| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
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(1) To present an opportunity to undertake research on a specific legal, socio-legal or legally related topic working largely alone, and to present in a structured form the results of that research. The research may be of an empirical or library based nature, or be a combination of each.
(2) To give an opportunity to profit from pursuing studies outside of taught courses; to develop the student's interest in areas of and approaches to legal study which may not be covered in taught courses.
(3) The opportunity to be assessed on the basis of skills different from those required for a traditional examination.
(4) To provide an opportunity to demonstrate organisational and planning skills together with initiative.
This module is a research module and as such does not contain involved teaching of a prescribed syllabus content.
Specific to approved title
Subject Specific Skills
(1) Ability to write with care and precision in the analysis and synthesis of the law.
(2) Ability to structure argument and analysis.
(3) Ability to identify issues for research and to retrieve accurate and relevant legal and other sources in primary and secondary form, both in paper and digital formats.
Cognitive Skills
(1) Analysis. Identifying and ordering issues by relevance and importance
(2) Synthesis of materials from diverse sources.
(3) Critical judgment. Discernment between the merits or otherwise of particular arguments.
(4) Evaluation. Making a reasoned choice between competing solutions or arguments.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | In person lectures on substantive class content (FLEX – could be moved to synchronous online) |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 388:00 | 388:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Dissertation/project related supervision | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | In person one-to-one supervision (FLEX – could be moved online) |
| Total | 400:00 |
Dissertations require, in various measure, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and criticism of the work of others. The format of the dissertation is fully compatible with achieving the subject specific and cognitive skills as outlined above. The rationale for this teaching method is to promote analytical, argumentative and critical skills. The learning methods will rely on directed independent study which will bring together the knowledge, cognitive, research and the assessed key skills.
6 initial lectures are provided on research methods in order to facilitate the significant amount of independent study required on the module, and which is supported by 6 supervisory sessions.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Dissertation | 2 | M | 100 | 12000 words |
The dissertation assesses the ability to produce an extended piece of written research in the chosen area.
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