Talk:English Law

Improvements

My thinking with this course is to expand it, and use it as a notepad for my legal studies. I also want to remove some of the mystique in studying law, so that it can become more accessible and open to people unable to attend a traditional law course but still want at least some of the knowledge.

I think it could be built upon in the following ways:

• Expanding the list of available modules to include electives offered at various E&W institutions - e.g. Cambridge's Course Outline has several modules not currently offered in this course. Environmental Law and Human Rights are two very current areas at the moment, and modules like this may help drive students and contributors to this course.
• Adding commentary in to each module, so that there is a space for debate and discussion on cases, statues and principles, as these are often open to interpretation and involve competing interests' trade offs.
• Adding in a careers section, to offer students a guide on what a law student would need to demonstrate to actually begin a legal career
• Expanding on the skills sections to make clear what personal qualities (e.g. critical thinking skills / speed reading / seeing a problem from several perspectives / creativity etc.) are needed to effectively study law
• Going into more detail on how the E&W legal system works, e.g. the differences between equity and common law remedies and why it matters
• Suggestions and tasks on how to apply the learning on this course in everyday life. As participants on this course won't be getting assessed or taking a certificate, and wikiversity provides no real forum for students to discuss amongst themselves, they could be provided with alternative ways to apply their learning.
• Video content. This is more of a long-term ambition, but it would be good to see lectures, as would be delivered in a real university. This would require people with experience of the topic and probably experience presenting to university-level students to create video content. There would also be issues with making sure this material is up to date.
  

That's my thinking so far.

--Weeboybrice (discuss • contribs) 12:19, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

@Weeboybrice: Welcome! The only user currently active who edits legal content is User:James500. Most of your suggestions seem reasonable and appropriate. Note that discussions are certainly possible. Pages can be designed for discussion and there is a Wikidebate format. We also have a Wikiversity:Discord server available now. Video content is more challenging. It tends to be easier to find or record YouTube videos and link to them than to create content in wiki-supported formats. You might also check to see if there are open English Law courses available from any of the leading universities. They may have open recorded lectures you can link to. Be bold! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:59, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! After a very long break I'm re-starting edits on the modules that I am currently studying at university. Weeboybrice (discuss • contribs) 10:42, 18 February 2023 (UTC)