Module POC1031 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1031: Political Communication
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
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:
- Decolonisation
- Situating the academic institution
- Inclusive learning communities
- Positionality and identity
Key skills focused on may include:
- Research
- Note Making
- Critical Thinking
- Essay Style and Structure
- Public Speaking
- Group Work
- Time Management
- Critical analysis of knowledge sources
- Self-reflection/ attention to partial perspectives
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27.5 | 122.5 | 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 & Teaching Activities | 16.5 | 11 x 1.5 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 11 | 11 x 1 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 33 | Reading and preparing for seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 22 | Researching and writing formative assessments and assignments |
| Guided Independent Study | 67.5 | Preparation for summative assignments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Home | StudyHub (fxplus.ac.uk)
SAGE study skills books - helping students study smarter (sagepub.com)
Become a Student and Study Abroad - Times Higher Education
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.
- Cottrell, Stella. 2019. The Study Skills Handbook – Macmillan Study Skills. Macmillan Education UK.
- Cottrell, Stella. 2017. Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection – Macmillan Study Skills. Macmillan Education UK.
- Gillberg, C., 2020. The significance of crashing past gatekeepers of knowledge towards full participation of disabled scholars in abelist academic structures . In: Ableism in Academia: Theorising the experiences of disabilities and chronic illnesses in higher education. s.l.:UCL Press , pp. 11-26.
- hooks, b., 1994. Confronting Class in the Classroom . In: Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom . London: Routledge , pp. 177-191.
- Hughes, Gareth. 2020. Be Well, Learn Well: Improve Your Wellbeing and Academic Performance. Macmillan Study Skills. Macmillan Education UK.
- Hopkins, Diana. and Reid, Tom. 2018. The Academic Skills Handbook: Your Guide to Success in Writing, Thinking and Communicating at University. SAGE Publications.
- Mirza, Heidi S.. 2018. "Decolonizing Higher Education: Black Feminism and the Intersectionality of Race and Gender." Journal of Feminist Scholarship 7 (Fall): 1-12. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jfs/vol7/iss7/3
- Moriña, Anabel. 2016. Inclusive Education in Higher Education: challenges and opportunities. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 32.1, p. 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2016.1254964
Web-based and electronic resources:
Home | StudyHub (fxplus.ac.uk)
SAGE study skills books - helping students study smarter (sagepub.com)
