TUN Feedback - Law and Criminology

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 23/24 Semester 2

• REF: 66-2403-4769514 - More Law Modules

  Your comment: You guys should absolutely do more law modules so that there are more to choose from such as law and gender and space law.

  Our response:

  Thank you for your comment and suggestions which I shall pass on to the team.
  
  We have a broad range of Law modules which stands comparison with what is offered in other universities. In the past two years alone we have launched a total of eight new undergraduate Law modules, namely AI Technology and the Law, Intellectual Property Law and the six Law in Practice modules.
  
  In an ideal world we would offer many more, but we are constrained by the number of teaching staff and hours in a day. Having said that, elements of law and gender are taught as part of our family law undergraduate module, and there is a postgraduate module on the topic.

• REF: 66-2402-1085405 - Open Book Exams

  Your comment: Why can't we take library books into exams so of the books we are recommended are very expensive for use for 2hrs in the exam but the library might have lots of copies of that book.

  Our response:

  Only some of our Departmental law modules are completely open book, ie ones which allow students to take any books or notes of their choosing (within reason) to exams. In common with other university departments which teach law, this does not include library books, and never has done. One reason for this is that there are not enough copies of textbooks in the library. The Department’s resources do not stretch to enabling every student to have a physical textbook for every module we offer. Consequently, if library books were allowed, any student (regardless of means) who managed to secure a library book for use in an exam would have privileged access to University resources. Furthermore, if library books were allowed, then there is a danger that students would ‘hog’ the books throughout the term in order to keep them for the exams, so depriving other students of the opportunity to consult those books not only in the exams but throughout the term.

  In any event, such open book exams allow students to take in as many and as detailed notes as they wish. Good exam preparation technique (open book or otherwise) includes making revision notes, based on textbooks as well as other material.

  If students are struggling financially, then the University offers hardship grants to help out. Details can be found here: https://www.abersu.co.uk/advice/moneyandfinance/hardshipfund/