FACULTY OF LAWS
Module Unit Report Form
Title & Code of Course Unit
LAWS1001: Contract
Course Unit
1.0
Year
2013/14
Course Convenor
Lucinda Miller/ Prince Saprai
Number Enrolled on Course
210
Average Mark Gained
55.3
Standard Deviation
9.5
Minimum Mark
24
Maximum Mark
74
Median
57.0
Module Statistics
Number of
Students
Marks
Percentage
Number
80-100
0.0 %
0
70-79
5.2 %
11
60-69
31.4 %
66
50-59
34.8 %
73
40-49
19.5 %
41
35-39
3.3 %
7
30-34
0.0 %
0
20-29
1.9 %
4
0-19
0.0 %
0
Absent
1.0 %
2
Irregular
0.0 %
0
Not Completed
2.9 %
6
Withheld
0.0 %
0
A Course Organizer’s Report (quality of student work, pace and content, appropriateness of teaching methods and effects of any action(s)
taken to resolve past problems)
Overall, we are happy with the quality of student work. We would like to see a greater number of firsts. Student
feedback generally very positive: 77.78% of students marked the course 4 or 5 out of 5 for the extent to which it
achieved its aims.
In the past students have struggled to answer essay questions, which may explain the lack of firsts. Tutors have
now been advised to ensure that they spend at least some tutorials going through essay questions. In addition,
at least one of the formative assignments is now an essay.
B Any Learning Resources problems (e.g quality of lecture or tutorial rooms)
No.
C Issues Identified by Students (from questionnaires, staff-student committee etc.) and Action Taken or Planned
Main issues related to:
 Pace of the lectures felt to be too quick
 Tutors not following tutorial handout
 Length of reading lists
We hope to resolve by:
 Controlling better the pace of the lectures and the amount of material covered. Some lecturers will make their
lectures available on lecture cast.
 Tutors will meet at the start of academic year to ensure that tutorial handouts are followed more consistently.
 We will review the length of the Contract reading lists, with a view to providing more specific references.
D Issues Identified by Visiting Examiners and Action Taken or Planned
None.
E Vice-Dean for Taught Programmes’ Comments and Action Taken or Planned
None.