Brendan Greene - Optimize Tort Law

PTIMIZE LAW REVISION

Titles in the series:

Contract Law

Equity and Trusts

Land Law

Public Law

EU Law

Tort Law

The Optimize series academic advisors are:

Michael Bromby , Higher Education Academy Discipline Lead for Law 20112013, Reader in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University.

The use of visualisation in Optimize will help students to focus on the key issues when revising.

Emily Allbon , Senior Lecturer in Law and creator of Lawbore, City University.

Partnering well-explained, comprehensive content with visual tools like maps and flowcharts is what makes the Optimize series so unique. These books help students take their learning up a notch; offering support in grappling with the subject, as well as insight into what will help make their work stand out.

Sanmeet Kaur Dua , Lecturer in Law, co-creator of Lawbore, City University.

This series sets out the essential concepts and principles that students need to grasp in a logical way by combining memorable visual diagrams and text. Students will find that they will not easily forget what they read in this series as the unique aim higher and interaction points will leave a blueprint in their minds.

Zoe Swan , Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Greenwich.

The wide range of visual material includes diagrams, charts, tables and maps to enable students to check their knowledge and understanding on each topic area, every step of the way When combined with carefully explained legal principles and solid, understandable examples, students will find this series provides them with a win-win solution to the study of law and developing revision techniques.

Brendan Greene

First published 2017
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Names: Greene, Brendan, author.
Title: Optimize tort law/Brendan Greene.
Description: New York: Routledge, 2017. | Series: Optimize | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016040969 | ISBN 9781138221512 (pbk.) |
ISBN 9781315410258(e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: TortsGreat Britain.
Classification: LCC KD1949 .G69 2017 | DDC 346.4103dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040969

ISBN: 978-1-138-22151-2 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-41025-8 (ebk)

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Visit the companion website: www.routledge.com/cw/optimizelawrevision

In developing the Optimize format, Routledge have spent a lot of time talking to law lecturers and examiners about assessment, teaching and learning and exam preparation. The aim of our series is to help you make the most of your knowledge to gain good marks to optimize your revision.

Students told us that there was a huge amount to learn and that visual features such as diagrams, tables and flowcharts made the law easier to follow. Learning and remembering cases was an area of difficulty, as was applying these in problem questions. Revision guides could make this easier by presenting the law succinctly, showing concepts in a visual format and highlighting how important cases can be applied in assessment.

Lecturers agreed that visual features were effective to aid learning, but were concerned that students learned by rote when using revision guides. To succeed in assessment, they wanted to encourage them to get their teeth into arguments, to support their answers with authority and to show they had truly understood the principles underlying their questions. In short, they wanted them to show they understood how they were assessed on the law, rather than repeating the basic principles.

If you want to do well in exams, its important to understand how you will be assessed. In order to get the best out of your exam or essay question, your first port of call should be to make yourself familiar with the marking criteria available from your law school; this will help you to identify and recognise the skills and knowledge you will need to succeed. Like course outlines, assessment criteria can differ from school to school and so if you can get hold of a copy of your own criteria, this will be invaluable. To give you a clear idea of what these criteria look like, weve collated the most common terms from 64 marking schemes for core curriculum courses in the UK.

Common Assessment Criteria, Routledge Subject Assessment Survey

The format of this Optimize Law volume has been developed with these assessment criteria and the learning needs of students firmly in mind.

Visual format: Our expert series advisors have brought a wealth of knowledge about visual learning to help us to develop the books visual format.

Tailored coverage: Each book is tailored to the needs of your core curriculum course and presents all commonly taught topics.

Assessment led-revision: Our authors are experienced teachers with an interest in how students learn, and they have structured each chapter around revision objectives that relate to the criteria you will be assessed on.

Assessment led-pedagogy: The Aim Higher, Common Pitfalls, Up for Debate and Case Precedent features used in these books are closely linked to common assessment criteria showing you how to gain the best marks, avoid the worst pitfalls, apply the law and think critically about it.

Putting it into practice: Each chapter presents example essays or problem questions and template answers to show you how to apply what you have learned.

Routledge and the Optimize team wish you the very best of luck in your exams and essays!

The Routledge Optimize revision series is designed to provide students with a clear overview of the core topics in their course, and to contextualise this overview within a narrative that offers straightforward, practical advice relating to assessment.

A brief introduction to the core themes and issues you will encounter in each chapter.