Module LAW1036 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW1036: Legal Foundations
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The module provides you with a foundational, and thus vital, understanding of the nature of law, legal principles and legal practice. In particular, the module is designed with the intention of supporting you in developing the necessary academic, legal, theoretical, practical and ethical knowledge, awareness and skills that are foundational to both the study and practice of law.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. identify and analyse (with guidance) the basic organisation and structure of the English and UK legal systems, including core underlying concepts and principles; 2. identify and select relevant information from legal source material using appropriate interpretative techniques, and demonstrate an understanding of legal reasoning and its application; 3. demonstrate understanding of relevant legal practice, social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, ethical and cultural contexts within which the law operates. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. demonstrate understanding of a range of legal concepts, values, principles, institutions and procedures, and the ability to explain the relationships among them; 5. make an informed judgement about the merits and relevance of particular information and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments; 6. communicate technical legal information and argument effectively and concisely, in a manner appropriate to the discipline. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. take responsibility for your own learning and manage time efficiently in preparing for learning activities; 8. identify, retrieve and efficiently use a range of resources (with some guidance); 9. work independently within a limited time frame to complete a specified task. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal reasoning examination | 2 hours | 1-9 | Individual written feedback and general whole cohort feedback |
| Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument | 10 minutes plus 500 words | 1-8 | Individual written and general whole cohort feedback |
| Online multiple-choice quiz | 30 minutes | 1-3, 5, 7-9 | Online automatic feedback and guidance |
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 | 50 | 50 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal reasoning examination | 50 | 2 hours | 1-9 | Individual written feedback and general whole cohort feedback |
| Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument | 50 | 10 minutes plus 500 words | 1-8 | Individual written feedback |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal reasoning examination | Legal reasoning examination (2 hours) | 1-9 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument | Individual oral advocacy presentation with accompanying skeleton argument (10 minutes plus 500 words) | 1-8 | August/September re-assessment period |
Re-assessment notes
None
