LA 360: LAW AND THE INTACT FAMILY: 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?
Understand how a broad range of laws
may affect intact families and how the
law affects different types of families in
different ways
Pervasive in lectures, seminars and
readings
Subject knowledge and contextual skills
will be assessed in both the
assessment and the examination
Evaluate the concept of ‘the family’ on
which different laws are based and the
policies adopted by the state in
supporting and regulating families.
Pervasive in lectures, seminars and
readings; specific revision lecture drawing
different elements of the module together
Examination requires students to
answer at least one question drawing
on different parts of the module to
evaluate broader concepts of the family
and the treatment of different types of
families
Research a topic relevant to the intact
family using paper and electronic
resources and specialist legal materials.
Through preparation for the seminars
Not formally assessed
Work independently to gain
understanding of material and issues
Preparing for seminars
Not formally assessed
Understand and use legal concepts,
social work terms, policy principles and
theoretical ideas in speaking and
writing about law
Students’ ability to communicate ideas
in writing will be assessed through the
examination. Oral skills are not formally
assessed
Pervasive
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