CYP6043 - Inequality and Social Justice

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module will be about critically understanding families through their social context, in particular the focus will be on the difficulties of ordinary familes in meeting material needs and moral obligations. Analysing and assessing issues around inequalities, like gender, ethnic inequalitites and social class disparities, this module will be then not simply restricted to discuss topics around child poverty or family poverty, but consider specific social issues around e.g. job insecurity and in-work poverty.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Formal scheduled teaching and learning activities. Lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, small group self-directed activities, online tutorials and e-support
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 50

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
There will be an opportunity to review the portfolio mid semester. The portfolio may include a mixture of written work and artefacts. Formative assessment by self and peers will be integrated into sessions.

Further details will be provided in the Module Handbook.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio submission; 6,000 word equivalent; mid module and end of semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Stefano Ba'
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S1

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