1. The purpose of this module is to provide knowledge of how different aspects of the law operate, the importance of legislation and how these laws would transfer into practice if the student decided to form a partnership or company.
2. The module includes business law, employment law (from both employee and employer perspectives) and community law
3. The case study approach is employed to illustrate the subtleties of the application of the law, highlighting the subjectivities that may exist
4. The rationale of the module is to enable the student to understand the law as it applies to him or herself and to give each student the knowledge and ability to apply that knowledge in the workplace.

60% Essay (2000 words) (LO 2,3)
20% Reflective Journal (LO 4)
20% Mentor Skills Report (LO 1)

The module will be delivered through a blended learning approach as defined in the Programme Specification. Theoretical learning will be embedded in workplace and community activity through the Reflective Journal and work undertaken for the Skills Report.

The key learning activity will be study of the Module Course book, which will contain the written equivalent of a full lecture programme. Course Books include a number of tasks to be carried out as formative assessment, with opportunities to obtain online, email and telephone support in the completion of these. This will be supported through the following VLE applications:

1. File store: Google Drive
2. Chat facility: Google Hangout
3. Blog Facility: Google Classroom
4. Audio-visual connection (groups and individual): Google Hangout
5. E-mail: Google mail via Classroom
6. List of links: Google Classroom

The residential session will include an introduction to the Course Book by the module tutor, together with a workshop session intended to help students contextualise the planned learning within their work. Opportunities will also be provided to work with tutors and the course leader on the reflective Journal, the skills report and the assessment, in preparation for the independent study at a distance.

Half way through the module there will be a workshop delivered by VLE. This will involve the module tutor interacting with students in a prepared format. The course leader will also lead the students in a review of reflective journals and skills development.

15 credits

Student contact hours will include
Residential classroom based activity and workshops: 4
Module Tutor contact via webinar: 2
Course leader support for Reflective Diary through webinar: 2
Workplace Link manager support for workplace learning targets: 2
Workplace mentor meetings: 2
Optional tutorial support from Learning Counsellors and Course Leader:3

Total 15 hours contact

In addition a typical student would be expected to spend time in the following activities (hours):

Course book reading and tasks: 45
Assessment preparation and execution: 45
Self-directed reading from core texts: 45

Total 135 hours directed and self-directed study

KYRA Course book (tutorial in print)
Slapper, G & Kelly, D. (2014) “The English Legal System”, 7th Edition, Cavendish Publishing, London
Harris, P. (2006) “Introduction to Law”, 6th Edition, Butterworths LexisNexis, London

References and alternatives:
Carr, P & Turner, A. (2005) “Stones Justices Manual”, Butterworths LexisNexis, London
Smith, J. (2002) “Criminal Law Cases & Materials”, 8th Edition, Oxford University Publications, London
Mavrikakis, M et al. (2014) “Business Law & Practice” CLP Guides
Morse, G. (2000) “Palmers Company Law”, Sweet & Maxwell Publishing
(1996) “Harveys on Industrial & Employment Law”, Butterworths LexisNexis, London
Wallington, P. (2005) “Employment Law Handbook”, 13th Edition, Butterworths LexisNexis, London
Pepper, J.E. (2010) “Mozley & Whiteley’s Law Dictionary”, 12th Edition, Butterworths, London

Lap top/projector
Text books
Internet
Handouts
VLE
Online access to University Library
Physical and online access to Library of Birmingham