Module LAWM089 for 2024/5
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM089: Consumer Protection
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 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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Essay (case note) | 1,200 words | 1-7 | Written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
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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90 | 0 | 10 |
...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 | 90 | 4,000 words | 1-7 | Written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
Online forum contributions | 10 | Submitting a substantive contribution on the discussion forum or in the consumer news section on 3 separate occasions (in different teaching weeks, on different discussion topics; equivalent to 300 words) further guidance as to what constitutes substantive will be provided to students at the beginning of the module. | 1-7 | Written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
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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 assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay | Essay (4,000 words) | 1-7 | August/September re-assessment period |
Online forum contributions | Written comment on a recent development in consumer law (300 words) | 1-7 | August/September re-assessment period |