Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2021: Understanding Social Inequalities

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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 assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Individual seminar presentations5 minutes1-9Verbal 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.

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
Essay502,000 words1-9ELE
Weekly reading summaries4010 x 200 words each (Total of 2,000 words)1-9ELE
Individual seminar presentations105 minutes1-9Verbal 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 assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
EssayEssay 2,000 words1-9August/September reassessment period
Weekly reading summaries10 x 200 words each (Total of 2,000 words)1-9August/September reassessment period
Individual seminar presentationsSeminar presentations – slides and written commentary for 5 minute presentation.1-9August/September reassessment period

Re-assessment notes

Where you have been referred/deferred as a result of failing or not completing the weekly reading summary to enable you to pass that component of the module’s summative assessment, you will need to submit a reading summary covering that week’s topic in the reassessment period. Where you have been referred/deferred as a result of failing or not completing the seminar presentation, you will need to submit the presentation slides and written commentary in the reassessment period.