Module SOC1003 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC1003: Imagining Social Worlds: Texts
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce you to a range of theoretical and practical issues faced by sociologists and anthropologists as they attempt to engage with and understand their human research subjects. Through a focus on a broad range of anthropological and sociological texts, the module aims to teach you how to research the social world. As a result, this module will equip you with analytical skills required for developing your own anthropological and sociological imagination.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a basic knowledge of a range of key methodological approaches and theoretical orientations in anthropology and sociology 2. demonstrate a basic knowledge of the ways in which social and historical context has influenced the process of social research; 3. evaluate the research strategies and theoretical approaches employed by a selection of established sociologists and anthropologists; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Evaluate at a basic level a range of social scientific arguments, methods of data collection and analysis of data 5. describe at a basic level a range of key concepts, theories and methods of anthropological/sociological analysis; 6. describe at a basic level some of the ways in which anthropological/sociological knowledge can be applied; 7. demonstrate a basic ability to evaluate your own cultural assumptions and those of a range of established social researchers; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. plan and execute work independently, within supportive guidelines, to achieve acceptable outcomes; 9. discuss ideas and interpretations with others in a clear and reasoned way; 10. Demonstrate the capacity for structured argumentation both in writing and orally. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Through a series of interactive lectures and seminars which focus on the published work of established social researchers, students will be introduced to a broad range of methods, theories used by sociologists and anthropologists in their work, as well as a number of core issues they have addressed and areas of study they have focused on while conducting their research. 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
Material Objects and the Social
Bodies and the Social
Researching the Everyday
Researching Work
Researching Social Stratification
Researching Crime
Researching technology
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 |
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27 | 123 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour weekly lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 5 | 5 x Fortnightly 1 hour tutorials, |
Guided Independent Study | 72 | Preparatory reading in advance of lectures and tutorials |
Guided Independent Study | 51 | Preparation of summative assignments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
Other resources:
Ethnographic and feature films
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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Discussion of compulsory readings in seminars | Weekly | 1-10 | Oral commentary on discussion in seminars |
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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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 |
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Comparative Essay | 50 | 2000 words | 1-8 and 10 | Written and oral |
Critical Essay | 50 | 2000 words | 1-8 and 10 | Written and Oral |
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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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Comparative essay (2000 words) | Comparative essay (2000 words) | 1-8 and 10 | August-September re-assessment period |
Critical essay (2000 words) | Critical essay (2000 words) | 1-8 and 10 | August-September re-assessment period |