Module LAW3700 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3700: Law with Legal Placement: Placement Module
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is however envisaged that the syllabus will cover most or all of the following topics:
Part I: The Transatlantic Relation and the West
- Introduction
- What and Who’s ‘West’?
- Transatlantic Relations: History and Theory
- Transatlantic Security Relations and NATO
- The West and Civilizational Analysis
Part II: The West and World Order
- The West and (Liberal) World Order
- Western-Centrism in International Relations
- Human Rights: Universal Norms or Western Standard of Civilization?
- The Future of the West and World Order: Rising Powers and Authoritarianism
The Future of the West and World Order: Populism and the Far-Right
- Final Seminar and Reflections
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Work Placement | 1200 | Varies by organisation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective log to be submitted to the Programme Director within 28 days of the end of the placement | 500 words to be completed for the first department in which you are placed. | 1-7 | Written feedback |
| Business Report draft | No more than 1,000 words | 1-7 | Oral feedback |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Report | 50 | 3,500 words due within 28 days of the end of the placement | 1-7 | Written feedback |
| Placement Presentation | 30 | 10-minute presentation to be delivered to a panel of placement professionals and academic representatives | 1-7 | Oral and written feedback |
| Reflective Log | 20 | 500 words to be completed for each term plus an additional 800 words to be focused on innovation in law / developments and the future of the legal profession | 1-7 | Written feedback |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Report | Business Report (3,500 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Placement Presentation | Action Plan (30%) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Reflective Log | Reflective Essay (1,800 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferred students will be reassessed in the element that has been mitigated. Students will be referred only if they achieve under 40% overall. If this is the case students will then be reassessed in any elements they have failed.
Please note if students do not achieve 40% on the reassessment attempt, they will be put on to the three year variant of their programme. This module will appear on your transcript as a fail, and you will no longer have ‘with Legal Placement’ in your degree title.
