Student Handbook – Part-time Programmes – 2014-15
RANNÓG AN DLÍ
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
STUDENT HANDBOOK
LÁMHLEABHAR DO MHIC LÉINN
PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
BACHELOR OF LAWS (LL.B.) DT592
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LAW DT534
Fáilte
WELCOME
go dtí
TO
ITBÁC!
DIT!
Welcome to DIT. We hope your time here will be happy, fruitful and rewarding.
This handbook is designed to provide students with relevant information on our
part-time law programmes.
It also offers general information on DIT, its
academic processes and its facilities.
If you have a question about your programme, or about any aspect of student life
at DIT, please contact or speak to:
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School Administrator, Emma Linnane, emma.linnane@dit.ie 01-4027181
Programme Chair: DT534, Mr Niall Neligan, niall.neligan@dit.ie
Programme
Chair:
DT592,
Dr.
Stephen
Carruthers,
Stephen.carruthers@dit.ie
Head of Law and Assistant Head of School, Dr. Mary Rogan,
mary.rogan@dit.ie
We may not always know the answer to a question, but we will be able to find
out for you, or direct you to someone who does know.
In all correspondence with the Institute, please identify the programme on
which you are enrolled
Disclaimer:
This document is for information only. While every effort has been made to ensure
the accuracy thereof, nothing in this document or any part thereof should be taken
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as giving rise to any legal duty, obligation or liability on the part of the DIT or any
employee thereof.
For More
Information
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
FOR REGULAR UPDATES CHECK
OUT:
3. DIT Campus Life website
http://www.dit.ie/life/
1. Your DIT e-mail account.
Additional information will be
supplied throughout the year by email to students’ DIT e-mail
accounts.
4. DIT Students’ Union website
www.ditsu.ie
5. Webcourses
Important information is also posted
on Webcourses, an online student
‘blackboard’ where lecturers also
post class notes and announcements.
Please check your DIT e-mail
account regularly.
Go to: http://mydit.ie/
Information for specific modules
(subjects) will also be issued on the
relevant webcourses page for each
module.
Click on ‘student mail’.
Your username is your Student ID
number (this will be on your library
card).
See:
the Law office, Room 3002, 3rd Floor,
DIT, Aungier Street.
Your default password is your date
of birth in the format DDMMYYY.
6. The School website
www.dit.ie/socialscienceslaw/
General e-mails are sent to your DIT
e-mail account only – we cannot
add non-DIT e-mail addresses to the
mailing list.
2. The DIT website – www.dit.ie
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Questions about your
programme
•School Administrator, emma.linnane@dit.ie
•Head of Department/Programme Chair,
fergus.ryan@dit.ie
Stress
Anxiety
Worry
Exam or study pressure
•Student Counselling
www.dit.ie/campuslife/counselling/
•Chaplaincy Service http://chaplaincy.dit.ie/
•www.samaritans.ie
•www.pleasetalk.ie
Accommodation
• Campus Life Accommodation Service:
www.dit.ie/campuslife/studentsupport/acc
ommodation/
• www.threshold.ie and www.prtb.ie
Health and Wellbeing
(including sexual health)
Disability
• www.positiveoptions.ie
• www.thinkcontraception.ie
• Student Disability Service:
www.dit.ie/campuslife/disability/
Student Support Service:
www.dit.ie/campuslife/studentsupport/stud
entfinancialsupport/
•www.mabs.ie
•
Money worries
Careers
• Careers service:
•www.dit.ie/campuslife/careers/
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I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Who we are
DIT is a diverse third-level
institution based in the centre of
Dublin city. It was formed in 1992
from the amalgamation of 6 longestablished
vocational
colleges
formerly operated by the City of
Dublin
Vocational
Education
Committee, the oldest of which was
founded 126 years ago in 1887.
institutions in the State.
It is
currently spread over 6 major
campuses (and many smaller sites)
but plans are well under way to
consolidate the DIT campus on one
north city site at Grangegorman,
close to Smithfield. The first cohorts
of students, from Art and Social
Sciences, have already started their
programmes there. Other schools
are currently expected to move in
2017.
DIT is a public body created by an
Act of Parliament, conferring all the
same powers and privileges of a
university. In particular, DIT has full
independent
degree-awarding
authority, up to and including the
right to award PhDs. It has over
20,000 students making it one of the
largest
third-level
educational
Advanced plans are also afoot to
create
a
new
Technological
University of Dublin, which will, if
implemented, bring together DIT
with IT Blanchardstown and IT
Tallaght.
Department.
of Law
School of
Languages,
Law and
Society
College of Arts and
Tourism
Law@DIT
Law has been studied as a separate
discipline at DIT since at least the
mid 1970s.
programmes. Historically, our focus
has been on part-time programmes
geared towards preparation for the
FE1 Law Society entrance exams, but
over the years our provision has
expanded to include the popular
part-time BA in Law and the part-
Traditionally, DIT has specialised in
providing
non-traditional
law
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time LLB (Bachelor of Laws) as well
as a full-time LLB programme.
law modules with the LLB. Law is
also taught as a subject on various
non-law programmes within the
Institute.
The Department of Law also runs a
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, a law
conversion
programme
for
graduates in disciplines other than
law, as well as an MA in Law followon from the PG Diploma in Law.
DIT’s College of Business offers a
Bachelor of Science in Business and
Law, the students on which share
1970s
Diploma in
Law
programme
introduced
1990s
Diploma in
Law
separated
into full-time
and part-time
streams
The Department of Law at DIT has 7
whole-time teaching staff members,
one administrator and 2 part-time
staff.
Part of the School of
Languages, Law and Society, the
Department is located in Aungier
Street.
2001
Postgraduate
Diploma in
Law
commences
2005
BA in Law
replaces parttime DIploma
in Law
5
2008
First intake of
MA in Law
and LLB parttime
2012
LLB full-time
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
10 THINGS ALL STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW
1. Please check your DIT e-mail and webcourses accounts regularly.
Students who fail to do so regularly miss out on crucial information such
as when and how to register their choice of exam subjects, changes to
timetables, arrangements for mid-term breaks, job and scholarship
opportunities and so on. (Please note: we do not and cannot send group
e-mails to non-DIT e-mail addresses. You must check your DIT e-mail).
2. Please pay attention to noticeboards and posted notices.
3. LLB only: Where you have a choice of modules, please make sure to
register your choice of modules for exams. Students with a choice of
modules will be asked to register their choice for exams. Please make
sure you do so – failure to do so may result in delays and other
potential complications in processing exam results.
4. Attend classes on a regular basis. The Department of Law does not
offer distance-learning education. Some notes may be available on
webcourses but we cannot guarantee that full details of everything that
was discussed at a particular lecture will be available online. If you must
miss a lecture, get notes from a fellow student.
5. Submit essays on time. Missing the deadline for an essay is the
equivalent of missing an exam. Students will be penalised for failing to
meet essay deadlines. Use the colour paper assigned for your cover sheet
(DT534 light blue, DT592 Pink).
6. Please make sure we have your correct address. If you change address
during the year, please make sure the Registrations Office and Law Office
are informed of your new address. You can update your details at:
http://www.dit.ie/registration/updatedetails/
7. If you are experiencing health or other difficulties that may preclude
you from taking an exam or submitting an essay, please let us know.
It is possible to seek a deferral of exams and assessments on the basis of
health or other extenuating personal circumstances. If seeking a deferral,
please contact the Examinations Office using a Personal Circumstances
form in writing as soon as possible before examinations. We may not
grant deferrals after exams, except in the most exceptional cases.
8. In correspondence with the college, please make sure to identify the
academic programme you are pursuing. With over 300 students
across the Department, it is not always possible to remember what
programme you are pursuing, and incorrect information may be given if
you fail to identify your programme and mode of study correctly.
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9. Please keep exam transcripts and other official documentation in a
safe place. You may be asked at a future date to present transcripts or
other proof of qualifications. Please store such documentation carefully
and in a safe place as you may be charged for fresh copies. Obtaining
extra exam transcripts costs €15 so please keep all documentation in a
secure place.
10. If you’re having problems – personal or academic – let someone
know! All students, part-time and full-time, have access to the
counselling and chaplaincy services. If you’re stressed out, upset,
depressed or finding it hard to cope, don’t be afraid to seek help.
Stressed?
Depressed?
Having
difficulties
with
college life?
PLEASE TALK TO
US! SUPPORT IS
AVAILABLE!
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II. STRUCTURE OF THE PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
DT534
Level 7
BA (Ord) in
Law
DT592
Level 8
LLB parttime
BA ORD. IN LAW
Full title of programme:
Programme Code:
Level:
Duration:
Bachelor of Arts (Ordinary) in Law
DT534
7
3 years part-time
Duration: The programme lasts
three years part-time.
complete and pass modules totalling
90 ECTS credits. An ECTS credit
represents 20 hours of learning,
including
class
contact
and
independent learning.
Hours per week: Class contact is 4.5
hours a week in each of three years,
7.5 hours in weeks in which tutorials
take place. Independent study
should occupy approximately 6-9
hours per week over and above time
spent in class.
