ENG32080

Learning Outcomes:

1. Critical understanding of the individual texts on this course and of the ways in which social networks are embedded in 19th century fiction; 2. Awareness of the historical, social and imperial contexts of the novels studied and the role of gender, ethnicity and class within their social networks; 3. Ability to make compare and contrast texts from the different writers, genres and time periods studied; 4. Enhanced use of online and digital resources for independent learning; 5. Be able to prepare a text for social network analysis and produce a social network visualisation; 6. Demonstrated ability to produce short literary pieces for blogs, websites, etc.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Each weekly 2 hour slot will begin with a lecture style presentation by the lecturer, followed by a seminar/workshop focussed on practical activities aimed at learning how to complete the practical components of the course, e.g. creating a character dictionary, using online digital resources, writing a literary blogpost. These workshop components are very closely aligned with the assignments and are essential to complete assignments successfully. In semester 2, this course will trial a webinar component which will run parallel to the regular seminars to demonstrate these practical components. This is specifically aimed to assist students who due to ill health or other factors miss out on the weekly classes. This will be linked to a flexible schedule for submission of assignments, but it will still be subject to the overall university timetable for exams and assessment. Assignments for this course are designed as learning activities, to develop a deeper understanding of the course content and to develop confidence in using and creating digital content. Because of this, students will get opportunities at 3 different stages in the semester to catch up with an assignment they have missed or to submit an additional assignment to improve their grade.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be available online via Brightspace for each assignment within 2 weeks of submission. The module co-ordinator and contributing lecturers will also be available to meet students face to face in their office hours as required. The purpose of this feedback is to indicate strengths and weaknesses of the assignments submitted and to incrementally improve assignments over the semester.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.