Module POLM001M for 2016/7
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM001M: Risk, Responsibility, Regulation: Whose Policy is it Anyway (MPA only)
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Participation in seminars | weekly | 1-9 | Verbal feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Policy Options paper on risk trade-offs. | 50 | 2,500 words | 1-7 | One Week marking turnaround with written feedback |
Reflective Learning Log | 20 | 800 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
Review of Set Text | 30 | 1,000 words | 1-7 | One week marking turnaround with written and oral feedback |
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0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Policy Options paper on risk trade-offs. | Policy Options paper on risk trade-offs (2,500 words) | 1-7 | August / September |
Reflective Learning Log | Reflective Learning Log (800 words) | 1-9 | August / September |
Review of Set Text | Review of Set text (1,000 | 1-7 | August / September |