Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2015: The Law of Torts

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 according to the availability of specialist teaching staff.

Term One

Introduction to Tort
Trespass to Person
Trespass to Land
Private Nuisance
Rylands v Fletcher
Public Nuisance
Defamation
Privacy

Term Two

Introduction to Negligence
Duty of Care
Breach
Causation of Damage
Remoteness of Damage
Defences
Public Bodies
Omissions
Psychiatric Harm
Vicarious Liability

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
58	242	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 & Teaching activity	22	22 x 1 hour Lectures
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activity	13.5	9 x 1.5 hour syndicate workshops
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activity	13.5	9 x 1.5 hour seminars
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	9	9 x 1 hour Q & A sessions
Guided Independent study	32	Workshop preparation
Guided Independent study	80	Assessment preparation
Guided Independent study	10	Formative assessment
Guided Independent study	120	Individual reading and lecture preparation

Online Resources

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

www.bailii.org

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
Essay	800 words	1-9	Individual indicative mark and individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available. General comments given to the whole cohort.

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
50	50	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
Written examination	50	2 hours	1-9	Individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available
Essay	50	2500 words	1-9	Individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available
	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
Written examination (2 hours)	Written examination (2 hours)	1-9	August referred / deferred period
Essay (2500 words)	Essay (2500 words)	1-9	August referred / deferred period

Re-assessment notes

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

i) retake the assessments and be capped at the pass mark (40%)