Interim Trimester 1, 2023 Online | |
Units : | 2 |
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 or Co-requisite: LAW8001
Overview
This course provides students with opportunities to draw together aspects of their learning throughout the program, demonstrating their level of understanding of law, legal policy and legal processes, as well as a variety of legal and generic skills. This course represents a culmination of student learning experiences in preparation for professional legal careers or other occupations.
This course requires students to undertake a major project that involves initiative, organisation, research and other activities that may include analysis, problem-solving, reflection, written communication, teamwork, interpersonal skills and ethical inquiry. The course is intended to provide students with a capstone experience that requires and allows them to demonstrate detailed legal knowledge, together with various skills, in multiple areas as they prepare to complete and exit the law program.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should:
- be able to demonstrate their ability to address and engage with a complex legal or social issue or problem and to generate justifiable solutions or answers as required;
- have achieved an advanced understanding of a specialised area of law or of interlinked areas of law;
- have demonstrated advanced evaluative, critical thinking and reflective skills in the approach taken to the legal or social issue or problem addressed in the project;
- be able to demonstrate an advanced capacity to apply theoretical knowledge to complex legal or social questions or problems;
- be able to present the project outcomes in writing and orally to a high standard.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Enhanced knowledge and understanding in selected fields of law, together with highly developed research, writing and other skills. | 100.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Research (thesis) | No | 70 | 1,2,3,4,5 |