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MPU3123
Islamic and Asian Civilisations (TITAS)
Unit ini membincangkan tentang ilmu ketamadunan yang mencakupi pengenalan ilmu ketamadunan,
interaksi antara pelbagai tamadun Melayu, Cina dan India, Islam dalam Tamadun Melayu, Isu-isu
kontemporari Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia, Islam Hadhari dan proses pembangunan negara.
Objektif mata pelajaran ini ialah untuk memperkenalkan kepada pelajar tentang ilmu ketamadunan
yang mencakupi pengenalan ilmu ketamadunan, interaksi antara pelbagai tamadun, Isu-isu
kontemporari dan implikasinya kepada proses pembangunan Negara di samping melahirkan pelajar
yang mempunyai sikap hormat menghormati, mengamalkan nilai-nilai murni dan mempunyai jati diri
sebagai warganegara.
Mode of delivery On-campus (Malaysia)
Medium of instruction Malay
Workload requirements This is a three credit point unit with two hours face-to-face and online
contact per week over 8 teaching weeks. This includes time spent in
preparing for and completing assessment tasks, and time spent in
general study, revision, and examination preparation.
Unit relationships This unit is a compulsory unit for all Malaysian students pursuing an
undergraduate degree as stipulated in subsection 41 (4) Private Higher
Education Act 1996 (Act 555). In relation to this, Department of Higher
Education, Malaysian Ministry of Education Administrative Circular JPT
/ GS1000-606 JLD.1 (25) dated 27 June 2013 provided further
explanation on the implementation of General Studies in a public or
private higher education institutions. All Malaysian students are
compelled to enrol, undertake, attend and pass this unit as a pre-
requisite to the award of a degree.
Attendance policy Attendance will be recorded, monitored and reported strictly for every
student in each unit enrolled and undertaken manually and / or
electronically through various reporting platforms. A Malaysian
student enrolled in General Studies (GS) U1 units are required to
attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled face-to-face and online
lecture sessions. Failure in achieving minimum percentage of
attendance may result in student being barred for Final Examination or
any other penalties recommended to be imposed by the General
Studies Office.
Late comers or absent for face-to-face lectures may not be permitted to
enter the lecture as well as incompletion of any online learning activities

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prescribed shall be marked as Absent – No reason (AN).
Original medical certificates issued by certified and approved medical
practitioners are required to be produced to the General Studies Office
in order to be deemed as Absent – Other (AO).
Chief Examiner: Mr. Adrian Yao
Campus: Malaysia
Phone: +603 551 46076
Email: adrian.yao@monash.edu
Malaysia Campus
Campus: Mr. Adrian Yao
Phone: +603 551 46076
Email: adrian.yao@monash.edu
Unit Coordinator / Lecturer: Mr. Wan Arizwan Wan Abdullah
Campus: Malaysia
Phone: +6012 6805450
Email: wan.arizwan@monash.edu
SUMMER SEMESTER 2016

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ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
Learning Outcomes
Di akhir kursus ini, pelajar akan dapat:
1. Menyenaraikan konsep-konsep utama Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS);
2. Menerangkan kepentingan dan peranan agama dan budaya masing-masing dalam kehidupan;
3. Mengaplikasi kemahiran komunikasi secara berkesan dalam penulisan dan lisan di peringkat
individu, kumpulan dan masyarakat.
Total Learning and Teaching Time (equivalent to 3 MQF credit points)
Learnng and Teaching Activities Hours
Face-to-face lectures 12
Online lectures 12
Others (self-study, writing etc) 96
TOTAL 120

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UNIT SCHEDULE
Date Week Activities Assessment
21/11 –
25/11
1 Pengenalan Ilmu Ketamadunan
i. Konsep Ketamadunan
ii. Interaksi Antara Tamadun
iii. Dialog Antara Tamadun
Unit briefing and
Assignment briefing
No formal
assessment is
undertaken
28/11 –
2/12
2 Tamadun Islam
i. Pandangan Semesta Tamadun Islam
ii. Konsep, Sumber dan Asas
iii. Kelahiran, Perkembangan dan Kemerosotan
iv. Prinsip dan Ciri-Ciri
v. Sumbangan Tamadun Islam dan Jihad
Face-to-face
learning
Students are required
to attend the lecture
5/12 –
9/12
3 Tamadun Melayu
i. Konsep
ii. Asas
iii. Pandangan Semesta
iv. Pencapaian
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for
learning and teaching
activities.
Face-to-face
presence
is not required.
12/12 –
16/12
4 Tamadun India
i. Konsep
ii. Wilayah dan Masyarakat
iii. Pandangan Semesta
iv. Kepelbagaian Agama
v. Peranan Islam Dalam Tamadun India
vi. Pencapaian
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for
learning and teaching
activities.
Face-to-face
presence
is not required.
19/12 –
23/12
- Mandatory e-Lecture Week
Access Moodle for learning and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required
Online Quiz 1
(Topics assessed
from
Week 1 – Week 3)
26/12 /
30/12
5 Tamadun Cina
i. Konsep
ii. Wilayah dan Masyarakat
iii. Pandangan Semesta
iv. Kepelbagaian Falsafah dan Agama
v. Institusi Politik, Sistem Pemerintahan dan
vi. Kekeluargaan
vii. Pencapaian
Face-to-face
learning
Students are required
to attend the lecture

