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SI0284 Summative (non-optional) Spring Assignment Please answer the following questions which are linked to your engagement with the seminar programme. The total word count for the assessment is 1500 words, including the bibliography and front sheet, but you will not be penalised if the word count is no more than 1650 words. When writing your answers try to make sure that each section is roughly equal (500 words for each). The sections are not linked and you are not expected to write an introduction and conclusion to the assignment. Please do not write in the first person (“I”) and remember it is important to use academic references throughout to support your claims. You must answer 3 questions in total. Questions 1 and 2 are compulsory and you can choose one from questions 3, 4 and 5. Please number each section and do not include the question wording in your submission. Two Compulsory Questions: 1) As preparation for seminar 2 all students were required to watch the BBC documentary ‘The riots in their own words: the police’. Using approx. 500 words, identify one (1) criminological theory that could be used accurately and appropriately to understand the causes of the riots from a police perspective. 2) For seminar 4 on situational crime prevention you completed a table identifying crime prevention techniques in 1 of 4 locations. Please attach your completed table as an image* to your assignment when you submit your work. In addition, this section should focus on discussing the possible negative unintended consequences of these kinds of approaches. (Approx. 500 words) Choose one of the following: 3) For seminar 3 on Prisons, students were required to undertake some reading and engage with 3 set questions. Using approx. 500 words, answer question 2 or 3. 4) For seminar 1 on Justice and Punishment you were required to undertake some reading and engage with 3 exercises. Drawing from your notes, engagement with the lectures and seminar, and your own independent reading, answer Exercise 2 or 3 (Approx. 500 words) 5) For seminar 1 students were required to read a short article by Julian Baggini on the sentences handed out for some people in relation to the summer riots of 2011. Focussing on two sentencing aims (NOT just philosophies) consider the extent to which the sentences could be considered to be justified. (Approx. 500 words) *This must be inserted as an image so it does not contribute to your word count. In order to do this you can ‘print screen’ and paste into Paint and save as a .jpg. The Paint programme can be found under programmes on university computers. This is then inserted into your document as a picture. Foundations of Contemporary Criminology Foundations of Contemporary Criminology Introduction to Sociology Key Ideas in Social Science Lecture 15 Exam Feedback and Summative Essay Preparation 1 Assessment Four elements of assessment: Task 1 Formative 1000 word essay. The absolute deadline is 12 noon on Friday November 10th Mid-November 2017 Task 2 Summative 1.5 hrs exam Autumn Exam Period (40%) Task 3 Summative 1500 word essay 20%). The absolute deadline is 12 noon on Thursday 10th May 2018 Task 4 Summative 1.5 hrs exam Spring Exam period (40%) Autumn Examination Feedback Understanding your grade The grades are: 70%+First 60-69%Two One (2:1) Upper second class 50-59%Two Two (2:2) Lower second class 40-49%Third 39% and belowFail How did your examination mark compare with everyone else’s? Key Ideas Autumn Examination 2017-18 0-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-7980-8990-990151736618284606 How did your examination mark compare with everyone else’s? Total Students: 352 Total Possible Marks: 71 Range: Maximum Score 67 Minimum Score 13 Averages: Mean Score 46.30 (65%) Median Score: 47.25 (67%) Multiple Choice Questions got the best marks on average Which were the hardest questions to answer? Multiple Choice QuestionsShort Answer Questions Number of Graded Items 38 22 Total Points Possible 38 33 Maximum Score 37 32 Minimum Score 9 2 Mean Score 28.03 18.27 Mean Percent Score 73.76 55.36 Question by question: MCQ Which were the hardest questions to answer? Modernity Correct Answers (%) MCQ190.34 MCQ254.26 (Legal reform) MCQ376.14 MCQ467.05 MCQ567.61 MCQ665.06 MCQ779.26 Durkheim MCQ1269.32 MCQ1378.41 MCQ1478.98 MCQ1546.88 (Herbert Spencer) MCQ1681.53 MCQ1788.64 MCQ1876.70 MCQ1982.67 Which were the hardest questions to answer? Emotions MCQ2454.55 MCQ2559.09 MCQ2656.82 Gender MCQ2975.28 MCQ3084.09 MCQ3184.38 MCQ3272.16 MCQ3378.98 MCQ3457.39 (West and Zimmerman) Which were the hardest questions to answer? Interactionism MCQ3990.91 MCQ4073.30 MCQ4163.92 MCQ4287.50 MCQ4357.67 (Mead) MCQ4492.33 Ethnomethodology MCQ4974.15 MCQ5071.02 MCQ5190.34 MCQ5278.41 Goffman MCQ5557.95 (Where did he do his fieldwork?) MCQ5665.06 MCQ5780.40 MCQ5894.32 What to do if you got under 40% Do not panic. If you focus on the next exam and the assessed essay you could still pass the overall module Speak to your personal tutor Identify why you got the grade you did Develop a plan to ensure you improve your exam preparation in future Practice answering the kind of questions we ask in the examination Towards the end of the semester we will make the practice quiz for the Spring Examination available on www.socrative.com This will give you experience of multiple choice and short answer questions on module themes. The main focuses for your revision should be: The teaching materials and Dead White Men Summative Essay Preparation Summative Essay Title Attempt your own sociological analysis of an aspect of your personal experiences in the last year using ONE of the bodies of theory discussed in the module. Suggested topics: your personal experiences of the workplace OR making new friendships OR managing money OR leisure time OR health and illness OR getting into University OR using news media OR the city of Cardiff. 