Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research
Key information
- Year of study
- Year 1
- Module code
- 155200093
- Credits
- 15
- Department
- School of Law, Gender and Media
Module overview
This is a skills-based course, wherein students will learn the fundaments of legal research and writing (eg: how to read a statute, how to read a case, etc…), as well as more general analytic skills, critical reading strategies, how to develop and sustain an argument, and a range of different writing skills. The module will incorporate exercise-based assessments linked to the content of the other core modules.
Please note, this module will first run in 2020/21, and is not available for enrolment during 2019/20.
Workload
- 2 hours seminar per week.
Scope and syllabus
- How to read a statute
- How to read a judgment; casebriefs
- Reading comprehension - reading strategies, how to cope with large amounts of reading
- What is an argument?
- What is critical analysis?
- Writing: constructing an argument
- Writing: structuring an essay
- Writing: sustaining an argument
- Creativity
Method of assessment
- Case Brief & Analysis : 25%
- Reading Comprehension Exercise: 25%
- Critical Analysis of one assigned text: 35%
- Mock Essay Outline: 15%
Disclaimer
Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules