October 2008 - Posts
Please click on the attached Microsoft Word document 'Ebook_list' to see a list of the School's currently available ebooks.
CALLING ALL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE DEPARTMENT BOARDS ON WEDNESDAY THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER IN ROOM G117/8 FLEXI SPACE RATHMELL BUILDING.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SPORT STUDENTS NEED TO ARRIVE AT 10AM. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT 12.30PM AFTER THE MEETING..
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS NEED TO ARRIVE FOR LUNCH AT 12.30PM PRIOR TO THE MEETING STARTING AT 1.15PM.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL ON WEDNESDAY.
Many thanks to everybody who's already filled in our on-line questionaire on the first 3 weeks of the academic year. For those who haven't already done so it's not too late, and we really do want to hear what your experiences have been - the good news and the bad. It shouldn't take you more than five minutes - just click on this link
http://snipr.com/3weekreview-shss and you're there.
Newport City Council Sports Development Unit are looking to recruit qualified coaches and volunteers to deliver a variety of sports on the 5x60 programmes across all secondary schools in Newport. They are looking to recruit enthusiastic coaches qualified to deliver a variety of activities including Football, Basketball, Netball, Dodgeball and Street Dance to name but a few.
The 5x60 project aims to encourage more young people than ever before to take part in sport and physical activity on a frequent basis and will be main vehicle for achieving the Welsh Assembly Government’s aim of 90% of children taking part in regular and frequent physical activity.
Don’t miss this perfect opportunity to meet them on campus, and find more about the 5X60 programmes and jobs, application process and general information on working with the Newport City Council!
More jobs, news and events can be sent to you directly by email if you register with Careers Online (http://careers.newport.ac.uk ).
Time: 11am – 1pm Tuesday 4 November
Venue: Outside Refectory, Caerleon Campus
Apologies to anyone who's had difficulties downloading the coversheet for this module from the "MyAssignments Timetable". The problem has now been remedied and you should now be able to download it.
When: 5.30pm, 4 November 2008
Where: E10 Lecture Theatre, Rathmell Building, Caerleon Campus
ENTRY IS FREE
First, the lecture will evaluate the role that theory can play in understanding human experience and social relations - examining, on the one hand, the limitations of applying theory to our lives, and on the other, the possibilities theory provides in thinking critically and imaginatively about these lives.
Second, issues concerning the nature of freedom and agency will be explored, as individuals and groups can be said to not only have a wide diversity of experiences but also that they variously respond to them.
Third, recognising that individuals and groups commonly defined as 'suffering' and 'disadvantaged' will often, via their responses to their experiences, positively incorporate aspects of these experiences into their individual and group identities, raises difficult questions concerning the nature of 'social justice' which are also addressed.
Professor Steve Smith
Professor in Political Philosophy and Social Policy
In a research career that has spanned over twenty years, Professor Steve Smith has published numerous books, articles, chapters for collections in various areas of political philosophy and social policy, and in both academic and applied contexts. During this time he has become a leading international scholar in examining the relationship between theory and policy and practice, in theories of social justice, equality and diversity, and in the philosophy of disability.
All those attending are invited to join Steve for tea and coffee at 5pm in the Boardroom prior to the lecture. There will be a buffet supper to follow.
To book your place at this unique event, please contact the Research and Enterprise Department (RED):
Tel: 01633 432 400
Email:
red@newport.ac.uk
This is the start of a new academic year and it’s important for us to know how things are going for you – what you’re pleased about and what hasn’t been so good. If we don’t get your feedback we can never be sure of what changes might need to be considered. Please let us know what your experiences have been over the first 3 weeks of the term by filling in the anonymous on-line form at -
http://snipr.com/3weekreview-shss- you can do this from your computer at home, from any of the open access suites on campus, or from one of the computers outside the office at Allt-yr-yn on in C3 in the Edward Anwyl Building at Caerleon. We'll be looking at the results of this survey in about 10 days time, so please fill it in as soon as you can. Please note, though, that this is only for students in the School of Health & Social Sciences.
To save any confusion I have put together a students view of how to access the assignment cover sheet on the mLE which I attach.
As these cover sheets are unique to both the assessment and you the student, please ensure that you print off the right one. Once your assignment has been submitted and scanned by the office you will receive an automated e-mail confirming receipt.
Again, any problems, please drop me an e-mail angela.llewellyn@newport.ac.uk and I will do what I can to help.
Cheers, Ang
This is a very specific placement opportunity which may well be of interest. It's for a flexible assistant carer and you can find details with this posting.
Please find attached the minutes from the recent School of Health and Social Sciences Learning and Teaching meeting
To Submit an Assignment
This year we have a new system of submitting an assignment. If you have not already done so, please could you go to myHome and click myAssignments (under myTools on the right hand side).
Please print off the assignment cover sheet that corresponds with the assignment you are submitting, attach it to your work and pop it in the School office post box as usual.
Your assignment will then be barcode scanned which will then generate an e-mail to you confirming receipt of your assignment.
If you have any problems, please pop into the office where we should be able to help or drop me an e-mail - angela.llewellyn@newport.ac.uk.
A Very British Affair: Ethnic Minorities and 60 Years of the Welfare State
Charlotte Williams
Professor of Social Justice, Keele University
Friday 17 October 2pm
Room A27, Allt-yr-yn Campus
The British Welfare State was not designed to respond to diversity. It has been at best ambivalent towards the needs of minority groups, at worst racist. But what would it take to build a welfare system responsive to the realities of a multicultural society? What are the possibilities and limitations of the idea of a multicultural welfare state? This lecture considers the legacy of the post war Welfare State on ethnic minority wellbeing and asks what kind of trajectories might produce a welfare system more appropriate to their needs.
All are welcome, but places are limited. Please let Gideon Calder gideon.calder@newport.ac.uk or Matthew Evans matthew.evans@newport.ac.uk know if you’d like to attend.
This lecture forms part of Welfare State 2008 – a series of events, debates and publications commemorating the 60th anniversary of the British welfare state, and its future prospects. http://welfarestate2008.newport.ac.uk/
Just to say that last night's seminar (see below) was rescheduled at the very last moment - we were there but the speaker wasn't! It'll now be taking place tonight - same time same place.
Newport Social Ethics Seminar
The first in this year's series of research seminars is on Wednesday 8
October at 5.30pm - details below. As usual, the session includes a
talk, followed by the opportunity for discussion. Refreshments will be
provided.
Dr Annabelle Lever
London School of Economics
Author, On Privacy (Routledge, forthcoming)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Privacy-Thinking-Action-Annabelle-Lever/dp/0415395704
'Privacy'
What is privacy and, whatever it is, is it valuable? These two
questions have dominated philosophical discussion on privacy, without
any consensus emerging on how they should be answered. This is partly
because we have tended to assume that the value of privacy is purely
personal. But in fact, its significance seems to vary depending on
social circumstances. It is improbable, for example, that privacy has
the same value in nondemocratic and democratic societies, because of
their different assumptions about what is valuable and why. This talk
suggests argues that we need to integrate an appreciation of politics
into philosophical accounts of privacy, and shows how this can help us
to limit our disagreements about its nature and value.
Venue: RM/E16, Caerleon Campus
Time: 5.30pm
Please click on attachment to see e-briefing letter.
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