| Credit Weighting: |
5
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| No. of Students: |
Min 25, Max 30.
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| Pre-requisite(s): |
None.
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| Co-requisite(s): |
None.
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| Teaching Period(s): |
Semesters 1 or 2 or 3. (semester details for this module will be confirmed at the start of the programme).
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| Teaching Methods: |
6 x 3hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 1hr(s) Tutorials
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| Module Co-ordinator: |
Dr Séamus O Tuama, Centre for Adult Continuing Education.
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| Lecturer(s): |
Staff, Centre for Adult Continuing Education, Mr. Colman Noctor.
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| Module Objective: |
Familiarilty with approaches to assessment in personal and interpersonal development and with research methods and issues in the Human Sciences; effective use of library and internet resources in research.
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| Module Content: |
Assessment interviews and tools; Observation - objectivity and intersubjectivity, Methodology in the Human Sciences; Staying up to date with current thinking, accessing information.
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| Learning Outcome: |
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:- Conduct an assessment interview and present and justify their findings.
- Describe the main differences between the positive sciences and the human sciences.
- Describe at least two methods of research in the human sciences.
- Use the library to conduct a literature search on an area of interest to the student.
- Present a short summary of an article from a current academic journal to the class.
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| Assessment: |
Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (1 x 2,500 word project report).
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| Compulsory Elements: |
Continuous Assessment.
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| Penalties (for late submission of course/project work etc.): |
Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.
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| Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: |
40% 80% attendance which is monitored by a class register.
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| End of Year Written Examination Profile: |
No Formal Written Examination.
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| Requirements for Supplemental Examination: |
Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (as prescribed by the Module Coordinator).
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