PolisI Cymdeithasol a Chymdeithaseg (BSc)

Yn yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, byddwch yn dysgu gan ysgolheigion sy'n dylanwadu ar ddyfodol eu meysydd. Mae ein cyrsiau yn adlewyrchu syniadau craidd eu disgyblaethau a hefyd ymchwil, theorïau a dadleuon cyfoes.

Mae dulliau addysgu yn cynnwys cymysgedd o ddarlithoedd, seminarau, astudio annibynnol a dysgu hunangyfeiriedig sy'n tynnu defnydd o adnoddau ar-lein, gwaith unigol a thasgau grŵp. Yn gyffredinol, mae darlithoedd yn rhoi trosolwg o'r pwnc perthnasol, gan gyflwyno cysyniadau neu ymchwil allweddol, ac amlygu materion neu ddadleuon cyfoes. Mae nifer cynyddol o ddarlithoedd yn cael eu recordio erbyn hyn. Yn wahanol i ddarlithoedd, mae seminarau yn rhoi cyfle i chi drafod darlleniadau, ymchwil neu bynciau penodol yn fanwl. Mae hyn yn caniatáu ichi gyfnerthu eich dealltwriaeth a chael adborth ar eich dysgu unigol. Mae seminarau hefyd yn eich galluogi i hogi'ch sgiliau cyfathrebu, cyflwyno a chydweithio wrth i chi gymryd rhan mewn trafodaethau grŵp a thasgau eraill.

Wrth i wyddor gymdeithasol ddatblygu mewn ymateb i'r byd cymdeithasol, bydd ein cwricwlwm yn newid hefyd. Mae gan ein myfyrwyr rôl bwysig yn y datblygiadau hyn, gyda'r Panel Myfyrwyr-Staff yn cael eu holi am newidiadau pwysig a phob myfyriwr yn cwblhau gwerthusiadau o fodiwlau ac arolwg myfyrwyr blynyddol.

Sut y caf fy nghefnogi?

Bydd tiwtor personol yn eich tywys trwy gydol cyfnod eich astudiaethau. Mae'r tiwtoriaid ar gael i drafod cynnydd a darparu cyngor ac arweiniad ar eich astudiaethau academaidd. Mae Hyb y Myfyrwyr, sydd yn Adeilad Morgannwg, hefyd ar agor bob dydd a gall roi cyngor ar sut i gael mynediad at wasanaethau prifysgol.

Mae pob modiwl o fewn y cwrs yn defnyddio Amgylchedd Dysgu Rhithwir Prifysgol Caerdydd (VLE) - Bwrdd Du - lle byddwch chi'n dod o hyd i ddeunyddiau cwrs, dolenni i ddeunyddiau cysylltiedig a gwybodaeth sy'n ymwneud â thasgau asesu gan gynnwys, er enghraifft, meini prawf asesu, dolenni i gyn-bapurau. (pan fo hynny'n berthnasol), a chanllawiau ar gyfer cyflwyno asesiadau.

Rhoddir cefnogaeth ychwanegol sy'n benodol i fodiwlau gan diwtoriaid seminarau, darlithwyr a/neu gynullwyr modiwlau; bydd goruchwylydd fydd yn cwrdd â chi yn rheolaidd yn rhoi cefnogaeth ar gyfer y traethawd hir.

Sut caf fy asesu?

All modules are assessed by at least two different assessment tasks. Typical assessment formats include individual and group assignments, coursework, presentations and exams. We take care to ensure that all degree schemes include a range of different assessment types and that deadlines are spread throughout the academic year.

Feedback is provided on assessments and other learning in order to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their current or recent level of attainment.  It can be provided individually or to groups.  It can take many forms.  It is responsive to the developmental expectations of our programmes and disciplines.

The range of feedback includes one-to-one individual feedback; generic feedback; peer feedback; informal feedback; self-evaluation to submit along with the assessment.

Academic staff and peers can use a variety of methods to deliver these types of feedback: written feedback; annotation of a text; oral feedback; seminar discussion.

Formative Feedback

Formative feedback is feedback that does not contribute to progression or degree classification decisions.  The goal of formative feedback is to improve your understanding and learning before you complete your summative assessment. More specifically, formative feedback helps you to:

• identify your strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work;
• help staff to support you and address the problems identified with targeted strategies for improvement.

Formative feedback is routinely provided in seminars as seminar work often contributes to the module assessment. In addition, all modules include a specific formative assessment that is designed to help you prepare for the subsequent summative assessment.

Summative Feedback

Summative feedback is feedback that contributes to progression or degree classification decisions.  The goal of summative assessment is to indicate how well you have succeeded in meeting the intended learning outcomes of a Module and will enable you to identify action required (feed forward) in order to improve in future assessments.

All feedback on coursework is provided electronically to ensure it is readily accessible and easy to read. Verbal feedback is provided for presentations but written feedback will also be provided where the presentation makes a significant contribution to the module mark.

Feedback on exams is usually provided as written feedback for the whole class but you are also able to discuss your individual exam paper and the mark it was awarded with the module convenor.

All marks and feedback are made with reference to the module specific marking criteria.

Beth yw deilliannau dysgu'r cwrs/rhaglen?

The Learning outcomes for this Programme describe what you will be able to do as a result of your study at Cardiff University. They will help you to understand what is expected of you and academic staff will focus on precisely what they want you to achieve within each Module. 

The Learning Outcomes for this Programme can be found below:

Knowledge & Understanding:

On successful completion of the Programme you will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the key ideas, theories and concepts used in sociology and social policy and their relationship to themes, theories and findings from cognate disciplines.
• An understanding of the main research methods used within the social sciences and the philosophical issues that inform their application and use in research settings.
• A critical and in-depth understanding of research and theory in selected sub-fields of sociology and social policy and the relevance of this work to contemporary social debates, issues or problems.
• An understanding of the role empirical evidence plays in the creation and constraint of theory, and how theory guides the collection and interpretation of empirical data.

Intellectual Skills:

On successful completion of the Programme you will be able to demonstrate:

• Critically evaluate existing knowledge, scholarship and research in sociology and social policy and use this knowledge to reach a balanced judgement about the merits and relevance of competing claims and theoretical perspectives.
• Critically evaluate the use of evidence in social science disciplines and policy debates, drawing on both broad methods training and subject specific knowledge
• Utilise knowledge and skills to understand and explain social phenomena of interest to sociology and social policy and apply this understanding to new or novel questions.

Professional Practical Skills:

On successful completion of the Programme you will be able to demonstrate:

• Design and use a range of data collection instruments needed to explore and understand the social world
• Critically evaluate, synthesise and interpret primary and secondary data generated using different methods, using specialist software where necessary
• Work both collaboratively and individually on theoretically informed and empirically-grounded projects that draw on appropriate and relevant research evidence

Transferable/Key Skills:

On successful completion of the Programme you will be able to demonstrate:

• The capacity for problem-solving and originality in thinking by using knowledge and skills to tackle familiar and unfamiliar problems
• Academic and personal skills such as critical thinking, writing, oral presentations, problem solving, group work, time-management, and the use of information technology.
• The ability to communicate complex information in a variety of formats including reports, oral presentations, posters and dissertations