Undergraduate Module Descriptors 2012/13
LW312: Employment Law
| Module Title |
Employment Law |
| Module Code |
LW312 |
| Module Tutor |
Sharon Harvey |
| School |
Accounting and Law |
| CAT Points |
15 |
| Level of Study |
6 |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Restrictions |
None |
| Brief Description |
This module will cover the law that governs the relationship between an employer and employee including both common law and statutory employment protection. |
| Indicative Syllabus |
Introduction to Employment Law; influence of EU membership and Human Rights; employment tribunals; contracts of employment; contractual variation; major elements of statutory employment protection including equal opportunities, TUPE, redundancy and dismissal. |
| Learning Outcomes |
i. Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
a) Demonstrate a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of those aspects of employment law identified in the content summary above.
b) Demonstrate a sound knowledge and critical understanding of UK and EU social policy considerations in employment law
c) Demonstrate an understanding of the way in which EU membership impacts on the development of employment law in the UK
ii. Skills
By the end of the module students should have developed skills in:
a) Application and problem solving: Able to apply the legal principles studied to a range of problems of significant legal complexity and, where appropriate, generate alternative solutions to the problem
b) Sources and research: Able to define issues for research, identify sources and establish a strategy for research.
c) Analysis, evaluation, critical judgement and synthesis: Able to analyse problems of significant legal complexity to identify the legal principles to be applied in order to generate solutions. Able to evaluate the merits of alternative solutions to the same problem. Able to form a critical judgment on areas of difficulty or uncertainty in employment law e.g. TUPE or on proposed areas of law reform.
d) Autonomy and ability to learn: Able to demonstrate a capacity for self directed study.
e) Communication and literacy: Able to write complex prose accurately and fluently. Able to speak clearly and fluently when communicating complex ideas.
f) Other key skills
IT — able to use electronic sources for research and to present an accurately word processed text
Team working — able to work in a group as a participant who contributes effectively to the group’s task |
| Learning and Teaching Activities |
Staff/student contact: 25%
Student independent study: 75% |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) |
001: 100% Coursework: Standard: 3000 words or equivalent
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| Special Assessment Requirements |
None |
| Indicative Resources |
The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
