Module LAWM714 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM714: Oil and Gas
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 include the following topics:
-Introduction to the basic concepts of oil and gas;
-Legal ownership and valuation of reserves and opportunities for exploration and production
-Introduction to the basic contractual issues; operation; assignment
-Discussion of methods to balance the interests of the parties involved
-Upstream activities
-Pre-authorisation phase
-Confidentiality agreements
-Authorisation phase; discussion of Exploration and Production Licences and Sharing Agreements
-Financing/funding of oil and gas projects
-Decommissioning
-Impact of new technologies and the international protection of new technologies
-Oil and gas operations and legal liability issues
-Pollution & environmental protection challenges
-Aspects of downstream activities
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 & Teaching activities | 33 | 11 x 3 hour seminars involving lectures with discussion activities, individual and group presentations |
| Guided independent study | 110 | Individual research, reading and seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 63 | Assessment preparation (presentation) |
| Guided independent study | 94 | Assessment preparation (essay) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2000 words | 1-15 | Written/ oral |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 80 | 7500 words | 1-15 | Written/ oral |
| Small group presentations on previously assigned topics | 20 | 15 minutes for each group presentation | 1-15 | Written/ oral |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (7500 words) | 1-15 | August / September re-assessment period |
| Small group presentations on previously assigned topics | Individual presentations (7 minutes each) | 1-15 | Summer Term |
