Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3198: Revolution and Modern Political Thought

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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 assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Students will be requires to respond orally to Socratic questions in the course of each seminarDiscussion in seminar1-8Oral
Draft of essay 13000 words1-6, 8Written

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.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
90010

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Essay 1353000 words1-6, 8Written
Essay 2403000 words1-6, 8Written
Each student is expected to contribute to an ELE discussion eight times (200 words)151600 words1-8Via ELE
In class presentation1015 minutes1-8Oral and written

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 assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Essay 1Essay 1 (3000 words)1-6, 8August / September re-assessment period
Essay 2Essay 2 (3000 words)1-6, 8August/ September re-assessment period
In class presentationWritten review of one week's reading (1,000 words)1-6, 8August/ September re-assessment period
ELE discussionTwo textual analysis of 800 words on two different week's reading1-6, 8August/ September re-assessment period.

Re-assessment notes

Students referred or deferred for the ELE discussions will have to write two textual analyses (750 words each) on the readings for two different weeks in the August/September reassessment period.  This will count for 15% of the module. If students are referred or deferred for either of the two essays they will need to write it again in the August/September reassessment period.  Essays 1 will count for 35% and essay 2 will count for 40%.  Students referred or deferred for the oral presentation will submit a brief written analysis in the August/September reassessment period covering the readings of the relevant week. This will constitute 10% of the module