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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module HUSS3291: ETHNOGRAPHIC DIARY
Department: Anthropology (Human Sciences) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]
HUSS3291: ETHNOGRAPHIC DIARY
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 3 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Queen's Campus Stockton |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
- Participation in an Erasmus exchange or an appropriate similar experience in a different academic culture in Michaelams Term of the 3rd year.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To give students experience in the detailed recording of life in another culture through the regular completion of an ethnographic diary.
- To encourage students to reflect on their experiences abroad as these contribute to their personal and academic development, in a written format less constrained than the conventional 'academic paper'.
Content
- The ethnographic diary is a linchpin of methods in social anthropology.
- Including this module as part of a student's third year work enables those who take a semester at a University abroad in their third year to capitalise on this experience not only through research for their third year dissertation, and the modules they take abroad, but also by recording and reflecting on their situation and experience as a whole.
- Reflection through diary writing is a process that is instilled in students throughout their three years at UDSC, but one which is otherwise not assessed in their third year.
- The ethnographic diary will also give tutors another means of evaluating the success of the Erasmus programme in which the student has participated and insights into possible measures for its improvement.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- On completion of this module students will have a full ethnographic record of their experience abroad.
Subject-specific Skills
- The practice of anthropological research methods including participant observation and the analysis of relevant texts and usual materials.
Key Skills
- Observation, recording and reflective writing.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnographic diary | 100% | Ethnographic diary | 10000 words | 100% |
Formative Assessment
None
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.