Module POLM228M for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM228M: Leadership, Equality and Diversity
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Drawing on research on inclusive leadership and equality policy, the module assesses and challenges theoretical foundations through the comparative examination of a range of contemporary issues in the promotion of equality and diversity in leadership.
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 theoretical discussions and case studies:
- What is Leadership?
- What is an inclusive leadership? And how does it fit into the perspective of a “good government”?
- How can equality and diversity can be conceptualised and implemented?
- What are the pathways towards inclusive leadership?
- What are the opportunities, challenges and barriers for inclusive leadership?
- What is the potential impact of an inclusive leadership?
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 | 118 | Private study reading and preparing for the module |
| Guided Independent study | 160 | Preparation of a 5000 word policy report |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy report outline | 1000 words | 1-8 | In class |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning log | 20 | 1500 words | 8, 9 | Written |
| Policy Report | 80 | 5000 words | 1-8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective learning log | Reflective learning log, 1500 words | 8, 9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Policy Report | Policy Report, 5000 words | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
