Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law (LAWS11177)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 60 | 
ECTS Credits | 30 | 
 
 
| Summary | An independent piece of research and analysis of up to 10,000 words on an approved topic in intellectual property law and/or information technology law and/or law and medical ethics, or a field related to the core content of the degree.  Supervision is provided. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Students must have successfully completed the requisite 120 credits of the taught element of the LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law by distance learning | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
581 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
1 dissertation of up to 10,000 words. | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning.  A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Special Arrangements | 
This course is taught by distance learning. | 
 
| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
This course is taught by distance learning. | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Lang 
Tel: (0131) 650 2921 
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Course secretary | Ms Clare Polson 
Tel: (0131 6)51 9704 
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