1. General information
Course:
INTRODUCTION TO ARAB CULTURE
Code:
51433
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
396 - DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Academic year:
2021-22
Center:
6 - FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Group(s):
40
Year:
4
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
BARBARA AZAOLA PIAZZA
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Juan de Padilla, Despacho 17
FILOLOGÍA MODERNA
34 926051411
barbara.azaola@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB02 | (i) Applying their knowledge in their professional career; and (ii) gaining critical thinking skills allowing them to raise and support arguments and to solve issues within their field of study. |
| CB03 | Gathering and interpreting relevant information (usually within their field of study) to reflect and give meaningful insights about relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| CB04 | Communicating and conveying information, ideas, challenges and solutions for both specialized and non-specialized audiences. |
| CB05 | Developing the necessary learning abilities for further autonomous study. |
| CE02 | Connecting and relating historical processes and events within the current world order. |
| CE20 | Being able to identify, fulfill and implement ethical principles guiding a civic behavior vis-à-vis the main challenges faced by the international society, including human rights, democracy, migration, equality, peace and security, and environmental degradation. |
| CE39 | Being aware and responsive to (i) cultural differences; (ii) ethnocentric and androcentric biases and approaches; and (iii) orientalism in knowledge-building processes. |
| CE42 | Understanding, interpreting and interacting with Arab citizens. |
| CE43 | Being able to tell the defining features and differences between Arab-Muslim and Western societies. |
| CG02 | Gaining the necessary negotiation, mediation, persuasion and communication skills in the field of international relations. |
| CG03 | Gaining in-depth knowledge of global societies and political and economic systems, including a gender perspective. |
| CG04 | Accessing and sorting out information and documents related to the fields of study. |
| CT02 | Developing ICT skills. |
| CT03 | Developing oral and written communication skills. |
| CT06 | Being capable of autonomous study and self-learning. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1:
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Unit 1.1:
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Unit 1.2:
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Unit 1.3:
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Unit 2:
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Unit 2.1:
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Unit 2.2:
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Unit 3:
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Unit 3.1:
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Unit 3.2:
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Unit 3.3:
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Unit 4:
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Unit 4.1:
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Unit 4.2:
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Unit 5:
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Unit 5.1:
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Unit 6:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CG02 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Individual presentation of projects and reports | CB02 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | |||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 0.9 | 22.5 | Y | N | |||
| On-line debates and forums [OFF-SITE] | Debates | 0.4 | 10 | Y | N | |||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | |||
| Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | ||||
| Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Debates | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | |||
| Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | 0.12 | 3 | Y | N | ||||
| Other on-site activities [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | |||
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 0.28 | 7 | Y | N | |||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | |||
| Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Final test | 50.00% | 50.00% | |
| Assessment of active participation | 25.00% | 25.00% | |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 25.00% | 25.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 20 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Guided or supervised work] | 20 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 22.5 |
| On-line debates and forums [AUTÓNOMA][Debates] | 10 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 5 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 3 |
| Other on-site activities [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 8 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 8 |
| Global activity | |
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| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
