College of Social Sciences and International Studies

College of Social Sciences and International Studies

Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project
Module SSIM907 for 2021/2

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSIM907: Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

1. Research project skills workshops – two sessions to prepare students.
2. At least four supervision meetings: one to discuss the research project plan, followed by three meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work.

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
6	594	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 Activities	4	2 x 2 hour research project skills workshops
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	2	4 x 30 minute supervision sessions
Guided Independent Study	594	A variety of private study tasks directed by module leader. These tasks may include (with an indicative number of hours): Reading (170 hours) Preparing project proposal (24 hours) Collecting and analyzing data (200 hours) Writing and editing the dissertation (200 hours)

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
Project proposal detailing research or consultancy project	1500 words	1-9	Oral and Written

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
12,000 word research dissertation with figures and tables	100	12,000 words	1-9	Written Feedback
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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
12,000 word research dissertation with figures and tables	12,000 word research dissertation with figures and tables	1-9	December following the release of results in early November.