Each stage or year comprises 30
credits. All modules are year-long
and attract 10 credits each.
In each year, there are 30 credits’
worth of modules that are
compulsory
and
must
be
completed.
Subjects: The subjects you take as
part of this programme are called
‘modules.’ In order to complete the
programme,
a
student
must
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Year 1
Module
Core Legal Skills
Contract Law
Criminal Law
ECTS credits
10
10
10
30
Module
Constitutional Law
Property Law
Law of Torts
ECTS credits
10
10
10
30
Semester 1
Company Law
Equity
European Union Law
ECTS credits
10
10
10
30
Total:
Year 2
Total:
Year 3
Total:
How do I progress from year 1 to year 2 and year 2 to year 3?
In order to progress to year 2, you must pass all the modules in year 1. Similarly,
in order to progress to year 3, you must pass all the modules in year 2
May I carry a module from year 1 into year 2? It is possible to carry no more
than one incomplete module from one year to the next. It is not possible,
however, to carry year 1 modules into year 3.
What if I fail a year? If you fail or do not complete 20 or more credits in any
year, you will not be allowed to progress to the subsequent year. You will not be
required to resit any modules you have passed.
Can I take the modules in a different order or take fewer or more modules
in any year?
Up to September 2013, students were able to take their choice of modules from 1
to 6 per year in whatever order suited them.
This facility is no longer available to students commencing in September 2013 or
subsequent years. Students must complete the programme in the set manner
described above. For both pedagogical and administrative reasons, it is no
longer possible to offer the former flexibility. We regret that this is the case, but
a number of intractable problems arose from the flexible delivery mode:
 Flexible delivery significantly slowed down the process of registering
students
 It became exceptionally difficult (without appropriate systems) to track
student performance in exams
 Students often chose more modules than were realistic to take in any one
year
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LLB BACHELOR OF LAWS PART-TIME
Full title of programme:
Programme Code:
Level:
Duration:
LLB Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
DT592
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At least one year, part-time
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Duration: The programme lasts at
least one year, though students may
take the programme over 2 or more
years.
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Hours per week: Class contact is 1.5
hours a week per module.
Independent study should occupy at
least 2 hours per week for every one
hour spent in class.
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Subjects: The subjects you take as
part of this programme are called
‘modules.’ In order to complete the
programme,
a
student
must
complete and pass modules totalling
60 ECTS credits. An ECTS credit
represents 20 hours of learning,
including
class
contact
and
independent learning.
Employment Law
Environmental and Planning
Law (TBC)
European Human Rights Law
Evidence
Family Law
Intellectual Property and
Media Law
Jurisprudence
Law and Society
Prison Law
Extra modules
If you have not already completed
one of the following modules as part
of a previous law programme, you
may take such a module as part of
the LLB. The modules in question are
Company Law, Constitutional Law,
Contract Law, Criminal Law,
Equity, EU Law, Property Law and
Torts. In the vast majority of cases,
students will have completed all of
these modules as part of the BA, so
this option will be of limited
relevance.
All modules are year-long and
attract 10 credits each.
Please note: if you have already
completed a module as part of the
BA in Law, PG Diploma in Law,
Diploma in Legal Studies or BSc
Business and Legal Studies, you
may not sit the same module as
part of the LLB.
Please note that if you take any of
these specific modules, while you
will be free, if you wish, to sit in on
BA in Law (DT534) classes, you will
be
required
to
complete
assessments and examinations as
assigned for that subject on the
LLB (DT592).
The modules available in 2014-15
are as follows:
 Administrative Law
 Civil Procedure and
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
 Competition Law (TBC)
 Criminology
King’s Inns recognition
The LLB is recognised by the King’s
Inns as a qualifying law degree BUT
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in order to gain King’s Inns
recognition for your degree, you
must have completed (at some stage
in your academic career) the
following modules :
 Jurisprudence
 Administrative Law
 European Union Law
 Company Law
 Land Law and
 Equity.
previous degree, King’s Inns will
not recognise your LLB, though it is
possible to come back to DIT to
complete any outstanding modules
once you have completed the LLB. It
is your responsibility to make sure
that you have completed the
modules
required
to
ensure
recognition by the King’s Inns.
N.B. It is the sole responsiblity of
students to verify with King’s Inns
current requirements of King’s
Inns which may vary from those
set
out
above.
If you have not completed these
modules as part of your BA or other
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III. TUITION
A. Lectures
All lectures are held in DIT Aungier
Street.
Tutorials are more interactive than
the average lecture. In particular,
students are expected to have read
material in advance of the tutorial
and will be expected to participate
actively by answering questions,
discussing cases and contributing
generally
to
the
discussion.
Typically, tutorials require students
to address problem-style questions
where a hypothetical scenario is
posed. Students are expected to
suggest answers to problems, with
reference to relevant case law and
legislation.
What texts do I need for class?
Individual lecturers will recommend
set texts for each class.
If I cannot attend the scheduled
law classes, may I attend the
equivalent modules on other law
programmes?
This is not
something we encourage. While
these
modules
may
appear
ostensibly similar, the content and
standard often differ from what you
will be covering on your programme.
In
particular,
exams
and
assessments may differ significantly.
Tutorials are held on Saturdays.
There will be 6 tutorials over the full
year; 3 in semester 1, 3 in semester
2. Full details of tutorial dates and
times will be circulated later in the
semester. More than likely these
tutorials will commence after
Hallowe’en and will proceed at two
weekly intervals (i.e. every second
weekend).
B. Tutorials
Tutorials are generally offered in
select law subjects only. Tutorials
are offered in all the BA subjects
except Core Legal Skills and in
Jurisprudence, Administrative Law
and Evidence.
Are tutorials compulsory? Tutorials
are not compulsory, though we
strongly recommend that you
attend, where possible.
These
tutorials take place over a maximum
of 6 Saturdays, one-quarter of the
teaching year.
These are small-group sessions, with
approximately 10-15 students in
each session. Tutorials focus on
particular aspects of the curriculum.
This may or may not be material that
has previously been covered in class.
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IV. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/2015
There are two semesters in each
academic year, each lasting 15
weeks. 12 of these weeks comprise
formal teaching. In each semester
there will be (in addition to the 12
weeks of tuition) a review week,
which may be used for revision,
research and other assigned
exercises.
Unless
otherwise
informed, you can take it that there
are no classes in review week.
September 2014
Monday 15th–
Orientation
evening
Most of your law modules run over
the full year, with exams at the end
of semester 2. A small number of
law modules, however, as well as
some non-law modules also have
exams at the end of semester 2, from
7th January 2013.
Here is a calendar with important
dates noted:
October
Monday 27h –
Review week
begins
November
Monday3rd–
Classes
recommence
December
Friday 12th – Classes
end for Semester 1
February
First semester
exam results
issued mid to late
February
March
April
Monday 17th – Bank
Holiday
Monday 13thth –
Classes recommence
Monday 30th –
Easter break begins
(2 weeks)
May
Friday 8th – Classes
end for Semester
2**
June
Second semester
exam results
issued mid to late
June
July
Monday 11th –
Second semester
exams scheduled to
begin*
Feedback sessions
for exams
Tuesday 16th –
Formal classes
begin
January 2015
Monday 5th – First
semester exams
scheduled to begin*
Monday 19th –
Classes
recommence for
Semester 2
August
Repeat/supplemental
exams take place mid
to late August or early
September*
* NB: All exam dates
are subject to change
Some points to note about the
calendar:
1. The long break in January
arises as a result of the
semesterisation
of
programmes at DIT. We
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strongly recommend that
students who do not have
exams in January use this
time to complete essays and
revision and/or prepare for
exams or FE1 examinations.
2. Unless otherwise instructed by
individual lecturers, there are
no classes during review
weeks or during Easter break.
*Some
lecturers
will,
however, be teaching – ask
your individual lecturers.
3. There are no classes on Bank
Holidays, on which dates the
DIT buildings are closed.
4. DIT buildings are also closed
on Sundays.
**The dates on which individual
classes end in April/May depend
on the discretion of each
individual
lecturer.
Your
lecturers will let you know when
they intend to finish classes for
the year.
Please make frequent reference to
www.dit.ie to keep abreast of
general academic information.
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V. ACCESSING STUDY MATERIALS
LIBRARY
PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS
(AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE)
The Aungier St. Library is located on
the 1st and 2nd floors of the Aungier
St. campus.
It has a relatively
comprehensive range of law texts,
journals and case reports. Texts are
stored on the first floor, journals and
case reports on the 2nd.
Individual lecturers will recommend
texts to students.
As library
resources are limited, it is advisable
that students have regular access to
at least one recommended textbook
in each subject. While law texts are
relatively expensive, costs may be
reduced by:
There is no guarantee that key texts
will be available to all students at all
times.
As such, students are
recommended to purchase at least
one text in each examinable subject.
A small number of popular texts are
kept in the short loan section, some
being
reserved
to
part-time
students.
Increasingly, much of the reading
material that you will require is
available on or through the DIT
website, www.dit.ie/library.
In
particular, membership of the
library allows access to a number of
legal and other databases that may
be accessed online. You will need a
library PIN to access some of these
databases – for details, please
contact the library.
