Assignment Brief Academic Year 2024-25

Module code LC473: Making Sense of Society Module leader: Shugafta Javed
and title: – The Sociological Imagination

Assignment CW1: Written Assignment Assessment 100%

No. and type: weighting:

Submission 06/12/2024 , before 2pm Target feedback 3 Weeks after submission

time and date: time and date:

Assignment task

Research the family history of a significant public person (or a person from your own family or friends
network). Examine this person’s experience of TWO of the following themes:

• Gender
• Sexuality
• Race/Ethnicity
• Community
• Social class
• Migration
• Globalisation

Discuss and explain your chosen themes using the academic literature. Weave into your assignment
examples from the person’s life that link to your discussion of the themes as well as a discussion of the
ways in which structure and agency have been influential in this person’s life.

You must include in-text referencing from quality academic sources from the module to support points
made and provide a full reference list at the end of your assignment.

Word count: 1,500 words (Excluding reference list)

If you are registered with the Disability and Inclusion Services or have a disability, please contact your
module leader to discuss how your reasonable adjustments will be applied to this assignment.

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This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your
achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO1: Apply their sociological imagination to help them understand debates in contemporary societies.

LO2: Demonstrate broad understanding of emerging sociological issues

LO3: Apply academic study and writing skills

Practicalities: Referencing, presenting and submitting your work

Please see your programme handbook for information on the required referencing style, any presentational
requirements and the process for submitting your work.

Confidentiality

You should maintain and respect confidentiality in relation to the protection of personal, technical and/or
commercial information of a sensitive nature in your assessed work.
For further information and guidance, please see your programme handbook.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity means taking responsibility for your own work.

When you submit an assignment, you are making a declaration that it is your own work and that you have
acknowledged the contribution of others and their ideas in its development (for example, by referencing
them appropriately).
For further information and guidance, please see the University website: https://www.bnu.ac.uk/current-
students/registry-helpdesk-and-academic-advice/academic-integrity-and-misconduct

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
LO1:
Very little application Little application of Some application of Good application of Very good An excellent An outstanding
Apply a social of the social scientific the social scientific the social scientific the social scientific application of the application of the application of the
scientific imagination imagination imagination imagination social scientific social scientific social scientific
imagination to demonstrated. demonstrated. demonstrated. demonstrated though imagination imagination imagination
help understand this is descriptive demonstrated which demonstrated demonstrated
debates in
Very little evidence of Little evidence of Some evidence of rather than shows analytical which shows which shows
contemporary independent reading independent reading independent reading analytical. depth. sustained analytical impressive analytical
societies and/or extremely and/or poor use of and/or satisfactory depth. depth.
poor use of academic material. use of academic Good evidence of Very good evidence
academic material. material, although independent reading of independent Excellent evidence of Outstanding
superficial and and/or good use of reading and/or very independent reading evidence of
descriptive. academic material, good use of and/or excellent use independent reading
although descriptive academic material, of academic material, and/or exceptionally
rather than which achieves which achieves good use of
analytical. analytical depth. sustained analytical academic material,
depth. which achieves
impressive analytical
depth.

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
LO2: Very little evidence of Limited evidence of Evidence of a Reasonable level of Very good level of Excellent level of Exceptionally good
Demonstrate understanding understanding satisfactory level of understanding understanding understanding level of
knowledge and demonstrated of demonstrated of understanding of demonstrated of demonstrated of demonstrated of understanding
understanding of emerging emerging emerging emerging emerging emerging social demonstrated of
emerging sociological issues. sociological issues. sociological issues. sociological issues, sociological issues, issues, which is emerging
sociological issues though descriptive which is analytical analytical and draws sociological issues,
Assessment is rather than and draws on a on a wide range of which addresses all
Very poorly Poorly structured appropriately analytical. range of appropriate appropriate elements of the
structured assessment. structured though not academic material. academic material. assessment task.
assessment. all elements of the Assessment is This is analytical and
task are well appropriately insightful, drawing on
addressed. structured with all Assessment is well Assessment is very an extensive range
elements addressed, structured with all well structured with of appropriate
but in a way that is elements addressed all elements academic material.
descriptive rather to a high level, addressed to a high
than analytical. showing analytical level, showing
depth. impressive analytical Assessment is
depth. extremely well
structured with all
elements addressed
to a very high level,
showing exceptional
analytical depth and
insight.

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Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2024-25

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
LO3:
Unable to Evidence of poor Evidence of some Good evidence of Very good evidence Excellent evidence of Outstandingly good
Apply academic demonstrate ability demonstrate ability to demonstrate ability to demonstrate of ability to ability to demonstrate evidence of ability to
study and writing knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and demonstrate knowledge and demonstrate
skills understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of knowledge and understanding of knowledge and
academic study and academic study and academic study and academic study and understanding of academic study and understanding of
writing skills. writing skills. writing skills. writing skills. academic study and writing skills. academic study and
writing skills. writing skills.
No understanding Limited Partial and/or Good understanding Excellent evidence of
demonstrated. understanding inconsistent demonstrated, Very good evidence independent reading Outstandingly good
demonstrated. understanding though sources are of independent and/or very good use understanding
demonstrated. treated descriptively reading and/or very of academic material, demonstrated of how
rather than good use of with sources to use academic
analytically. academic material, presented material with sources
which achieves analytically. treated with
analytical depth. impressive analytical
depth.