Questionnaire

Age?
20

Sex?
Female

What is your degree subject (both if joint)?
Creative Writing and English Literature

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

If so, how? And if not, why not?
It provides a good insight into various taboo topics that provide good starting points in writing a story. The weblog proved useful as well as it required us to get into the habit of writing and to think critically, which is good for journalism and writing essays. I think the creative writing assignment related well to my creative writing modules. I think the creative writing tutorials proved useful as it helped us with queries that we had, for example dialogue, word count ect.

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level?
I think the module was at an appropriate level; however I feel the word count on the assignments could have been longer as it was hard to include many of my ideas into one piece. I also think the requirement of the blogs being done on different dates would have made it difficult for some to carry out the weblogs.

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate?
The lists were appropriate. It was interesting to hear other people’s views on these subjects.

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included?
Yes, I was surprised that suicide and euthanasia weren’t included in the list as they are equally debateable as the other subjects. However, these might prove very sensitive subjects for some. I think bad music would have been interesting to debate as some genres are quite controversial (rap music) and some have bad reputations (rock’n’roll and punk rock).

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well?
Yes

What did you think of the module team?
The team were very good. I think some of them made the lectures fun and enjoyable, especially the guy who did the Body Modification lecture, the other one who did stealing and stalking and also Jerry Carlin who did the drugs lecture. I also thought that the visual aids they used such as pictures and clips made the lectures interesting.

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions?
No, it didn't have the same impact as discussions made as a whole class.

Discussion and debate among the class as a whole?
Yes because interesting views and ideas were drawn from this.

Information and talk from lecturers?
No as there was enough of this given in lectures

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 it required us to interact with one another and express our views and ideas. It was interesting to gain the opinions of others because it helped me to develop my own understandings of the topics discussed

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea?
Yes, because they add variety to the other modules being done and enhances our critical thinking

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module?
Yes, it had developed my understandings of the topics covered.

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter?
No, because I feel this module is enough

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
No because I'm taking a module that relates better to my dicipline area

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend?
Yes, it would be interesting to see how their opinions change on the topics covered.

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea?
Yes, because the reaserch also develops our understandings on the subjects. Plus, it was a fun way to note down our ideas and get everyone's opinion.

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, it would have been better if there were longer assignments beacuse the word restrictions meant that I couldn't get all of my ideas down.

What have you learned from the module?
That everything is fine as long as its the individual's choice and it doesn't hurt anyone else. Thats the conclusion I've drawn from most of the topics covered. I've also learned to think deeper into the subjects and instead of judging the person as bad for doing the deed, understand what drove them to it.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why?
I thought most of the topics were interesting, esp Cheating, stealing, stalking, tattoos.

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why?
I didn't enjoy the bandit lecture because it didn't explain why it was done. I also didn't understand how old folk tales fitted into the theme of being bad because its not a real life issue.

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’?
Yes, I don't think the blogs should be done of different dates.