lore, pa and settlements, meeting houses, sacred rituals and protocols. Social structure, tribal organisation, leadership, marriage, sex, death. Fortifications, warfare, weapons, canoes,cannibalism. Wood, bone, greenstone carving, tattoo and moko. Performing arts, haka, contemporary themes. Ngai Tahu traditions

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

For further information see Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Online quizzes - Weeks 3, 5, and 9 30% There will be three on-line quizzes posted on LEARN fortnightly relative to the previous weeks lectures and readings. Each quiz will be worth 10% of the total course grade.
Take Home Test 1 08 Apr 2016 20% This test will cover lmaterial from Term 1. The format of the test will include both short and long answers.
Research Exercise 25% The main aim of this task is to find three appropriate resources ont he following Maori concepts: 1. Mana, 2. Tapu, 3. Utu Students must outline and identify the key points of each resource. Further details will be given in week 5.
Take-home Test 2 05 Jun 2016 25% The test will focus on material covered in Term 2. Further details will be given in week 10.


Assesment:
One:
Online quizzes:               Due: Week 3, 5, and 9                 30%    
There will be three on-line quizzes posted on LEARN fortnightly relative to the previous weeks lectures and readings. Each quiz will be worth 10% of the total course grade.

Two:
Take Home Test 1           Due: Friday 8 April 2016               20%
This test will cover material from Term1. The format of the test will include both short and long answers.

Three:
Research Exercise:          Due Friday 27 May 2016              25%
The main aim of this task is to find three appropriate resources on the following Māori concepts:  Mana - Tapu - Utu
Students must outline and identify the key points of each resource.  Further details will be given in week 5.

Four:
Take-home Test 2:          Due:  Friday 5 June 2016             30%
The test will focus on material covered in Term 2. Further details will be given in week 10.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $717.00

International fee $2,913.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies .

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