Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Legal Skills And Ethics | |||
| Reference | LL1001 | Version | 4 |
| Created | February 2024 | SCQF Level | SCQF 7 |
| Approved | April 2021 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | March 2024 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To introduce students to the study of law by providing them with the ability to use legal research skills, an understanding of the sources of the law and the ability to interpret and use these sources, and introduce them to the core professional legal writing and presentation skills. To introduce students to the contextual, moral and ethical basis of law and legal practice and standards of professional conduct for lawyers in Scotland. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Make effective use of a law library; identify and retrieve and make use of information from a range of access points and demonstrate basic numeracy skills in making use of legal research statistics. |
| 2 | Explain and demonstrate competence in reading and interpreting the sources of law in Scotland. |
| 3 | Demonstrate competence in the construction and communication of a legal argument. |
| 4 | Demonstrate an understanding of the moral and ethical basis of law and legal practice and standards of professional conduct for lawyers in Scotland. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Distinctive features of legal literature; sources of the law; legal research skills and information retrieval techniques; use of legal research statistics; reading and analytical skills appropriate for primary legal sources; legal writing, problem solving and reasoning; statutory interpretation; legal ethics and the impact legal ethics have in supporting sustainability. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| This is a lecture and tutorial based module. Lectures provide core module content. Tutorials develop associated higher level skills through student centred learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 36 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 114 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Written coursework | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A |
| B | B |
| C | C |
| D | D |
| E | E |
| F | F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DEWART, M.H., 2019. The Scottish Legal System. 6th ed. Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. |
| 2 | FINCH, E. and FAFINSKI, S., 2021. Legal skills. 8th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
| 3 | GRANT, F., 2014. Legal Research Skills for Scots lawyers. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: W. Green. |
| 4 | HANSON S Learning Legal Skills and Reasoning (4th ed Bloomsbury Professional 2015) |
| 5 | BIRRELL IVORY, S., 2021 Becoming a Critical Thinker, Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 6 | MACQUEEN, H.L., 2016. Studying Scots Law, 5th ed. Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. |