Module POL3223 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3223: Political and Civic Engagement in an Age of Political Disaffection
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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:
- Citizenship and the Idea of Civic Engagement
- Theories of Citizenship
- Trends in Political and Civic Participation: Explaining Political Disaffection, ‘Anti-Politics’ and ‘Populism’
- The Critical Citizen? The rise of informal and non-conventional forms of political participation
- Young people’s participation in politics
- E-activism, social media and online participation
- Deliberative Democracy and Democratic Innovations
- The Social Capital Declinist Thesis: Are we really Bowling Alone?
- Civic Engagement as Participation in Public Policy – from Consultation to Coproduction
- Motivations for ‘Prosocial’ Behaviour: Theory and Evidence
- How Can Policy Makers, Public Managers and Non-Profits increase Political and Civic Participation? Case Studies from Policy and Practice
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 | 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 Activities | 44 | 22 x 2 hour seminars - a mix of lectures, group discussion and student presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 110 | Reading and preparing for seminars including taking notes and set readings |
| Guided Independent Study | 51 | Research and reading summary writing |
| Guided independent study | 73 | Research and writing of consultancy report, to include liaison with external organisation or internal university units where applicable |
| Guided independent study | 22 | Preparation for presentations |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Relevant URLs, youtube videos, podcasts and clips will be uploaded on the module website
Other Learning Resources
A variety of policy reports, strategy and consultation documents will be available on the module website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation plan | Oral during office hours | 1-4, 7-9 | Oral feedback |
| Consultancy Report plan | 500 words | 2, 4-7, 11-12 | Written 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 15 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Reading Summaries | 35 | 2500 (10 x 250 words) | 1-4, 7-9 | Written and oral feedback |
| Consultancy Report | 50 | 4000 words | 2, 4-7, 11-12 | Written feedback |
| Group presentation (students work together consider using a variety of formats including debates, simulations, research presentations and case studies) 50% of mark awarded is an individual component; 50% is a group component | 15 | 10 mins presentation time per person | 7, 9-10 | Oral feedback at end of presentation; written feedback |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical reading summaries (10 x250 words) | Critical reading summaries (10x250 words) | 1-4, 7-9 | August / September re-assessment period |
| Consultancy Report (4000 words) | Consultancy Report (4000 words) | 2, 4-7, 11-12 | August/ September re-assessment period |
| Group presentation | Written case study (1500 words) | 7, 9-10 | August/ September re-assessment period |
