2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1128 Criminal Justice Study Skills

10 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr David Churchill
Email: D.Churchill@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Module replaces

LAW1126 Criminal Justice Study Skills

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module introduces you to the fundamental study skills required to thrive on your degree programme. It offers basic teaching on these skills and provides directions for further development for you to pursue independently.

Objectives

This module aims to help you adapt to the learning, teaching and assessment demands of learning at university. It aims to help you develop an independent, reflective and rigorous approach to your studies.

Learning outcomes
- understand and recall information relating to academic study skills;
- utilise study skills resources effectively;
- demonstrate essay writing skills.

Syllabus

This module aims to help you adapt to the learning, teaching and assessment demands of learning at university. It aims to help you develop an independent, reflective and rigorous approach to your studies.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	6	1.50	9.00
Seminar	4	1.50	6.00
Private study hours			85.00
Total Contact hours			15.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

A formative assessment opportunity will be provided.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course MCQ	Time limited	25.00
Portfolio	1,250 word	75.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students must attempt both components of assessment and gain an overall mark of 40% or more. A mark of 40% or more MUST be achieved from the portfolio element of the assessment to gain the credits for this module. Where a student receives a mark of 39% or less for the portfolio they will not be awarded the credits for the module and must resit the assessment to achieve these credits.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:15:25

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