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On completion of this module students will:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive and precise understanding of modern child protection law in Ireland.
2. Understand the social, political, economic and religious context in which Irish child protection law developed.
3. Critically analyse the adequacy of Irish child protection law in protecting the rights of children.
4. Evaluate the changing understanding of childhood in Irish law.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 101 |
Total | 125 |
In order to get the most out of this module, students are recommended to take LAW30450 Family and Child Law but this is not mandatory.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Students will be required to write an accessible, accurate and balanced blog post about a controversial issue in Irish child protection law. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Essay: Students will be required to complete an individual essay of 3000 words. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 75 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
For the group work assessment, students will present the issue in a seminar and receive formative feedback on their clarity of presentation. The presentation of the issue will not be assessed, only the final blog post. Students will receive group feedback post-assessment. For the individual essay assessment, student will be invited to submit an essay plan for formative feedback during the module. This is not mandatory. Students will be provided with individual feedback on their essays post assessment. Generic feedback on the performance of the cohort as a whole will also be provided to the students post-assessment.