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 Content
Syllabus Plan
While the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, this plan is indicative of some of the main topics to be covered by the module. More details will be given and the plan finalised in the module syllabus available on ELE prior to the start of the course.
What is Regulation?
The Regulatory State &the ‘Risk Society’
Theories of Regulation: Public Interest, Capture, Rational Choice
Regulatory Tools and Approaches
Regulatory Agencies
Regulating Risks
Risk Governance: Comparative Approaches
Regulatory Enforcement
Regulatory Failures and Unintended Consequences
Regulatory Competition: Races to the Top, Races to the Bottom
Regulatory Reform &Innovation
Crisis Management &Preparing for Future Crises
Regulatory Oversight
The Future of Regulation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 44 | 22 weekly sessions each lasting 2 hours, each consisting of a mix of formal lecture, student-led seminar, collective discussion and presentations |
| Guided independent learning | 256 | A variety of private study tasks directed by the module leader, including: reading and preparation of assigned readings for seminars (roughly 130 hours); the research, preparation and completion of essays (roughly 50-60 hours/per essay); research and preparation of the presentation (roughly 10 hours). |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
A number of articles, reports or book chapters will be available for every topic on the module website. These will be supplemented with empirical materials from different government and non-government regulatory sources, as appropriate.
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 |
| 0 | ||||
| 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 |