Library cards are issued at
registration: if you have not received
a library card, please contact the
Students Services Office.
Library opening hours are listed at
www.dit.ie/library.
If you do not register in a timely
manner, you may miss out on
important resources.
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‘Pooling’ books: classmates
may choose to share certain
texts, e.g. one person buys a
contract book, someone else
buys a torts book and they
alternate use from week to
week. This may, of course,
prove awkward approaching
exam time!
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Some but not all law
publishers
may
hold
booksales in the lobby of DIT
Aungier St. early in the
academic year. Some of these
publishers give a discount on
certain books.
Details of
these booksales will be made
available in class and by email where possible.
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VI. ASSESSMENT: ESSAYS/CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
BA AND LLB
Modules (subjects) are usually assessed by a combination of examination and
continuous assessment. In order to pass a module you must obtain a cumulative
mark of 40% or more for that module. The lecturer for your subject will
inform you of the breakdown between exam and continuous assessment
for subjects on the BA Ord in Law and LLB.
Is it possible to pass a module while failing an element of the module?
In theory, it is possible to pass a module where you pass one element (essay or
exam) but fail the other required element, if your overall cumulative mark for the
module is 40% or higher. For instance, a student could fail or not submit an
essay, but could theoretically pass a module where the exam is worth 80% of the
final mark, but the student would have to score 50% in the exam:
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Essay 0, Exam 50 = 40% overall
Essay 60%, Exam 35% = 40% overall
It is not possible, even in theory, to pass a module if you do not sit an exam in
that module. Additionally, failing the essay or exam greatly reduces your
prospects of passing the module.
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Assessment may be either:
 Formative – this is work that
is not counted towards the
result for the module. The
purpose
of
formative
assessment is to allow for
feedback to be offered to
students.
OR
 Summative – this is work
that counts towards the
result for the module. Most
continuous
assessment
undertaken on the LLB is
summative in character.
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Moot court exercises (testing
advocacy skills)
Poster presentations
Presentations
In-class exams
The Department liaises with
lecturers so as to stagger the
deadlines for law CAs, so that all of
the CAs are not due at the same time.
That said, there may be some
overlap.
You will be given plenty of notice of
the deadlines for CA. We thus
recommend that you start work on
your essays as early as possible.
Continuous assessment may take
various forms including:
 Completion of Essays
 Problem-solving exercises
 Groupwork including group
projects
For detailed guidance and for the
Departmental
policy
on
continuous assessments, please
see Appendix 1
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VII. ASSESSMENT: EXAMINATIONS
BA AND LLB
A. Sitting Exams
When do exams take place?
 For subjects/modules that
are year-long, in May
 For
students
repeating
exams,
in
August/September
What is the pass mark for each
module? To pass a module a student
must obtain 40% or more in that
subject. If the module contains
continuous assessment (CA) and an
exam, it is ordinarily possible to pass
the module if your combined mark
for the exam and CA (with
appropriate weighting for each
element) is 40% or higher.
Where I have a choice, how do I
choose which subjects I will sit
each year? Where you have options
or electives, you must register those
options online. You do not need to
register for compulsory modules.
Are there compensation rules if I
fail a subject? Certain compensation
rules apply in limited cases – please
refer to the General Assessment
Regulations for further details.
http://www.dit.ie/qualityassurance
andacademicprogrammerecords/stu
dent-assessmentregulations/general/
Students are deemed to have notice
of everything in the General
Assessment Regulations.
You will be e-mailed with further
details in the first term (please check
your DIT e-mail account). Students
will be given a username and PIN,
which they can then use to register
for particular exams.
The
registration
website
is
modularisation.dit.ie.
Where you have a choice of
modules it is imperative that you
register that choice online.
Significant complications arise
where students fail to do so.
Is there a fee for exams? The fee for
examinations is built into the fee
paid for the programme as a whole.
A fee may be charged for students
taking repeat (Supplemental) exams
as a second or subsequent attempt,
or students who are taking
examinations externally or ‘off
books’, that is, without registering
for the year.
Exam Dates. The Exams Office, DIT
Aungier Street sets the dates for
exams.
The Department of Law
does not set exam dates.
40%
Precise dates for semester 1 are
usually issued in November and for
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semester 2 are usually issued in mid
to late March.
The Department of Law is consulted
on these dates, but otherwise we
have very little input. In particular
we have no ‘inside track’ on the
setting of precise dates and will not
be in a position to give students
details on these dates until the
Examinations Office issues official
timetables.
As soon as we receive official
confirmation of these dates, we will
pass on the details to students. We
ask that students be patient in this
regard. While we appreciate that
students may need information on
exam dates as early as possible,
pending the publication of these
dates, the Department is in a
position only to give very general
guidance.
Most examinations will take place at
the end of the second semester
(May) with certain exceptions
(you will be informed by your
lecturer).
Exam results are normally issued
online in late June.
NB: Where you have a choice of
modules, you must select online
the modules in which you plan to
take exams. The Exams Office will
send you an announcement by email regarding exam selection
during the year. Failure to follow
instructions may result in your
not being allowed to sit exams in
your chosen subjects.
PLEASE NOTE:
Exam results will not be issued to
students with outstanding fees.
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B. Repeating failed exams
How many times may I repeat a
subject? Students have up to four
attempts at each exam.
What if I fail an exam or do not sit
an exam when required to do so?
Some students who sit exams fail
them, though the number of failing
grades is usually relatively low. A
minority of students, for various
reasons, do not sit examinations. In
either case, a student is ‘referred’ in
the exam that he or she has failed or
has not taken.
There
are
two
sittings
of
examinations in each year, Summer
(May) and Autumn (August or
September). Each sitting (May is one
sitting, August/September another
sitting) counts as a separate attempt.
The Summer exam is sometimes
called the ‘sessional’ exam, and the
Autumn exam the ‘supplemental’
exam. A student who does not pass
or does not sit an exam is ‘referred’
in that exam. A student is formally
‘failed’ and withdrawn from the
programme if he or she does not
pass an exam on the fourth sitting.
In either case, it is possible for a
student to take ‘supplemental
exams’ in the relevant subjects.
Historically, these supplemental
exams have taken place in early
September following the Summer
exams, though there are plans to
hold supplementals in the future in
mid to late August and possibly in
June.
What if I pass some subjects but
fail others? Once you have passed a
subject, you will not be required to
resit that particular subject. For
instance, if you sit three exams,
passing one and failing two, you will
only be required to resit the two that
you have failed and not the exam
that you have passed. Essay results
may also be carried forward.
Failure to sit an exam when
required to do so has the same
consequence as sitting and failing
an exam.
Please note that if you pass a
module on the second or
subsequent attempt, your result
in that module, if you pass it, will
be capped at 40%. Additionally, if
you pass an exam on the third or
fourth attempt, you will be
eligible only for a pass degree,
regardless of the results you
attained in individual modules.
The good news is that you don’t have
to repeat the modules you’ve already
passed.
Please note: There are no supersupplementals at DIT. Exams take
place three times a year, in
January,
May
and
August/September respectively.
It is not possible to schedule
special
supplemental
exams
outside of the officially scheduled
exam periods.
What if I am sick at exam time, and
can’t sit the exam? If you are ill or if
other circumstances prevent you
from sitting an exam, you may seek a
deferral.
Deferrals
must
be
supported by documentation and
are not automatic. Please see the
policy on deferrals, below.
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FROM ONE YEAR INTO
THE NEXT.
C. Progression to years 2 & 3
(BA Only)
To progress from year 1 to year 2
and year 2 to year 3 on the BA in
Law, ordinarily you must pass all
modules for the relevant year. You
have up to two attempts at each
module each year, so if you do not
pass the first time, you have another
attempt to pass the relevant subject
in the same academic year.
What is the difference between
external and internal repeats? The
Exam Board may require a student
to retake a module completely as an
internal repeat. This is likely to be
required when a student does not sit
(DNS) or fails the module. The
student has to pay the full fee but
their result in that module will be
capped at 40%. Internal Repeat
students are required to return to
DIT to attend classes and repeat
those components.
If, on the repeat attempt, you do not
pass a module, ordinarily you will
have to resit that module. In such
cases, ordinarily you won’t be able to
progress to the following year.
There are two possible exceptions:
External repeat students have been
granted permission to repeat failed
components from their previous
year’s study without attending
classes. As an external repeat
student you are not entitled to a
student ID card and may not avail of
DIT’s student facilities.
a. You may possibly pass the
year by compensation based
on results in your other
subjects, subject to certain
conditions
b. You may, in exceptional cases,
be allowed to carry a
module, and resit it as part of
the subsequent year’s studies,
in addition to those required
for the subsequent year. The
downside is that this will
increase your workload in the
subsequent year.
If you
struggled to pass all the
subjects in year 1, for
instance, your chances of
passing all of the year 2
subjects are likely to be
diminished if you have an
extra subject to pass that
year.
D. Passing the programme
To pass the programme as a whole,
you must pass approved modules
totalling 90 credits of learning for
the BA in Law and 60 credits of
learning for the LLB. Ordinarily, you
must pass all required modules.
