LA4043 - Multidisciplinary Project

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

Students wishing to undertake the multi-disciplinary subject must be in their final year of their law degree. To choose a particular project students need to enrol in the Multi-Disciplinary Work Group located on Career Hub. To gain access and enrol in the Work Group send an email to karina.lynch@jcu.edu.au. The Work Group for this subject is located on Career Hub https://careerhub.jcu.edu.au. Use your jc user name and password to log onto the site. The Work Group you are enrolled in will be listed on the left hand column of the Career Hub Home page under Appointments and ePortfolio. Further information about this subject is located on this site including possible multi-disciplinary projects.

The multi-disciplinary subject enables final year students from law, business, information technology and creative arts disciplines to work together to design, implement, and evaluate a real life project sourced from industry partner organisations. Identification of suitable student projects occurs through collaboration between faculty and industry partner organisations. The subject allows students to make the necessary links between theory and workplace practice, further develop problem solving, creative, organisational and teamwork skills and gain insight into the knowledge and skills of other disciplines relevant to their chosen industry practice.

Learning Outcomes

• apply classroom knowledge and skills gained throughout the degree to solve complex and real world industry issues and produce a large scaled project outcome;
• demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively, in particular in a cross-discipline team and where required to effectively manage and lead a team;
• evaluate the complexity of working across different discipline areas and contrast and evaluate the relationships between various sectors of professional industry;
• identify, evaluate and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• 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 select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion.

Prerequisites:	In addition to being enrolled in the final year of your law course, students wishing to undertake this subject must enrol in the Multi-Disciplinary Work Group located on Career Hub located on Career Hub. To gain access and enrol in the Work Group send an email to karina.lynch@jcu.edu.au. (see subject description for further detail).
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BU3102 LA4044

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Face to face teaching (To be advised)
Coordinator:	Ms Mandy Shircore
Contact hours:	39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	industry project (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Face to face teaching (To be advised)
Coordinator:	Ms Mandy Shircore
Contact hours:	39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	industry project (50%); assignments (50%).

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.