LA 358: CHILD LAW: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Knowledge:
Understand how the law defines and
regulates parenthood .
This will be addressed in lectures, seminars
and in the module materials.
Understand the concept and extent of
children’s rights
Pervasive in lectures, seminars, seminar
readings etc.
Subject knowledge and contextual skills
will be assessed in both the
assessment and the examination
Evaluate the role of the law in
regulating relationships between
parent, child and the state
Through wider reading, especially of
academic articles
Identify the relevant sources of key
principles.
Through study of statutory materials and
reading cases.
Explain and give examples of the role
and use of discretion in child law.
Pervasive in lectures, seminars, student-led
seminar readings etc.
Contextual Skills:
Understand the operation of child law in
society.
Pervasive in lectures, seminars, seminar
readings etc.
Application:
Apply English law to hypothetical
situations involving child law issues
Through consideration of problem
questions in seminars and the written
assessment.
Students will be required to answer at
least one problem question in the
examination
Demonstrate a realistic understanding
of the current practice of family law.
Through examination of real-life situations
and a wide range of materials.
Students will be required to suggest
realistic solutions in answering problem
questions
Sources and Research:
Research a particular area of child law
using paper and electronic resources
and specialist legal materials.
Through preparation for seminars and
research for the written assessment.
The written assessment will require
students to research relevant legal
materials.
Discussion in lectures and seminars
Students will be required to answer at
least one essay question in the
examination.
Analysis:
Analyse past, current and future law
and policy developments in terms of
theoretical issues and in terms of their
impact on individuals & families.
Critique discretionary decisions and the
use of discretion in child law.
Autonomy:
Work independently to gain
understanding of material and issues in
child law without explanatory lectures
Seminar preparation, including for studentled seminars; essays
Use feedback from lecturer and other
students.
Feedback on assessed work and via
seminar discussions.
Communication/Literacy
Understand and use legal concepts,
social work terms, policy principles and
theoretical ideas in speaking and
writing about law and family practice
Written assessment
Students’ ability to communicate ideas
in writing will be assessed through the
written assessment and the
examination. Oral skills are not formally
assessed
Pervasive.
Use correct citations and bibliographies.
Element in written assessment.
Other Basic Skills:
Group Work:
Work collaboratively to complete a
defined task within a limited time
Exercise in advising on parental
responsibility in student-led seminar
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Not formally assessed.
Numerical:
Read and understand quantitative
research materials.
Directed reading
Not formally assessed, but
incorporation of such material may be a
means of demonstrating an
appreciation of the context in which the
law operates.
IT:
Use internet to access further readings
on child law issues. Use learning
packages (e.g.module website) for selfstudy. Word processing.
Through research for seminars, directed
reading and module website.
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Research skills are assessed as part of
written assessment.