LC4T116 - Dissertation in Intellectual Property Law 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4T116
Module Title: Dissertation in Intellectual Property Law
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Brian Dowrick, lewis bishop
Module Team: Holly Evans, hannah menard, lewis bishop
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 60 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
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Document Version Information

Version 1
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 methods.
  • To utilise and enhance the student’s independent research skills through self-directed learning.
  • To enable the student to build upon and develop their research proposal as submitted for the dissertation through self-directed learning.
  • To enable the student to write a dissertation that contains a critical literature review, utilises appropriate research methods, generates a coherent thesis relating to an intellectual property law 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 intellectual property to be investigated.
  • This will be carried out by including guidance to, and learning opportunities for the student in the principles, aims, objectives of legal research, and how to devise their specific aims, objectives, methods and ethicality of research in relation to their chosen topic in an online learning environment.
  • 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 intellectual property law.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 5
Project supervision 15
Independent Study 565
Directed Study 15
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 intellectual property 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 intellectual property, 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 Dissertation / Major Project 1 Written investigation, explanation, analysis and communication of findings 0 18000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Dissertation / Major Project 1 ✔ ✔

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