Legal and Academic Skills - BML0111

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions. 

Other

Assessment 1: Portfolio

The portfolio will consist of a collection of work that has been produced throughout the module and marked as a single piece of work and may include legal writing and opinion pieces, reflective account, interview notes, research report, data analysis or letters of advice.

Portfolio

<p>This module will provide you with an introduction to legal and academic skills covering research approaches, critical evaluation skills, analysis of both primary and secondary sources of law and an introduction to English and International legal systems. Compulsory for all students joining the LLM programmes and particularly useful if you have not previously studied law or come from a non-common law background, the module will equip you with knowledge of sources and institutions of law, which is essential to allow you to successfully complete the LLM.</p>

Huddersfield Business School

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BML0111 - Legal and Academic Skills

Legal and Academic Skills

Understand and demonstrate the requirements for legal research and referencing.

Demonstrate ability to find and use appropriate primary and secondary law sources from a range of different sites.

Understand the nature and function of the different legal orders (both national and international).

Identify and explain the structure and functions of various courts and of significant international courts.