Module ANTM002 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM002: Permaculture and Gardening with Nature
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This is a practical module set within an academic context. To that end, you will apply knowledge you acquire through the study of: agroecology, ethnobotany, soil ecology, nutrition, health and well-being. You will network with food practitioners in public institutions, private enterprises, third sector organisations and social enterprises with an interest in alternative forms and methods of producing food, as well as with academics studying these. The skills acquired will enable you to pursue careers in gardening and/or growing food in public institutions, private enterprises, third sector organisations and social enterprises. You will learn how to use gardening/growing food within a range of contexts, including working with school children; working in community development; or working to promote well-being and support people with mental health challenges.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Develop and perfect practical skills in the design and management of a range of growing techniques. 2. Recognize and accurately assess the causes of success and failure associated with particular growing techniques. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Recognize a range of culturally-variable food sources and food-growing methods and produce informative and insightful accounts of these in a range of media 4. Understand how food procurement and production fit within the broader natural environment and provide well-documented and convincing analysis of these. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. Assess with precision both the benefits and difficulties associated with different forms of own-growing, such as promoting well-being, fostering community, or providing education in settings such as schools and forest schools. 6. Develop a robust professional network with key individuals and organizations that practice these growing techniques. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly gardening journal | 30 x 150-word weekly entries (may be accompanied by illustrations) about planning, designing, managing and observing activities in the garden | 1-6 | Oral feedback on selected entries during teaching times in the garden, with indicative mark upon request |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 50 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening journal | 50 | 4500 words | 1-6 | Written comments |
| Presentation to class of individual project | 50 | 15-minute presentation | 1-6 | Oral comments followed by written comments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening journal | Gardening journal(4,500 words) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |
| Presentation to class of individual project | Presentation to class of individual project(15 minutes) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |
