CourseLAW402

Week10 of 16

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This week’s topics

Approaches to learning and study

Approaches to learning and study
Independent learning skills
Time management and responding to feedback

What you will be able to do

4.1 Describe the range of approaches to learning and study used.
4.2 Explain the importance of independent learning skills.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the range of approaches to learning and study used.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Locating case law: the All England Law Reports and online d…
Week 2: Separating facts, legal reasoning and outcome
Week 3: Finding and accessing Acts of Parliament; green and white p…
Week 4: Reading and paraphrasing statute
Week 5: Researching a statute's journey into law and the influences…
Week 6: Planning and structuring legal essays, problem questions (I…
Week 7: Primary and secondary sources, legal dictionaries and journ…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Command verbs in legal assessment: analyse, evaluate, asses…
Week 10: Approaches to learning and study
Week 11: Self-evaluation of academic skills and English
Week 12: Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills for Law in pr…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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