Overview

Subjects will include, but not limited too

• Overview of how particular groups/individuals may experience inequalities and injustices
• Tackling inequalities and injustices
• Conducting research
• Literature searching
• What is a professional presentation?
• What does a report look like? Structure, content, style etc

Subjects will include, but not limited too

• Overview 4 case studies of how particular groups/individuals may experience inequalities and injustices
• Conducting research
• Literature searching
• What does a report look like? Structure, content, style etc
• Tackling inequalities and injustices

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Students in this range (D and D+) will demonstrate a satisfactory achievement across some of the criteria combined with satisfactory range of knowledge and/or some subtlety of analysis in relation to the chosen case study.The report will be supported with a satisfactory level of detail/examples. They will also demonstrate a satisfactory awareness of some of the relevant data, research and debates, and will be able to give a satisfactory account of how the report recommendations are reached.Oral presentations will meet the following criteria - Satisfactory delivery in terms of speed, eye contact, clarity, audibility and tone - Satisfactory content i.e discusses some relevant issues, explains some key terms and provides a satisfactory understanding of the key debates. - Recommendations are provided. - Satisfactory structure: parts are logical, easy to follow, each section relates somewhat to overall purpose - Satisfactory use of visual aids uses handouts or other visual aids, relevant to content - Satisfactory response to questions:Overall, the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be satisfactory and suitable for a D or D+ -good -Good students (B+ to C-) will demonstrate achievement across some of the criteria, and will have a depth of knowledge in some areas, and/or some subtlety of analysis in relation to the chosen case study.The report will be supported with some relevant detail/examples. They will also demonstrate some awareness of relevant data, research and debates, and/or the report recommendations will be clear, but not detailed.Oral presentations will meet the following criteria - Good/ varied delivery in terms of speed, eye contact, clarity, audibility and tone - Good/varied content i.e discusses some relevant issues, explains some key terms and provides an understanding of some of the key debates. - Good recommendations which need more detail. - Good overall structure with some limitations: logical, easy to follow, each section relates to overall purpose - Good use of some visual aids i.e handouts or other visual aids, relevant to content - Good response to questions: willing to answer questions, actively seeks questions but needed more substanceOverall, the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be in the B- to B+ range. -excellent -Excellent students (A- and above) will show strong achievement across all the criteria combined with particularly impressive depths of knowledge and/or subtlety of analysis in relation to the chosen case study.The report will be supported with a wealth of relevant detail/examples. They will also demonstrate an acute awareness of the relevant data, research and debates, and will be able to give an account of why the report recommendations are reached.Oral presentations will meet the following criteria - Excellent delivery in terms of speed, eye contact, clarity, audibility and tone - Excellent content i.e discusses relevant issues, explains key terms and provides a confident understanding of the key debates. - Recommendations are well thought through. - Excellent structure: logical, easy to follow, each section relates to overall purpose - Excellent use of visual aids uses handouts or other visual aids, relevant to content - Excellent response to questions: willing to answer questions, actively seeks questionsOverall, the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be consistently superior to top upper-second work.

Learning Outcomes

• Be able to critically evaluate how to 'solve' a variety of 'social problems'.

• Demonstrate a critical analysis of various social problems

• Demonstrate a critical analysis of why some groups, or individuals may encounter inequalities or injustices

• Demonstrate report writing skills suitable for local/national government or charities