Module Descriptors
LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY B
LAWS70898
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Angus Mcdonald
Email: A.H.McDonald@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 10
Independent Study Hours: 140
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 40%
- RESEARCH PROPOSAL weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
One Essay relating to the possible approaches to research. (Assesses All Learning Outcomes)
One Research Proposal (Assesses All Learning Outcomes)
One Research Proposal (Assesses All Learning Outcomes)
Module Indicative Content
1. Techniques of legal research - How does one actually engage in legal research? Formulating a proposal.
2. Positivisms - scientific, logical and legal - Understanding the effect of seeing law asw a distinct corpus.
3. Quantitative and Qualitative research - Comparing the two most generally used approaches of research.
4. Critical research - Law as an ideological form.
5. Research Proposals - The practical aspect of writing a proposal.
2. Positivisms - scientific, logical and legal - Understanding the effect of seeing law asw a distinct corpus.
3. Quantitative and Qualitative research - Comparing the two most generally used approaches of research.
4. Critical research - Law as an ideological form.
5. Research Proposals - The practical aspect of writing a proposal.
Module Learning Strategies
This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook.
Module Resources
Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access
Course materials
Computer facilities with internet access
Course materials
Module Texts
No set texts