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PO1PCC: Politics of Climate Change
Module code: PO1PCC
Module provider: Politics; School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Credits: 20
Level: Level 1 (Certificate)
When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2
Module convenor: Dr David Marshall, email: d.j.marshall@reading.ac.uk
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Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 7 October 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
Climate change is the defining issue of this century with a range of severe consequences predicted. This module introduces students to important political challenges and debates on climate change, analysing how and why decisions are made as well as the consequences and underlying ethical issues. The module is designed and taught in such a way as to reflect the importance and relevance of climate change across the wider discipline of political science, which includes comparative politics, international relations and political theory. This will be achieved through analysing climate change across a number of interconnected settings, including conflict, international negotiations, climate justice, public opinion, party politics, and the making of government policy. At the end of the course students will have developed a clear understanding of the politics and contested nature of sustainable climate solutions.聽
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of how political processes, both international and grassroots, shape our responses to climate change;
- Define the normative implications of potential solutions to climate change;
- Work in a team setting to critically evaluate data related to the module;
- Present arguments and ideas clearly and persuasively to academic and policy orientated audiences;
- Apply the logic and theoretical understanding developed in this module to a range of environmental issues and contemporary public debates.
Module content
The module introduces students to a range of contemporary political issues related to climate change. These will be critically evaluated from perspectives across the broad discipline of political science, including comparative politics, international relations and political theory. Through this approach students will be able to make connections between the international and domestic spheres. Students will also develop skills at writing for a non-academic professional audience, presenting complex ideas, and analysing reported data.聽
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
This module is delivered through weekly lectures and seminars. While the lectures are designed to give the broad overview of an aspect of climate politics, the student-centred seminars focus on a sub-set of problems linked to the lecture topic and informed by weekly compulsory reading. In addition, this module will include some practical skills-based teaching (for example, how to work effectively in groups) and an introduction to sustainability at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.聽
Study hours
At least 22 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 6 | 7 | |
Seminars | 5 | 5 | |
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | 1 | ||
Practical classes and workshops | 1 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 4 | 2 | |
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
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聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 85 | 84 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Set exercise | Group project | 25 | 1,000 words | Semester 1, Teaching Week 10 | |
Written coursework assignment | Critical review | 50 | 1,500 words | Semester 2, Teaching Week 9 | |
Oral assessment | Recorded presentation | 25 | 10 minutes | Individual presentation to be recorded and uploaded to Blackboard |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Oral reassessment | Recorded presentation | 25 | 10 minutes | During the University resit period | Individual presentation to be recorded and uploaded to Blackboard |
Written coursework assignment | Essay | 50 | 1,500 words | During the University resit period | |
Set exercise | Individual report | 25 | 800 words | During the University resit period | Students will write an individual report in place of the original group project |
Additional costs
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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.