Module LAWM686 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM686: Approaches to Research in Law (ESRC)
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics (with some possible variation in the order of delivery):
- Introduction and empirical approaches to law
- Comparative approaches to law
- Historical approaches to law
- Theoretical approaches to law
- Planning research
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 135 | 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 | 15 | 15 contact hours in 5 student-centred three-hour interactive workshops |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Locating and reading materials (80 hours) |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Preparing synthetic notes and short oral presentations for the specific task set in each workshop |
| Guided independent study | 35 | Assessment preparation: conducting research, producing formative work and writing up the summative work |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| One reflective log per student | 700 words | 1-9 | Individual written feedback |
| One detailed essay plan corresponding to the summative essay | 700 words | 1-9 | Individual 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Log Essay | 25 | 3 logs, 1,000 words per entry; total 3,000 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
| Essay | 75 | 3,000 words | 1-9 | Written 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Log Essay | Reflective Log Essay (3 logs, 1,000 words per entry; total 3,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay | Essay (3,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
