Module POL3195 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3195: The Politics of Regulation: Risks and Regulatory Failures
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Aims
The course will aim to: provide you with a good grasp of the most important debates and approaches to regulation; enhance your understanding of the challenges and trade-offs involved in regulatory policy; develop your ability to apply key insights to a variety of regulatory fields; advance your understanding of risk and the role of regulators and businesses in anticipating and managing risks.
To illustrate theoretical approaches, the course will draw on extensive empirical examples of regulatory policy in various domains (ranging from utilities, to financial or social regulation), with an emphasis on UK, EU and US examples.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate understanding of key theoretical debates and approaches to the study of regulation 2. demonstrate understanding of both generic regulatory issues as well as specificities of regulating key regulatory domains 3. demonstrate critical awareness of the challenges and trade-offs involved in anticipating and regulating risks and the limits of regulation |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. apply key theories, models and concepts within the discipline 5. draw on and apply key theoretical insights and frameworks to specific empirical examples |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. demonstrate advanced skills in written and oral communication, research and critical analysis 7. digest and dissect complex information and to build and present rigorous, adequately supported arguments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Presentation | 10-15 min | 1-7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 10 |
...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 | 50 | 3,000 words | 1-7 | Written |
| Essay 2 | 40 | 2,500 words | 1-7 | Written |
| Seminar contribution | 10 | Assessed across the module | 1-7 | Written |
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| 0 | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | Essay 3,000 words | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay 2 | Essay 2,500 words | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Seminar contribution | Short overviews of 5 module topics (5 x 150 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
