Module Identifier
LAM2920
Module Title
THE ORGANISATION OF LEGAL RESEARCH
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Professor Diane Rowland
Semester
Semester 1
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Seminars / Tutorials 22 Hours. Seminar. 11x2 hour seminar and workshop sessions
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Written evaluation of academic writing (2000 words) Writing exercises: abstract/handout/web page Writing exercises : abstract/hand-out/web page   Course Work: 
Supplementary Assessment Resubmission of any element of failed written work 

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Brief description

This module will provide training in the planning, organisation and design of research activity in the legal, socio-legal and cognate interdisciplinary fields; in appreciating the concept and objectives of a research thesis; and in appreciating the range and forms of relevant literature and other material and sources and their use in constructing research argument.

Content

Introduction to the module, types of research activities, criteria for higher degrees, the concept of the thesis
Planning and designing of research projects
Organisation and management of time
Written and oral dissemination, different styles and formats
Methods of argumentation
Issues of originality and the use of sources for the purposes of academic argument, including in the context of different formats and styles
Categories of literature and research material in the legal, socio-legal and cognate interdisciplinary fields
Designing and writing bibliographies, methods of source citation
Reflection on module and feedback on assessment

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7