Compensation rules apply, though
only in limited circumstances.
What grades are available? On
completion of the programme,
classifications are awarded as
follows:
LLB: For a classified award on the
LLB, a candidate must obtain at final
examination, an aggregate mark
(based on an average of the total
marks available for the final year) as
follows:
YOU MAY NOT CARRY ANY
MORE THAN 10 CREDITS
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candidate has passed all relevant
examinations at the first attempt.
First class honour 70% plus
Second class, upper division (2.1)
60 - 69%
Second class, lower division (2.2)
50 - 59%
Pass
40 - 49%
An exception applies where a
student resits and passes a
subject(s) at the second attempt. In
such a case, a student will be eligible
for a classification, though, for the
purpose of calculating the grade, the
subject(s) passed at the second
attempt will be capped at a mark of
40% (regardless of the actual mark
attained).
BA: For a classified award on the BA,
a candidate must obtain at final
examination, an aggregate mark
(based on an average of the total
marks available for the final year) as
follows:
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What if I am very close to a higher
grade, but just miss out? Where a
student attains a particular grade for
the programme as a whole but is
within 1% (of the maximum number
of marks available for the
programme) of the next highest
grade for a programme as a whole,
the Exam Board may, at its
discretion, consider the student’s
results globally. For this purpose the
Department may apply a profiling
rule, which requires that the
preponderance of the student’s
results must be in the higher grade
category. This profiling rule only
applies where a student is within 1%
or less of the higher grade.
Distinction 70% plus
Merit, upper division (2.1) 60 69%
Merit, lower division (2.2) 50 59%
Pass
40 - 49%
How are grade classifications
calculated? The grade classification
a student receives at the end of the
programme is based on the average
result the student receives in all
modules on the programme. For this
purpose, grades in individual
modules are weighted according to
the number of credits attached to
each module. For instance, the mark
for a module attracting 10 credits
will be weighted at twice the value of
a module attracting 5 credits.
A student’s average mark is usually
rounded up or down, as appropriate,
to the nearest whole number.
For further information on exam
procedures see DIT “General
Assessment
Regulations”
available on the web at www.dit.ie
Normally, grade classifications
may not be awarded unless the
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LAW SOCIETY AND KING’S INNS EXAMINATIONS
Law Society (FE-1) Examinations. Company Law, Constitutional Law, Contract
Law, Criminal Law, Equity, EU Law, Property and Torts are all examinable as part
of the Law Society of Ireland (Blackhall Place) FE1 Entrance exams. Questions
about admission to the Law Society of Ireland should be directed to:
The Law Society of Ireland,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7
Phone: (01-6724802).
Students interested in becoming solicitors should consult the guide ‘How to
Become a Solicitor’ on the Law Society website www.lawsociety.ie under
‘Education’.
The modules offered at DIT are broadly similar in content to the Blackhall Place
syllabus. In many cases, the syllabi for DIT modules cover most if not all topics
on the Blackhall Place syllabi. The syllabus for Blackhall Place FE-1 should be
available on the Law Society website noted above.
Copies of past exam papers for the FE1s are available to purchase from the Law
Society at Blackhall Place.
King’s Inns. Those interested in studying for the Bar should consult
www.kingsinns.ie or www.barcouncil.ie.
The King’s Inns has formally
recognised the DIT’s LLB programmes (full-time and part-time) as accredited,
recognised law degrees. This means that, provided a student meets the
conditions laid down by King’s Inns, he or she should be able to proceed to take
the entrance examinations for the BL degree without having to complete the
King’s Inns Diploma in Legal Studies. As a pre-condition to recognising a
graduate’s LLB, a student must have completed the subjects required by the
King’s Inns. These are listed on the King’s Inns’ website and are all offered on
DIT’s BA and LLB.
PAST EXAM PAPERS
Past exams papers are available for the following programmes:

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

LLB Bachelor of Laws (part-time)
BSc Business and Law
BA Ord. in Law:
Postgraduate Diploma in Law:
DT592
DT321
DT534
DT547
Please bear in mind that the content and standard of similar modules on
different programmes may vary.
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Some hard copy past exam papers for DIT exams, Summer and Supplemental, are
available in the reference/short loan section of the library.
Past exam papers 2002-2013 are now also published on the library website please see www.dit.ie/library for further details. For access to online papers:


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
Go to www.dit.ie/library
Under ‘Electronic Resources’ choose ‘Exam Papers’.
Then select ‘Quick Link to recent Exam Papers’.
Then click on ‘College of Arts and Tourism, Aungier Street: Examination
Papers’
And then you will have access to all the papers by year.
If accessing the past papers from outside DIT, you may be prompted for a
username, which is ‘Student’, and a password, which is ‘ThunderRoad’ (case
sensitive).
Programme codes and names have changed over the years:

Exams for the BA Ord. in Law pre-2006 may be listed under ‘Diploma in
Legal Studies’, old code: A316
Some exam papers may not be listed. This may be because no one sat the
relevant exam, in which case the exams are withdrawn from public circulation.
SOME POINTS TO NOTE REGARDING EXAMINATIONS
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Lecturers are not obliged to give tips on what is or is not coming up in
unseen examinations. Lecturers who do so are acting entirely on their
own discretion. Other lecturers are not obliged to follow the lead of their
colleagues in this regard.
Students should not assume that Summer and Supplemental
examinations will match in terms of content.
Students taking or who anticipate taking examinations in
August/September should speak to/contact lecturers well in advance to
confirm the format of the exam. Please do not leave it until August to
contact lecturers as they may be on leave or otherwise out of contact.
There is no point in contacting the Department Office in advance of exams
to discuss their format or content. Neither the Head of Department nor
the Administrator is privy to such matters, nor would they be entitled to
discuss such matters with students.
MATERIALS PERMITTED IN EXAMS

In the absence of notification to the contrary, students are not permitted
to bring any written or printed materials into examinations. In other
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Exam Processes

words, the default rule is that unless expressly permitted, no written or
printed materials are permitted.
Students who bring materials into examinations that are not expressly
permitted may be subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Students should not write on their hands or other parts of their body
during or prior to exams.
Where a lecturer permits specific materials to be brought into an
examination, this should be clearly stated on the examination paper.
Unless otherwise instructed, materials permitted in an examination
should not contain any marks, (including words, symbols, highlighted or
underlined words or passages), tabs or other materials (adhesive or
otherwise) marking a page or passage in a document other than marks,
tabs or other materials which have been included in the original text by
the publisher of that text.
Unless otherwise instructed, where materials are permitted in exams they
should be original and not copies or printed from the internet.
Where you are permitted to bring material into exams you must not write
on that material in the exam. If you do so, the Exams Office staff may
assume the markings were added before the exam commenced.
Rechecks
Remarks
Appeals
PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, APPEALS AND RECHECKS
PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
If something happens before or during an exam that you believe has affected or
may affect your performance in the exam, you may submit a personal
circumstances form requesting that the Exam Board for Law take these
circumstances into account. Supporting evidence (e.g. a medical certificate) will
also be required, where relevant. A personal circumstances form should also be
completed and submitted where circumstances beyond your control will prevent
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or has prevented you from attending an examination. A personal circumstances
form must be submitted within 2 days of your final exam.
RECHECKS:
You may seek a recheck if, having received your results, you believe that we have
miscalculated or made a mistake inputting your exam results. A recheck does
not involve a remarking or reassessment of the relevant paper. It simply
requires that we check that the results that have been recorded have been
correctly calculated and that all marks have been accounted for. A recheck must
be sought in writing within three working days of the date set aside by the
Department for the viewing of scripts (the feedback session).
RE-MARKS:
A candidate who has discussed his/her examination script with an examiner or a
member of the Examinations Office may seek a remark of the examination paper.
Candidates wishing to request a re-mark should do so on the form A/R 2 which
may be obtained from the Examinations Office and online (see below). Such
forms must be submitted within five working days of the date set aside by
the Department for the viewing of scripts (the feedback session). The Head
of School or nominee will make the necessary arrangements for the remark,
where deemed necessary.
APPEALS:
In certain circumstances specified by the General Assessment Regulations, an
appeal may be sought in respect of examination results. The grounds for seeking
an appeal are limited. All appeals must be sought in writing within seven
working days of the date set aside by the Department for the viewing of
scripts (the feedback session).
Please note that an appeal generally will only be entertained on grounds of
a breach of due process and not on the ground that substantively, a mark
allocated to an examination is considered insufficiently generous.
All of the above forms may be obtained from the Examinations Office, DIT
Aungier Street and online at:
http://dit.ie/qualityassuranceandacademicprogrammerecords/studentassessment-regulations/general/
There are fees associated with application for rechecks, remarks and appeals,
though the fee is refundable if your application is successful.
Students should familiarise themselves with the Assessment Regulations and the
rules pertaining to rechecks, remarks and appeals. These rules can change and it
is the student’s responsibility to keep himself or herself informed.
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VIII. DEFERRALS (ESSAYS AND EXAMS ONLY)
Please note carefully: There is a difference between:
- Deferring your exams and
- Deferring your place on a programme to the following year.
