Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM085: Work Placement in Conflict, Security and Development

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
One work placement application	One-page covering letter, completed application form and two-page CV	1, 3, 10	Oral feedback in office hours
One work placement review	Two-page self-assessment form	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Oral feedback in office hours

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
Project design essay	20	1,500 words	1-5, 7, 8	Written/oral
Project report document	50	4,000 words	1-7, 11	Written/oral
Project report presentation (individual)	15	10 Minutes + 300-word handout	1-7, 9-11	Written/oral
Book review	15	1,000 words	3-6, 8	Written/ oral

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
Project design essay	Project design essay (1,500 words)	1-5, 7, 8	August/September re-assessment period
Project report document	Project report document (4,000 words)	1-7, 11	August/September re-assessment
Project report presentation	Project report presentation (10 Minutes + 300-word handout)	1-7, 9-11	By arrangement with convenor
Book review	Book review (1,000 words)	3-6, 8	August/ September re-assessment period.

Re-assessment notes

Rearranged presentations will take place in lecturer’s office at a mutually agreeable time in term 3.