Module Descriptors
DISSERTATION
LAWS71210
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 7
60 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 0
Independent Study Hours: 600
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- DISSERTATION weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Any area of independent study considered relevant by the appropriate by the Law School Dissertation Director in consultation with the student and subject supervisor.
Module Resources
Access to appropriate texts, cases and legislation, especially via specialist online legal databases e.g. Westlaw [utilising the Athens password system].
Module Additional Assessment Details
The Dissertation - 100%
Each student will have a maximum of 2 attempts per assessment, including the dissertation. Therefore a student has 1 resit attempt for any assessment failed at first attempt.
Each student will have a maximum of 2 attempts per assessment, including the dissertation. Therefore a student has 1 resit attempt for any assessment failed at first attempt.
Module Learning Strategies
The dissertation will be a piece of independent research, amounting to 15,000 words, carried out by the student under the supervision of a suitably qualified member of staff of the Law School. Students will be expected to be in contact with their supervisors as appropriate.
As this is a Distance Learning Award, students will need to be disciplined in their approach to study. They will have on-line access to the material at all times, but the onus for progressing the project will be on themselves, in consultation with their Supervisor.
As this is a Distance Learning Award, students will need to be disciplined in their approach to study. They will have on-line access to the material at all times, but the onus for progressing the project will be on themselves, in consultation with their Supervisor.
Module Texts
Huxley-Binns, Riley & Turner: Unlocking Legal Learning, Hodder Arnold, 2005