LAW6023 - Employment 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:

This law option module enables students to acquire a depth of knowledge and understanding of the main legal principles and issues of employment law.

The aim of this module is to capture significant contemporary issues in, and in relation to Employment Law, including case law and changes in law and policy. The content of the module, which is not specified by either the SRA or BSB, will therefore be tailored to topics of current interest to ensure both currency and interest.

The module also enables students to develop awareness of the issues surrounding employment law, practical and ethical implications, and 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. Workshops will serve multiple purposes. They introduce students to new legal topics, deepen their understanding of complex concepts, and enhance their practical skills relevant to the legal profession. Workshops will involve a combination of presentations, discussions, case studies, simulations, and group activities to create an engaging and immersive learning environment.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students will be encouraged to engage in directed independent learning prior to and following the classroom session. Completion of the independent learning will be paramount to successfully completing the module given the complexities of the subject. The classroom sessions will put the academic principles of Employment Law into practice through case studies, role plays and presentations. Through these methods the academic principles that have been taught will be put in a practical context reflecting everyday lawyer/client interactions and link with the legal practice focus of the module to consolidate and reinforce understanding.

Workshops
Hours: 60

Guided independant study
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment
Case Study: This takes the form of a multi-issue real world scenario that requires the student to undertake independent research, to apply their findings to the given scenario and to provide appropriate legal advice and commercially relevant guidance. As such, students will be expected to review the scenario, research relevant statutory provisions and case law, identify the relevant procedural requirements and apply the law to the material facts of the situation, and to outline potential solutions.Students will be required to present coherent arguments that are based on their knowledge and critical analysis of Employment law. They will be encouraged to go beyond citing and summarising the law, to develop their own assessment of the situation and the relative value of different arguments and evidence put forward.

Essay: Students will be provided with an essay question. This is designed to test students acquired knowledge and understanding of relevant issues and concepts in connection with Employment Law and to formulate and critically analyse them in addressing the essay question provided, in a written format, allowing them to make judgements based on an informed understanding of arguments in the area of law in question using information from a range of appropriate sources. The essay will also test effective referencing and basic research techniques including identifying, selecting and presenting information and evaluating critical commentary.

Formative assessment will be integrated into sessions. For example, in seminars/workshops, student groups provide structured input/feedback on each other’s work, set in the context of tutor and peer input. Students can then use this feedback and the critiques to inform their submission of final assessment.

Assessment:

001 Case Study; 2,000 words; end of Semester 1 50%
002 Essay; 2,500 words; end of Semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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