College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Deception
Module SOC3115 for 2018/9
Module SOC3115 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3115: Deception
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
Deception aims to enhance your ability to think independently, express your ideas through written and oral arguments, and respond to other people’s views in a seminar environment. It also exposes you to an issue that is challenging and controversial in many ways, and cross-disciplinary by nature. Deception aims to:
- Provide you with the opportunity to develop confidence and skills to apply social science theories and concepts to pressing contemporary issues;
- Foster your ability to assembly, critique, and interpret factual information;
- Offer a stimulating approach to understanding the intersection of politics, technology, society and culture.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Critically evaluate different sources of information about deception, including their place within disciplinary and public debates. 2. Demonstrate a significant understanding of the types of social science research into deception |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Draw substantiated thematic comparisons between material from different sources; 4. Present research, policy debates and your own arguments in an articulate and comprehensive manner; 5. Develop conceptually-based arguments grounded in theoretical frameworks; |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Present an argument orally in an effective and persuasive manner; 7. Critically evaluate own work and those of others; 8. Demonstrate substantial collaborative skills, e.g. group work, including the presentation and discussion of material in groups. 9. Demonstrate substantial collaborative skills, e.g. group work, including the presentation and discussion of material in groups. |