2022/3, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | FACE-TO-FACE |
Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Mirona Gheorghiu |
Module Organiser: | |
Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
The module will be taught as a combination of weekly one-hour lectures and one-hour tutorials. The purpose of the lectures is to introduce you to specific concepts and theories as well as to the main questions in relation to a particular topic (LO1-5). Tutorials are designed to complement the lecture material by providing you with the opportunity of engaging more deeply and critically with the research presented in lectures and of applying the scholarship to understanding current issues surrounding immigration (LO1-5).The first six lectures and tutorials will cover topics related to differnt disciplinary approaches to the study of immigration (LO1), and, more extensively, to the nature, origins and consequences of anti-immigrant sentiment (LO2, LO4-5). The remaining five lectures will cover topics related to acculturation processes (e.g., integration, segregation) and multiculturalism practices (LO3, LO4-5).
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You will receive feedback on your learning through tutorial participation. 2 Q&A sessions (1 hour each) will be scheduled outside tutorials and lectures to give you feedback on how you approach the two essays.
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The assessment of this module will consist of two components (1) a case study of a specific migrant group and (2) an essay in which you will have to take a more general perspective about what you think the main immigration questions facing the discipline of social psychology are. Together these two essays will enable you to demonstrate analytical and critical depth as well as breadth of understanding of the immigration scholarship. Component 1: Case study of a specific migrant group (2500 words) 75%Here you are required to focus on a particular ethnic or regional group of migrants (e.g., Polish or Eastern Europeans, Syrian refugees) and evaluate existing scholarship on this group’s migration experience by drawing on research that looks at motives for migrating, their experience of migration and their interaction with and adjustment to the host culture. In addition, you will also need to examine research on the host culture’s attitudes towards this group (e.g., what kind of sentiments are expressed towards this group, how they can be explained and what their consequences are for the treatment of these groups).Component 2: Future directions in immigration research (1000 words) 25%In this essay, you are required to draw and justify your own conclusions about what you think are the most pressing questions social psychology must address in relation to immigration and the future direction of the discipline. To complete this essay you are expected to draw from what you learned in the module, independent readings and an analysis of the current social and political reality surrounding the issue of immigration.
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
Face To Face | Lecture | 10 |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 10 |
Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 180 |
| Total Study Hours | 200 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
Essay | 75 | LO1-5 | 9 | , WORDS= 2500 |
Essay | 25 | LO1-5 | 14/15 | , WORDS= 1000 |
Component 1 subtotal: | 75 | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 25 | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |