Module ANTM103 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM103: Applied Anthrozoology
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-assessed exercises | Weekly Q&A discussions and reflexive exercises on VLE discussion forums (equivalent to 2 hours or 750 words per week) | 1, 2, 3, 5 | Peer-assessed (via postings on ELE and/or The Den (Anthrozoology group on Exeter's social networking site) and written feedback on the discussion forums. |
| Fieldwork diary | Approximately 2,500 words | 2, 5, 6 | Peer-assessed (via postings on ELE and/or The Den (Anthrozoology group on Exeter's social networking site) and written feedback on the discussion forums. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 20 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflexive journal | 20 | 3,000 words | 2, 5, 6 | Written |
| Individual presentation | 20 | 20 minutes | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 | Written and verbal |
| Research report | 60 | 4,000 words | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 | Written |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflexive journal | Reflexive journal (3,000 words) | 2, 5, 6 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Presentation | Presentation (20 minutes) | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Research report | Research report (4,000 words) | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Appiah, K.A. 2006. Cosmopolitanism: ethics in a world of strangers. New York: W.W. Norton and Co.
Birke, L. 2009. Naming names – or, what’s in it for the animals? Humanimalia 1(1): n.p.
Hastrup, K. and Elsass, P. 1990. Anthropological advocacy: a contradiction in terms? Current Anthropology 31(3): 301–311.
Kellett, P. 2009. Advocacy in anthropology: active engagement or passive scholarship? Durham Anthropology Journal 16(1): 22–31.
Layton, R. 1996. Advocacy is a personal commitment for anthropologists, not an institutional imperative for anthropology. In: P. Wade (ed.) Advocacy in anthropology. GDAT Debate No. 7.Manchester:ManchesterUniversity Press.
Nadasdy, P. 2003. Hunters and bureaucrats: power, knowledge, and aboriginal–state relations in the southwest Yukon. Vancouver:University ofBritish Columbia Press.
Petto, A.J. and Russell, K.D. 1998. Practicing anthropology on the frontiers of humanity: interspecies applied anthropology. Practicing Anthropology 20(2):
26–29.
Rapport, N. 2007. An outline for cosmopolitan study, for reclaiming the human through introspection. Current Anthropology 48: 257–283.
Theodossopoulos, D. 2005. Troubles with turtles: cultural understandings of the environment on a Greek island. Oxford: Berghahn Books.
