Subject

Contemporary Thought

  • code 09288
  • course 2
  • term Semester 1
  • type FB
  • credits 6

Module: Global Trends

Matter: Antropologia

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Teaching staff

Pre-course requirements

No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject.

Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 02 CG - The ability to learn and act an autonomously and responsibly
  • 04 CG - The ability to organise time and workspace
  • 08 CG - The ability to reflect and memorize.
  • 10 CG - Knowledge and mastery of bibliographic repertoires
  • 18 CE - Ability to detect newsworthy events

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • Acquire the knowledge of basic terms and concepts to develop critical thinking.
  • Write essays, make presentations or participate in debates that demonstrate one's ability to express ideas.
  • Identify through the media the main latent political and ideological debates on major issues on the public agenda.
  • Encourage respect for diversity of views.

Students:

  1. They will internalize a complex vision of contemporary societies.
  2. They will understand how to spot trends.
  3. They will be able to analyze society and forge a critical and independent spirit.
  4. They will develop abilities to perform better during teamwork and create positive synergies.
  5. They will get detailed knowledge about the origins of mankind and its organization, culture, religion and privacy.

Teaching and learning activities

In person

TRAINING ACTIVITYECTS CREDITS
Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students.
3
Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice.
1.2
Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups.
1.8

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person

EVALUATION SYSTEMPERCENTAGE
Partial exam
35%
Partial exam
35%
Individual Work
20%
Focused Praxis
10%

Bibliography and resources

 

  • Velasco Criado, Demetrio: Pensamiento Político Contemporáneo. Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto, 1997.
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