Module ARA2118 for 2017/8
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2118: Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 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 assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Class presentation | 5 Minutes | 1-8 | Verbal feedback |
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 |
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70 | 0 | 30 |
...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 |
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Essay | 35 | 2,000 words | 1-8 | Written feedback Verbal feedback (if required) |
Summative project (group or individual) | 30 | 15 minute class presentation; written proposal (500-700 words); materials for submission (images/film/slides; annotated bibliography; or short essay TBD on individual basis with convenor | 1-8 | Written feedback Verbal feedback (if required) |
5 best reaction papers | 35 | Brief weekly 'reaction papers' based on readings and marked | 1-8 | Written feedback Verbal feedback (if required) |
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 |
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Essay | Essay | 1-8 | August/September re-assessment period |
Project | Project, including short reflective essay (to replace class presentation) | 1-8 | August/September re-assessment period |
5 best reaction papers | 5 best reaction papers | 1-8 | August/September re-assessment period |