Marks by subject: Sheffield Hallam University 2009/10

2011.06.03

The following request for information was made to the University:

“For each of the foundation of legal knowledge / core law subjects taught on undergraduate programmes provided by the University:

(a) the average mark attained by students sitting the first examination in each subject in the academic year 2009/10.

Please provide the information based on the actual marks attained in the respective examinations and not on ‘compensated’ or ‘capped’ marks.

Please exclude data related to resit examinations taken at a laterexam. Where, for example, the first examination was taken in May 2009 and there was a resit examination in August 2009 the average mark should be based on the marks attained by all students taking the exam in May, whether or not they were sitting the examination for the first time or resitting. The marks attained by students in the August resit should not be taken into account.

(b) the percentage of students attaining an examination mark of 40 or above in the first examination for each of the subjects in the academic year 2009/10

Again, as above, please base calculations on the actual marks attained and limited to the first examination.

The information requested should be restricted to those who, by the university’s regulations, sat the examination so please exclude those who failed to attend the examination and may have been awarded a mark of zero.”

The information provided by the University is published below:

:

Sheffield Hallam University 2009/10

    Average exam mark %   Percentage of students with exam mark of 40% or above
         
Level 4 (Year One)        
         
Law of Contract   46%   61.92%
Constitutional law   45.75%   62.76%
         
Level 5 (Year Two)        
         
Criminal Law   49.3%   72.8%
Equity and Trusts   44.2%   58.5%
Law of the European Union   44.7%   62.86%
Law of Torts   43.67%   56.2%
         
Level 6 (Final Year)        
         
Criminal Law   67.1%   85.7%
Law of European Union   52.75%   75%
Law of Torts   51.5%   78.5%
Equity & Trusts   53.8%   85%
Administrative Law   49.1%   74.3%
Land Law   50.2%   70.4%

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Law student complaints: Sheffield Hallam University

2009.06.23

Universities were asked to provide the following information:

1. For each of the years, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (to date of this request):

(a) The number of students at the university on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes who, to the knowledge of the university, complained to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA).

(b) The number of students on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes whose complaints were regarded by the OIA as wholly or partly justified.

(c ) In the case of those complaints which were regarded by the OIA as wholly or partly justified please provide copies of the formal decision and recommendation(s) of the OIA.

The information provided is set out in the table below

Law student complaints - Sheffield Hallam University

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   2   2   1. Students registered on the university's LLB (Hons) Maitrise en Droit Francais were not properly prepared for the study of French Law during the year abroad. 2. There was 'little or no active support' from the university and the university in France. 3. The Erasmus bursary was paid late. For compensation see below.
2006   0   0    
2007   1   1    
2008   0   0    
2009   1   still in progress    
             
             



2. The number of students on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes between September 2004 and the date of this request who, having made a complaint to the university, (whether or not to the OIA), were awarded compensation by the university in respect of the complaint. And, in each case, the nature of the complaint and the amount of compensation awarded.

Student compensation payments

Year   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
2005   See above       £1000 to each of the 2 students in respect of the complaints referred to above.
             

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Marks by subject: Sheffield Hallam University

2009.02.10

The following request for information was made to the University:

“For each of the foundation of legal knowledge / core law subjects taught on undergraduate programmes provided by the University:

(a) the average mark attained by students sitting the first examination in each subject in the academic year 2007/8.

Please provide the information based on the actual marks attained in the respective examinations and not on ‘compensated’ or ‘capped’ marks.

Please exclude data related to resit examinations taken at a laterexam. Where, for example, the first examination was taken in May 2008 and there was a resit examination in August 2008 the average mark should be based on the marks attained by all students taking the exam in May, whether or not they were sitting the examination for the first time or resitting. The marks attained by students in the August resit should not be taken into account.

(b) the percentage of students attaining an examination mark of 40 or above in the first examination for each of the subjects in the academic year 2007/8

Again, as above, please base calculations on the actual marks attained and limited to the first examination.

The information requested should be restricted to those who, by the university’s regulations, sat the examination so please exclude those who failed to attend the examination and may have been awarded a mark of zero.”

The information provided by the University is published below:

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Sheffield Hallam University 2007/8

    Average exam mark %   Percentage of students with exam mark of 40% or above
Law of Contract   51.86%   86.75%
Constitutional law   47.12%   76.72%
Criminal Law   50.71%   83.13%
Equity and Trusts   53.50%   86.52%
Law of the European Union   51.84%   86.21%
Law of Torts   49.13%   78.10%
Admin Law   51.62%   86.55%
Land Law   54.12%   83.97%