| Semester 3, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Law and Justice |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW5111 or Students must be enrolled in the following program: DJUR
Overview
This course is a foundation course for the Juris Doctor program. It provides students with the introductory skills necessary to then complete remaining law courses. This is a core course in the Juris Doctor program.
This course provides students with an introduction to the key skills necessary to undertake their substantive law courses, including legal citation, legal research, problem-solving, legal writing, analysis, synthesis, reflection and evaluation. Students will continue to build and develop these skills as they progress through other core courses in the Law program.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate [explain and apply] an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge relevant to: legal systems and the role of lawyers; language history, including academic and professional legal writing conventions, and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise [in this area] (PO1/TLO1).
- Identify and articulate complex legal issues [relating to legal systems and the role of lawyers; apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate practical responses to legal issues; and engage in analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives (PO3/TLO3).
- Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research in an ethical manner, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues (PO4/TLO4).
- Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences (PO5/TLO5).
- Learn and work with a high degree of autonomy, accountability and professionalism; and reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development (PO6/TLO6).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to ethical legal study and law | 10.00 |
| 2. | Writing 鈥榬ight鈥�: grammar, plain English, and academic integrity | 25.00 |
| 3. | Introduction to legal research and secondary sources | 10.00 |
| 4. | Case law research | 20.00 |
| 5. | Putting it into practice: context, purpose and writing processes | 15.00 |
| 6. | Statute law research | 15.00 |
| 7. | Researching beyond Australia | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
(Available as an electronic resource through USQ Library.)
(Available as an electronic resource through USQ Library.)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | No | 30 | 1,4,5 |
| Quiz | No | 30 | 3 |
| Research (paper) | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4,5 |