LW3006 - Project: Lives, Trials and the Law

The module has two main teaching and learning approaches. Lectures which are intended to help give you preliminary understanding of key cases alongside its wider significance. The initial lecture will introduce you to the the module and provide an introduction to legal research. Following lectures will sequentially focus on one of 4 significant cases or events first providing the history and the narrative of the facts of the case and then in the follow up lecture moving on to the legal consequences of the case, both immediately after and in contemporary society.

Workshops will go into detail on the cases discussed in lectures with students having done further reading as part of their preparation. Workshops will draw out the context of the cases further.

The module leader and the workshop supervisors will provide support for this module. Lectures are recorded on this module and made available to you. This allows you to access and digest the lecture materials post-lecture at your own pace, and review and revise the lecture material on a variety of platforms and devices. The workshops provide you with regular opportunities for direct and interactive formative feedback on your progress and understanding.

This module is supported with an e-Learning Portal site. This site stores for you the lecture materials, the lecture recordings and supplementary seminar materials. The site is also the springboard for you to access a variety of e-Learning resources including videos, documentaries and radio broadcasts using the “Box of Broadcasts” Library service.

The module’s Online Reading List can be reached through the e-Learning Portal. This list provides you with a single comprehensive list of links from which to access all of the module’s eBooks, news resources and directed learning academic articles.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:

• You will be able to identify, select and evaluate sources of legal information and apply this to a project [LO1]

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

• You will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply skills of research, analysis and synthesise in the context of a piece of independent work. [LO2]

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

• You will display through a research project a developing curiosity about Law [LO3]

Formative feedback
On an on-going basis tutors will give you feedback on exercises you complete and track your progress through the module.

Summative
The module will be assessed through your completed research project on a case. [LO1, LO2, LO3]

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This module will equip you with a range of skills which will support your development as a student who is thirsty to learn about the law and investigate its implications for legal developments and wider society. In using a student-centred approach to teaching you will generate ideas and develop your legal curiosity around 4 important legal decisions. You will be encouraged to contribute to discussion within your workshops and to begin to engage in important levels of critical thinking which are key to developing the skills required to think like a lawyer.

This module also takes a holistic and reflective approach to your learning, with you conducting independent research with the support of supervisory workshops. You will engage with legal sources, stories and research methods. You will be encouraged to reflect on your work and consider how you might apply your newly honed skills beyond this module.