Final Blog

Age? 18

Sex? Male

What is your degree subject (both if joint)? Creative and professional writing with media and comms

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Yes, especially the Writing side of my course.
If so, how? And if not, why not? The stories and novels read in lectures very often have acts of 'being bad'

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? I think it maintained an appropriate level.

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? The topics that were covered related to the concept of being bad.

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

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Yes, the changing of lecturers each week was a good idea.

What did you think of the module team? Each lecturer brought their own style and I think it combined well.

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? Yes, definately
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole?
Information and talk from lecturers?

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, because they are all key modules for anyone taking being bad, as well as relating to many aspects of being bad.

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea? Yes

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module? Yes

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

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2? Yes

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend? Yes

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea?Yes they worked well.

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)? yes

What have you learned from the module? Being bad is not just the obvious choices, but things like masturbation can also be seen as being bad.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? weblogs, because it gave me the chance to really explore my ideas

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? I think being too religious was a dissapointing topic.

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