Module POC3088 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3088: Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Aims
This module will:
1. Introduce you to the causes, dynamics, key issues, and main developments in the politics of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and situate the analysis within the academic debates on nationalism, identity, ethnicity, violence, conflict, security, regional relations, and international relations.
2. Introduce you to various, often contradictory, interpretations of the conflict going beyond the two 'official' narratives.
3. Provide you with the opportunity to develop a range of study skills, including the ability to work individually and in a group, evaluate and constructively critique peers’ work, and to construct a coherent and well-reasoned critical analysis of the issues discussed in both oral and written forms.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the main developments, issues and actors in the Israel-Palestine conflict, taking account of varying narratives of events and dynamics of the conflict; 2. Critically assess and analyse Israeli and Palestinian internal political and social structures, and apply this analysis in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict; 3. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the political ideas and ideologies that have guided the dynamics of the conflict; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Find, use, and analyse primary and secondary data relevant to specific issue areas; 5. Apply theoretical debates of nationalism, identity, violence or security to empirical data and vice versa; 6. Understand assessment criteria, engage in constructive peer-evaluation and produce feedback and suggestions for improvement. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Develop oral presentation and communication, group interaction, and analytical writing skills; 8. Locate, research and critically evaluate relevant information from academic sources to form a critical analysis; 9. Articulate and defend positions on the seminar topics; 10. Understand assessment criteria, engage in critical, yet constructive, peer-evaluation and produce feedback and suggestions for improvement; 11. Study independently and in groups; |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper plan | 1 page | 1-11 | Oral comments from tutor and written peer-review in class |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | 60 | 2,500 | 1-11 | Written |
| Portfolio | 40 | 1,500 | 1-11 | Written |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Paper | Research Paper (2,500 words) | 1-11 | August/September assessment period |
| Portfolio | Portfolio (1,500) | 1-11 | August/September assessment period |
