Unit name | Children in a Global Context |
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Unit code | SPOL32008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Twum-Danso Imoh |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Nonechi |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will adopt sociological, anthropological and social policy approaches to explore conceptualisations of childhood, child development and children’s rights within global processes, policies and programmes and examine how these interact with the reality of children’s lives in diverse social, political, cultural and economic contexts.
Aims
At the end of the unit students will:
Teaching will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including weekly lectures provided via narrated powerpoint presentations, practical activities supported by study-group sessions and self-directed exercises. The narrated power point presentations will cover more conceptual and theoretical aspects of the module whilst more applied, substantive, in-depth and extended learning will take the form of self-paced, material delivered electronically, and undertaken individually or supported by pair and group work. Students will receive regular feedback from the module convenor as well as their peers. We will make use of online forum and collaboration tools to foster a collaborative, creative and community mindset. Feedback will be provided for formal assessments, preparation for which will be supported through online activities and in study group sessions with the module convenor
Part 1: 1500-word portfolio (50%)- this will assess learning outcomes 1, 3, 4.
Part 2: 1500 word essay (50%) - this will assess learning outcomes 1-3
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.