BR3003 - Legal Ethical and Social Issues

At the bridge you learn through a blended approach where short, focused and interactive face-to-face sessions are underpinned by guided and independent online learning. Your attendance for scheduled activities is monitored regardless of whether you are on campus or joining the session remotely. This ensures you access all of the learning opportunities which have been purposefully designed for your success.

A range of teaching and learning approaches are adopted to accelerate your learning in this module.

During the first week of this module, you will receive information about the module and Teaching & Learning Plan. The teaching and learning plan (TLP) sets out
• Learning outcomes and overall module and programme aims
• Teaching, learning and assessment strategy
• Teaching schedule
• Directed reading references (text and journals) and core texts for the module
• References to data sources and details of lab activities

You will also receive the assessment brief which sets out the formative and summative assessments throughout the module.

There are three key sources of academic support available to you during your time at the Bridge in addition to Ask4Help who are available 24/7 for general queries related to your studies.

Your Module Tutor
Your module tutor is responsible for your learning outcomes on the module. They deliver the workshops and provide guidance in relation to learning and assignments. They develop all of the key resources and make them available through the eLP (electronic learning portal module) Blackboard, which is used to provide support materials, interactive learning tasks and give you regular opportunities to test and get feedback on your learning. You will be given both written and verbal feedback and guidance on your work and progress during the semester by your module tutor.

Your Learning Mentor
On programme, you will have your in-person and online engagement activity tracked against the learning plan with key check-in points built into the academic calendar to ensure you maximise your learning potential. Engagement with formative assessments will also be used by the learning mentor to discuss any action planning required to ensure success.

Academic Skills Team
The Bridge aspires to build a range of student skillsets, including digital skills, academic writing and discourse, working alone and in teams. Your learning mentor may refer you a dedicated academic skills team which is based in the centre. Here you can attend drop-ins or schedule 1-1 sessions on issues which have been identified at the diagnostic stages of the programme however you may also have self-identified areas for your own growth and self-refer yourself for support.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
MLO1: To understand the concepts of legal and ethical practice, social responsibility and sustainability and hence, display a developing ability to analyse organisational problems and come to reasonable resolutions in a given scenario
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
MLO2: To develop critical academic and writing skills in the form of creating a robust evidence based argument relating to legal, ethical and social practice
MLO3: To practice reflection skills through exploring real world employment decisions.
Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
MLO4: To consider personal and organisational ethical dimensions and social responsibilities when making decisions and understand their impact on stakeholders.

You will receive formative feedback throughout the module including at the following checkpoints:-

•Week 2: Navigating the course materials
•Week 4: Completing the in-module reflective tasks
•Week 6: Completing the in-module knowledge checks and tasks

This module allows the option for you to chose how you are assessed formally depending on your learning preference and approach to the specific module. You should indicate your chosen assessment choice by the in-module reflective check-point at week 4.

You are required to generate a reference list based on your own search process. This should be presented in a table format demonstrating Harvard referencing and an assessment against the CRAAP framework. This first Component is worth 35%.
This evidence base will be used to inform a 1,000 word case study will assess MLOs 1-4 (65%)

Universal Design For Learning
You may choose to complete an alternative 2 Hour in class open notes exam. This will be discussed and agreed with your Learning Mentor.

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As a future employee or manager, having the ability to recognise and make sound judgements on complex problems and social issues is of significant importance. In recent years, highly publicised corporate ethical scandals have led to calls from the public for companies to be more socially responsible and act in a transparent and ethical manner. In light of this, the module will enable you as a future employee or manager to understand and be aware of the importance of legal, ethical and social responsibility in your chosen field, as well as encouraging you to consider the challenges you may face when ethical dilemmas arise. This will enable you to make good ethical decisions for you, your employer and your stakeholders.