Tuesday 6 May 2008

Summery of Being Bad Module

Age - 20

Sex - Male

What is your degree subject (both if joint) - Film Studies.

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking - The lesson on Bad Cinema, Smoking, Bad Comedians i guess help and relate to the other modules in some ways.

If so, how? And if not, why not? - Bad Cinema particularly is the best one out of the lot because of what was included in the lecture as to why the film we watched was bad.

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level - Its been and appropriate level.

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? - Most of the list of topics covered was appropriate would have liked to have seen more of Bad Cinema films.

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? - /

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? - Yeah it worked well with the seminars and the debating between students and lecturers.

What did you think of the module team? - Very good and helpful

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? - A bit from all of these and possibly a different time slot for lectures.

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? - Yeah because Being Bad is involved in possibly all of these subjects.

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea? - Yeah but possibly may help if there was separate classes for each subject as in film studies doing bad cinema for a module.

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module? - I think that i have because i have learnt something and got an understanding from all of the lessons.

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter? - /

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn't Be Allowed’ at level 2? - Yes its one of the modules i will most likely take next term.

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend? - Yeah

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? - Yeah its a better way of producing work and makes it more interesting compared to writing essays.

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)? - The other assessments are good because they basically get to the point of the question.

What have you learned from the module? - I have learnt that there in lots of media there is something bad and someone is being bad. I have learnt a lot more about cinema with how the distribution side works as in censorship.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? - Bad Cinema, Presentations in seminars.

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? - Some lectures which do not completely relate to the subject I'm taking.

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’? - /

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