Module ANT2032 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2032: Culture and Perception
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Aims
To consider classic and current literature on culture and perception
To compare different theoretical models of culture and how culture works
To critically assess claims about value, veracity and causality in accounts about reality
To be aware of how cultural theories of reality and perception have applications in relation to real-world problems (such as health/illness, disability and identity politics)
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate an awareness of classic and current literature on culture and perception; 2. identify the practices that buttress claims about the nature of reality ; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. link theoretical concepts with grounded examples; 4. critically assess key perspectives on culture and perception; |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. assess claims about the nature of reality in everyday life; and 6. write competently about aspects of the social world. |
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Small individual presentation | 10 minutes | 1-5 | Verbal, written |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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50 | 50 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 1-6 | written |
Examination | 50 | 1 hour | 1-6 | written |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay | Essay 50% | 1-6 | August/September |
Examination | Exam 50% | 1-6 | August/September |