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2/1/17 -
6/1/17
6 Isu-Isu Semasa Dan Cabaran Masa Depan
i. Dunia Berbilang Tamadun
ii. Cabaran Globalisasi
iii. Teori Pertembungan Tamadun
Face-to-face
learning
Students are required
to attend the lecture
9/1/17
–
13/1/17
7 Isu-Isu Semasa Dan Cabaran Masa Depan
i. Dialog Peradaban
ii. Pemupukan Nilai-Nilai Sepunya
iii. Isu-Isu Dalam Dialog Tamadun
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for
learning and teaching
activities.
Face-to-face
presence
is not required
Online Quiz 2
(Topics assessed
from
Week 4 – Week 7)
18/1/17
&
19/1/17
8 SWOT VACSWOT
Final examination (Written)
Examination period
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Policy:
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ation/assessment/ass
essment-in-
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Learning and Teaching Approach
This unit will be taught as a combination of online lecture and face-to-face lecture each week for at
least 8 weeks. All students in this unit are expected to develop the independent learning skills required
for university study and professional life.
All students must ensure they have access to the resources required for successful completion of this
unit. The minimum resources required for this unit include the following:
 Internet access for accessing Moodle and online materials;
 Computer / laptop / tablet / mobile phones to access Moodle and watch online videos;
 Good, above average high quality headphones or earbuds for audio listening;
 Other related resources such as handouts provided by the lecturer, the unit’s Moodle site, and
academic articles from the Monash library databases and other related and required
information.
This unit adopts learning and teaching approaches that is both student-centred and research-led. A
student-centred approach places students at the centre of the learning process, allowing and
equipping them to learn about Islamic and Asian Civilizations through the learning materials and
assessment tasks. Research-led teaching complements this approach by facilitating students‟

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understanding and experience of research and its contribution to the knowledge that underpins Islamic
and Asian Civilizations.
You can also find information on inclusive teaching practices for students with learning disabilities or
mental health conditions at: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/inclusivity/
This unit adopts a pastoral care approach to your academic progress and overall wellbeing as a
student. University is a time of change, which induces many responses including anxiety, stress and
negative thoughts. This time is more stressful with other changes within our lives outside of University.
If you do need assistance to manage these changes, or even just talk to someone, there is a lot of
support available and support that will help. If your first contact cannot assist directly, they will know
who can, so please take the first step and ask.
If you are presenting academic at-risk triggers, including missing classes, late submissions, failing
assignments and the like, you may be contacted by your lecturer or Unit Coordinator enquiring if
further support is needed. Please take advantage of these opportunities. If you are not contacted,
though feel you are at risk, please ask for support. Again, it is unfortunate though normal part of
university life to be faced with some difficult situations – there is help to deal with these so please ask
for it.
Assessment Summary
A student is required to undertake, attempt, complete and submit all assessment tasks prescribed as
the requirement for undertaken, completion and passing of this unit. Failing to do so will result a
student to receive a FAIL grade and will be required to re-enrol and undertake the unit again.
The overall weightage assessment tasks consist of the following:
 60% Continuous Assessments
 40% Written Final Examination
Assessment Task Value Due Date
Learning Reinforcement Exercise (LRE)
 Online exercises
 Hurdle*
5%
Refer to UNIT
SCHEDULE
(page 4 & 5)
Assignment 1
 Individual assignment
 Hurdle*
40%
Week 7
9th
-13th
January
2017
Online Quiz 1
 Online quiz will be conducted via Moodle.
 Hurdle*
7%
Week 4
12th
-16th
December
2016
Online Quiz 2
 Online quiz will be conducted via Moodle.
 Hurdle*
8%
Week 7
9th
-13th
January
2017
Final Examination
 120 minutes of written examination
 Hurdle*
40%
Actual examination
date will be
announced via
Moodle

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*A student is required to undertake, attempt, complete & submit the particular assessment task(s)
in order to be eligible to receive a grade.
Grading Scale
 80 – 100: High Distinction
 70 – 79: Distinction
 60 – 69: Credit
 50 – 59: Pass
 0 – 49: Fail
 No grade (as appear in WES): Fail
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Learning Reinforcement Exercise (LRE)
Details of task: A student is required to complete all exercises released for face to face and e-lecture.
A completion report shall be released & published for every student to be notified.
Release dates (where applicable): 21st
-25th
November 2016
Weighting Value: 5%
Hurdle requirements:
A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion and passing this unit.
Assessment Task 2: Individual / Group Assignment 1
Details of task: Refer to the attached file
Release dates (where applicable): 21st
- 25th
November 2016
Word limit (where applicable): 5,000-6,000 words
Weighting Value: 40%
Estimated return date: Week 7 between 9th
-13th
January 2017
Hurdle requirements:
A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion and passing this unit.
Criteria for Marking
Aspek Markah
Bab A : Pengenalan 8
Bab B : Perbincangan dan Analisis 20
Bab C : Pandangan pelajar 5

