Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The main objectives of the module are to enable the you to: see the bigger, wider business and legal perspectives, and be able to integrate these with the detail of law and management today and tomorrow; learn how to work in team-based settings bringing diverse skills to the study and analysis of complex or unstructured real-world problems; learn thereby how to develop a constructive yet critical understanding of law and management issues, both local and global; learn and develop research methods and techniques.

Principal learning outcomes

By the end of the module you should be able to: critically discuss a selection of important issues in law and management; demonstrate advanced skills in analysing unstructured problems and case studies; demonstrate your skills in critical thinking in individual and class settings; confront and evaluate competing and conflicting interests and recognize some of the fundamental ethical dilemmas in the law/business environment; demonstrate advanced research, presentation and class working skills.

Timetabled teaching activities

The teaching sessions are either a class discussion of a case study with prepared presentations from syndicate groups to illustrate 'Critical Issues' identified; or individual briefings (also prepared) of 'book' reviews for group discussion.

Departmental link

http://www.wbs.ac.uk/students/undergraduate/

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
24 CATS (Module code: IB3A2-24)
A1 (Assessed work only)	Reflective Piece (1)	15%
	Long Essay (3000 words)	40%
	Critical Review	20%
	Syndicate Presentation	20%
	Attendance Portfolio	5%
30 CATS (Module code: IB3A2-30)
A (Assessed work only)	Reflective Piece (1)	15%
	Long Essay (3000 words)	30%
	Critical Review (1500 words)	15%
	Syndicate Presentation	15%
	Attendance Portfolio	5%
	Syndicate Workshop	20%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN31) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 2
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 2

Optional Core

• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 4

Optional

N/A