Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM015M: Behavioural Public Policy and Administration

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
Take home exercises to consolidate knowledge of key concepts from the course (assessed by peers/ module convenor during class)	3 x 150 word answers defining key concepts	2	Oral within seminar
Take home summary sheets (x3) to distil key findings from research articles which will form part of seminar discussion	2 hours preparation per summary sheet during reading week (including reading time)	1,4,6	Oral within seminar

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	2,000 words	1,2,3,4,5,6	Written
Policy Briefing aimed at your own countrys government using chosen policy area (written)	50	2,000 words	1,2,4,6,7,8	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
Essay	Essay	1,2,3,4,5,6	August/September reassessment period
Policy Briefing	Policy Briefing	1,2,4,6,7,8	August/September reassessment period