Module POL3268 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3268: Developments in British Politics: Challenges and Opportunities
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay 1 plan | 500 words | 1-11 | Written feedback |
Essay 2 plan | 500 words | 1-11 | Written 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.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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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 |
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Essay 1 | 50 | 3500 words | 1-11 | Written feedback |
Essay 2 | 50 | 3500 words | 1-11 | Written feedback |
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 |
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Essay 1 | Essay 1 (3500 words) 50% | 1-11 | August/September Reassessment Period |
Essay 2 | Essay 2 (3500 words) 50% | 1-11 | August/September Reassessment 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.
- Evans, G. and Menon, A. (2017) Brexit and British Politics , Cambridge: Polity
- Finlayson, A, (2003) Making Sense of New Labour , London: Lawrence and Wishart
- Gamble, A. (1994) The Free Economy and the Strong State , Basingstoke: Palgrave
- Heffernan, R., et al. (2016) Developments in British Politics 10 , Basingstoke: Palgrave
- Jones, B. and Norton, P. (2014) Politics UK , 8th edition, Oxon: Routledge
- Kerr, P. (2005) Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus , London: Routledge
- McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction , London: Continuum
- Moran, M. (2015) Politics and Governance in the UK , 3rd edition, London: Palgrave
- Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R. (2003) Reinterpreting British Governance ,London: Routledge
- Mayblin, L. (2017). Asylum after empire: Colonial legacies in the politics of asylum seeking. Rowman & Littlefield.
- James, O., Olsen, A. L., Moynihan, D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2020) Behavioral Public Performance: How People Make Sense of Government Metrics. Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.