Module SOC3132 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3132: Surveillance, Security and the State
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Legislative and regulatory framework of intelligence-led policing
- Political repression, surveillance and spying
- Policing protest movements, social movement organisations and industrial disputes
- Impacts of new technologies such as facial recognition and movement prediction software in CCTV on public spaces and civil society
- Impact of profiling technologies for minority communities.
- Policing social media and digital rights
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 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 and teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 22 | Preparation and reading for seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 42 | Preparation and reading for presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | Additional reading/research |
| Guided Independent Study | 54 | Preparation for essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay plan (students will submit plan of summative essay) | 500 words | 1,2,3,4,7,9 | Written and oral (peer review with guidance) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog post (web page) | 30 | 1000 words | 1-9 | Oral |
| Essay | 70 | 3000 words | 1-5, 7-9 | Written |
| 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blog post (web page) | Blog post (web page) (1000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay | Essay (3000 words) | 1-5, 7-9 | August/September reassessment period |
