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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 Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 120 |
Online Learning | 72 |
Total | 216 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Social network assignment, where students create a social network visualisation based on a sample text. Practical assignment. Students choose 4 of 5 assignments. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): Blog post assignment, where students create a blog post on a topic of their choosing using Wordpress. Written/practical assignment. Students choose 4 of 5 assignments. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): Character dictionary assignment, where students create a dataset from a sample text. Practical assignment. Students choose 4 of 5 assignments. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): Short essay, up to 1500 words, incorporating analysis of social network data. Two essay titles are available; students can do both if preferred. Written assignment. Students choose 4 of 5 assignments. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
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
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.
Name | Role |
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Professor Gerardine Meaney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Karen Wade | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |