Module ANT1003 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT1003: Imagining Social Worlds: Texts
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 50 | 2000 words | 1-8 and 10 | Written and oral |
| Essay 2 | 50 | 2000 words | 1-8 and 10 | Written and Oral |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 (2000 words) | Essay 1 (2000 words) | 1-8 and 10 | August-September re-assessment period |
| Essay 2 (2000 words) | Essay 2 (2000 words) | 1-8 and 10 | August-September re-assessment period |
