Module LAW3170 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3170: Medical Ethics and Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1,000 words | 1-9 | Written feedback, supplemented by group feedback and individual oral feedback on request. |
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 1 | 50 | 3,000 words, to be submitted in Term 1. | 1-9 | Written feedback, supplemented by group feedback and individual oral feedback on request. |
| Essay 2 | 50 | 3,000 words, to be submitted in Term 2. | 1-9 | Written feedback, supplemented by group feedback and individual oral feedback on request. |
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 1 | Essay (3,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay 2 | Essay (3,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
Basic reading:
Core text:
J Herring, Medical Law and Ethics, (5th edn, OUP 2016)
Casebook:
E Jackson, Medical Law, Text, Cases and Materials, (4th edn, OUP 2016)
Suggested supplementary reading:
J McHale and M Fox, Health Care Law: Text and Materials, (2nd edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2007)
GT Laurie, SHE Harmon and G Porter, Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics,(10th edn, OUP 2016)
S Pattinson, Medical Law and Ethics, (3rd edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2011)
M Brazier and E Cave, Medicine, Patients and the Law, (6th edn, Manchester University Press 2016)
T Beauchamp and J Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, (7th edn, OUP 2008)
Additional Reading:
P Singer, Practical Ethics (3rd edn, CUP, 2011)
C Foster, Choosing Life, Choosing Death, (Hart 2009)
C Foster, Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law (Hart 2011)
P Bartlett and R Sandland, Mental Health Law, Policy and Practice (4th edn OUP 2014)
In addition, chapters and journal articles as recommended for each teaching session.
