Curricular information is subject to change.
At the successful completion of this module students will have learned how to i) formulate a viable research question that they seek to answer, ii) independently execute a major piece of advanced legal research written in the form of a dissertation, iii) articulate a visual expression of their work in a poster, iv) write a detailed and concise proposal, and v) self evaluate their written work in line with the principles of autonomous 'deep' learning.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 584 |
| Lectures | 12 |
| Total | 616 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment: Final dissertation. 12,000-15,000 words | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 85 |
No |
| Assignment: Research proposal. 1000 words | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
| Assignment: Submission of a chapter outline and attendance at the first meeting with advisor | Week 4 | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 5 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Research proposal feedback will be given individually to students orally/written by individual members of staff before the end of the spring semester, Feedback on dissertations will be given individually to students by the release date of the individual results for this module.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Ramat Abudu | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Gavin Barrett | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Colette Barry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Sara Benedí Lahuerta | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Oonagh Breen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Eoin Carolan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Mark Coen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Kevin Costello | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Cathryn Costello | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Sarah Fulham-Mcquillan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Deirdre Healy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Niamh Howlin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Emer Hunt | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr Brian Hutchinson | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Jonathan Ilan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Cliona Kelly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Suzanne Kingston | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Mary Catherine Lucey | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Imelda Maher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr James McDermott | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Joe McGrath | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Noel McGrath | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Tj McIntyre | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Thomas Mohr | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Amrei Muller | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Katie Nolan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Máire Ní Shúilleabháin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr John O'Dowd | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Marie-Luce Paris | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Laurent Pech | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Dagmar Schiek | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Amy Strecker | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Aisling Swaine | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Liam Thornton | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr Paul Ward | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |