FYA002- Understanding Individuals and Society

UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES
FYA002-0 Understanding Individuals and Society
Semester one
Student Workbook for Academic Year 2019/2020
Unit Leader: Neville Palmer
SUBMISSION DATE: 10TH JANUARY 2020 NO LATER THAN 10 am.
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Teaching schedule for Understanding Individuals and Society FYA002-0
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TEACHING
WEEK
LECTURE
1 Introduction to the unit: psychology and society
2 Mass media in society
3 Technology, social media, and human relationships
4 Terrorism
5 Mental health and contemporary society
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Gender
The handing out of the assessment workbooks.
7 The role of religion and science in society
8 Psychological perspectives on criminal behavior
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The changing nature of families and childhood in
society
10 The physical health of the nation
11 Effects of globalization and multiculturalism
Christmas break – Monday 16 December to Friday 27 December 2019
Individual/guided study week - no lectures/workshops
30 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
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10 January 20
Assignment/portfolio will be submitted today
portfolios must be submitted by 10 am.
13 Social and psychological issues of identity
14 Revision Lecture

Introduction
Welcome to the Student Assignment workbook which will guide you through the assignment
requirements for this unit. Having engaged in the unit thus far this is your one and final
assignment for the unit. You are expected to independently gather enough information so that
you can answer the set questions for each week. The portfolio itself will account for 100% of
the graded marks for the unit. The teaching team for the Understanding Individuals and
Society has produced this workbook as a practical aid for you as students on this unit in
readiness for submission of your portfolio. On completion of the tasks within this booklet,
you will be required to submit the booklet
The portfolio ideally builds upon the learning that you have undertaken throughout semester
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you to demonstrate your knowledge of the models, theories and debates within the taught
lessons and the field of Social Sciences. You must read this workbook carefully so that you
are clear about the assignment expectations. Within this workbook you will find several
hyperlinks that will lead you to short video clips, these are intended to help you understand
specific topics better and therefore to assist you in completing the portfolio to a higher
standard. These video clips are there to help you they will not provide you with the complete
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answers, therefore, you will need to research a little more using the points raised in the video
clips as a guide.
Aims of the module
1 Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding
 Understand sociological perspectives about human behavior
2 Demonstrate the following skills and abilities
 Can demonstrate how, where and when to use different information concerning
human behavior
Session Structure and Learning Methods
The module will run over 12 weeks – please note that the submission of this portfolio has
been set for 10th January 2020.
Some lectures will be specifically included to guide the depth and scope of material to be
studied during each of the lectures. You are recommended to extend your learning by
consulting relevant subject-specific textbooks and other resources to extend your knowledge
and understanding further.
Self-Study & Follow-up Work
You are strongly advised to use self-study time to fully meet the intended learning outcomes
of the module by working through the information given during lectures and tutorials. The
aim is to enable you to apply your knowledge and understanding of the subject material
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learned in this academic Unit concisely and understandably. It is important to demonstrate
your learning when answering the questions set for you each week.
Preparation for your portfolio submission
An electronic copy of the portfolio must be submitted through BREO. No hard copies are to
be submitted.
Portfolios will be marked
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by the Unit Co-coordinator and a second marker and the recommended grade agreed. It is the
university policy that you should be able to receive feedback on your work within 15 days of
submission. Feedback on your portfolio will be available on BREO.
Ensure that your portfolio is submitted with a cover sheet that identifies you via your student
ID number, Unit name, and code.
Please ensure that you keep, in a safe place the electronic receipt which will be given to you
once you have submitted the portfolio. This acts of proof of submission should there be any
queries about the time of submission or whether you have submitted it.
1. Make sure that you have proofread your work BEFORE it is submitted.
2. Have you read the questions carefully?
3. Does your work contain full sentences? Do the sentences begin with a capital letter
and end with a full stop?
4. Have you inserted references?
5. Have you referenced correctly? Are the references in alphabetical order by the family
name in your reference list?
6. Do your work have a clear introduction, middle and ending?
Completing your Assignment
What am I required to do in this assignment?
This assignment asks you to complete weekly tasks to build a portfolio of your knowledge
and understanding of sociological perspectives and relate this knowledge to everyday
experiences.
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To complete this assignment you will need to follow the steps outlined below:
Step 1: Ensure that you complete the weekly tasks set in your workbook which will be
provided by your tutor.
Step 2: Follow all instructions in the workbook for each weekly task. For example, Week 6
task will be to explain the similarities between 2 sociological perspectives, Week 7 will then
ask you to investigate and describe the differences between 2 sociological perspectives on
human behavior.
Step 3: To address these tasks you will need to identify, locate and conduct some reading of a
variety of different texts -guidance will be given on good academic texts to read.
Step 4: You will need to make some notes in your own words based on your reading and
your understanding of different sociological perspectives and how they explain human
behavior
Step 5: You will then be asked to answer a short essay question that will be written under
timed conditions in your classroom. You will be allowed to take your portfolio into the
classroom with you.
Step 6: You will submit your completed portfolio of work
How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
Through building the portfolio (assignment) you are week by week developing and
embedding knowledge of the key sociological theories and how to apply it to everyday issues
within a society. This assessment is specifically related to developing key academic skills;
writing, searching for and selecting appropriate academic literature, reading that literature
and paraphrasing it is content, referencing, developing notes, following instructions and using
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