Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW1036: Legal Foundations

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Legal reasoning examination2 hours1-9Individual written feedback and general whole cohort feedback
Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument10 minutes plus 500 words1-8Individual written and general whole cohort feedback
Online multiple-choice quiz30 minutes1-3, 5, 7-9Online automatic feedback and guidance

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.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
05050

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Legal reasoning examination502 hours1-9Individual written feedback and general whole cohort feedback
Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument5010 minutes plus 500 words1-8Individual written feedback
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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 assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Legal reasoning examinationLegal reasoning examination (2 hours)1-9August/September re-assessment period
Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argumentIndividual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument (10 minutes plus 500 words)1-8August/September re-assessment period

Re-assessment notes

None