1500 Word Limit All assessed work is marked on the basis of its strengths and weaknesses when measured against the published criteria and the requirements of the task that was set. The required word length is important as it as reflects the level of depth and detail which the examiners are expecting in order to demonstrate the learning outcomes. Work that is substantially below the specified length will almost certainly fail to provide sufficient depth or detail and will be marked down accordingly. Work that exceeds the set word length will be judged against the published criteria and markers may deduct marks if, in their judgement, the excess comes as a result of poor writing, repetition, digression and other failures to answer the question within the required word count. The word count for work submitted in SOCSI DOES NOT include the list of references. (Assessment Handbook 2017-18) Advice from the Module Handbook For more general advice on how to approach the essay, much of the advice and guidance given above in relation to the formative essay also applies here. But the emphasis on analysing your personal experiences makes this essay quite different. Please remember, you must rely on your personal experiences and are not expected to read specialist sociological studies of your chosen topic or undertake your own research on it. Please do not be tempted to look for sociological or journalistic studies of the topics listed above. Describing such studies does not show you understand the theory and that is what you are being examined on within this module. Essays which try to demonstrate their understanding of the theory by applying to something other than their experience risk making sweeping, unsubstantiated statements. The best essays will be those which convey a genuine sense that you think the ONE body theory you have chosen improves your understanding of the experiences you have had. So choose your theory wisely! And choose the experiences that will help you to show off your knowledge of that theory For example if you have experienced some of the things that Kate Moles described in her lecture you may be able to make good use of feminist theory In the past we have had essays seeking to apply feminist theory which have either had to admit the theory adds nothing to their understanding of their own experiences Or have resorted to making their experiences a forced fit with the theory More advice form the handbook There is sufficient reading in this handout to allow you to write a very good essay without looking elsewhere. In fact, we strongly advise against reading anything that is not on the handout because we don’t want you to find an article or blog which somebody else has written about a sociological analysis of leisure or social media or something else you may have experienced in the last year. Why don’t we want you to do this? Because this is the essay that we will use to see how well you have met Learning Outcome 4 (Apply some of these concepts and approaches in an account of one aspect of contemporary social life). Therefore we want to see how much you understand, not how much the blogger or the article-writer you come across through Google understands. Moreover, we want to see you, and not somebody you have read and paraphrased, testing out your understanding by applying the theories to your experiences (and nobody else’s). Assessment Criteria (also from the Handbook The assessment criteria are indicative, not prescriptive. They indicate the typical characteristics of an essay in each marking band. The final mark given will indicate a preponderance of attributes in the corresponding band, with the greater the preponderance the higher the categorical mark. categorical marksknowledge and understanding (40%)analysis and evaluation (20%)academic and information literacy (10%)conceptualisation, application and reflection (30%) 68 65 62• A good knowledge of relevant theoretical literature and concepts is demonstrated, but there may be notable omissions as well. • Little, if any, reference to primary literature. • The essay question is addressed. • The content of the essay is coherently structured. • The reasoning and discussion is clear and sensible. • Relevant literature is utilised, but there is not enough of it, or it is not discussed with enough detail, to justify a First. • The writing style is readable. • The essay demonstrates the application of some concepts associated with an existing body of theory to the understanding of social life in a novel and imaginative way categorical marksknowledge and understanding (40%)analysis and evaluation (20%)academic and information literacy (10%)conceptualisation, application and reflection (30%) 68 65 62• Theoretical concepts are utilised, though not with sufficient detail and sophistication to justify a First. • There may be evidence of critical thinking, but not theoretically informed critique. • The essay may be strong on application,