Politics

The Research Toolkit for Politics and International Relations
Module POC2083 for 2017/8

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2083: The Research Toolkit for Politics and International Relations

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

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
Selection of group field notes on emergent relevant theme	2000 words	2, 4, 6	Written and 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
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
Individual literature review	20	2,000 words	1, 4, 7, 8	Written
Group qualitative interviewing report	20	2,000 words	2, 4, 5, 6	Written
Group presentation of quantitative findings	20	20 minutes (not including discussion)	2, 4, 5, 6	Written
Individual research proposal	20	2,000 words	3, 8	Verbal and written
Workshop participation	20	Assessed throughout the course, including by student peer review	1-8	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
Individual literature review	2,000 words literature review	1, 4, 7, 8	August/September re-assessment period
Group qualitative interviewing report AND Group presentation of quantitative findings	3,000 words research portfolio showing evidence of application of quantitative and qualitative research	2, 4, 5, 6	August/September re-assessment period
Individual research proposal	2,000 words individual research proposal	3, 8	August/September re-assessment period
Workshop participation	Individual viva for 20 minutes with the course convenor	1 - 8	August/September re-assessment period.