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1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the social sciences and their multidisciplinary nature.
2. Understand the key features of social science research and how it differs from knowledge that is not evidence based.
3. Display knowledge of how to source reliable social science evidence.
4. Demonstrate that you can interpret basic social science data.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the key societal challenges in the 21st century and how they are interrelated.
6. Display an understand of plagiarism and produce a piece of academic work in line with University policy on this important area.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 21 |
Tutorial | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 107 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Practice MCQ | Week 2 | n/a | Other | No | 0 |
Assignment: Annotated bibliography | Week 8 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: End of term MCQ | End of trimester MCQ | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ on plagiarism. | Week 6 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ to cover topics covered in the lectures on introduction to societal challenges, migration and global environmental change. | Week 4 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 1 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Iñigo Aldama | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Karen Anderson | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Cliodhna Bairead | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Clíodhna Bairéad | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Jack Bwalya | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Michael Byrne | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Matthew Donoghue | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Marta Eichsteller | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Bryan Fanning | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr Liam Fogarty | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Thomas Grund | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr. Tobias Gunning | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Aideen Hayden | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Ellen Lambe | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Steven Loyal | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Alice Matthews | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Gerald Mills | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Karen Smith | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Dorota Szelewa | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Aecee Pana | Tutor |