Module POC3095 for 2017/8
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3095: Environmental Knowledge Controversies
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
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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Plans for citizen conference | One page, and a 20 minute consultation with class leader | 1-5, 8 | Oral |
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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80 | 0 | 20 |
...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 | 60 | 2,500 | 1-8 | Written, verbal on request |
Small group citizen jury simulation | 20 | Prepare short selection of readings in advance for the class, organise a 1-hour simulation, and feedback the results one week later in a short 5-minute presentation | 1,4,6,8-9 | Written, verbal on request |
Seminar participation and reflective diary | 20 | 1,000 words | 1-9 | Written, verbal on request |
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 (2,500 words) | 1-8 | August/September re-assessment period |
Evaluation of citizen juries | 1,000 words (this can be entirely theoretical if the citizen jury simulations were missed with mitigation; but it should draw on what happened in class if the student attended) | 1, 4, 6, 8-9 | August/September re-assessment period |
Seminar participation and reflective diary | Individual viva and reflective diary (1,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September re-assessment period |