Although the same word is used in each case, the processes are different.
An exam deferral even from Autumn to the following year does not automatically
allow you to roll over fees from the previous year, or exempt you from fees in the
following year. If you get a deferral in respect of your examinations from
Autumn to the following May you may still have to pay fees for the following
year. If you wish to defer your studies and roll over fees, you must follow
the process set out below in Part IX.
A. Examinations
A failed exam or a failure to sit an
exam will be counted as an ‘attempt’
such that the next attempt will be
deemed to be a ‘second attempt’,
‘third attempt’ or ‘fourth attempt’ as
the case may be. However, an
attempt at an exam may not be
counted if a student has obtained a
deferral.
relevant programme may grant a
deferral.
What happens if I can’t sit an
exam? Students who discover or
think that they will not be able to sit
an exam (for instance because of
illness, family events or conflicting
work requirements) should write to
the Head of Department at the
earliest possible opportunity seeking
a deferral.
How do I get a deferral? Students
seeking a deferral should write to
the Head of the Department of Law,
DIT, Aungier Street, Dublin 2, giving
reasons for seeking the deferral. An
application for a deferral must be in
writing and signed by the person
seeking the deferral. While we are
happy to discuss problems with
students, in confidence, formal
requests for deferrals should not
be made by e-mail or by phone
but by signed letter.
PLEASE NOTE: A deferral must
formally be sought in writing from
the Head of Department or the Exam
Board for Law. Students who choose
‘to defer themselves’ (without
obtaining a formal deferral) will lose
exam attempts.
PLEASE NOTE: If on the day of the
exam you are unable to sit the exam
due to illness, documentary evidence
of illness will be required.
On what basis are deferrals
granted?
Deferrals
sought
before
the
commencement of exams may be
granted, at the discretion of the Head
of Department on the following
grounds only:
Who grants deferrals? The Head of
Department, at his or her discretion,
may grant deferrals at the written
request of the student before the
relevant examination takes place.
After the relevant examination takes
place, the Examination Board for the
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In particular, unless extraordinary
circumstances apply, a deferral will
not be granted to a whole-time
student in respect of conflicting
work commitments. Additionally,
deferrals will not be granted for the
purpose of sitting exams on another
programme or to sit professional
exams.
Illness (supported by a
medical note)
Bereavement
or
serious
illness of a close family
member 1 or close friend,
necessitating absence
Pregnancy
or
recent
childbirth (father or mother
or spouse, civil partner or
partner of a pregnant parent)
necessitating absence
An important family or
personal event requiring the
attendance of the student,
where such event cannot
feasibly be rearranged.
Unavoidable circumstances
requiring
absence
from
exams
Excessive personal stress
where certified by a doctor or
counsellor
Significant conflicting work
commitments (for part-time
students
only),
where
backed up by an employer’s
letter
Other unavoidable factors
preventing the sitting of
exams.
A deferral is a privilege and not a
right. It increases administrative
burdens and consumes scarce
resources to trace deferrals. Please
make sure you can commit yourself
to
your
programme
before
undertaking it or withdraw and reenrol ‘from scratch’ if you cannot
keep up.
If I am granted a deferral, may I
still sit an Exam? Provided you have
registered for exams, you may sit
any or all of those exams,
notwithstanding the deferral.
If I sit an exam, and I’m sick during
the exam, but I pass the exam, may
I resit it? No. It is not possible under
any circumstances to resit an exam
you have already passed.
Deferrals will not be granted, in
particular,
in
the
following
circumstances:
 Lack of preparedness for
exams
(without
other
mitigating factors)
 Uncertified illness or stress
 Work commitments (full-time
students)
PLEASE NOTE: A deferral in respect
of Summer exams only counts for
that sitting. If you wish also to defer
Autumn exams, a separate deferral
is required and may entail more
expense. In particular, if you defer
your Autumn exams, you may be
required to pay a repeat fee and may
be required to pay tuition and
registration fees if you wish to
attend classes and access online
materials in the subsequent year.
“Close family member” includes but is not
limited to a spouse, civil partner, cohabitant,
partner (non-cohabiting), a child or grandchild,
the child or grandchild of a spouse, civil
partner or cohabitant, a sibling, and a parent or
grandparent, as well as a sibling, parent or
grandparent of a spouse, civil partner or
cohabitant.
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B. Essays and Dissertations
C. General points
Can I get a deferral in respect of
my essay? The principles set out
above apply equally to essays and
other
forms
of
continuous
assessment,
as
well
as
to
dissertations,
subject
to
the
following modifications:
1. Ordinarily a deferral of an exam or
dissertation will apply, unless
otherwise stated, until the next
sitting of examinations or the next
due date for dissertations.

In the case of an essay, a
deferral may be granted by
either
the
Head
of
Department or by the
relevant lecturer for the
relevant module, provided
that the student requests the
deferral in writing. In either
case, a record of the deferral
should be made and the
deferral should be notified to
the Head of Department and
to the relevant lecturer, as
appropriate.

Supporting
documentation
should be supplied.

In the case of a dissertation,
only the Head of Department
may grant a deferral.
2. It is important to note that a
deferral of examinations, of an essay
or a dissertation from one academic
year to the next does not result in
the deferral of a place or the carrying
forward of fees from one academic
year to the next. In a case where a
student defers assessment from one
academic year to the next, the
student will only be registered in the
subsequent year on payment of the
relevant registration and tuition fee
for that year. The student, of course,
may still register externally for
exams, but may not have access to
college facilities as an external
repeat.
In other words, even with a
deferral of assessment, a student
may have to pay the full or partial
fees to register in the subsequent
year.
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IX. COMMUNICATION
With over 300 students on our programmes, over two-thirds being part-time,
communicating information effectively and efficiently is a major priority for the
Department. Given the numbers involved, we rely heavily on electronic methods
of communications. As there are approximately 36 separate class sittings per
week beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday and running until 9 p.m. most evenings, it is
not always possible for one person to make announcements in every class.
Lecturers will sometimes be asked to make announcements, but in most cases,
we communicate with students by e-mail.
EVERY YEAR, A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT DEADLINES. ALMOST INVARIABLY, THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE
RELEVANT STUDENTS FAILED TO ATTEND CLASSES, FAILED TO READ THEIR DIT E-MAIL
MESSAGES AND/OR FAILED TO PAY ATTENTION TO POSTED NOTICES.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR DIT E-MAIL REGULARLY.
COMMUNICATING BY E-MAIL
E-mail is a very useful and efficient way of communicating with students. You
should be allocated DIT e-mail addresses on registration (the address will be
printed on your library card).
We only use DIT-assigned e-mail addresses to communicate with students.
It is not possible to add non-DIT e-mail addresses to this list.
Please note that we are not generally permitted to give out our address list or
any individual addresses to outside bodies.
In the past, we also e-mailed information to a list of non-DIT e-mail addresses.
For technical and other reasons, we regret that we are no longer able to do so.
(Basically, because the e-mails were sent to multiple addresses, our messages
were often blocked as spam, resulting in multiple undelivered e-mails and the
blacklisting of the sending e-mail address).
Please check your DIT account regularly as important information is
contained in e-mails sent to these addresses.
ACCESSING DIT E-MAIL
At the time of publication, the following details are correct:
To access your e-mail go to http://mydit.ie/mydit.ie/
Click on ‘Student Mail’
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When prompted for a….
….Username:
….Password:
Enter your student no. e.g. DC121234567 (you will find this
on your Student ID)
Enter your date of birth in the format DDMMYYYY
e.g. Al Capone al.capone@student.dit.ie
Username: C121234567, Password: 17011899 (17th January, 1899)
If you are experiencing any difficulties please contact the IT Support desk:
01-402-3123 or support@dit.ie
When setting up your mailing preferences, please make sure to enter your replyto address in the correct format – firstname.surname@student.dit.ie
(occasionally, there will be a number also after your last name/surname). If in
doubt, enter the full address on your student card. Otherwise, while you may be
able to send mail, the recipients may not be able to reply.
IF YOU DO NOT CHECK YOUR DIT E-MAIL REGULARLY, YOU WILL MISS OUT
ON IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
WEBCOURSES
Individual lecturers place information on their modules on webcourses (also
called
‘blackboard’.
In
order
to
access
this,
go
to
http://www.dit.ie/lttc/webcourseslinks/ Your default username is your student
ID and your default password is your date of birth in the format DDMMYYYY.
DATA PROTECTION
Please note that we are generally not permitted to give out information
concerning individual students to any person, including other students seeking
such information. This includes parents and siblings of students. In
particular, without your written consent we are not authorised to discuss
details relating to your academic performance with your parents.
The Data Protection Acts prevent us from giving information about you to
other persons, even relatives, without your consent.
We regret, in particular, that we cannot give out students’ contact details (e-mail
addresses, phone numbers, home addresses) to other students, or supply home
or personal contact details for staff members. In particular, if you have lent
notes or a book to another student, please ask them for their e-mail address or
phone number to facilitate return.
