LAW4013 - Contract Law

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module will enable you to develop awareness of the issues surrounding contract law, practical and ethical implications, to evaluate its operation within society, and to appreciate the social, economic and political contexts and underlying policy issues relating to its operation, and their impact.

In covering the module content, the workshops will also provide training and support for key transferable skills: to carry out independent tasks and research to a reasonable level as a basis for further development in subsequent study; to consider how legal principles can be applied to both actual and hypothetical facts, and to enhance relevant Employability skills in the context of the subject area.

This module is intended to be aligned with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) areas of fundamental knowledge; specifically, SQE topic 3 – Contract Law.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops:
Hours: 60
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Guided Independent Study:
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment

Essay Assignment: this will test general understanding of basic principles illustrated through their application to specific cases. The report should demonstrate effective referencing and basic research techniques (identifying, selecting and presenting basic information and evaluating critical commentary).

Presentation : this will take the form of 5 questions, divided by topic and students are required to present an answer to one of those questions.

In this module, formative assessment will be used to support the skills that contribute to the assessment. Formative assessment will apply to short, focused activities, which may include note taking; case study notes; short quizzes, or specific research tasks.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2,000 words; end of semester 1 50%
002 Presentation; 10 minutes; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Julia Aveyard
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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