Module ARAM221 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM221: The Palestine Question: Past and Present
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Palestine through the Ages: From the Roman times to Our times.
The Battle of the Narratives: Conceptual and Methodological Aspects.
The Settler Colonial paradigm versus the National Conflict paradigm.
The Zionist Narrative
The Palestinian Narrative
The Post-Zionist Challenge
New Developments in Palestinian Historiography
The Palestinian Refugee questions and its impact on the Palestine Question.
The Role of the Palestinian minority in Israel
The Peace Process and Its Discontents
The One State versus the Two States Solution
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...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 Activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 77 | Weekly reading (7 hours per week) |
| Guided Independent Study | 22 | Class preparation (2 hours per week) |
| Guided independent study | 179 | Preparation and writing of essay 1 (100 hours), essay 2 (50 hours), and book review (29 hours) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission of a detailed essay plan | 1000 words | 1-6 | Written |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...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 | 45 | 4,000 words | 1-7 | Oral and Written |
| Essay 2 | 35 | 2,500 words | 1-7 | Oral and Written |
| Book review | 20 | 1,500 words | 1-7 | Oral and written |
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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 (4,000 words) | 1-7 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay 2 | Essay (2,500 words) | 1-7 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Book review | Book review (1,500 words) | 1-7 | August/September re-assessment period |
