Module POL2027 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2027: The Politics of the World Economy
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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:
- Conceptual approaches to global economic governance
- Leadership in the world economy
- The liberal perspective on international organisations
- The politics of interdependence
- The operation of international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation, and the International Monetary Fund.
- Key contemporary issues in global economic governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 |
...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 | 16.5 | (11 x 1.5 hour) The weekly lectures detail conceptual frameworks, history and key debates to help guide your reading. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 10 | (10 x 1 hour) The weekly tutorials consist of presentations and group discussion focused on tutorial questions and issues raised by students. |
| Guided independent study | 123.5 | Coursework and independent study includes reading, note taking, sketching answers to essay and seminar questions, presentation preparation and essay writing. This study is continuous throughout the course and should take at least six hours a week. |
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 | 300 words | 1, 3-6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 50 | 1,600 words | 1, 3-6 | Written comments |
| Issue briefing | 50 | 1,600 words | 2-6 | Written comments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (1,600 words) | 1, 3-6 | August/September reassessment period |
| Issue briefing | Issue briefing (1,600 words) | 2-6 | 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.
Basic reading:
- Drezner et al. (eds) (2021) The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence. Washington: Brookings Institute.
- Slobodian, Q. (2018) Globalists ; the end of empire and the birth of neoliberalism. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Stone, R. (2011) Controlling Institutions: International Organizations and the Global Economy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
