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Level 5 Diploma in Law

Critical self-reflection, professional shortfalls and continuing professional development planning

LAW501 · Legal Research Methods and Professional Skills — Week 11 of 16

CourseLAW501
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Critical self-reflection, professional shortfalls and continuing professional development planning

  1. Own skills and identify which skills are needing further development
  2. Understand the need for professional development and how to achieve this

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Critically reflect own skills and identify which skills are needing further development.
  • 4.4 Understand the need for professional development and how to achieve this.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically reflect own skills and identify which skills are needing further development.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Why undertake a legal research project
  • Week 2: Digital resources: library e-journals, legal databases such…
  • Week 3: Research methodologies: qualitative and quantitative
  • Week 4: What a literature review is and how it summarises current t…
  • Week 5: Structuring a literature review: introduction, aims, method…
  • Week 6: Analysing existing literature reviews; identifying gaps in …
  • Week 7: Ethical issues in research
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Legal issues in research, including GDPR
  • Week 10: Professional legal skills and the expectations of professio…
  • Week 11: Critical self-reflection, professional shortfalls and conti…
  • Week 12: Applying Legal Research Methods and Professional Skills in …
  • 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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