archived RMST 321 / MDVL 301 “A WORLD OF MARVELS” (O’Brien, 2024)

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  • Welcome
  • Syllabus
    • Structure
  • Readings
    • Resources for accessing readings
    • Introduction: words and marvels
    • Chapter 1: beauties and beasts – readings: weeks 2-4
    • Chapter 2: sleeping beauties, dreaming woods and otherworlds – readings: weeks 5-8
    • Chapter 3: the (beautiful) power of fables – readings: weeks 9-12
    • Conclusion: worlds of marvels, revolutionary marvellousness
  • Class sessions
  • Assignments
    • Self-evaluation
    • Weekly discussions
    • “Prof for the day” discussion session
    • Final project: description
    • Final project, stage 1
    • Final project, stage 2
    • Final project, stage 3
    • Final project, stage 4
    • Final project, stage 5
    • Final exam, stage 1
    • Final exam, stage 2

Assignments

Regular weekly work during term (individual) = 15%

  • Self-evaluation = 5%
  • Weekly discussions = 10%

Regular weekly work during term (group) = 5%

  • “Prof for the day” discussion session = 5%

Scaffolded final project (group) = 40%

  • Stage 1: check-in 1, preliminary meeting = 3%
  • Stage 2: reading-week observation exercise = 10%
  • Stage 3: check-in 2, progress meeting = 5%
  • Stage 4: methodology outline = 2%
  • Stage 5: the final project = 20%

Two-stage final exam (group and individual) = 40%

  • Stage 1: poster presentation session (about final projects) = 20%
  • Stage 2: take-home writing, peer appreciation commentary = 20%
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