LA2020 - Torts B - Negligence

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

Available to level 1 and level 2 LLB students.

A study of general principles of negligence, including duty of care, standard of care, breach of duty, causation and defences, as well as special topics in negligence, such as nervous shock, economic loss, omissions, employers duties, non-delegable duties and personal injury damages.

Learning Outcomes

• develop students understanding of fundamental underlying principles at work in the law of torts, as well as the dynamics of the case law and statutory system.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	(LA1101 and LA1102) and (LA1103 and LA1104)
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	LA1003 and LA1012

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Mandy Shircore
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Houston.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); on-course assessment (40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Ms Mandy Shircore.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); on course assessment (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.