LB5520 - Independent Project

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

This subject consists of a supervised project undertaken in an agreed area of study related to dispute resolution or conflict resolution and the submission of a project report, literature review or research essay. In each case students work with a supervisor in deciding upon a topic, planning the project and carrying it out.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop advanced writing skills;
• to develop independent research skills;
• to foster critical analysis and evaluation of the theory in the discipline;
• to foster the acquisition of a sophisticated knowledge of the concepts and theories in the subject area of the research.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to place their research in a broader (preferably international)theoretical, practical and policy context.;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise;
• The ability to evaluate and extrapolate from the outcomes of their research;
• The ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline;
• The ability to identify and take serendipitous advantage of research opportunities;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to communicate the methodology, results and implications of their research in a manner appropriate to different purposes and audiences.

Prerequisites:

(LB5525 OR LB5502) AND (LB5500 OR LB5522)

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Mr Sean Johnson
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy.
Assessment:	research paper.
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Mr Sean Johnson
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy.
Assessment:	research paper.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Mr Sean Johnson
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy.
Assessment:	research paper.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Mr Sean Johnson
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Sam Hardy.
Assessment:	research paper.

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