LLAW6227 Final Project (Law) Dissertation

Course Overview

This course provides a forum for all students to engage with and develop extended writing as a capstone to their degree. The course starts with guidance on research methods before students move on to their own independent research. Students agree on a research question with a supervisor, and research this topic in depth.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

Subject Specific Skills

Transferable and Employability Skills

Teaching and Learning

This course has a dedicated Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) page with a syllabus and range of additional resources (e.g. readings, question prompts, tasks, assignment briefs, discussion boards) to orientate and engage students in their studiesThe scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course are:

Directed study

12-15 scheduled hours, the exact number varying according to the balance of 1:1s, 2:1s, or small groups. The plan will be confirmed by the start of the course, taking into account student numbers and the proposed topics, readings, and specific tasks.

Faculty hold regular ‘office hours’, which are opportunities for students to drop in or sign up to explore ideas, raise questions, or seek targeted guidance or feedback, individually or in small groups. 

Students are to attend and participate in all the scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course and to manage their directed learning and independent study.

Indicative total learning hours for this course: 300

Assessment

Both formative and summative assessment are used as part of this course, with purely formative opportunities typically embedded within interactive teaching sessions, office hours, and/or the VLE.

Summative Assessments

Students will present their work to fellow students, and are also graded on the final work written product.

Further information about the assessments can be found in the Course Syllabus.

Feedback

Students will receive formative and summative feedback in a variety of ways, written (e.g. marked up on assignments, through email or the VLE) or oral (e.g. as part of interactive teaching sessions or in office hours).

Indicative Reading

Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists are produced annually in Course Syllabi or other documentation provided to students; the indicative reading list provided below is for a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.

• This will depend on the topic selected. The students then need to read their Course Syllabus for that particular course (e.g. Public Law) and build their own reading list, in collaboration with their supervisor.
• Those undertaking the Portfolio pathway will critique assigned papers.

Indicative Topics

Note: Comprehensive and current topics for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative topics provided below are used as a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.

• There is no restriction on the topic, provided that it is agreed and approved.