SSCI20030 Building Resilience

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module introduces students to systematic shocks, crisis and resilience and provides skills to deal with future crisis. We will use situated learning, where you are actively immersed in an activity while using problem-solving skills. The module is delivered in four sections. 1) Pre-crisis stage: we will explore the history of social and environmental crisis and how these have differed across cultures and time periods. 2) Crisis stage: we will look at how crisis and shocks unfold and how we are impacted as individuals and groups, including 9/11, Global warming, COVID-19. 3) Post-crisis: we will look at how groups and societies have recovered from crisis events, drawing out the methods we can use to adjust and find a new equilibrium. Seminar work will allow us to learn about these skills. 4) Limitations: finally, the last section will examine the limitations to personal action and resilience etc. Student participation and learning is supported by seminars, including online podcasts and discussion forums. By the end of the module, students will be able to critically analyse systemic shocks and the value of resilience in addressing societal challenges of the 21st century.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Describe social science theories concerning the concept of crisis and systematic shocks and the types of interventions used to mitigate impacts.

Apply problem-solving skills to produce a case study of a systemic shock connects to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Describe how the state and civil society can use resilience and flexibility to address systematic social problems.

Identify opportunities to participate in activities that address systematic shocks and build resilience in Ireland and globally.

Indicative Module Content:

Topics which will be covered in this module include systemic shocks and the role of resilience, flexibility, group cohesion, systems recovery and connected social justice issues.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Seminar (or Webinar)

4
Autonomous Student Learning

97
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures will be delivered online incluing active/task-based learning
Seminars will take place face-to-face using problem-based learning and group work

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Reflective Assignment: Students will be required to reflect in a form of an assignment on the resilience construct discussed, approached and viewed through the trans-disciplinary lens during the first weeks of the module. Week 7 Graded Yes

50

 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Students will work on a group assignment which will have the form of presentation. Week 11, Week 12 Graded Yes

50

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will be given individual feedback on their essays and presentations post-assessment.

Name Role
Dr Ruben Flores Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Liam Fogarty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Kieran Moloney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Cliódhna O'Connor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brendan O'Neill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Aidan O'Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer