Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM075: Copyright Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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 the following topics:

Introduction to the principles of Intellectual Property Law - Outline & Theory
Copyright Introduction
Copyright Subsistence
Copyright Infringement
Copyright Defences
Digital Copyright
Moral Rights
Confidence Law
Remedies
Reform
Revision

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
33	267	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	33	11 x 3 hour seminars
Guided independent study	267	Guided independent study this includes, for example, set reading for classes, preparation for student presentations, and revision for examinations.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

UK Intellectual Property Office: www.uk-ipo.gov.uk

AHRC funded Copyright History website: www.copyrighthistory.org

IP Kat (news website) www.ipkitten.blogspot.co.uk

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
Practice Examination	3 hours	1-8	Written 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
0	100	0

...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
Examination	100	3 hours	8	Written comments on exam script and oral feedback from the lecturer in a scheduled feedback session

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
Examination	Examination	8	August / September reassessment period