Module ARA2161 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2161: The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module covers the major Islamist movements in the Middle East and Central Asia. Its aim is to explore the behaviour of these movements, understand their ideologies, and compare their similarities and differences in a cross-regional setting. The module will also address the causes and the political consequences of the rise of Islamist movements in the Muslim-majority states.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Understand the role of historical narratives in regional and national conflicts 2. Demonstrate critical familiarity with current historiosophical and historiographical debates about the past; 3. Recognise how crucial is the historical narrative in informing the positions of the elites and people involved in the never ending conflict in Israel and Palestine |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Deconstruct historical writing within a historiographical context; 5. Discuss the works of the professional historiography on both sides within a wider theoretical context 6. Demonstrate acumen in the various methodologies and how the impact historiography |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Demonstrate critical and analytical skills through readings, class discussions and presentations 8. Contextualise case studies within wider theoretical discussions |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discussions in seminars | During seminars | 1-5 | Verbal |
| Individual Presentations in seminars | 10-15 minutes | 1-5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Class Presentation | 20 | 15 minutes | 1-5 | Oral feedback |
| Essay 1 | 40 | 1,500 words | 1-5 | Written comments and mark |
| Essay 2 | 40 | 1,500 words | 1-5 | Written comments and mark |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Class Presentation | Write up of presentation (1,000 words) | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
| Essay 1 | Essay (1,500 words) | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
| Essay 2 | Essay (1,500 words) | 1-5 | August/September assessment period |
