LC4T105 - Legal Practice Research Project 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | LC4T105 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Legal Practice Research Project | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Law | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Law | ||
| Module Leader: | Adam Collins | ||
| Module Team: | Holly Evans, Hannah Menard, Rachel Lewis, Leane Barnes, Natalie Quartermaine, Hayley Brain, Lewis Bishop, Iain Hammett | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2019 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 60 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100485 - law | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
- To develop students’ knowledge and understanding of, and ability to utilise, appropriate legal (and other) research methodologies.
- To utilise and enhance the student’s independent research skills.
- To enable the student to build upon and develop their research proposal as submitted for the research project.
- To enable the student to produce a research project that contains a critical literature review, utilises appropriate research methodologies, generates a coherent thesis relating to an legal practice subject and demonstrates analysis, evaluation and cognitive skills through a body of knowledge or an original contribution to knowledge.
Content Summary
- The module is designed to ensure the student is able carry out independent research by identifying a specific and appropriate area of legal practice or clinical legal education to be investigated.
- This will be carried out by giving guidance to the student on the principles, aims, objectives of legal research, and how to devise their specific aims, objectives and methods of research in relation to their chosen topic.
- Emphasis will be placed on the conventions of research, citation, methodologies specific to legal research, identifying and addressing ethical issues, evaluating sources (primary and secondary) and critical thinking through constructive argument.
- The students will undertake a literature review and formulate a proposal for research forming the basis for their dissertation.
- This will allow the student to develop the ability to engage in investigation and argument through a written piece of work, which will be the focus of this module, and also allow the student an opportunity to gain a depth of knowledge in a complex and specialised area of legal practice, clinical legal education or ethics.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 40 |
| Project supervision | 15 |
| Independent Study | 531 |
| Directed Study | 14 |
| Total Hours Selected | 600 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate an ability to subject a complex area of legal or law-related knowledge in the field of legal practice or clinical legal education to detailed literature review, critical analysis and evaluation; |
| LO2 | Construct and present a coherent thesis concerning law or law-related issues in the field of legal practice or clinical legal education, demonstrating knowledge, critical understanding, and utilisation, of appropriate research methodology(ies) |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | To include a research proposal outlining chosen topic including a background/overview of the subject area, a literature review, explanation of the research methodologies to be utilised, a chapter structure and a timeline for completion, and a piece of work that either critically analyses an area of legal practice, clinical legal education or ethics, or a reflective portfolio reflecting on the development of skills through legal practice | 0 | 18000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |