Module SSI3999 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI3999: Year Abroad
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to introduce you to the experience of academic study in a different country, and, for some of you, a different language. It aims to challenge preconceptions and assumptions about higher education teaching by exposing you to a different approach to academic study.
You will be expected to develop resilience and flexibility as you adapt to different teaching styles and different administrative procedures, and to living in a new country. Regardless of your language of study, you are expected to develop your communication skills. You will be able to gain a perspective on your experiences of study in the UK by making a comparison with your experience abroad.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate critical awareness of different approaches to your academic discipline and the learning process between Exeter and the host University; 2. demonstrate module-specific skills specific to the modules taken at the host University, at an appropriate level and scope for the number of credits taken; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate discipline-specific skills specific to the modules taken at the host University, at an appropriate level and scope for the number of credits taken; |
Personal and Key Skills | 4. demonstrate personal and key skills specific to the modules taken at the host University, at an appropriate level and scope for the number of credits taken; 5. demonstrate an awareness of the complexities of living and working in a different culture, and 6. successfully negotiate the complexities of living and working in a different culture |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Placements for students opting for this module will be secured by the SSIS Erasmus & Study Abroad co-ordinator. You will be provided with suitable preparatory materials and appropriate guidance during the final term of your second year. You will join your host Universities direct without returning to Exeter at the start of the third year and will re-join your Exeter degree programmes at the start of the fourth year. Whilst abroad you will follow the syllabuses as provided by the host University. You will in addition be asked to monitor the newspapers of your host countries in respect of coverage of British news.
You will be required to submit applications for your selected universities (by Easter of the preceding year) and to ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed in due time, and to attend preparatory meetings during the second year (from December onwards). You will be provided with contact details for both the host institution and for Exeter University. You will be asked to maintain regular contact (at least termly) with an Erasmus co-ordinator at Exeter, who will approve your programme of studies at the host institution. You will be provided with suitable preparatory materials and appropriate guidance during the final term of their second year.
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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0 | 0 | 1200 |
...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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Placement/study abroad | 1200 | As provided by the host institution |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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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As per the host university. | As per the host university. | 1-6 | As per the host university. |
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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As per modules at host university | 100 | As per the host university. | 1-6 | As per the host university. |
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0 |
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.
Re-assessment notes
For modules taken at the host university, the host university’s rules on reassessment shall apply.
In the event that the student fails the year abroad due to their modules from the host university, and they have not been able to retake those modules, the module mark shall remain as a fail, and the student will transfer from the four-year ‘with Study Abroad’ programme to stage 3 of the equivalent three-year programme. The failed Year Abroad module will remain on the student’s record, but will not contribute towards their degree award.
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Kolb, D.A. (1984) Experiential learning: experience as the source of learning and development Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Schön, D. (1991) The Reflective Practitioner. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.