Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3265: Maritime Power and Security in Global Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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
Term 1 Book Review 500 words1-11Oral
Term 1 Essay plan500 words1-11Oral
Term 2 Essay plan500 words1-11Oral
Term 2 Portfolio plan500 words1-12Oral

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
10000

...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
Term 1 Essay342000 words1-11Written
Term 2 Essay332000 words1-11Written
Term 2 Portfolio of applied writing332000 words1-12Written

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
Term 1 EssayEssay (2000 words)1-11August/September re- assessment period
Term 2 EssayEssay (2000 words)1-11August/September re- assessment period
Term 2 Portfolio of applied writingPortfolio of applied writing (2000 words)1-12August/September re- assessment period