Course unit details:
Current Issues of Global Governance
| Unit code | SOCS32110 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 6 |
| Teaching period(s) | Full year |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Aims
The aims of this unit are to:
- Engage students with a range of transferable skills when discussing global governance.
- Develop advanced interpersonal skills for employment settings.
- Critically consider the ways in which case study material interlinks with global governance debates.
Teaching and learning methods
This course unit is designed to run during Semesters 1 and 2. Students will attend a workshop on alternate weeks that will last for 3 hours.
Teaching delivery will mostly take the form of active on-campus learning in the form of interactive, student-led workshops. This on-campus learning will be complemented by a variety of e-learning tasks that will be embedded into teaching practice – thereby providing a blended learning environment. For example, prior to an on-campus workshop, students will be given a task to complete online as part of their preparation to bring to the workshop and discuss further. This may take the form of watching a video clip or reading a news article and then posting their reactions or answers to a question on a discussion board. The points on the discussion board can then be drawn out in the workshop, thereby ‘warming up’ students to the topic and making them better prepared for discussion. Therefore, students will experience a range of learning styles to inform their overall experience.
The 30 contact hours are broken down as follows:
10x workshops spread over 2 semesters, each lasting 3 hours.
Knowledge and understanding
- Use a literature review to locate case studies which enable examination of an aspect of global governance and related harms
Intellectual skills
- Critically analyse a critical incident scenario and the ensuing stakeholder responses
Practical skills
- Demonstrate use of e-presentational digital skills when discussing global governance issues
- Work as part of a group under pressure to respond to critical incident scenarios
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Negotiate, manage, and fulfil a variety of roles in a group on an agreed project
Assessment methods
Vlog (10 minutes, end of semester 1, 50%)
Critical incident scenario (25 minutes, end of semester 2, 50%)
Feedback methods
Feedback to students is provided in the following ways:
- Informal and verbal feedback during workshops on student contributions – this can also be discussed with staff beyond workshops
- Students can discuss and/or submit a detailed one-page plan for their summative work (vlog and critical incident scenario), staff will provide written feedback within 10 working days
- Written feedback for summative assessments to be provided within standard SoSS timeframes
Recommended reading
Andonova, L.B., Faul, M.V., and Piselli, D. (eds.) (2022) Partnerships for Sustainability in Contemporary Global Governance. London: Routledge.
Hofferberth, M. (ed.) (2019) Corporate Actors in Global Governance: Business As Usual or New Deal? Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Oguz Gok, Gonca., and Mehmetcik, H. (eds.) (2021) The Crises of Legitimacy in Global Governance. Abingdon: Routledge.
Triandafyllidou, A. (ed.) (2017) Global Governance from Regional Perspectives: A Critical View. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Study hours
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 170 |
Additional notes
The 30 contact hours are broken down as follows:
10x workshops spread over 2 semesters, each lasting 3 hours.