Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW1016C: A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

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
Group sessions will provide students with opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module	12 x 1 hour group sessions	1-10	Peer and lecturer feedback and guidance
A draft of Part 1 of the portfolio	500 words	1-6, 8-9	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
80	0	20

...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
Directed individual presentation (students will role-play and represent the position of a stakeholder at a public hearing.)	20	15 minute presentation	1-8, 10	Written feedback directly linking the content of the work to the marking criteria
Written counter-argument to the position taken during the presentation	30	1,000 words	1-6, 8-10	Written feedback directly linking the content of the work to the marking criteria
A five-part critical Learning Portfolio covering 4 selected topics from the module. The learning portfolio should be critical and evaluative of the issues, concepts, readings and values addressed on the module	50	2,500 words	1-6, 8-9	Written feedback directly linking the content of the work to the marking criteria

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
Directed individual presentation (students will roleplay and represent the position of a stakeholder at a public hearing).	15 minute presentation (20%)	1-6, 8-10	August/September reassessment period
Written counter-argument to the position taken during the presentation	Written counter-argument (1,000 words) (30%)	1-6	August/ September reassessment period
Portfolio	Portfolio (2,500 words) (50%)	1-6, 8-9	August/September reassessment period