Final Blog

Age? 19

Sex? Male

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

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Yes

If so, how? And if not, why not? As we looked at bad films, and with myself taking film studies it fitted in pretty well.

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? Just about right really.

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? Yes, they were all things that could be seen as 'being bad'.

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? Since masturbation was covered...what about sex, since some people do consider sex to be bad.

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Yes...wasnt the same thing every week!

What did you think of the module team? Good, was nice to have different lecturers.

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? Yes....sometimes the lectures were abit too big!
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? Yes, although sometimes you couldnt hear people.
Information and talk from lecturers? No

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

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, if they were interested in learning about the topics that are discussed.

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? Yes, was good to do something abit different from 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?)? Would sooner have done one longer one...

What have you learned from the module? Lots, i've learnt stuff i wouldnt normally learn about and have thought in more depth about things i normally wouldnt.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? Masturbation, was interesting to see hoe certain people reacted having to discuss and listen about this sort of thing.

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? Smoking & Drugs....we all know too much about them as it is...

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’? Good module, learnt some interesting stuff!