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CONTACTING THE LAW OFFICE AND LAW LECTURERS
Administrator:
Head of Law:
Emma Linnane
Mary Rogan
emma.linnane@dit.ie 01-402-7181
mary.rogan@dit.ie
01-402-3225
When calling us please remember that we have seven law programmes so please
identify what programme you are taking (i.e. full-time LLB). The Department
office is located at Room 3002, DIT Aungier Street.
If you have a query about a specific module, the best person to talk to is the
individual lecturer.
All full-time lecturers are based at the Aungier Street campus. It is advisable in
all cases to arrange an appointment in advance to meet the lecturer. The best
ways of contacting any full-time lecturer are:
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
By phone (ring 4023000 and ask for the lecturer if you do not know the
direct line or check out the staff listings on the DIT website at
http://dit.ie/tools/contacts/) or
By e-mail (usually takes the form firstname.lastname@dit.ie, all lower case)
Please do not ask lecturers to pass on messages to their fellow lecturers. If you
wish to leave a message for a lecturer, please do so by phone or e-mail.
Most part-time lecturers will not have a DIT phone or e-mail address. All
lecturers have been asked to supply students with an e-mail address or other
means by which they can be contacted.
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X. WITHDRAWAL /TRANSFER/DEFERRAL OF PROGRAMME
1. Deferral of programme entry
What is the difference between deferring an exam and deferring my place on
the programme? It is important to note that there is an important distinction
between deferring a place on a programme, for personal or medical reasons, and
deferring an examination. If a student wishes to defer their place on an academic
programme, they must complete a deferral form, and their request to defer must
be approved by College Executive for the College of Arts and Tourism.
Please note carefully: an exam deferral even from Autumn to the following year
does not automatically allow you to roll over fees paid (either by you or by the
HEA on your behalf) from the previous year, or exempt you from fees in the
following year. If you get a deferral in respect of your examinations from
Autumn to the following May you may still have to pay both tuition and
registration fees for the following year. If you wish to defer your studies and roll
over fees, you must follow the process discussed below.
How do I defer my place on the programme? In some cases, students may wish
to defer their place on the programme, which means that commencement or
continuation on the programme will be deferred until the September next
following the deferral. Before doing so, we strongly advise that you discuss this
with the Programme Chair and/or Head of Department. Support services are
also available to you if you wish to discuss the matter. In particular, DIT’s
student Retention Office and Counselling Service are available to discuss your
options with you.
Full details on deferring a place on a programme are available at the following
link:
http://www.dit.ie/studentservices/registration/deferwithdraw/
The important things to note are:
a. If you wish to defer, you must take formal steps to do so at the earliest
possible opportunity. By all means discuss it with relevant staff, but the
deferral cannot be formally processed unless you take formal steps to
obtain the deferral.
b. In particular you must complete and submit an official DIT deferral form,
which must be signed by you and an academic.
c. If you are getting a grant, you must let the awarding authority know in
writing of your decision to defer.
d. It is only possible to defer for one year.
e. It is in your interest to complete the formal process as failure to do
so may risk your entitlement to free tuition fees, if you wish to
recommence studies in future.
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Fee implications of a deferral:
The manner in which you defer can have significant fee implications, and may
result in your having to pay full or partial fees in the year of re-entry. In
particular, if your formal deferral is made after the 31st October in the year of
first entry, you may lose all or part of your free fees entitlement and will not be
able to get a refund of the student registration charge.
The fee implications of a deferral are set out below under withdrawals. It is,
however, your responsibility to inform yourself of the fee implications of
deferring a place on the programme. For further details see:
http://www.dit.ie/media/registrations/studentserviceswebsite/registrationser
vice/deferwithdraw/Financial%20Implications%20of%20Deferring%20Withdr
awing.pdf
PLEASE NOTE: The decision to defer a student’s place on a programme and to
roll over fees to the subsequent year is entirely a matter for the College Executive
of the College of Applied Arts and Tourism. The policy on fees only permits a
deferral of a programme place on medical grounds, in respect of which adequate
evidence must be presented.
2. Withdrawal /Transfer
Occasionally, year 1 students decide that a particular programme is not suited to
their interests or not what they expected. Students may decide to withdraw or
transfer. If you wish to do so, please speak to the Programme Chair or Head of
Department. It is important in such circumstances that you formally inform the
College in writing of your withdrawal, as failure to do so may lead to
complications.
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There is an official procedure that must be followed to withdraw or
transfer from your DIT programme. Full details are available at
http://www.dit.ie/studentservices/registration/deferwithdraw/
It is advisable that a student considering withdrawing or transferring
from their programme seeks the advice of the programme chair or Head
of Department, as well as a representative of DIT’s support services such
as DIT’s student retention or counselling service.
It is in your interest to complete the formal process as it may risk
your entitlement to free tuition fees, if you pursue an undergraduate
wholetime programme in future.
For withdrawals, the student must complete a DIT withdrawal form,
which
is
available
at
http://www.dit.ie/studentservices/registration/deferwithdraw/
The
fully completed form must be signed by the student and an appropriate
academic.
The student is responsible for submitting the completed form
accompanied by their student ID card to DIT’s registration service.
(Completed forms can be submitted at any of DIT’s Student Service
Centres who will forward documents to the Registration Service).
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The date on which the completed form is submitted to either the
registration service or student service centre is the official date of
withdrawal recorded on DIT’s student information system.
If a student is in receipt of a grant, the student is responsible for
informing the grant authority that they have withdrawn from their
programme.
3. Fee implications of a deferral/withdrawal:
Before classes commence
Before 31st October:
Refund?
Full refund
Fees on return?
Full fees for programme
Will be refunded any Full fees for programme
student
contribution
charge and tuition fee paid
in the year of withdrawal
less an administration
charge of €100
Between 1st November 50% refund of any tuition Full fees for programme
and 31st January
fees
paid
less
an
administration charge of
€100. No refund of student
contribution charge paid.
After 31st January
No refund of any fees paid.
Full fees for programme
Source:
http://www.dit.ie/media/registrations/studentserviceswebsite/registrationser
vice/deferwithdraw/Financial%20Implications%20of%20Deferring%20Withdr
awing.pdf
Slightly different rules apply where a student seeks a programme withdrawal on
serious certified medical grounds, where medical certification accompanies
the application, in which case the amount refunded may be higher than stated
above.
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XI. CLASSROOM/LIBRARY ETIQUETTE
Out of respect for your colleagues
and lecturers we ask that you have
regard to the following points of
classroom/library etiquette:
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Commitment to Diversity
The Department of Law is home to a
diversity of staff and students. This
diversity, we believe, makes a vital
contribution
to
the
learning
experience of all students.
Please switch off mobile
phones, pagers and other
electronic
communication
devices in class and in the
library.
(Subject to the
lecturer’s consent, you may
use a laptop in class.)
In class, fill up the front
seats first. Leave seats at the
back for latecomers
Please do not answer or use
your phones, pagers and
other
electronic
communication devices in
lectures or in the library
Please do not take photos or
recordings in class.
Please do not converse with
fellow
students
during
lectures or in the library.
If you are not using a desk in
the library, please do not
‘hog’ the desk for future use
(e.g. by leaving books or bags
there)
Please do not deface, damage
or hide books in the library
If you wish to ask a question
in class, please put up your
hand.
Please leave your workspace
as you would hope to find it –
recycle/dispose of rubbish in
the appropriate locations
While waiting in corridors for
a class to commence, please
be conscious that other
students may still be in class.
Please quite chatter to a
minimum.
While respecting your freedom of
opinion and expression, we ask that
you in turn respect the different
backgrounds, views and experiences
of your classmates and bear in mind
this diversity in your dealings with
other staff and students.
We are committed to fostering a
positive environment for all students
and staff, regardless of gender,
religion,
race,
nationality
or
ethnicity, sexual orientation and
gender identity, civil status or
parental status, political viewpoint,
social background, disability, and
membership of the travelling
community.
Harassment and bullying of staff or
students, by staff or by students, will
not be tolerated.
All
staff
(administrative
and
academic alike) and students are
entitled to be treated with respect.
Online Etiquette
In the past, students have set up
social networking sites for DIT law
students.
The Law Department
accepts no responsibility for the
content of these external sites.
Students should be mindful of the
fact that such sites may be publicly
accessible and that the contents may
be viewed by members of the public
as well as by DIT staff members.
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Policy on legal advice
Law lecturers in their capacity as law lecturers should not be expected to give
legal advice on real-life situations that you, a relative or friend are experiencing.
If you have a legal problem that requires advice, please contact a solicitor. In
particular, the Department of Law does not provide assistance or advice in
relation to litigation.
