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On completion of the module the students should have developed:
1. A theoretically and evidence-based understanding of Global Development Education.
2. In-depth knowledge of the complex social, economic and cultural challenges societies face including poverty, migration, conflict, human rights abuses and climate change.
3. Skills to analyse policy documents, scientific publications and educational materials related to Global Development Education and complex social, economic and cultural challenges.
4. Skills to synthesize key concepts of Global Development Education.
1. Global Development Education: key concepts, policies and pedagogies
2. SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and global challenges for education: planet, people, peace and partnerships
3. Global Development Education across contexts and institutions
4. Teaching and learning for a global, sustainable and equitable world
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 124 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Group presentation on a selected topic | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 30 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Weekly Multiple Choice Questionnaires (MCQ) | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 30 |
Portfolio: Digital portfolio of the individual learning trajectory | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 40 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Students will receive written feedback in Brightspace after completing each online multiple-choice questionnaires with information about their performance but also suggestions to encourage autonomous learning. Students will also receive individual and peer written feedback from their class-based assignments and self-assessment activities as part of their portfolio.
Name | Role |
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Dr Daniel Capistrano | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |