LW105-5-AU-CO:
Legal Skills
2020/21
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 18 December 2020
15
21 October 2020
Requisites for this module
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LLB M103 Law (Senior Status)
This 15 Essex (7.5 ECTS) credit module is designed to give you an introduction to the English legal system and to help you acquire and develop a range of key skills that are important for legal studies.
This module aims to provide a structured learning environment with feedback to support your understanding of the English legal system and the development of your skills, in addition to promoting team working and independent learning.
Once you have successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
• demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the nature of the institutions of the English legal system, the sources of law (primary and secondary), and the roles of actors within the system (judiciary, Parliament, government);
• read, analyse and employ legal cases and statutes;
• analyse an essay question;
• plan and execute legal research using a variety of research techniques including library and IT sources;
• communicate research findings in an appropriate written format;
• reference and attribute others’ work;
• build a bibliography
• undertake team work; and
• outline a variety of strategies for independent learning.
The module is composed of four sets of events:
(podcasts of) lectures by the School of law and the Law Librarian;
tutorials by the School of law;
seminars run by the Skills for success team;
and workshops (and one lecture) organised by the Library.
This module is taught through a mixture of pre-recorded lectures and 10 weekly 50-minute small group tutorials. Each week before your tutorials, the module teaching team will make available on Moodle two or more pre-recorded video lectures that they have prepared and produced. In total, the duration of each week’s video lectures will be approximately 50 minutes .In most teaching weeks, you will be expected to have watched these lectures before the tutorials, although some of these lectures may be designed to be watched after the tutorials to recap on material discussed there. The module teaching team will also produce and make available on Moodle short guidance notes for each weekly tutorial. These notes will introduce the readings that must be completed in advance of each tutorial and will contain tips to help you understand and analyse those texts.
You will be expected to have completed the readings in advance of your tutorials. Your tutorials will enable you to discuss the readings in the context of specific tutorial questions, to obtain feedback on your pre-class preparation and to deepen your understanding of key concepts. To help you prepare in the best possible way for your tutorials, you will be completing regular Multiple-Choice Quizzes on Moodle. The quizzes will be based on the reading set for that week so that the quiz forms part of your preparation for each tutorial. The quizzes will enable you to track your progress, understand what you are doing well, and give you clear feedback to help you manage your studies and your progress.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
English Legal System Quiz |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Legal Resources Quiz |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Research Essay |
|
40% |
| Coursework |
Reflective Statement |
|
20% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Audrey Guinchard, email: abguin@essex.ac.uk.
Audrey Guinchard, Richard Cornes, Jo Harwood
Law General Office - lawugadmin@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 2615 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
2615 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Essex Law School
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