Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3151A: Research Paper

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

Whole cohort research training sessions that support you to get started with your research, on topics such as ideas mapping and setting research questions, research methods and methodologies, advanced library skills, and producing extended writing in law.
Individual supervision meetings with your assigned supervisor.
Peer-facilitated learning spaces.

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
14	136	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	2	2 x 1 hour individual supervision meetings
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	6	4 x 1.5 hour whole cohort research training sessions
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	6	3 x 2 hour peer-facilitated sessions
Guided independent study	6	Learning log
Guided independent study	16	Identifying and locating research materials
Guided Independent Study	57	Drafting and writing up
Guided Independent Study	57	Carrying out research, reading and taking notes

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