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Bab D : Kesimpulan 3
Format, Rujukan/ Bibliografi dan Mutu Kerja 4
Jumlah 40
Assessment Task 3: Online Quiz 1
Details of task: MCQ and True/False questions
Release dates (where applicable): Week 4 between 12th
-16th
December 2016
Weighting Value: 7%
Hurdle requirements:
A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion, submission and passing this unit.
Assessment Task 4: Online Quiz 2
Details of task: MCQ and True/False questions
Release dates (where applicable): Week 7 between 9th
-13th
January 2017
Weighting Value: 8%
Hurdle requirements:
A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion, submission and passing this unit.
Final Examination
Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes)
Type: Closed book
Value: 40%
Materials examinable: All topics taught in this unit are examinable. Topics covered in the
assignments may be included and assessed in the exam.
Hurdle requirements:
A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion and passing this unit.
Learning resources
Recommended texts and readings
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi. 2009. Modul Pengajian Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia.
Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit Universiti Malaya.
Ahmad Zaki Abdul Latif, Azam Hamzah dan Azhar Mad Aros. 2012. Tamadun Islam dan
Tamadun Asia. Shah Alam: Oxford Fajar

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Al-Buti, Muhammad Said Ramadhan. 2004. Islam Hadhari dalam Pembangunan Insan (Asas kepada
Pelaksanaan Islam Hadhari di Malaysia) Terj. Muhammad Ramzi bin Omar. Putrajaya: Yayasan Islam
Hadhari.
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas. 1971. Islam dan Sejarah Kebudayaan Melayu. Bangi: Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Universiti Malaya. 2001 Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit Universiti
Malaya.
Zulkifli Mohamad, Nasaruddin Yunos & Mohamad Sabri Haron. 2006. Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun
Asia. Bangi: Pusat Pengajian Umum, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Feedback to students
In accordance with the University procedures on Unit Assessment, students should receive feedback
on student performance in examinations and other end-of-semester assessment.
Exam sightings for the General Studies (GS) units are held no later than 7 days after results have
been published. Students are required to complete and submit a Request to Sight Examination Script
form to the office. Students can collect this form from the office at their home campus.
There is no requirement or obligation that comments will be provided when students view their exam
script.
Please see http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/assessment/unit-
assessment-procedures.html#FFeedbacktoStudents
Scripts subject to an appeal shall be retained for one month after conclusion of the appeal or six
months after notification of results - whichever is the greater.
Extensions and penalties
Late submissions will attract penalties. An assessment item that is submitted after the due date and
without an agreed extension will attract a penalty of FIVE (5) points per calendar day overdue. The
Unit Coordinator & Lecturer, may, at their discretion, grant an extension of up to TWO (2) calendar
days. No assessment item can be accepted if it is more than THREE (3) calendar days overdue.
It is suggested that you plan on submitting the assignment before the due date to cover any
unexpected delays you may encounter in finalising and completing the assignment. Excuses such as
those relating to computer breakdowns or competing work commitments are not acceptable. Students
are advised to save to your hard drive as you work through your assignments and to keep a soft copy
on USB / CD etc for safekeeping.
Assignment submission
Hard Copy Submission: Assignments must include a cover sheet prepared by the GS Office. The
coversheet is prepared for either individual or group assignments and it is accessible via Moodle.
Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

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Online Submission: Assignments must include a cover sheet prepared by the GS Office. The
coversheet is prepared for either individual or group assignments and it is accessible via Moodle.
Kindly submit your work via the Moodle site for this unit, which you can access via links in the
my.monash portal. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.
Required Resources
Students generally must be able to complete the requirements of their course without the imposition of
fees that are additional to the student contribution amount or tuition fees. However, students may be
charged certain incidental fees or be expected to make certain purchases to support their study. For
more information about this, go to Administrative Information for Higher Education Providers: Student
Support, Chapter 21, Incidental Fees at:
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fault.aspx
Technological Requirements
The University’s official learning management system (LMS), Moodle, will be the main mode of
technological approach of learning and teaching. Students are able to download lecture handouts and
be aware of announcements posted in the Moodle site.
Kindly proceed to the GS Office at 2-6-44 immediately if student has yet to locate their
enrolment in Moodle.
Students are also advised to check their Monash email account regularly as the Unit Coordinator /
lecturer(s) may email the students to highlight important updates or instructions pertaining to the unit.
OTHER INFORMATION
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Key educational policies include:
 Student Academic Integrity Policy and Student Academic Integrity: Managing Plagiarism and
Collusion Procedures ;
 Assessment in Coursework Programs;
 Special Consideration;
 Grading Scale;
 Discipline: Student Policy;
 Academic Calendar and Semesters;
 Orientation and Transition; and
 Academic and Administrative Complaints and Grievances Policy.
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