Rules and Regulations
When you register as a student, you are bound by the following rules, with which
you should familiarise yourself:
DIT student
registration and fee
policy
•http://www.dit.ie/media/registrations/stude
ntserviceswebsite/registrationservice/rulesre
gulations/Student%20Registration%20and%
20Fees%20Policy%20201314%20Final%20Version.pdf
DIT student regulations
regarding the use of computer
resources
•www.dit.ie/is/governance/regulations/stude
ntregulations/
General Assessment Regulations
(regarding exams and CA)
•www.dit.ie/qualityassuranceandacademicpro
grammerecords/student-assessmentregulations/general/
•www.dit.ie/registration/hererules/
Discipline
•www.dit.ie/registration/hererules/
Student Alcohol Policy
Dignity and Respect Policy
•http://www.dit.ie/media/documents/services
/registrations/Student%20Dignity%20%20Re
spect%20Policy%20%2014%20May%202012.pdf
•http://www.dit.ie/library/a-z/regulations/
Library Regulations
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XII. PRACTICAL MATTERS: TRANSPORT, SERVICES AND
FACILITIES
TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE.
Public Transport.
Given our
location in the city centre, the very
best way to reach us is by public
transport. Many buses, including the
9, 16, 65, 65B, 68, 83 and 122 pass
down Aungier Street. The green line
Luas light rail station at St. Stephen’s
Green is a five-minute walk away.
Check out www.dublinbus.ie and
www.luas.ie for timetables and fares.
Discounted fares are available using
a leapcard – see www.leapcard.ie
which works on the Luas, buses and
commuter rail lines.
For commuter
www.irishrail.ie.
rail
check
There is no guarantee that
permission will be granted to any
particular disabled students. Even if
granted permission, there is no
guarantee that car park spaces will
be available at any particular time.
Please note that neither the
Department of Law nor the Head
of the Department have any say
whatsoever in the allocation of car
park spaces.
Evenings only: A special evening
rate applies for DIT Students using
the Royal College of Surgeons public
car park. The evening rate is €2 per
night (subject to change). In order to
avail of this, students must validate
their parking ticket in the validation
machine just beside the front desk at
the entrance to DIT Aungier Street.
out
If at all possible, please use public
transport to get to DIT. Given that
we are situated in a city centre
location, car park spaces are
exceptionally limited, and the
area is generally quite congested.
Statistics prove that, with QBCs,
most buses are faster than cars in
getting you into and out of the city
centre at peak times.
Lockers/Bike Parking. Talk to the
porters at the front desk, 402-3061
Car Parking. Car parking spaces at
DIT Aungier Street are reserved
solely for staff. Students are not
granted access. Students who have
disabilities that may prevent them
from walking great distances and
who seek access to car park spaces
on this basis must first contact the
College Administrator for the College
of Business Ms. Lisa Dooley (4023000). Disabled students should not
attempt to secure a car park space
without first getting permission
from the College Administrator.
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DIT AUNGIER STREET FACILITIES
addition, the college facilitates
several student societies and clubs.
Details of these organisations are
available on the web at www.dit.ie
Finding your way around. Room
numbers in every case list the floor
number first followed by the room
number so that, for example, G-023
is room 23 on the ground floor, and
2-067 is room 67 on the second floor
and so on.
ATM machine. Located on the first
floor beside the first floor canteen.
STUDENT LAW SOCIETY
Computer
facilities.
Computer
facilities are available to students of
the Institute. There are several
computer rooms throughout the
Aungier Street campus, particularly
on the first and second floors.
In the past, students have formed a
student law society.
The Law
Society has been instrumental in
organising student debates and in
gaining funding for student social
events. Talk to Fergus Ryan and
contact the Students’ Union for
further details. Please note however,
that while staff will organise some
social events for students, we are
limited in so doing by the college’s
alcohol policy and by pressure of
time.
Photocopying:
Photocopying
facilities are available in the library.
Canteens and shops. The main
canteen is located on the first floor
of the Aungier St. facility. Breakfast
is served in the mornings with a full
dinner service from 12-3 (these
times may vary). There is also a
cafeteria and coffee dock ‘Java City’
on the ground floor of the building,
which is open throughout the day
and in the evening, where you can
get beverages, confectionery, soup
and sandwiches. In addition there is
a variety of shops and restaurants
located locally on Bishop Street,
Aungier Street, Wexford and
Camden Streets and in Kevin Street,
as well as adjoining streets.
The students’ union on the basement
floor contains a shop selling
newspapers (often at a student
discount),
sandwiches
and
confectionery.
Sports facilities and societies. DIT
has an extensive range of sports
facilities available including a
swimming pool (at the Kevin Street
facility) and several sports teams. In
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SEEKING HELP
intended to enable candidates to
perform to the best of their ability;
they are not intended to give an
unfair advantage to the candidate.
If you are having difficulties,
please don’t be shy about seeking
help.
Students who have specific needs in
regard to examinations/assessments
should contact the Disability Liaison
Office to negotiate appropriate
facilities. (This applies in particular
to students with dyslexia, for whom
special arrangements may be made,
on request by the relevant student).
This should be done as early as
possible. While every effort will be
made to provide the necessary
facilities, it may not be possible to
meet all requirements in every case.
Special
arrangements
for
examinations can only be made
through the Disability Liaison Office.
Counselling and Careers.
DIT
Aungier St. has several full time
counsellors and career advisors who
are available by appointment to
assist all students, full time and parttime. In addition, the chaplains are
available to talk to persons of all
denominations and none.
The
relevant phone numbers for these
services are listed below. In addition
further information is available on
the DIT website at www.dit.ie .
Medical Assistance. A medical
centre is located on site, in Room 2053 on the second floor. Medical
assistance is available free of charge
to full-time students only. Phone
402-3051 to make an appointment.
Two texts are available for
consultation by students with
disabilities or other interested
persons. These are “A Guide to Policy
and Procedures for Students with
Disabilities”
and
“Examination
Guidelines for Students with
Disabilities”.
Students with disabilities/special
needs. DIT strives to ensure that no
student will be denied access to
facilities on grounds of disability.
Students who anticipate difficulties
in so doing should contact the
Disability Liaison Officer 402-7656.
Several support facilities are
available to assist persons with
disabilities both in the classroom
and outside. All lecture theatres and
classrooms
are
wheelchair
accessible.
Accommodation: If you are having
difficulty obtaining accommodation,
talk to the Campus Life and the
Students’ Union. Some off-campus
accommodation is available for DIT
students – for further information,
check out:
www.dit.ie/campuslife/studentsupp
ort/accommodation/
The Institute is committed to
ensuring
that
students
with
disabilities
are
in
no
way
disadvantaged in examinations.
Special examination and other
assessment arrangements may be
made for students because of their
temporary or permanent disability.
The special arrangements are
For
problems
with
rental
accommodation,
check
out
www.threshold.ie and www.prtb.ie
Students’ Union. The facilities of
DIT Students’ Union are available to
all students part-time and full-time.
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The Union can help with all sorts of
issues and problems including but
not
limited
to
seeking
accommodation,
and
making
academic appeals. The students’
union is currently located in the
basement of the DIT.
See
www.ditsu.ie
Student Services Centre, Opposite Java City, Ground Floor
Deals with registrations, fees, letters of registration, stamping forms and issuing
ID cards. The opening hours are Monday – Thursday from 9am to 5pm and
Friday from 9am to 4pm (excluding lunch 1-2 p.m)
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Law is one of three departments in the School of Languages,
Law and Society, which in turn is part of the College of Arts and Tourism. There
are 7 whole-time members of academic staff, a Secretary and a small number of
part-time lecturers.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
General Switch:
Student Services Office:
Examinations Office:
Head of School, Dr Kevin Lalor
Head of Law, Dr Mary Rogan
Department Administrator:
Counselling Service:
kevin.lalor@dit.ie
mary.rogan@dit.ie
emma.linnane@dit.ie
Chaplain:
Careers
Health Centre:
Disability Liaison Officer
Computer Support Centre:
Library, Aungier Street
For other numbers, check the ‘people finder’ at www.dit.ie
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402-3000
402-4663
402-7000
402-3020
402-3099
402-4164
402-3225
402-7181
402-3052
402-3155
402-3050
402-3109
402-3051
402-7656
402-3123
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APPENDIX 1
GENERAL POLICY ON CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (CA)
3RD EDITION (2013)
The following is a general policy on continuous assessment exercises submitted
as part of the annual assessment for modules offered by the Department of Law.
This includes essays and other forms of continuous assessment. It does not
apply to examinations and dissertations. Separate requirements apply in respect
of the submission of dissertations.
For ease of reference this policy generally refers to ‘essays’, which for the
purpose of this policy are deemed to include all forms of continuous assessment.
This policy applies with effect from September 9, 2013. Unless otherwise
indicated, this policy applies equally to full-time and part-time students.
While every effort has been made to ensure that this policy complies with the
General Assessment Regulations, where there is a conflict between this policy
and the General Assessment Regulations, the latter will prevail. It is the
responsibility of students to familiarise themselves with the terms of the General
Assessment Regulations.
A. General Context
The general requirements for assessment in each module are set out in the
module descriptors for each module. The relevant module lecturer should also
provide students with written notice of these general requirements for
assessment at the start of each module (for this purpose, electronic notice will
suffice as written notice).
Where there is a requirement for continuous assessment as part of the
assessment for a particular module, this requirement will usually be set out in
the relevant module descriptor. The relevant module descriptor should also
indicate the proportion of final marks available for continuous assessment.
