Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM158: Digital Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

On completion of this module you will be cognizant about communications theories and regulation of digital markets in Europe. The module will provide you with an advanced understanding of market developments, global, and EU regulatory frameworks and the differing national structures regulating traditional and new media markets. You will establish connections between theory and regulatory practice. By the end of the module you will have the ability to critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different theoretical and regulatory models and assess the prospects for European integration on the basis of empirical and normative analysis.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the nature of digital markets in Europe, particularly with regard to market, global and regulatory frameworks. 2. Understand different national regulatory structures relating traditional and new media markets. 3. Establish connections between theory and regulatory practice. 4. Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different theoretical and regulatory models.
Discipline-Specific Skills	5. Critically analyse primary and secondary source material. 6. Understand and use concepts, models, and theory from public policy. 7. Construct well-structured and rigorous arguments. 8. Use academic objectivity to advance a normative perspective.
Personal and Key Skills	9. Communicate effectively in speech and writing. 10. Work independently and in collaboration with peers to achieve common goals. 11. Use IT for the retrieval and presentation of information.

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
Participation in class exercises based on seminars and discussion.	Weekly attendance and participation in discussion and class exercises. Class exercises will take part in the second half of the seminar.	1-11	Feedback will be provided in a one to one meeting in the module leaders office in Week 6.

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	70	7,000 words	1-11	Written feedback
Written seminar paper	20	2,000 words	1-11	Written feedback
Individual in-class presentation (on the same topic as the written seminar paper).	10	40 minutes	1-11	Written feedback

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	Essay (7,000 words)	1-11	August/September reassessment period
Written Seminar Paper	Written Seminar Paper (2,000 words)	1-11	August/September reassessment period
Individual in-class presentation (on the same topic as the written seminar paper).	Presentation (on the same topic as the written seminar paper) on a one to one basis in front of the module convenor (40 minutes)	1-11	Arranged in terms with convenor.