SC390-6-SP-CO:
Real World, Real Outcomes: Working Life in Theory and Practice

The details
2024/25
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
05 June 2024

 

Requisites for this module
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Module description

This module is aimed at expanding student knowledge of sociological concepts and theories through practical experience.  The module will equip students with hands-on experience in work related to the discipline of sociology as well as some of the knowledge and skills necessary for understanding the key ethical, theoretical, and policy concerns guiding their experiences.  The module increases the employability of students by developing and enhancing their communication skills for specific policy and industry audiences, increasing their professionalism, teaching them about confidentiality, and developing their problem-solving skills in a day-to-day working environment.

Module aims

The aims of this module are:



  • To provide students with a work-based learning opportunity which they can connect to the sociological themes and theories that they have learned over the course of their degree.

  • To provide students with an opportunity for professional development and the ability to link theory to practice.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:



  1. Recognise professional opportunities in fields related to sociology.

  2. Identify the professional skill sets necessary to obtaining a position related to the field of sociology.

  3. Demonstrate an ability to identify the ethical and policy dilemmas associated with the field.

  4. Communicate sociological ideas to different audiences, including policy-makers, members of the public through writing opinion-editorials and policy briefs.

Module information


  • Topic 1 - Introduction to the module

  • Topic 2 - Policy focus: picking an area of specialization

  • Topic 3 - Writing in the real world: policy briefs and opinion-editorials

  • Topic 4 - Individual/group meetings with module supervisors (TBC)

  • Topic 5 - An introduction to professions, local + national govt

  • Topic 6 - Presentation and communication skills

  • Topic 7 - An introduction to work for non-for-profits and industry

  • Topic 8 - Individual/group meetings with module supervisors and/or a focus on conference organizations

  • Topic 9 - Power, work and organizations

Learning and teaching methods

This module will be delivered via:

  • One 2-hour seminar each week. Face-to-face attendance is expected.

Bibliography*

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
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Reassessment

Coursework Exam
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Module supervisor and teaching staff

 

Availability
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External examiner

No external examiner information available for this module.
Resources
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.

 

Further information
Sociology and Criminology

* Please note: due to differing publication schedules, items marked with an asterisk (*) base their information upon the previous academic year.

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