Module LAWM687 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM687: Socio-Legal Research Skills
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
• .Research design: theory and methodology in socio-legal case studies.
• Research ethics and empirical research in law: issues, codes and implications.
• Quantitative methods in socio-legal research: techniques (e.g. structured interviews, questionnaires), validity (including sampling), presentation and case studies.
• Qualitative methods in socio-legal research: ethnographic techniques (e.g. semi-structured interviews, focus groups, participant observation, action research), validity, presentation, case studies, new developments.
• Modes of analysis, e.g. content analysis, thematic analysis, and grounded theory.
• Further methodological issues: cross-cultural and cross-jurisdictional data.
• Practical research design exercises, including qualitative analysis, and quantitative analysis using SPSS.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 270 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 30 | 12 x 2.5 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 200 | Seminar preparation and independent reading |
| Guided independent study | 70 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
