Module POC1003 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1003: British Government and Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module's precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
-Introduction
-Elections
-Political participation
-Mass media
-Prime Minister, Cabinet, civil service
-Multi-level governance
-The House of Commons and the House of Lords
-Parties and leaders
-Environmental policy and climate change
-Economic Policy
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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27.5 | 122.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 16.5 | Lectures (11 x 1.5 hours) |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 11 | Tutorials (11 x 1 hour) are based on lecture topics. Every student will be expected to present during the term |
Guided independent study | 122.5 | Reading: 44 hours (1 on text book; 3 on required and recommended, per week). Writing notes from readings: 16.5 (1.5 hours per week). Assignments: 62 hours (5 on bibliographic essay; 28.5 on each essay) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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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Tutorial presentation | 10-15 minutes | 1,2,4,6, 7 | Verbal |
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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Short bibliographic exercise | 10 | 1000 words | 1,5 | Written |
Essay one | 45 | 2000 words | 1-5 | Written |
Essay two | 45 | 2000 words | 1-5 | Written |
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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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Short bibliographic exercise | 1000 words | 1, 5 | August/September assessment period |
Essay one | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
Essay two | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |