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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Foundations of Legal Inquiry

IBL706 · Legal Research Methods — Week 1 of 16

CourseIBL706
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Foundations of Legal Inquiry

  1. Epistemological foundations
  2. Legal research criteria
  3. Defining contemporary legal problems
  4. Determining project scope and limitations
  5. Lec 06: Epistemological Aspect of Research
  6. Philosophical Beliefs and Assumptions in Business and Management Research
  7. Research Problems

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Identify the criteria required to conduct legal research.
  • 1.2 Define key issues in the proposed research.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: identify the criteria required to conduct legal research.

Study materials

Videos

  • Philosophical Beliefs and Assumptions in Business and Management Research · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 11 min · for registered students
  • Research Problems · YouTube · Galton College · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 4: Beginning a Research Project · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 37–50 · for registered students
  • Scientific Inquiry in Social Work (DeCarlo, Open Social Work Education) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Legal Inquiry
  • Week 2: Topic Selection and Research Aims
  • Week 3: Doctrinal Legal Research
  • Week 4: Socio-Legal Research and Legal Ethics
  • Week 5: Theoretical Frameworks in Legal Scholarship
  • Week 6: The Critical Literature Review
  • Week 7: Methodological Design and Evaluation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Collection and Analysis in Legal Studies
  • Week 10: Project Planning and Research Management
  • Week 11: Proposal Finalisation and Researcher Reflexivity
  • Week 12: Applying Legal Research Methods in practice: case studies
  • 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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