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| Title |
Legal methods (Advanced methodology course – practice-related methods)
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| Semester |
E2023
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| Master programme in |
Global Studies * / International Development Studies * / International Public Administration and Politics * / Politics and Administration * / Public Administration * / Global and Development Studies / International Politics and Governance / Public Administration
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Teaching language |
English
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| Study regulation |
Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk |
| REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| Registration |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
5
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| Responsible for the activity |
Kerstin Carlson (carlson@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Laust Schouenborg (lausts@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
ISE Registration & Exams (ise-exams@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60607
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
A practice-oriented methodology course aims to equip students to competently apply a given technique or tool that is frequently used in practice. The course equips students to argue for the applicability and relevance of the technique or tool to the problem, and to apply the technique or tool in work situations. |
| Detailed description of content |
This course introduces and teaches basic legal thinking. The aim is for students to learn to carry out legal reasoning in relation to the solution of specific policy issues. Students should learn to identify, interpret and apply legal frameworks for political practice in concrete situations. Additionally, students are trained to identify, find, interpret and use relevant sources of law, with a focus on international law and EU legislation. The course thus trains students to relate rules to practical problems in order to propose solutions to policy problems. The purpose here is to give suggestions on how a legal framework can be understood and interpreted if there are several possible outcomes, as well as to establish what the legal position is when there is clarity about the outcome.The course includes training in reading legal documents, i.e. judgments. In addition, the course provides an introduction to critical jurisprudential and legal sociological analysis of a policy field. |
| Course material and Reading list |
The course has no assigned book. The syllabus will be built on articles and book chapters, available in the library or provided by the professors. Information regarding assigned materials will be posted on Moodle.ruc.dk |
| Overall plan and expected work effort |
The class meets 10 times, where students should participate actively including by reading the assigned literature. This equals 135 hours of student work, which consists of: Preparing for and attending lectures: 6 hours each, 60 hours total Preparing questions assigned for each class meeting: 1 hour, 10 hours total Other (for example, preparing class presentations): 5 hours Preparing the portfolio exam: 70 hours |
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| Evaluation and feedback |
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| Programme |
The program will be posted on Moodle.ruc.dk |
| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
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| Form of examination |
Individual written take-home assignment.
The character limit of the assignment is: maximum 12,000 characters, including spaces. The character limit includes the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The duration of the take-home assignment is 48 hours and may include weekends and public holidays. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Last changed | 25/05/2023 |
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