In three or four sentences, briefly describe some of the concerns raised about China’s penetration of the Indonesian economy since Jokowi took office in 2014, as outlined by Dewi Fortuna Anwar

ONLINE TAKE-HOME EXAM – The Asian Century – 101957 – Spring 2019

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You need to submit the online take home exam on Turnitin by the date detailed above, with ALL PARTS OF THE EXAM in one document. The turnitin link can be found on vUWS under Assessment and has the title ‘Online Take Home Exam’. In Part A, only provide the Answers to the multiple-choice and short answer questions. Just ensure you have the number of the question against your answer.

Aims and Objectives:
This assessment task provides you with the opportunity to develop your written expression and critical thinking skills and to demonstrate your attainment of the unit’s learning outcomes.

Referencing System: You must use either APA (in-text) or Chicago (footnotes) referencing system.
Please note that while APA does not require page numbers you must include page numbers in the online take-home exam.

Assessment Requirements:
There are three parts to the online take-home exam and you will be given an overall mark out of 100, which will then be weighted according to the Learning Guide – 30% of your overall mark for the unit.

Part A – Part A is a combination of multiple-choice and short answer questions based on the material from Weeks 10, 11, 12 and 13. For the short answer questions you will need to use the readings outlined in each of the short answer questions. The multiple-choice questions are worth 1 mark each and the short answer questions are worth between 2 – 4 marks as outlined against the question. Part A is worth a maximum of 30 marks.

Part B – You must complete two of the questions in Part B based on the readings provided in each question. Each answer should be approximately 200-250 words in length. Each question will be worth a maximum of 20 marks with a maximum value of 40 marks for Part B.

Part C – Part C is a 350-word analysis of the essential readings for Week 14 as detailed in Part C. Your analysis must answer the following question:

“Is it too early to claim an Asian century? Why, why not?”

Part C is worth a maximum of 30 marks.

PART A – Worth 30%

Week 10 – Indonesia – one of Asia’s great powers?

2. In three or four sentences, briefly describe some of the concerns raised about China’s penetration of the Indonesian economy since Jokowi took office in 2014, as outlined by Dewi Fortuna Anwar in her article on Indonesia-China relations from Week 10. (3 marks)

3. In three or four sentences, briefly describe the Jokowi administration’s relationship with ASEAN, as outlined by Chris Lundry in his article from Week 10. (3 marks)

Week 11 – Southeast Asia and ASEAN

5. In three or four sentences, briefly describe the reasons why ASEAN has accomplishments to be proud of, but also some failures to regret, as outlined by Cheong Kee Cheok and Yong Chen Chen in their article from Week 11. (3 marks)

6. In four or five sentences, briefly discuss the challenges facing ASEAN both within and outside the Southeast Asian region. To answer this question, you will need to utilise both the article by Tang Siew-Mun and that by Catharin Dalpino from Week 11. (4 marks)

Week 12 – The challenge for Australia in the Asian century

8. In two or three sentences, briefly describe the Australian vision of the Indo-Pacific and its underlying strategic objective, as outlined by Rory Medcalf in his 2019 article published in Southeast Asian Affairs from Week 12 (2 marks).

9. In four or five sentences, briefly outline the strategic and diplomatic approaches that Australia needs to undertake in the Indo-Pacific region in relation to China. To answer this question, you will need to utilise both the article by Jeffrey Wilson and the journal article published in the Australian Journal of International Affairs by Rory Medcalf from Week 12. (4 marks)

Week 13 – Central Asia in the Asian century

11. In three or four sentences, briefly describe the geopolitical role of Central Asia in the 21st century, as outlined by Askar Akaev and Vladimir Pantin in their article from Week 13. (3 marks)

12. In four or five sentences, briefly describe the security and economic issues facing Central Asia, particularly in relation to Afghanistan, as outlined by Nirmala Joshi and Kamala Kumara in their article from Week 13. (4 marks)
PART B – Worth 40%

For Part B you are to choose two of the following questions and complete as instructed. Each question is worth 20%.

1. Read Dewi Fortuna Anwar’s article from Week 10 and provide a 200-250 word summary of the reading. For this question you will need to provide a brief statement of the author’s thesis position or author’s argument and the key points that support this in your own words.

The reading is:
Anwar, Dewi Fortuna. (2018). Indonesia’s vision of regional order in East Asia and U.S – China rivalry: continuity and change. Asia Policy, 13(2), 57- 63.

2. In 200-250 words provide a discussion on the following question:
What are some of the challenges for ASEAN in strengthening Southeast Asian regionalism?

To answer the question, you are able to utilise all the readings and the lecture pods from Week 11. The readings are:
Cheok, Cheong Kee and Chen, Yong. (2019) Assessing ASEAN’s relevance. Have the right questions been asked? Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, 36(1), 11-24.
Dalpino, Catharin. (2018). Caught in the crossroads of major power tensions. Comparative Connections, 20(2), 43-52.
Tang, Siew-Mun. (2018). ASEAN’s tough balancing act. Asia Policy, 25(4), 48-52.

3. Read Rory Medcalf’s article from Week 12 and provide a 200-250 word summary on the following question:
What does Australia need to do to rebalance bilateral relations with China?
The reading is:
Medcalf, Rory. (2019). Australia and China: Understanding the reality check. Australia Journal of International Affairs. 73(2), 109-118.

