Assessment method

The MSc Policing and Security Transformation assessments are designed to be appropriate to postgraduate study as well develop skills relevant to the your professional practice and further enhance your employability for career advancement or change. In addition to the essays which develop academic style, a number of the written assessments take a form of reports, reflecting the need for focused and concise approached coupled with analysis that’s a key for effective communication in the sector. Similarly, you will be asked to submit portfolios which include elements enhancing professional skills such as designing a training plan and reflective writing. In line with general movements in policing and security which focus on collaboration, you will also engage in a group assignment. The course team is mindful of the need to effectively communicate in a number of different ways and that is why the assessment strategy also utilises different digital assignments (e.g. a podcast or a blog post). You will also be assessed via practical exercises (e.g. using industry relevant software). The Applied Research Project itself is assessed via a digital assignment and a dissertation which is aimed at developing your ability to design, execute, and present an independent empirical project enhancing industry specific policy and practice. Modules integrate study skills and use formative seminar tasks to help you plan and prepare their assessments. Module leaders and Personal Academic Tutors can provide feedback on assignment plans and sample draft work in addition to the summative feedback after submission. The course assessment strategy is 100% course work – in other words, there are no exams.