Module LAW2104C for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2104C: Access to Justice 1
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 module will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Listening to clients
- Interviewing
- Note taking
- Issue Spotting
- Asking Difficult Questions
- Dealing with clients who are distressed or angry
- Confidentiality
- Signposting
- Helping with forms
- Working as part of a legal team
- Learning from professionals
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 99 | 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 | 30 | Attendance at Dracaena Centre Law Clinic, court help desk and other law clinic outreach projects. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 21 | 7 x 3 hour tutor-led workshops |
| Independent study | 50 | Preparation of skills portfolio |
| Guided independent or group study | 49 | Preparation for clinical work, including on-line skills and knowledge training |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual tutor meeting on draft skills portfolio | 20 minutes | 1-6 | Oral and 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 skills portfolio including skills self-assessment, reflections on an anonymised case, and attendance record | 100 | 4,500 | 1-6 | Written feedback |
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| 0 | ||||
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective skills portfolio | Reflective skills portfolio (4,500 words) | 1-6 | 1st September |
