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This web page is designed to be an on-demand resource for students entering or continuing honours study in the School of Law. Through a series of video clips, members of staff cover the most important aspects of honours study and highlight the skills required to take part in honours study successfully. We hope that this page will go some way towards managing the transition between ordinary and honours-level study in the School of Law. Should you have any comments or questions about information on this page, feel free to use the forum facility on the Honours programme course page.
Video clips appearing on this site are protected by UoE copyright unless otherwise stated. |
| LawPALS3 Honours Exams Session |
Prezi presentation from LawPALS3 Honours Exams event held on Friday 09 March
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| LawPALS3 Essay Skills Session |
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| LawPALS3 Induction to Honours event |
| Powerpoint presentation from LawPALS3 Induction to Honours event held on Friday 30 September |
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| LawPALS3 Dissertation Session |
| Powerpoint presentation from LawPALS3 Dissertation event held on Wednesday 28 September. |
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This talk is on the dissertation research process and includes key tips on
planning your research and writing-up.
Viewers should be aware that this talk was recorded at the beginning of session 2008/09. The timescale and programme for meetings with supervisors, mentioned by Prof McAra at the beginning of the podcast, have been altered in session 2009/10. Full details are in the Guidance on the LLB Honours Dissertation for 2009/10.
As set out in this document supervisees are asked to arrange the first meeting with their supervisors during week 2 of semester 1. The purpose of this first meeting is to discuss the title of the dissertation and initial reading. The dissertation title MUST be approved by the end of week 4 (16 October), or a percentage penalty will be applied.
For the second meeting in week 8, students are required to submit a plan of the dissertation and a sample of writing to be discussed. The third meeting takes the form of a group session in week 14 (week beginning 11 Jan 2010) at which students will be asked to give brief presentations on their progress. For the fourth and final meeting in February (week beginning 15 Feb 2010), students are asked to provide a draft of a section of the dissertation which will then be discussed with the supervisor. The final submission date will be 26 March 2010. |
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| This talk is intended to highlight some of the key sources and skills required for studying Private Law subjects at Honours level. As well as Scots law considerations, comparative and historical contexts are introduced - and tips for preparing for Honours seminars and keeping up to date are provided. |
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| Student Question and Answer Session |
| Commonly asked questions regarding honours study from a group of selected students. |
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| Library Resources for Honours Students |
| Liz Stevenson and Nahad Gilbert are the Liaison Librarians for Law and the European Documentation Centre. This presentation is an introduction to everything the Library has to offer honours students, be it in print or electronic form, on site or remotely, as they move from directed learning to developing more independent research skills. |
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| Criminal Law: Moving from Ordinary to Honours Level |
| James Chalmers teaches criminal law at ordinary and honours level, and will be talking about the differences between studying the same subject at two different levels. |
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| Seminars, Study Skills and Essay Writing |
| I am Lindsay Kelly and I am the Widening Participation Officer in the School of Law. My role is a varied one but its primary function is the promotion and support of widening participation into law. I also run LawPALS and PALS+ within the School. The role has expanded somewhat and now encompasses study skills workshops, hence my involvement with the Honours Induction. I was also involved in the student feedback focus groups, which raised the issue of honours induction and led to this revamp of the honours induction programme. In my study skills capacity, I am here today to talk to you about seminars, study skills and essays. |
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| Honours Study and Feedback |
| Dr Martin Hogg's talk is a general introduction to Honours Study in the School. |
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