4. Read Askar Akaev and Vladimir Pantin’s article from Week 13 and provide a 200-250 word summary on the following question:

What are some of the geopolitical changes occurring in Central Asia, and what are some of the prospects in terms of the development of the geopolitical situation in Central Asia in the coming years?

The reading is:
Akaev, Askar and Pantin, Vladimir. (2018). Central Asia as the economic and geopolitical tension nexus: Some implications for the world futures. World Futures 74(1), 36-46.

PART C – Worth 30%

For Part C you are to write a 350 word analysis of the essential readings for Week 14 as detailed below. Your analysis must answer the following question:

Is it too early to claim an Asian century? Why, why not?

This exercise does not require you to provide a summary of the arguments within the readings. You must read the articles, provide an answer to the question and provide evidence for your argument based on the different points of view put forward within the readings. You must explain why you believe it is too early to claim an Asian century, or why you believe it is not too early to claim an Asian century based on the information provided in the articles. You may also use the lecture pods or other readings we have addressed during the semester; however, if you are using other readings these must be limited to two. Please note: It is not a requirement to use other sources. I want to hear your opinion on this question, and the reasons why in terms of supporting your argument.

The readings for Week 14 and this part of the exam are:
1. Anonymous. (2013). The Asian century: Reality or hype? The International Economy 27(3), 8-31.

2. West, John. (2018). Introduction. (pp.1-15). In Asian Century on a knife-edge: A 360 degree analysis of Asia’s recent economic development. Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan.

Assessment Criteria for Parts B and C:

1) Addressing the questions
Your answer must be a response to the question actually asked; therefore your arguments should be relevant to the questions. You should demonstrate the relevance in your answer.

2) Original thought and critical thinking
You should strive to think things through for yourself and come up with original ideas if you can. You should demonstrate the application of critical thinking to the ideas you encounter. This does not necessarily mean that you should disagree with them (you may or may not as you see fit). It means you should assess them, looking for their strengths and weaknesses.

3) Coherence and quality of the logic and argument
Your argument must be logical (adhere to the principles of reasoning) and coherent (fit together naturally and in a way that readers can follow). In other words your argument must make sense with conclusions flowing justifiably from premises. You must be able to justify your views.

4) Use of own words
Using your own words demonstrates that you have genuinely processed the ideas you are using rather than simply collecting the words and ideas of other scholars. In other words, using your own words helps to make the work your own.

5) Compliance with scholarly conventions
You must comply with scholarly conventions. This means avoiding plagiarism, including the ‘cut and paste’ variety. It also means you should correctly and diligently cite the sources, both in footnotes or in-text referencing, and in the bibliography or reference list, and use quotation marks where appropriate. Assignments that are poorly referenced or which in other ways are deficient in adhering to scholarly conventions will be penalised.

6) English expression, correct spelling and grammar
Your assignment should be well written. The English expression should be clear, even elegant if you can manage it. It should be grammatically correct and without spelling and typographical errors.

Parts B and C: Marking Guide
Criteria/
Standards Excellent
(85-100) Very Good
(75-84) Good
(65-74) Fair
(50-64) Unsatisfactory
(0-49)
Addressing the questions Clearly defined and justified approach, perhaps an innovative approach and demonstrating perceptive awareness of the issues Clearly defined and justified approach, demonstrating some perceptive awareness of the issues Well defined and justified approach, or clearly defined, but less well justified, or vice versa, awareness of the issues Some attempt to define and justify approach but not well executed, limited awareness of the issues Little or no attempt to define and justify the approach, or very poorly executed, little or no awareness of the issues
Original thought and critical thinking Insightful and original ideas, highly analytical and not descriptive, high level of critical thinking Original thought, high quality of critique Some original thought, good quality of critique Little attempt at original thought, low or fair quality of critique No attempt at original thought, no or low quality of critique
Logic and coherence of argument Consistently clear and highly rigorous logic, clear and coherent development of a high quality argument Sound logic, high quality argument, coherent Logical, good argument, generally coherent Inconsistent logic, a reasonable attempt at argument, some coherence Poor logic, no attempt at argument or very weak argument; not coherent
Use of own words Written entirely in own words and well executed paraphrasing Use of own words throughout, high quality paraphrasing Use of own words mostly or throughout, good paraphrasing Use of own words mostly, fair quality or inconsistent paraphrasing Too close to text, bordering on plagiarism or crude ‘cut and paste’
Compliance with scholarly conventions Complete compliance with referencing style and due acknowledgement of sources and ideas with no or very minor mistakes Mostly compliant with referencing style and due acknowledgement of sources and ideas with few lapses Good effort, but with minor lapses in compliance with referencing style, and/or in acknowledgement of sources and ideas Basic effort to comply with referencing style and to acknowledge sources and ideas properly, but with mistakes Little or no compliance with referencing style, and/or acknowledgement of sources and ideas
English expression, correct spelling and grammar Fluent, literate, clear and elegant with no, or only very minor grammatical or spelling errors Fluent, literate, clear sentences with very few grammatical or spelling errors Generally well written and literate with some lapses in clarity or some clumsy sentences, and/or with some grammatical and spelling errors Not well written, with some unclear passages, some poorly constructed sentences or paragraphing, with too many grammatical and/or spelling errors Badly written, unclear, many sentences poorly constructed, with many errors in grammar and spelling – does not meet minimum literacy standards

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