Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2117: The Politics of Climate Change

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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 assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Case study plan500 words1-3Written and oral
Sample learning diary for the first 3 seminars of the course500 words1-10, 11Written and 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.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
90010

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Case study602,000 words1-10Written
Learning diary301,200 words1-10, 11Written
Group presentation as part of role play1010 minutes per person1-10Written and oral

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 assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Case study2,000 word case study1-10August\September reassessment period
Learning diary1,200 word literature review outlining the key governance challenges posed by climate change1-10August\September reassessment period
Group presentation as part of role play10 minute viva on international climate governance 1-10Term 3