LC4S174 - Research Methods 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2023 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | LC4S174 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Research Methods | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Law | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Law | ||
| Module Leader: | Rob Wilks | ||
| Module Team: | Erich Hou, Tayiba Hussain, Holly Evans | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2013 | Final Year of Intake: | 2022 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100482 - business law | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2017 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2023 |
Module Aims
To develop students’ knowledge of, and ability to utilise, appropriate legal (and other) research methods in order to underpin autonomous learning at a high level, encouraging the student to engage with legal resources in a critical, well informed manner.
Content Summary
- Introduction to the principles, aims and objectives of legal research;
- Methodologies specific to legal research – doctrinal research and socio-legal research - and accessing and evaluating primary legal materials; legal policy research and accessing and evaluating secondary materials (including ‘soft’ law, policy documentation, codes of practice, Parliamentary materials, academic sources);
- Undertaking and completing a literature review;
- Research Methodologies: quantitative and qualitative research methods, including data collection, structured, semi-structured and unstructured interviews, surveys and questionnaires;
- Ethical issues in research;
- Reporting on the results of research;
- Formulating a proposal for a dissertation.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 40 |
| Independent Study | 160 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Knowledge and critical understanding of legal and other research methodologies and their practical and ethical implications. |
| LO2 | Ability to identify and utilise methods appropriate to particular types of legal research and to formulate a proposal for a piece of research to form the basis of a dissertation. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assignment (CW) | Research Plan/Proposal/Project/Log (CW) 1 | Literature review and proposal to form the basis of a Masters level dissertation. | 0 | 6000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Research Plan/Proposal/Project/Log (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |