Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ANTM103: Applied Anthrozoology

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Term 1: You will be introduced to the practical component of the module, and supported in obtaining an appropriate placement or in the development of an appropriate project, and in seeking and obtaining ethics approval for your research. You will also work through the pre-recorded lectures and readings for the module.

Term 2: You will participate in weekly group tutorials to discuss the lecture topics and the progress of your projects, and will also conduct any empirical research.

Thematically, the module will begin by exploring the ways in which anthropologists have theorised and practically engaged with the applied dimension of ethnographic fieldwork and the associated debates concerning advocacy. We will also consider the ethics of human-animal interactions utilising appropriate philosophical models which lend themselves to practical application (such as cosmopolitanism).

The ways in which anthrozoologists and scholars from cognate disciplines have applied their research to improve animal welfare or to mitigate or resolve human-animal conflict on the ground will be discussed in detail, drawing on a range of case studies. You will then be given the opportunity to apply what you have learnt to practical situations where you find yourselves interacting with animals directly.

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
30	240	30

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	10	10 x 1 hour podcast audio lectures with accompanying PowerPoint presentations
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	10	10 x 1 hour participations on the VLE discussion forums
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	10	10 x 1 hour participation in group tutorials
Guided Independent Study	90	Weekly preparatory reading for lectures and seminars
Guided Independent Study	50	Preparation for formative assessments
Placement/ practical	30	30 hours spent either at student's current place of work or at a work placement organised by the student or some other situation where a specific multi-species interaction can be observed
Guided Independent Study	100	Research and writing of summative assessments

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/

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.
Ethics approval application form	Approximately 1000 words to fit the standard SSIS Ethics Approval Form	1-7	Feedback/approval from the SPA Ethics rep/SSIS Ethics Committee
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

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 reassessment period
Presentation	Presentation (20 minutes)	1, 2, 4, 6, 7	August/September reassessment period
Research report	Research report (4,000 words)	1, 2, 4, 6, 7	August/September reassessment period