Module POLM882DA for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM882DA: Stakeholders and Complex Systems
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module will help apprentices meet a range of skills (S1, S5, S6, S7, S8), knowledges (K1, K2, K3) and behaviours (B3, B8, B9) implicit in the IATE Systems Thinking Practitioner standard.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Articulate and critically evaluate the position and role of stakeholders and people in the evolution of the soft systems school of systems thought 2. Generate stakeholder interest and influence system maps for building effective, ethical, and critically considered intervention regimes. 3. Lead stakeholder interventions under complexity and uncertainty 4. Account for the benefits, limitations and contexts for qualitative and quantitative data gathering for building stakeholder systems maps and interventions 5. Account for the benefits, limitations and contexts of different stakeholder engagement and change implementation strategies |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 6. Engender new and developed stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills for inter and cross disciplinary / organisational problem solving 7. Integrate systems knowledges, laws, and concepts in the development of appropriate stakeholder intervention regime 8. Deliver engagements that influence and enthuse stakeholders through complex systems environments |
| Personal and Key Skills | 9. Demonstrate self-reflective empathy and emotional intelligence for influencing, leading, and educating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poster: stakeholder mapping (A3) | A3 poster (10 mins presentation) | 1, 5, 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied essay | 65 | 3500 words | 1, 3, 7 | Written |
| Stakeholder system mapping (pictorial and written report) | 35 | Eight pages (approx./equivalent to 2,000 words) | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 | 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 assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied essay | Applied Essay 3500 words | 1, 3, 7 | Next re-assessment period |
| Stakeholder system mapping (pictorial and written) | Stakeholder system mapping (pictorial and written) eight pages/2000 words | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Next re-assessment period |
