Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
6500LAWBHO-SEP-PAR
Aims
To develop the ability of students to analyse and interpret a complex body of legal knowledge in a coherent manner and to present high order legal research and writing skills.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify a valid research question.
2.
Conduct the independent research necessary to answer that question.
3.
Synthesize the research materials into an argument framed by their question.
4.
Present that synthesis in a coherently structured way.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Develop a research question.
Conduct substantial independent research.
Produce a final dissertation.
Develop a research question.
Conduct substantial independent research.
Produce a final dissertation.
Additional Information:
The Dissertation module will allow students to undertake and extended look at a legal subject of interest to them, to locate within the existing body of literature, and to conduct independent research, producing a written argument.
Students will submit a draft idea in the year prior to study and a supervisor identified.
Each successful proposal will be allocated a supervisor and full support will be available throughout the process.
The Dissertation module will allow students to undertake and extended look at a legal subject of interest to them, to locate within the existing body of literature, and to conduct independent research, producing a written argument.
Students will submit a draft idea in the year prior to study and a supervisor identified.
Each successful proposal will be allocated a supervisor and full support will be available throughout the process.