Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3026: Employment Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

It is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics in the following order although precise content and order may vary.

1. Introduction to employment law; judicial and administrative structure, sources and materials

2. The contract of employment

3. Termination of contract

4. Unfair dismissal

5. Discrimination law

6. Other employment rights

7. Collective bargaining and trade union recognition

8. Industrial conflict

9.Trade union law

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
55	245

...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	46	23 x 2 hour Lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	9	6 x 1.5 hour Workshops
Guided independent study	120	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study	35	Workshop preparation
Guided independent study	80	Assessment preparation
Guided independent study	10	Formative Assessment

Online Resources

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

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.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 essay	At the choice of each student	All indicated above	Comments on essay and individual discussion on collection

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	All as indicated above, directly or indirectly	Result and discussion on individual request
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0

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 (3 hours)	All as indicated above, directly or indirectly	September assessment period

Re-assessment notes

If the module is failed and cannot be condoned the student will:

i) If the exam was failed: resit the exam and be capped at the pass mark (40%)

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Honeyball's Textbook on Employment Law (14th Edition) (Oxford: OUP)

Deakin and Morris: Labour Law (6th Edition) (Hart Publishing)

Smith and Wood: Industrial Law (12th Edition) (Oxford: OUP)