SOC5015 - Sociological Theory: Global and Local Connections

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:

Sociological Theory: Global and Local connections is a sociological theory module that continues the thread established in Sociological Theory: Power, Culture and Control. You will explore and examine a number of dimensions relating to human experience and social life, engaging with contemporary sociological theory in particular. It connects with the rest of your degree programme by consolidating and enhancing your knowledge and understanding of fundamental theoretical and conceptual frameworks in the discipline of sociology.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lecture 10 25 Workshop 10 25 Guided independent study 130 1 Total hours 150 Rationale for Learning and Teaching Methods This module offers a weekly, 1 hour, lecture delivered to the whole cohort of students. This enables key material to be provided to students in which to form the basis of their learning, support assessment completion, and to feed into the wider university delivery mechanism of pre-live-post. What is delivered in lectures will provide the grounding for the weekly topics covered, which will then be unpicked through interactive activities and discussion within 1 hour workshops. These workshops will also be based on a piece of set pre activity which will normally involve some form of independent learning supported by focus questions or tasks. Following both the lecture and workshop students will be required to engage in post activity with their peers. This will enable them to apply their learning, alongside gaining feedback and checking their own understanding. This will take place remotely through various online platforms, forums and discussion boards. 1.3 Assessment Assessment tasks are designed to measure the extent to which you have satisfied the Level Learning Outcomes for your programme. Some modules, for example where there are professional body (PSRB) requirements, will also test for module-specific skills and knowledge. Further details of assessment are available in the Assessment Handbook for your programme and in Assessment Briefs provided by Module Tutors. Assessment Number Component Type Magnitude Weighting % and/or Pass/Fail Assessment Timing 001 Essay 2000 words 100% End of Semester 2 Level Learning Outcomes and Employability O

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2,000 words; end of semester 2 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Andrew Brierley
Level - 5
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2

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