Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3154: The Politics of Climate Change

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
Case study plan	500 words		In writing and oral
Sample learning diary for first 3 seminars of the course	600 words		In writing and oral

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
90	0	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
Case Study	60	2500 words	1-10	Written
Learning Diary	30	1500 words	1-10, 11	Written
Group presentation as part of a role play	10	10 mins per person	1-10	Written and oral
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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
Case Study	2500 Case Study	1-10	August/September assessment period
Learning diary	1500 word literature review outlining the key governance challenges posed by climate change	1-10	August/September assessment period
Group presentation	10 minute viva on international climate governance	1-10	In summer term