Module ARA1038 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1038: Religious Minorities of the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
You will develop knowledge of the cultural complexity of the Middle East and the environment in which this arose. You will develop your ability to evaluate sources, both for accuracy and for underlying prejudice and bias. You will develop your ability, not only to work within a group of students, but also to ask the right questions from someone with a different cultural outlook. You will learn to use the principle of religious literacy. You will also develop your ability to think about the target audience for your project and what their needs will be.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate awareness of the major religious minorities now living in the Middle East 2. Demonstrate understanding of the conditions under which many of the religious minorities developed and of the conditions which currently threaten the survival of some 3. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of at least one of the religions |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Evaluate sources critically, especially where the sources do not come from the religions themselves 5. Demonstrate awareness of the variety of disciplinary approaches needed to understand religions which may differ considerably in structure and expression from religions more familiar to us |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. Through seminar and group work, demonstrate communication and skills, the ability to work in groups, and competency in handling different types of information that might require you to think outside the box 7. Work independently, retrieve, sift and integrate primary and secondary sources, construct coherent arguments, write lucidly, and apply research and bibliographic skills. 8. Demonstrate effective presentation skills |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation on the target audience for your specific project who are they and what are their needs? | 15 minutes | 6-8 | Verbal feedback from peers and teacher |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 10 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written essay | 45 | 2,000 words | 3-4, 7 | Full written (verbal on request) |
| Project (including group presentation) | 45 | Group presentation (15 mins) and 1,500 words of briefing notes (including a reflexive methodology of 500 words), in addition to text (and where applicable, images) of Presentation. Presentation will be recorded. | 1-2, 5-6, 8 | Full written (verbal on request) |
| Class participation | 10 | Attendance,participation in formative assessment, participation in group work (subject to any ILOs) | 1-2, 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2,000 words (45%) | 1-2, 4, 7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Project | Essay 2,000 words (45%) | 3-4, 7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Class participation | Mini-project (e.g.small PowerPoint or digital output) to be agreed with teacher (only applicable where ILO/medical certification supplied) | 1, 4, 7 | August/September reassessment period |
