Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3077: Global Environmental Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 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
Essay research question	100 words	1-3, 4, 6, 7, 9	Written
Essay research proposal	500 words	1-3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10	Written
Seminar and tutorial participation	weekly	1-10	Verbal

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
60	30	10

...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
Examination	30	1.5 hours	1-7, 10	Written
Essay	60	5,000 words	1-10	Written
Individual Essay presentation	10	15 minutes	10	Verbal
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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
1.5 hour examination	1.5 hour examination	1-7, 10	August/September reassessment period
5,000 word essay	5,000 word essay	1-10	August/September reassessment period
15 minute essay presentation	15 minute presentation to module leader	10	August/September reassessment period