Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM014M: MPA Applied Studies

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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
Regular Feedback on Reflective Learning Log as it progresses during terms 1 & 2	300 words (1 log entry per seminar)	1-9	Oral in class (including peer feedback)
Student presentations of report topic & plan	15 minutes	1-9	Oral in class (including peer feedback)
Feedback on report drafts	2,000 words draft chapters	1,2,6,7, 8,9,10	Oral in person during supervision

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
85	0	15

...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
Report	60	10,000 words	1,2,6,7, 8,9,10	Written
Final Reflective Learning Log	25	3,000 words	1-10, 12	Written feedback upon completion
Presentation of report	15	20 minutes	1-9,11	Written

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
Report	Report (10,000 words)	1,2,6,7, 8,9,10	August/September reassessment period
Final Reflective Learning Log	Reflective Learning Log (3,000 words)	1-10,12	August/September reassessment period
Presentation of report	Individual Presentation (20 minutes)	1-9,11	August/September reassessment period