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Session: 2022/23
Last modified: 13/04/2021 12:16:40
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Title of Module: Contemporary Issues in Law |
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Code: LAWW10014 |
SCQF Level: 10
(Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) |
Credit Points: 20 |
ECTS: 10
(European Credit Transfer Scheme) |
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| School: | School of Business & Creative Industries |
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| Module Co-ordinator: | Dr Carolynn
Gray |
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| Summary of Module |
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This module allows students the opportunity to explore, in depth, one contemporary issue in the law. The module will be delivered in one day conference format whereby each member of the law staff will deliver a presentation on a current issue in law. It is anticipated that the presentations will change each year based on staff members’ research and teaching expertise and contemporary debates in law but may include areas such as medical law, internet law, corporate law, public law, family law and human rights. Students then choose which topic they wish to explore in more depth and produce one piece of written work on the topic of their choice. The written work will be 4000 words in length.
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| Module Delivery Method |
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| Face-To-Face | Blended | Fully Online | HybridC | HybridO | Work-based Learning |
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Face-To-Face
Term used to describe the traditional classroom environment where the students and the lecturer meet synchronously in the same room for the whole provision.
Blended
A mode of delivery of a module or a programme that involves online and face-to-face delivery of learning, teaching and assessment activities, student support and feedback. A programme may be considered “blended” if it includes a combination of face-to-face, online and blended modules. If an online programme has any compulsory face-to-face and campus elements it must be described as blended with clearly articulated delivery information to manage student expectations
Fully Online
Instruction that is solely delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies. This term is used to describe the previously used terms distance learning and e learning.
HybridC
Online with mandatory face-to-face learning on Campus
HybridO
Online with optional face-to-face learning on Campus
Work-based Learning
Learning activities where the main location for the learning experience is in the workplace.
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| Term(s) for Module Delivery |
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(Provided viable student numbers permit).
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| Term 1 | | Term 2 | | Term 3 | |
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| Learning Outcomes: (maximum of 5 statements) |
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On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:
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Demonstrate, by means of written work, detailed knowledge and understanding of a contemporary issue in law.
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Construct a written critical analysis of a contemporary issue in law engaging with academic and legal discourse.
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Make effective use of library and electronic resources to acquire specialist legal information. |
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| SCQF Headings |
During completion of this module, there will be an opportunity to achieve
core skills in:
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| Knowledge and Understanding (K and U) |
SCQF Level 10.
Understanding how law responds to new demands and challenges;
Evaluating the law’s response to demands and challenges.
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| Practice: Applied Knowledge and Understanding |
SCQF Level 10.
Interpreting and explaining complex legal concepts;
Retrieving, interpreting and manipulating primary and secondary information from a variety of sources including electronic sources.
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| Generic Cognitive skills |
SCQF Level 10.
Giving reasoned opinions, identifying flaws in arguments and discriminating between legally relevant in irrelevant information;
Bringing together information from a variety of sources, including academic research publications.
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| Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills |
SCQF Level 10.
Communicating effectively in writing;
Interpreting complex primary and secondary legal sources;
Making effective use of information retrieval systems and use information technology applications to present documents in an appropriate form.
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| Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others |
SCQF Level 10.
Working effectively on one’s own and taking responsibility for the delivery of one’s own work;
Systematically identifying and addressing their own learning needs both in current and in new areas.
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| Pre-requisites: |
Before undertaking this module the student should have
undertaken the following:
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Module Code:
| Module Title:
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| Other: | Module is only available to students enrolled on BA (Hons) Law |
| Co-requisites | Module Code:
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* Indicates that module descriptor is not published.
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| Learning and Teaching |
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| There will be one introductory class for this module where staff will give a series of presentations on a topic of their choice based on their research and teaching expertise. Students will then decide which topic they wish to further research and will spend the remainder of the trimester researching their chosen topic. Therefore students will complete the work mostly unsupervised however guidance will be available on Moodle and one-to-one where required. |
Learning Activities
During completion of this module, the learning activities undertaken to
achieve the module learning outcomes are stated below:
| Student Learning Hours
(Normally totalling 200 hours):
(Note: Learning hours include both contact hours and hours spent on other learning activities) |
| Tutorial/Synchronous Support Activity | 7 |
| Independent Study | 193 |
| 200
Hours Total
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**Indicative Resources: (eg. Core text, journals, internet
access)
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The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content
and ultimately for the learning outcomes:
There are no core texts for this module due to the nature of the module. Indicative reading for each topic being presented will be provided on Moodle.
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(**N.B. Although reading lists should include current publications,
students are advised (particularly for material marked with an asterisk*) to
wait until the start of session for confirmation of the most up-to-date
material)
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| Engagement Requirements |
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In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure
Where a module has Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body requirements these will be listed here:
Students are required to attend the one day teaching session. Failure to do so may amount to non-engagement. |
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Supplemental Information
| Programme Board | Accounting, Finance and Law |
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| Assessment Results (Pass/Fail) |
No
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| Subject Panel | Accounting, Finance & Law |
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| Moderator | Dale McFadzean |
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| External Examiner | S Crawford |
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| Accreditation Details | |
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| Version Number | 1.04 |
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| Assessment: (also refer to Assessment Outcomes Grids below) |
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| An essay worth 100% of the final mark. Students will be expected to complete a piece of written work on the topic of one of the staff presentations. |
(N.B. (i) Assessment Outcomes Grids for the module
(one for each component) can be found below which clearly demonstrate how the learning outcomes of the module
will be assessed.
(ii) An indicative schedule listing approximate times
within the academic calendar when assessment is likely to feature will be
provided within the Student Handbook.)
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Assessment Outcome Grids (Footnote A.)
Footnotes
A. Referred to within Assessment Section above
B. Identified in the Learning Outcome Section above
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Note(s):
- More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
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Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.
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| Equality and Diversity |
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Every effort will be made to accommodate any equality and diversity issues brought to the attention of the School. The module has been designed to take account of increases in the diversity of the student body and in this respect, the approach is "learner centred". Staff will work alongside students and learning support staff to personalise the delivery of this module.
UWS Equality and Diversity Policy |
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(N.B. Every effort
will be made by the University to accommodate any equality and diversity issues
brought to the attention of the School)
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