Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
To introduce the legal, academic, and personal skills needed to participate effectively as a Law student, through delivery of 4 streams of learning and teaching: Thinking Law; Making Law; Doing Law; and Being Law.To develop students' confidence and skills in making research-informed legal arguments, through individual and group work.To equip students to reflect on their skills development, and to identify development needs, during the module and throughout their degree.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate familiarity with the structure of the English Legal System, including the Parliamentary process relating to the creation of legislation, and the doctrines of Parliamentary sovereignty and the separation of powers: 1of legislation, and the doctrines of Parliamentary sovereignty and the separation of powers2 Demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of statutory interpretation, legal reasoning, precedent, ratio decidendi, obiter dicta and the significance of dissenting judgements: 1Locate, retrieve and use a range of legal and non-legal materials: 2Make research-informed legal arguments in written and oral form, through individual and group work: 2Demonstrate the personal, practical and professional skills needed to be an effective Law student, including critical thinking, team working, presenting, and reflective practice: 2,3Take ownership of their learning journey and skills development, identifying both strengths and areas for improvement, and how they can obtain support to improve: 3
Scheduled teaching/active learning hours:¿ Interactive Lectures = 16 hours¿ Seminars = 15 hours¿ Practical classes (library workshops) = 2 hours¿ Drop-in sessions (held around assessment points) = 2 hoursSelf-directed study, library work and assessment preparation:¿ For interactive lectures and seminars (including wraparound materials and activities for preparation, consolidation, and reflection) = 25 hoursIndependent study:¿ For reading and research = 40 hours¿ For MCQ assessment = 25 hours¿ For group presentation and reflection assessments = 25 hoursTotal = 150 hours
Description of Module Assessment
1: Multiple Choice Questions - Knowledge weighted 20%Timed Multiple-Choice QuestionsA set of timed multiple-choice questions, to be attempted in one 1-hour sitting within a 28-hour window in Week 7, based on knowledge of the English Legal System, judicial reasoning and the Parliamentary process. The 1-hour time limit is adjusted accordingly for students entitled to additional time.
2: Group Presentation weighted 30%Group PresentationA 10-minute group presentation advancing an argument on a law reform topic chosen by the
group, informed by legal research and incorporating critical discussion of the issues raised by
the topic. The presentation must be accompanied by a typed supporting document
containing references and a bibliography, in accordance with the OSCOLA referencing system.
3: Essay weighted 50%Written ReflectionA 1500-word personal reflection on the student¿s own skills development during the module,
how they contributed to the group presentation exercise, and what challenges they
experienced during the module (including the group presentation). Students will be guided to
reflect on strengths and areas for development, and to identify how they can improve on the
latter to support their achievement in the core January assessments.