Module SOCM030 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM030: Gender at Work
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Sex and gender: moving beyond binary oppositions; growing up gendered; doing and constructing gender; fertility and employment; deindustrialization and the decline of the male breadwinner; the gender division of labour (‘boys’ jobs’ and ‘girls’ jobs’); gender, organizations and bureaucracy; writing and performing gender; consumption and gender.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching time | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 8 | Individual preparation for presentation at seminar |
| Guided independent study | 110 | Independent reading for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 130 | Essay preparation |
| Guided independent study in collaboration with peers | 30 | Blog writing and editing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Exemplar blogs:
Prof Athene Donald’s blog
http://occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald/
LSE Impact blog
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
University of Exeter
Humanities Blog
http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft of blog post | 750 words | 6,7 | Written comments from peer |
| Providing comments on a blog post | Detailed comments on 750 word blog | 7,9 | Oral feedback from peer |
| Presentation to peers | 20 minute individual presentation | 1,4,5,8 | Written feedback from module leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog writing and editing | 20 | 750 word blog post | 3,6,7,9 | Written |
| Essay | 80 | 6,000 word essay | 1,2,4,5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blog Writing | Blog writing (750 words) | 3,6,9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay | Essay (6,000 words) | 1,2,4,5 | August/September reassessment period |
