Postgraduate Legal Skills and Research (LAW-M593-A-SEM1)
- Unit Code LAW-M593
- School School of Law
- Credit Value 20
- Tutor(s) Mrs Jacqui Longman
- Overview
- Teaching
Overview
This Module will be compulsory for all taught Law Masters Programmes and will be taught in the first two weeks of the first semester with combined assessment by way of attendance, course test and submission of a short coursework in the first semester. The aim of this module is to assist students in developing a number of core legal study skills needed during the LLM year (and thereafter). The Module will commence with a standard Induction Day followed by seminars on subjects such as Using electronic research resources, Plagiarism and how to avoid it and proper citation of Sources, The Role of Conflicts of Law and Comparative Law in international commercial law, Identifying and understanding sources of law: Reading and analysing legislation, cases and legal articles, Academic legal skills: Writing a coursework, assignment or project and Answering Problem Questions and Preparing for Exams.

