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On completion of the module, students should be able to:
1. Understand and explain various perspectives on social justice
2. Understand and explain concepts relevant to social justice
3. Apply relevant theoretical perspectives and concepts to reflect critically on social relations and social problems from a social justice perspective
4. Critically reflect on how knowledge about social injustice is produced
5. Understand how different kinds of research evidence can be utilised in understanding, explaining and challenging inequality and injustice
6. Communicate knowledge and understanding effectively
Conceptualising Social Justice and Social Injustice; Equality and Inequality; Intersecting injustices; Privilege; Ways of Knowing; From Knowledge to Action; Presentations; Learning Reflection
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 4 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 9 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 30 |
Online Learning | 9 |
Total | 92 |
No prior learning required
Learning Exclusions:No exclusions
Learning Recommendations:n/a
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Quizzes | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Final MCQ | Week 12 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Assignment: Reflection on learning - this assignment requires you to critically reflect on your developing knowledge about Social Justice | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities
The assessment strategy for this module contains three components: for each of these a different feedback strategy will be used. 1) For the the reflection on learning - written qualitative feedback and provisional grade will be provided to students individually by the instructor via email or VLE. Students will also self-assess this piece of work based on the specified marking criteria prior to submission and to submit their self-assessment with their assignment 2) For online quizzes which are to be carried out throughout the module students will receive online automated feedback 3) For the group presentations carried out at the end of the module each group will receive written feedback (via email or VLE) including the provisional grade and qualitative feedback on the group's performance on the task