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LAW6491 Advanced Law and Justice Placement

Interim Trimester 1, 2023 External
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Law and Justice
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in DJUR and must have successfully completed a minimum of 8 units in their program prior to submitting the Placement Proposal
Enrolment is not permitted in LAW6491 if LAW3491 has been previously completed

Overview

This course is aimed at providing students with practical work experience within legal or justice practice areas. The ability to work within their area of study in a legal or justice workplace will aid students in applying their knowledge and develop their employability skills. Students will gain insights into society and community expectations, which can be applied alongside the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom environment and to reflect and report on the experience while contributing to a specific practical activity or initiative. This is an elective course in the Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor and Criminology courses.

The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to experience the applied aspects of working in the area of their degree. This course aims to provide the student with experience in applying discipline knowledge and skills in the context of professional practice in order to strengthen discipline-specific learning and specialisation. The course allows students to gain a critical understanding of the role of reflection on learning and self-evaluation in professional environments.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate [explain and apply] an understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making, an ability to recognise and reflect upon (and a developing ability to respond to) ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts [in a law or justice workplace settings], an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of [law and justices professionals] in promoting justice and in service to the community. (TLO2/PO2).
  2. Identify and articulate legal [or justice] issues, apply [legal or justice] reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal [and justice] issues, engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives, [applying critical reflection skills that enhance learning from and response to challenges faced and successes achieved in the workplace] and think creatively in approaching legal [and justice] issues and generating appropriate responses [as it relates to work integrated learning in a workplace setting] (TLO3/PO3).
  3. Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate, and persuasive [in the workplace including skills in oral and written communication, forensic judgement, courtesy, respect, and personal diplomacy in dealings with others including diverse groups, and cross-cultural communication] for legal and non-legal [and justice] audiences and collaborate effectively [utilising relevant professional/practice-based approaches in the workplace] (TLO5/PO5).
  4. Learn and work independently and reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance [to identify skill development goals; and develop strategies to help meet these], and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support professional development [by reflecting on and assessing achievements to create an individual portfolio of skills in their emergent profession and self-directed engagement and initiative as it relates to the professional context of a legal or justice workplace] (TLO6/PO6).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Learning experiences and outcomes are derived from the nature of the work placement undertaken in the student鈥檚 discipline area. A student鈥檚 critical reflection of their mid-trimester placement experience in the workplace as relevant to their area of practice. (Relevant to objectives 2, 3, 4). 40.00
2. Student鈥檚 critical reflection of their workplace experience, the professional practice of the organisation and its relationship of the work. (Relevant to objectives 1, 2, 3, 4). 50.00
3. The reflections on the student鈥檚 workplace attendance commitments and the student鈥檚 Host supervisor鈥檚 feedback and the completion of placement documentation. (Relevant to objectives 4, 5). 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Planning document No 10 3,4
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) 1 No 40 2,3,4
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) 2 No 40 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Report No 10 4,5
Date printed 9 February 2024