Module POC1026 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1026: Power, Inequality and Global Justice
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Aims
The aims of this module are to:
- Encourage you to think critically about hegemonic practices in world politics, and the assumptions that sustain them
- Enable you to analyse and deconstruct these practices
- Use these deconstructive processes to the possibilities for global justice.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Generate critical questions about world politics 2. Analyse and deconstruct hegemonic practices in world politics 3. Use deconstructive practices to discuss and evaluate possibilities for global justice |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Engage in comparative and critical analytical work in politics 5. Articulate your own political and ethical viewpoints and justify them 6. List, describe and evaluate different political interpretations in the light of appropriate evidence |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. study independently and in groups 8. Communicate orally and deliver presentations to peers 9. Construct well-structured rigorous arguments based on logical deduction 10. Appropriately use ICT for research and presentation purposes 11. Work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group presentation | Approx. 5 minutes per student | 1-11 | Verbal |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 0 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 50 | 1 hour | 1-7,9-11 | Written |
| Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 1-7,9-10 | Written |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-7,9-10 | August/September assessment period |
| Examination | Examination (1 hour) | 1-7,9-11 | August/September assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (eds) Global Politics: A New Introduction (London: Routledge, 2014)
Frost, Mervyn. Global ethics: anarchy, freedom and international relations. Routledge, 2008.
Weber, Cynthia. International relations theory: a critical introduction. Routledge, 2013.
