Module LAW3155 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3155: Law, Politics and Power
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to give you the opportunity to question the nature of law and its place in political systems through active discussion of a range of historical and current theoretical and practical examples. Drawing on the Law School’s research expertise, the module aims to enable you to develop your own critical, research-based interpretations and to provide you with unique interdisciplinary learning opportunities that stimulate reflection and discussion. Focusing on the development of your independent research skills and critical thinking, the module aims to give you the chance to develop capacities that are particularly valued by employers.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a thorough and critical knowledge and understanding of the connections between law, politics and state power, using a wide range of appropriate theories and concepts, historical and current examples, and interpretative techniques; 2. research a legal question independently and demonstrate competence in using relevant theories and examples selectively and critically in order to formulate and evaluate a response to it; 3. demonstrate detailed and accurate understanding of some of the relevant legal, social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts within which theories of law, politics and the state have been developed and operate. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. make an independent and effective critical judgement about the merits and relevance of particular information and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments; 5. communicate technical legal information and argument effectively, concisely and reflectively, and in task-specific ways. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. identify, retrieve and use, independently and efficiently, a range of appropriate resources with minimum guidance; 7. manage time independently and efficiently in preparing for learning activities, to be proactive in developing own learning, and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1,000 words | 1-7 | Written comments; oral feedback available on request |
| Examination (take-home, open book) | 2 hours | 1-7 | Sample exam paper with self-marking material and guidance made available on ELE; further guidance from tutor available 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay comprising two parts: (1) a 2,500-word essay and (2) a 500-word reflective commentary | 50 | 3,000 words in total | 1-7 | Written feedback; additional oral feedback available on request |
| Examination (take-home, open book) | 50 | 2 hours intended duration (within a 24-hour submission window) | 1-7 | Written feedback |
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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 comprising two parts: (1) a 2,500-word essay and (2) a 500-word reflective commentary | Essay comprising two parts: (1) a 2,500-word essay and (2) a 500-word reflective commentary (3,000 words in total) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Examination (take-home, open book) | Examination (take-home, open book; same as above) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
