Module detail

SHE level	2
SCQF credit points	20.0
ECTS credit points	10.0
Module code	M2M225697
Module Leader	Rachel Bond
School	Glasgow School for Business and Society
Subject	Law
Trimester	B (January start)

Summary of content

This module provides the student with a knowledge and understanding of key areas of Scots Private Law including the law of trusts and succession and family law.

The module exposes students to legal challenges arising from family disputes across international boundaries.
The role of lawyers in society is changing - lawyers are increasingly expected to be pro-active in the prediction and prevention of unethical as well as unlawful behaviour across all areas of society, including public and private sectors. The delivery of the module will thus embed PRME principles including: developing graduates who care about social responsibility developing learning and teaching which enables graduates to become responsible leaders and practitioners and developing graduates who will advise businesses and other stakeholders to explore mutually beneficial responses to social and legal challenges.

Module details

By the end of this module students will have gained competence in the following key areas:
1. Analysis, Synthesis, Critical Judgment and Evaluation
The ability to identify issues, assimilate, evaluate and analyse information to construct written or oral solutions to a problem by bringing together and integrating relevant information, and selecting key material, from a variety of different sources. The ability to present arguments for and against propositions, acknowledging ranking of sources and relative impact in context. Such skills are developed within this module through the following activities:
preparation for, presentation at and participation in researched seminar activity
preparation for, presentation at and participation in researched assessment activity including writing essays and other formal exercises
solving well defined ( typically hypothetical) problems through essays, seminars and group work
participating in role play exercises
2. Personal Management, Independence and Ability to Learn
The ability to organise and prioritise effectively the expenditure of time and effort in the performance of all aspects of student work. The ability to learn effectively and be aware of their own learning strategies to manage their own learning development and to reflect upon their learning, seeking and making use of feedback. Such skills are developed within this module through the following activities:
preparation for, presentation at and participation in seminar activity
preparation for, presentation at and participation in assessment activity including writing essays and other formal exercises
preparation for seminar activity which will require students to identify and access primary and secondary source materials
engagement in assessment activity ensuring deadlines are met
interaction with others in group work associated with role play exercises
3. Communication and Literacy
The ability to communicate information, ideas, advice and choices in an effective and succinct manner and in plain English without losing focus on key issues. The ability to listen and question effectively, to give and receive feedback and to make presentations addressing an allocated topic within the prescribed time frame.
The ability to communicate both orally and in writing (and, where appropriate, by the use of electronic means) using the English language accurately by creating work which is comprehensible to the intended audience. The ability to create documents which are analytical, descriptive and inquisitive using appropriate terminology and recognised methods of citation and reference. Such skills are developed within this module through the following activities:
writing essays and other formal exercises
contributing in seminars
participating in role play exercises requiring communication with client
4. Numeracy, Information, Technology and Teamwork
Where relevant and as the basis for an argument, the ability to present and evaluate information provided in numerical or statistical form. The ability to produce and present in an appropriate form a word-processed essay or other appropriate format. The ability to conduct efficient searches of websites to locate relevant information and exchange documents by E-mail. The ability to work productively and cooperatively in different kinds of groups to establish working relations with others, defining, sharing and delegating responsibilities within the group. Such skills are developed within this module through the following activities:
Seminar problems which require students to calculate and distribute testate and intestate estates in the appropriate form
An assessed component (Intestacy Coursework) which requires students to calculate and distribute an intestate estate in the appropriate form
Submission of word processed assessment material
engagement in assessment and seminar tasks requiring retrieval of information using electronic sources
engagement in assessment and directed learning activities requiring use of electronic repositories
communication with module team and group peers via e-mail and electronic learning platform
participation in seminar activity
interaction with others in group work associated with role play exercises

Module structure

Activity	Total hours
Lectures	36.00
Seminars	12.00
Independent Learning	122.00
Assessment	30.00

Assessment methods

Component	Duration	Weighting	Threshold	Description
Course Work001		40	35	Coursework. Essay 1500 words.
Exam002	2.0	60	35	Exam, TRI B exam period

Academic essentials

Trusts, Succession and Family Law (Direct Entry)

Summary of content

Module details

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Assessment methods