Course Title: Legal Research Project

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Legal Research Project

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
LAW1040	City Campus	Postgraduate	660H Graduate School of Business and Law	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2011, Spring2011, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Spring2014, Spring2017, Spring2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Spring2019, Sem 1 2020, Spring2020, Spring2021, Sem 2 2022, Spring2022, Sem 1 2023
LAW2424	Open Learning Australia	Non Award	660H Graduate School of Business and Law	Distance / Correspondence	OUAS3PG18, OUAS1PG19, OUAS2PG19, OUAS3PG19, OUAS1PG20, OUAS3PG20, OUAS3PG21, OUAS3PG22

Course Coordinator: Anthony Forsyth

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0962

Course Coordinator Email: Anthony.Forsyth@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 13

Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study
040015 - Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Methods
 

Course Description

The Legal Research Project will require you to research and write a substantial research paper on a topic approved by the course co-ordinator. The course gives you the opportunity to engage with a substantive area of law and plan, research and write a paper that is relevant to current legal issues. The course will require you to undertake research of a postgraduate standard and further develop your skills in legal methodology.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of the legal issues under an area of the law chosen by the student in consultation with the lecturer.

CLO2: Critically evaluate the law relating to the area chosen.

CLO3: Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions and identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues.

CLO4: Design and plan a project, including development and testing of research questions, and obtaining and assimilating scholarly material from a range of sources to produce a substantial contribution to research.

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 10%
Linked CLOs: 1

Assessment Task 2: 10%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 3 (a): 65% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 3 (b): 15% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.