Module LAW3109C for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3109C: Law Placement
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aims of this module are to provide you with opportunities to
- develop your personal management skills and experience of learning through work;
- explore the links between the skills developed and the study and practice of law and business in your placement’s setting;
- prepare for the world of work beyond university through increased knowledge and first-hand understanding of a professional working environment;
- enhance your grasp of key transferable skills (such as working with others, problem-solving, communication) through the management of your learning in an independent context;
- develop your capacity of self-assessment through structured reflection on your experience;
- enhance your employability skills.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the area(s) of practice, or sector(s), in which the placement(s) took place. 2. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the workplace including relevant policies, working practices, commercial awareness, strategy and visions of the organisation(s). 3. Reflect critically on practical skills developed while on placement. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Demonstrate critical awareness of the similarities and differences in approaches to law and/or business between work experience and academic study. |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Develop/enhance practical work-based skills and experience. 6. Negotiate the different types of working relationships with staff within the workplace, and others - directly or indirectly - relevant to the placement. 7. Identify and reflect on personal challenges and to learn from their resolution. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Professional law or industrial placement for the full academic year (minimum of 28 weeks) in one or more placement(s) approved by the University of Exeter.
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 |
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3 | 0 | 1197 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 3 | 3 x one-hour meetings with placement tutor |
Work Placement | 1197 | Work placement undertaken with one or more organization(s) approved by the University of Exeter. The hours are approximate and may vary on an individual basis but are to include all assessment and study time. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
- Turnock, C. & Mulholland, J. Learning in the Workplace. A toolkit for placement tutors, supervisors, mentors and facilitators .Kingsham Press, 2007.
- Cottrell, S. (2015), Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. Palgrave Study Guides. London
- Fanthorne, C. (2004), Work Placements – A Survival Guide for Students. Palgrave Study Guides. Macmillan, London.
- Kolb, D. (1984), ‘Experiential Learning: Experience as a source of Learning and Development.’ PHI, New Jersey.
- Longson, S. (1999), Making Work Experience Count. How to Books.
- Neugebauer J (2009), Making the Most of Your Placement (Sage Study Skills Series).