| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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This module focuses on patterns and processes of globalization (i.e., economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental) and the critical global challenges of the 21st Century.
The module aims to provide students with social science-based frameworks for understanding, analyzing, and interpreting globalization conceptualizations and processes in multiple arenas (e.g. global trade and governance, migration, information technologies, education, gender, health, climate change). They will also consider the implications and challenges of global processes for the future. Learning occurs as an interactive process in a collaborative environment that encourages students to think, reflect, and write critically at a high-level, and engage with other students in active learning.
The syllabus is structured so to provide the grounds on which the following questions can be answered:
1. How is globalization conceptualized and critiqued?
2. What are the major patterns and processes underlying globalization?
3. What are the major global institutions and what are their roles?
4. How has technological change contributed to global change?
5. How are new patterns and processes of globalization affecting multiple arenas in economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of life?
6. What are the major global challenges of the 21st Century?
7. What are the societal the implications for the future?
At the end of the module students should be able to:
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of globalization patterns and processes, and the implications for power struggles, social and economic development, cultural shifts, and environmental sustainability.
• Understand the reasons for, and effects of global economic policies and oppositional movements in civil society.
• Apply globalization concepts to understand and critically evaluate real world challenges, issues and prospects.
At the end of the module students should be able to:
• Develop and research critical questions regarding the evolving aspects of globalisations.
• Be an adaptive member of a collaborative team in researching, writing, reflecting, and sharing knowledge as preparation for employment after graduation.
• Identify contrasting arguments and offer appropriate evidence to debate the major challenges facing the world in the 21st Century and be aware of the local implications of global problems and potential solutions.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 16 | 2:00 | 32:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Completion and preparation of written exercise 2 |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 3 | 5:00 | 15:00 | Completion and preparation of written exercise 1 |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 90:00 | 90:00 | Engagement with the recommended sources and readings in preparation for each class |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 42:00 | 42:00 | Reading and research to extended knowledge beyond the taught materials and post lecture review |
| Total | 200:00 |
Formal lectures, web-based media, in-class discussion, and web resources provide a varied learning environment to cover the syllabus outline and to ensure students can achieve the stated learning outcomes. There will be opportunities for students to pose questions, debate, and critically discuss issues during class sessions. A variety of materials will be posted on Blackboard, including most key readings and web-based media sources.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Written exercise | 2 | M | 40 | Individual work (max 300 words) plus group work (max 700 words) |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 60 | Written exercise, 1500 words |
The online written exercises will assess skills outcomes and knowledge acquired in a collaborative, teamwork environment similar to that in a professional workplace.
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