Finish line!! final Blog

Age? 19

Sex? female

What is your degree subject (both if joint)? English

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Not really, but it was good to have some veriety from all my other modules

If so, how? And if not, why not? Aspects of beiong bad are not discussed in my other modules as they tend to be literatyre based modules.

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? The assessments have been at an appropriate level. Although to be honest in the lectures i never really felt like i did much work to be honest apart from listening to the lecturer.

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? Yes in someways all of the subjects of the lectures were in relation to the topic of 'being bad'

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? I think the inclusion of the alcohol topic should be bought into the module, as many people wrote about it in their blogs also.


Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Generally yes, although people at the back where talking, i think it would be a good idea to have us all sitting closer to the front, Because when some people where speaking it wasnt always possible to understand what they where saying.

What did you think of the module team? Good, i liked the way there was a different lecturer for each topic

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions?
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole?
Information and talk from lecturers?
I think that having small group discussions would be better, as the class is rather large to be having class disscussions, and there are always lots of people who want to say things.


The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module?
Yes very useful, i do english and although being bad is not directly related to the subject i found it useful in the fact that, it has made me think more about things that maybe I wouldnt have beforehand

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter? I think being bad and the follow up to it in second year 'It shouldnt be allowed' is enough as it allows people from different subject areas the cahnce to do it.

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
Yes i am doing this module in second year

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend?
If they showed an interset into this type of module, covering different aspects of being bad, then yes i would

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea?
Yes it is good to read evryone elses views and opinions that are different from my own, as it makes you think about things in a way in which you may have never thought about them before. I think it would have been better if we were made to put more comments on peoples blogs, as this would encourage peer interaction on subjects of being bad.

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?) I would have prefferd to have had one long assesment aswell as the web blogs, as i didnt feel i could write all that i wanted to say on the assessments beacuse of the word limit restrictions taht were in place.


What have you learned from the module? That no one is right, everyone has and is entitled to their own opinion whether you like it or not.


What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? All of it has been useful in some way