Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:01
Running from February to May each year, this course is intended to equip distance learning students with the skills required to begin work on writing the dissertation course (LS5910). Students will be given online lectures relating to writing the dissertation and also given the opportunity to plan their dissertations with academic members of staff in the School of Law.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The LLM Dissertation (Online) Preparatory Course provides guidance on the necessary steps towards planning and completing the LLM Dissertation (online) course by setting out details of the dissertation advising arrangements and the preparation and approval of the Dissertation Plan as well as by providing general guidance on the LLM Dissertation (online) process.
The LLM Dissertation is fundamentally an independent piece of research. While academic colleagues are permitted by our procedures to offer support with this, the course is ultimately designed to test students’ capacity for independent thought and writing.
The following three classes will be delivered through ‘Blackboard Collaborate Ultra’, a software which is integrated into MyAberdeen:
This allows students and faculty to speak live face-to-face in a virtual meeting room. These sessions will also be recorded.
The course coordinator will arrange a time that is most suitable for everyone, taking into account availability and restrictions (if possible). You will receive more information about this in due course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 32,33,34,35 | Feedback Weeks | 35 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback is inherently embedded in the planning process, and will be given orally at each adviser’s meeting.
Advisory Meeting 1 Weeks 32-33: Monday 2nd March- 13 March 2020
Advisory Meeting 2 Weeks 34-35: Monday 16th March – Friday 20th March 2020 |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Understand | The course provides students with guidance on how to make effective use of the online legal databases provided by the University of Aberdeen, for research purposes. |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Understand | The course provides students with guidance on how to make effective use of the online legal databases provided by the University of Aberdeen, for research purposes. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of persuasive legal argument construction. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | The course guides students in identifying an appropriate research question and topic for their dissertation. It helps students to develop critical analytical techniques in reading relevant materials. |
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