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1. Plenary 7:
Assessment
Guidance
UG Professionalism & Ethics
Stuart Bell

2. Plenary Outline:
Task Approach and
Requirements
Criteria and Guidance
Examples of ‘Real World
Examples’
Module Evaluation

3. Assessment Task
Identify Two ‘real world’ examples…
• At least One must relate to the Legal Profession
specifically; and
• Neither example can cover the same issues and/or
material as your Formative Task, if content is
substantially the same.
3,000 words (e.g. 1 x 1,400 and 1 x 1,600).
Deadline 12:00 (noon) .

4. Assessment Task (II)
• ‘Explore’ examples & draw out ‘relevant issues’.
• Use academic literature & professional codes of conduct
(where relevant).
• Develop evaluative and critical arguments.
• You can select:
(i) Two ‘Potential’ ‘Examples’ from the four provided
(These do not include specific questions);
(ii) Two of your own examples; or
(iii) One of those provided below, and One that you identify yourself.

5. Assessment Criteria (I)
Knowledge and understanding:
• Are the examples subjected to analysis and evaluation, rather than just described?
Are the examples analysed using appropriate academic literature and other
knowledge from the Module? Does the work demonstrate a depth of engagement
with the material that illustrates deep understanding?
Organisation and Writing:
• Have the correct number of Examples been used and the requirements such as at
least one relating to the Legal Profession complied with? Is the work structured in a
clear manner that is relevant to the Task? Are points made in a logically ordered
manner? Is the writing style fluent, clear and appropriate in an academic context? Is
there a good grasp of grammar, spelling and punctuation? Are sources referenced
in a recognised, scholarly manner? Is OSCOLA Referencing used accurately?

6. Assessment Criteria (II)
Application and argument:
• Are the selected examples relevant to the Module content? Are the
themes and issues identified in relation to the examples appropriate?
Do the examples demonstrate an application of learning on the
module? Are views or arguments set out logical? To what extent are
these supported by reference to appropriate sources?
Available on the VLE:
• Task/Guidance
• FAQs
• Sample Submission ‘Structure’
• Discussion Board

7. Choosing Examples
Unsuitable examples include:
• PBL Problems
• Need to be your own research/ideas
• Examples ‘produced’ in the Academic Literature
• ‘Constructed’ to illustrate issues
• Come with Academic context
Use examples as ‘pegs’ to ‘hang’ theoretical analysis on (and explore the issues).
Do explore the example itself – and bring your points back to it.
Do develop arguments and present your view(s).
Focus on key issues in depth.

8. A Real World Controversy

9. A Real World Cause

10. A ‘Real’ World…Fiction?

11. The Real World Again –
But Non-Legal!

12. Frequently Asked
Questions

13. General Principles
• Use the VLE
• Use the Discussion Board – but check it before you
post
• Check the Task Instructions/Guidance
• No advice on substantive matters

14. Is the piece supposed to be
structured like a traditional
essay with an introduction,
conclusion and then two parts
for the examples?

15. Should I only be
focusing on the
topics an
Example directly
deals with?

16. How should I use academic
and other sources in
analysing my examples?

17. Do we need to include all
examples in the essay or
just provide a reference
to them (and how do I
reference a TV
Episode)?

18. Is there an average
recommended number
of sources to use for
each example?

19. Do our 'real world' examples have to be
from this jurisdiction, or can they come
from say the USA as long as we apply it
to the English legal system?

20. How long should we
spend describing our
example?

21. Do (sub)headings, or the
words used in cartoons
or other examples count
towards the word limit?

22. Do TV episodes or films have
to be documentaries and
therefore factual, or can they
be fictional dramas?

23. Do the examples have to be
recent or not? And if not, is
there a limit on general time
span for the examples i.e.
within the last five years?

24. Are we able to use
experience from the
clinic module to talk
about [specific issues].

25. How explicit do we need to be
about relating learning in the
course to our analysis? For
example, is it necessary to say
things like 'The concept of
neutral partisanship, which we
explored during Problem...' or is
it sufficient to simply write about
neutral partisanship without
explicitly mentioning how/when
we learnt about it?

26. Does the 'gravitas' of the examples
carry any weight? For example, is a
comedy show mocking some
elements of legal practice
'substantial' enough?

27. Are we allowed to use examples which
have been mentioned in the Plenaries?
Can I use real world examples included
in the Study Guides?