Module POL3180 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3180: Latin American Parties, Politics and Elections
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment based on individual class presentation | One 15-minute class presentation | 2-4, 8-10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 45 | 3,000 words | 1-4,5-7,8,11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay 2 based on one of the country case studies mentioned in the syllabus | 45 | 3,000 words | 1-4,5-7,8,11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Presentation | 10 | Two 15 minute individual presentations | 2-4, 8 | August/September re-assessment period |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | Essay 1 (3,000 words) | 1-4,5-7,8,11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay 2 based on one of the country case studies mentioned in the syllabus | Essay 2 based on one of the country case studies mentioned in the syllabus (3,000 words) | 1-4,5-7,8,11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Presentation | Written summary of presentation (1000 words) | 2-4, 8 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Peter Kingstone and Deborah Yashar (2012) Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics contains detailed essays on a series of big topics (many of them covered in this module).
Thomas Skidmore, Peter Smith and James Green (2013) Modern Latin America 8th edition (OUP)
John Peeler (2009) Building Democracy in Latin America 3rd edition (Lynne Rienner)
Peter H. Smith (2005) Democracy in Latin America: Political Change in Comparative Perspective (OUP)
Joe Foweraker et al. (2003) Governing Latin America (Polity)
Barry Clarke and Joe Foweraker eds. (2001) Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought (Routledge
Robert Dahl (1998) On Democracy (Yale University Press).
R. Dahl, I. Shapiro and J. A. Cheibub (2002) Democracy Sourcebook (MIT Press).
