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On completion of this module, students will have
• developed a better understanding of ethics and their application to everyday situations in relation to critical thinking;
• furthered their understanding of the special responsibility that comes with the application of critical thinking as critical acting;
• acquainted themselves with different strategies of critical acting;
• improved their ability to identify issues/situations requiring critical acting and assess the adequate strategies to do so;
• strengthened their confidence to “walk out on a limb” and act critically where necessary;
• increased their ability to assess an appropriate balance between having an easier life by not speaking truth to power and the moral (and sometimes legal) requirement to fight injustice and stupidity;
• improved their abilities to focus on developing solutions through creative and innovative activities;
• developed strategies to work with peers, share their experiences and benefit from learning the different practices and views in other disciplinary areas.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 164 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Attendance: Regular contributions to the class and group discussions. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 25 |
Group Project: Individual or Group Podcast (ca. 30 minutes Deadline: to be uploaded by 26 November. |
Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 50 |
Journal: Reflective Report (ca. 2,000 words) Deadline: 8 December |
Week 12 | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Student presentations will receive group feedback in order to allow all students to learn from the presentations in a more structured way.
Name | Role |
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Professor Alan Baird | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Daniel Crean | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr John Dunnion | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Tom Flanagan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Mary Gallagher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Kathleen Lynch | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Wolfgang Marx | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Mark Pickering | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Emma Sokell | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Patrick Paul Walsh | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |