Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3239: International Human Rights

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
Campaign Outline	500 words	1-11	Peer-assessed and verbal feedback by convener.

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
Project report on human rights day campaigns, which will be conducted independently by the groups (to be decided after at review of formative assessments and could include poster campaigns, events, signature campaigns etc). In this assessment the group will evaluate the campaigns.	15	15-minute group presentations.	1-11	Written
Statement to treaty body	35	2000 words	1-8	Written
Essay	50	3500 words	1,2,4,5,6,7	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
Project report on campaign/s for international human rights day	Power point presentation to convenor (15 minutes)	1-11	August/September reassessment period
Statement to treaty body	Statement to treaty body (2000 words)	1-8	August/September reassessment period
Essay	Essay (3500 words)	1,2,4,5,6,7	August/September reassessment period