LA4047 - Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	LA4047 LA4048
Administered by:	School of Law Office

Available to final year Bachelor of Laws and combined degree Bachelor of Laws students.

Available as part of the Honours program to level 4 students with a GPA of at least 5, who anticipate applying for an Australian Postgraduate Award. Students will be required to undertake this subject together with LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B and complete a substantial piece of independent research, under the supervision of an appointed supervisor. The length of the dissertation is 18,000-20,000 words. The conditions are fully set out in the Honours guidelines of the School of Law.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop advanced legal writing skills;
• to develop independent legal research skills;
• to foster critical analysis and evaluation of the law;
• to foster the acquisition of a sophisticated knowledge of the law in the subject area of the research;
• to demonstrate exemplary personal and professional moral and ethical standard.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LA4026 and LA4046

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research dissertation
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research dissertation
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research dissertation
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research dissertation

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.