Prerequisites for Module
None in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To consider the current gender dynamics within the energy industry and the related role of cultural expectations of men and women. In doing so, students will evaluate the energy industry’s potential in terms of development of human resources, growth of productivity and sustainability.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Have critical understanding of the place of gender relations in the energy industry through history.
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Have an evaluation of the place of gender in the development and maintenance of the offshore oil and gas industries.
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Have critically engaged with key theoretical approaches to gender and energy.
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Have analysed the forces that shape gendered roles within the workplace.
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Indicative Module Content
Introduction to energy and gender.
The history of male-dominated professions, and the nature of women’s involvement with these in the past.
The expanding role of the private sector in national and global governance systems and related significance of corporate accountability on social (including gender) issues.
CSR accountability and gender equality.
Rethinking citizenship: CSR, corporation, employee and stakeholder roles.
Gendered dynamics in senior executive representation and the offshore gas and oil industry.
| The impact of the oil industry on gendered relations in local communities.
The role of gendered relationships and energy industries in creating a sustainable future.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Distance Learning | Lectures/workshops
| 36 | 0 |
Directed Study
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| 45 | 81 |
Private Study
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| 69 | 69 |
Mode of Delivery
Full Time Mode (FT)
This module will be delivered by a combination of formal lectures, workshops and web-based materials.
Distance Learning Mode (DL)
The module is delivered in Distance Learning Mode by self directed learning from web-based learning materials, facilitated by seminars on-line support.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4
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This module will be assessed by coursework.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | EKINE, S., 2001. Blood, Sorrow and Oil: Testimonies of Violence from Women of the Niger Delta. Oxford: Centre for Democracy and Development.
| | 2. | KELAN, E., 2009. Performing Gender at Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
| | 3. | MARCHBANK, J. and LETHERBY, G., 2007. Introduction to Gender Studies: Social Science Perspectives. Longman.
| | 4. | SIMPSON, R. and LEWIS, P., 2010. Revealing and Concealing Gender: Issues of Visibility in Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan.
| | 5. | WALBY, S. and OLSEN, W. 2002. The Impact of Women’s Position in the Labour Market and Implications for UK Productivity. London: Women and Equality Unit.
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