Module LAW2035B for 2019/0
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2035B: Constitutional and Administrative Law
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 |
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Seminar questions to be researched and answered both individually and in groups | 22 x 2.5 hours | 1-8 | Immediate feedback from tutors and peers |
Formative Essay* - see Summative Essay 1, below | One week turnaround, 2500 words | 1-8 | Written and oral feedback |
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 |
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50 | 0 | 50 |
...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 |
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Essay 1 | 50 | One week turnaround, 2500 words | 1-8 | Written and oral feedback *The student will have two opportunities to write an essay for summative Essay 1 (one in the first term and one in the second). A student may choose only to complete one (in which case the mark awarded will be the mark for this 50% part of the assessment) or to complete two (in which case the higher of the two marks will be taken). |
Essay 2 | 50 | One week turnaround, 2500 words | 1-8 | Written and oral feedback |
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 |
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Essay 1** | Essay (one week turnaround, 2500 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
Essay 2 | Essay (one week turnaround, 2500 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
**If a student achieves less than 40% in one essay but 40% or more in the other, the higher mark will be taken. If a student achieves less than 40% in both essays, and is permitted to refer, he or she may submit a third essay (and will be capped at 40%). If a student defers in respect of one or both essays, he or she may submit one deferred essay and the mark awarded for it will be taken.