Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Point out current law and policy around protecting and safeguarding children;
Relate high profile child abuse cases in relation to current policy and law;
Analyse the role of the media in reporting child abuse cases.

Content:

This module will explore the complex issue of safeguarding children. It will consider current law and policy initiatives relevant to this area of study along with relevant current research findings. Students will study high profile child abuse cases along with the findings of the subsequent enquiries.
Students will be expected to engage in critical thinking around the role of media reporting in child abuse cases.
Students will learn the different categories of abuse.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.

Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Hours: 32
Intended Group size: Cohort

Directed activities (10weeks 30 mins per week)
On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended Group size: 6-10

Guided Independent Study
Hours: 166

Further details relating to assessment
DIRECTED ACTIVITIES (10% of module marks) � Semester 1 Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.

Assessment:

001 Critical review of media article 1 x 2000 words sem 2 wk 5 40%
002 Directed activities 500 words equiv weekly through semester 2 10%
003 Essday 1 x 2000 words semester 2 week 12 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Ms Syra Shakir
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2