| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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50%
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3500 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Essay |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1-6 |
| Assignment 2 |
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50%
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3500 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Essay |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GS: 1-6 |
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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show and exemplify a wide-ranging knowledge of the nature and variety of women's experience within the major world religions;
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discuss the diversity and pluralism of women's religious or spiritual experience, and the major concepts and models presently adopted by a variety of discipline areas in their approach to this diversity;
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identify key aspects of, and assess critically, the work of feminist historians, text critics, sociologists and philosophers on women's religious experience;
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critically assess and use particular hermeneutical models when studying women's religious experience;
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write clearly and analytically at a Masters level;
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participate in effective discussion with fellow students on the Bulletin Board of the WebCT site at an advanced level of critical enquiry.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the studies in religion discipline will be taught in a seminar atmosphere. It will be assessed in both assessments.
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Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essays for the unit. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practice their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks (written through the essays).
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Global Perspectives
This unit concentrates on a comparative perspective on world religions and this means it has an inherently global aspect. Women and Religion is one of these units that require students to learn a global perspective through the content of the unit and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in the written work.
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| 4 |
Information Literacy
Students will be assessed (through the essays) on their ability to identify relevant literature, and on their ability to critically analyse the literature.
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Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments (written skills; analytical skills). In addition, students who attend the weekly seminar will be provided with the skills to debate contentious topics and develop their understanding of a topic through group activities.
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question.
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Social Responsibility
Within the unit there are specific discussions concerning ethics in relation to the interpretation of texts, especially texts of other cultures than the students' own. Students are expected to practise such ethical approaches to the study of religions when doing their assignment work and in their online postings.
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| 8 |
Team Work
Team work applies in general to discussions between students on Blackboard about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion.
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