Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2015B: The Law of Torts

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of the law of torts, including its responsibility bases, the kinds of damage for which it permits a remedy and those for which it does not offer a remedy. Consideration will be given to the aims of tort law and some assessment made of its efficacy in achieving those aims.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. understand and critically reflect upon the operation of the contemporary law of torts within its social context; 2. develop the ability to use relevant information to understand how the law of torts operates and to apply that understanding to a range of different perspectives and concepts relating to tort law.
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. demonstrate knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual, social and political implications; 4. demonstrate the ability to apply legal knowledge to a problem / case study and to discuss it; 5. demonstrate the ability to select and present in a coherent way, relevant law and legal / theoretical arguments.
Personal and Key Skills	6. demonstrate effective and accurate communication skills in a manner appropriate to the discipline / different contexts; 7. identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of resources with some guidance; 8. demonstrate the ability to interact effectively within a team / learning group and to share information and ideas; 9. demonstrate the ability to 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
Seminars	22 x 2.5 hours	1-9	Immediate feedback from peers and tutors
Essay	48 hour turn-around, 2,500 words	1-7, 9	Individual indicative mark and individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available. General comments given to the 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
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
Essay	40	48 hour turnaround, 2,500 words	1-7, 9	Individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available
Case Commentaries	60	3 x 1,000 words	1-7, 9	Individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available

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
Essay	Essay (48 hour turn-around, 2,500 words)	1-7, 9	August/September reassessment period
Case Commentaries	Case commentaries (3 x 1,000 words)	1-7, 9	August/September reassessment period