Michaelmas Term 25 September 2017 – 15 December 2017 Hilary Term 15 January 2018 – 06 April 2018 Annual Examinations begin Monday 30 April 2018 and end Friday 25th May 2018 No classes take place during week 7 of Michaelmas Term or Hilary Term respectively. These weeks are given over to the preparation of assignments, reading and self-access study for students. Exam dates that are set by the Examinations office and will be made available in Hilary Term on the Examination office’s website at . Students are reminded that they need to be available to take examinations across the examination period, which runs from 30 April 2018. Language Tests and Interpreting tests are organised by CDS, to be advised by CDS following consultation with Examinations Office. We emphasize that it a student’s own responsibility to ensure they are familiar with deadlines for submitting coursework and it is College policy that students are responsible for knowing when their examinations take place. Coursework deadlines will be set by lecturers and students must submit such work as directed by lecturers. Deadlines for assignments are included below. Assignments must be handed in to Executive Officer who is located in Room 4091, 4th Floor, Arts Building by 12 noon on the dates below. Please ensure that you submit 2 copies of each piece of work submitted and that you have attached a copy of the coursework submission form to each piece of work. You must sign each set of assessments in. Assignments must also be submitted electronically, e.g. using Blackboard or TurnItIn as instructed by your lecturer. Code Modules January 15th 2018 February 16th 2018 April 9th 2018 Feedback Dates Annual Exams DF4001 ISL 7 ✓ DF4002 ISL 8 ✓ DF4007 Practical Placement 3 (1) Fieldwork 16/02/18 (2) Mentor Interview Week 6 (3) Diary (1) & (2) 23/03/18 DF4015 Practical Placement 4 Analysis Task ✓* (see below)
DF4012 Methods of Assessment ✓ (1) ✓(2) 09/02/18 (2) 28/04/18 ✓ DF4011 Teaching Methods Research Project ✓ DF4003 Research Project ✓ 05/05/17 DF4008 Simultaneous Interpreting 1 ✓ DF4009 Simultaneous Interpreting 2 Research Project ✓ DF4016 Advanced Topic in Deaf Studies ✓ (1) ✓(2) (1) 09/02/18 * Practical Placement 4 viva voce examination will take place in Week 11, 28th March 2018 Late submission of assignments will not be accepted unless medical grounds or other extenuating circumstances apply. These must be documented. Supplemental Assessments: If a student fails to pass any module the Court of Examiners may permit them to repeat the assessment required during the supplemental period. For courses where coursework assignments must be re-submitted,, students must revise their submission on the basis of feedback from their lecturer and examiners during the summer months and re-submit. Supplemental assignments must be submitted by Monday 27 August 2018 For sign language and interpreting exams, a supplemental testing period is provisionally scheduled for the week of 27 August 2018. Supplemental examination dates for other modules (e.g. Teaching Methods or Methods of Assessment) are set by the Examinations Office and will be published online at Programme Breakdown for Academic Year 2017/18 The Bachelor in Deaf Studies is a modular based programme. It is our intention to teach the following modules in the coming academic year. NOTE: Course reading identifies core texts for each of the modules. This does not comprise the entire course reading list for these courses, which will be made available with the complete course outline for each module at the first session for each respective class. The book list included here is intended as a guide for students who wish to begin reading prior to the
Assessment Details: There is 1 assessment for this module: Examination (100%) Recommended Reading List: ISL vloggers and video makers in RTE News for the Deaf Module Practical Placement 3 Code DF4007 ECTS 10 Co-ordinator Dr John Bosco Conama Placement Mentors Prof. Lorraine Leeson Mr. Patrick Matthews Ms Carmel Grehan Ms Teresa Lynch, Ms Sarah Sheridan Mode of Delivery Traditional and Service Learning Mandatory/Optional Unit Mandatory Module Content: This module consists of a supervised placement in a relevant organisation that provides services to/for the Deaf community. This may include, for example, an interpreting agency, a Deaf community organisation, a school or college with a cohort of deaf students, an evening class of students learning ISL, or other appropriate organisation. Mentoring sessions with the service providers or representative organisations. A service learning focus will be taken throughout. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module students should be able to: Appraise and evaluate placement experiences Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour and skill level Demonstrate ethical behaviour relevant to their particular professional pathway Utilise constructive feedback from mentors into their practice