Unless otherwise stated in the module descriptor or by the lecturer, all continuous
assessments set out in the module descriptor are compulsory.
B. What is the default format for essays?
In the absence of indication to the contrary from the relevant lecturer, all
continuous assessment must meet the following requirements:
1. Unless otherwise permitted by the relevant lecturer, essays must be in the
English language.
2. The essay must be typed or printed, and submitted in hard copy, on
paper of a reasonable quality. Handwritten essays will not be accepted.
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3. On the front of each essay submitted for consideration, students must
include a completed Departmental cover sheet (see end of document),
as formulated by the Department for this purpose. This completed cover
sheet should include the name, student number, programme and module
for which the essay is being submitted, the date of submission and a
statement to the effect that the essay is the student’s own work.
4. All essays should be stapled.
5. For environmental and storage reasons, essays will not be accepted
where bound or enclosed in plastic or metal (other than a staple). In
particular, essays will not be accepted where enclosed in a plastic folder,
envelope or sleeve, in a ring binder, or bound otherwise than by means of
a staple. Without prejudice to the above requirements, students may,
however, submit their essays in a paper envelope.
6. Essays should be printed on one side of each page only, in a legible font of
at least 12 points in size. Lines of text should be double-spaced.
Paper of any colour will be accepted, subject to the requirement that the
essay should be legible.
7. The margins on each page should be at least half an inch in width on both
sides, and on the top and bottom of each page.
8. Essays should be properly referenced, with all sources acknowledged in
either footnotes, or endnotes as appropriate. For this purpose, students
are required to follow the norms set out in the Departmental policy on
referencing, incorporating the OSCOLA Ireland Citation Guide, available at
www.legalcitation.ie
9. All essays should include, at the end, a bibliography identifying the
materials used in the completion of the essay.
10. The relevant lecturers will set wordcounts for the essays. In default of a
specified wordcount, the standard wordcount will be a maximum of 3,000
words for each essay. Unless otherwise instructed, students who exceed
the wordcount by 10% or more may be penalised through loss of marks
for the relevant essay.
11. Students should state the wordcount on the front of each essay. The
wordcount includes all text, but excludes footnotes, endnotes and the
bibliography.
12. Unless otherwise instructed, essays will not be marked anonymously.
The Department of Law reserves the right (subject to the principle of
proportionality) not to accept essays for submission where they fail to comply
with the above requirements. Students may also lose marks, at the relevant
lecturer’s discretion, for failure to comply with the above requirements.
C. Essay deadlines
1. Where possible, essay deadlines will be set as early as possible each academic
year.
2. All essays must be submitted in hard copy to the relevant lecturer or
(where the lecturer so requires)_submitted online using webcourses using
SafeAssign.
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D. Penalties for late submission of essays (in absence of a deferral)
1. In all cases essays will be treated as having been submitted only when the
lecturer receives the essay.
2. In the absence of a deferral granted in compliance with the Departmental
policy on deferrals, students who submit an essay after the stipulated deadlines
may be subject to the following penalties.
3. Essays submitted on or before the same weekday one week following the
relevant deadline, but no later, will be accepted subject to the following
penalty: 10% of the final mark allotted to the essay will be deducted: e.g. 70% 7% = 63%
4. Essays submitted on or before the same weekday two weeks following this
deadline, but no later, will be accepted subject to the following penalty: 20% of
the final mark allotted to the essay will be deducted: e.g. 70% - 14% = 56%
5. Unless extraordinary circumstances apply, essays will not be accepted
beyond the same weekday two weeks after the relevant deadline. This will
result in a mark of zero being allocated in respect of the essay. It will not be
possible to compensate in respect of this mark, e.g. by answering additional
exam questions.
5. Where a deferral has been granted in respect of an essay, the above penalties
will not apply, except where the relevant student fails (without further deferral
being granted) to submit an essay by the deferred deadline. In such a case, the
term ‘deadline’, where used above, will be read as if it referred to the deferred
deadline for the relevant essay.
6. The foregoing rules are subject to the academic freedom of a lecturer to make
an independent determination. Ordinarily, the Head of Department will not
overturn a lecturer’s decision.
E. Consequences of a failure to submit an essay
1. Unless a deferral has been granted, a student who fails to submit a required
essay for a subject within two weeks of the set deadline will not be permitted to
submit an essay.
2. Students who have failed to submit an essay will not be entitled to have any
remaining assessments or examinations marked out of a percentage that exceeds
the proportion of marks normally available for the relevant remaining
assessment(s). E.g. if 20% of final marks are available for an essay, and 80% for
the exam, a student who fails to submit an essay will still only be entitled (in this
case) to a maximum of 80% for the examination.
3. Failure to submit an essay, or the receipt of a failing mark for the essay, will
not in itself result in failure in the overall assessment for a module. In other
words, it is not strictly necessary to pass the essay in order to pass the
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assessment as whole for each subject, though failing the essay clearly will put the
relevant student at a disadvantage.
4. In the case of a failing grade in the essay or essays, it will not normally be
possible to resubmit an essay. The sole exception arises where a student has
failed in the overall annual assessment for a module, having failed in the essay
component or failed to submit an essay. In such a case, a student will be entitled
to resubmit an essay for the module, (known as a ‘repeat’ essay) subject to the
following stipulations:
(a) The maximum mark available on reassessment of the essay
component will be 40% of the marks available for the essay component.
(b) The essay must be on a topic different from that originally assigned
for completion.
5. Where a student completes a repeat essay, and the aggregate mark for the
repeat essay and the examination in the same subject taken prior to the
completion of the repeat essay, is 40% or higher, the student will be awarded a
pass mark for the module as a whole, subject to the following stipulation:
(a) The maximum mark available on reassessment of the essay
component will be 40% of the marks available for the essay component.
(b) The maximum mark available for the module as a whole will be 40%
of the marks available for the module as a whole.
F. Feedback on essays.
Lecturers will attempt to give timely feedback on essays, but this is not always
possible due to heavy work commitments. Students who submit late may not
receive a mark until final grades are calculated.
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RANNÓG AN DLÍ
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT COVERING SHEET 2014/15
Please staple this sheet to your essay.
For environmental and storage reasons we ask that you do not use plastic
folders, binders or pockets – please staple your essay instead.
Name:______________________________________________________________
Student I.D. No.:__________________________________________________
Programme (Course):___________________________________________
Module (Subject):________________________________________________
Name of Lecturer:________________________________________________
Date of Submission:______________________________________________
Word Count:_______________________________________________________
Author’s Declaration:
I hereby acknowledge that this essay is my own original work. All quotes,
references and assistance received are acknowledged.
Signed:___________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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Appendix 2
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY
A primary purpose of education at third level is to enable students to think for
themselves and to express their personal opinions and perspectives in an
articulate and effective manner. Originality and personal creativity are greatly
prized. An educational environment in which all students are encouraged to
think alike and express like views and perspectives in an identical manner poses
a unique danger to the vibrancy of our democracy and the health of our
society and economy.
A cardinal principle of the assessment process is that work completed by a
student should be the student’s own work and not someone else’s. Plagiarism
is a serious breach of academic discipline and is subject to potentially serious
penalties. It may also constitute a breach of the law in the form of copyright
breach.
Plagiarism arises where a student attempts to pass off all or a substantial
proportion of the written work of another person as their own written work.
This may include but is not limited to:
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Replicating the written work of another person or persons without citing
or acknowledging the source
Quoting a person verbatim without acknowledging that person or citing
the source from which the quote is derived
Quoting another person without clearly indicating that the extract is a
quote from an external source (e.g. by using quotemarks or indenting the
quote)
Copying another student’s essay
Downloading essays from internet sources
Copying from multiple sources is no less plagiarism than copying from one
single source.
Plagiarism is often easily identified:
 Where a student or students have copied from a key textbook
recommended by a lecturer (including textbooks written by the lecturer!)
 Where students use terms with which they obviously appear to be
unfamiliar
 Where the style in which an essay is written changes abruptly in the
course of the essay
 Complicated formulations that appear out of place in the context of the
essay as a whole
 Use of jargon or ‘spin’ with which the student appears to be
uncomfortable or unfamiliar
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Student Handbook – Part-time Programmes – 2014-15
Please bear in mind that where a student copies from an online source, a
google search can and frequently does identify the source very easily.
Combatting plagiarism:
 It’s much easier to avoid plagiarism if you understand what you are
writing about and have a personal interest in the subject matter.
 Use your brain – think for yourself! Do not accept other people’s opinions
and perspectives as gospel.
 Develop your own personal style of writing. Read regularly. Write
regularly.
 Edit what you write rigorously – read back your work carefully and
review it
 When quoting from another person, use quote marks (“”) or indent the
quote so it is clear that it is a quote, and acknowledge the sources using a
footnote or endnote.
The consequences of plagiarism are serious and may include, in the most
serious cases, dismissal from the programme, a failing grade for the
relevant subject or the imposition of a requirement to resubmit work for
assessment. Other consequences include diminished marks for written
work.
Please note that even where only a small amount of plagiarism is detected,
lecturers are automatically put on notice that other parts of the same work
may be plagiarised, even if this is not the case.
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