LA1102 - Legal Research, Writing and Analysis

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

This subject explores the theme of Governance: Governance as a Conceptual Tool; Governance through Adjudicative Law; and Governance through Legislative Law. The subject develops legal, ethical and technological literacy and provides a range of skills and knowledge required for legal writing, research and problem solving. Sources of Law; Court Hierarchy; The Doctrine of Precedent; and Statutory Interpretation are areas of focus.

Learning Outcomes

• conduct library research and be able to locate legislation, cases and commentary in both print and electronic form;
• explain and evaluate sources of law and legal processes;
• use/apply, analyse and evaluate the principles of the doctrine of precedent in a range of practical and theoretical situations;
• use/apply, analyse and evaluate the principles of statutory interpretation in a range of practical and theoretical situations;
• communicate results of analysis and findings in clear writing and in accordance with the AGLC.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LA1007

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Van Le.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/week 12 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial/week; tutorials commence Week 2 (tutorials in week 2 and 3 are library research tutorials conducted in the library)
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); on course assessment (60%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Nichola Corbett-Jarvis
Lecturer:	Mrs Van Le.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/week; lectures may be video-conferenced. 12 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial/week; tutorials commence Week 2 (tutorials in week 2 and 3 are library research tutorials conducted in the library)
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); on course assessment (60%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	Mrs Van Le
Lecturer:	Mr Peter Boulot.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/week 12 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial/week; tutorials commence Week 2 (tutorials in week 2 and 3 are library research tutorials conducted in the library)
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); on course assessment (60%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coord/Lect:	Dr Nichola Corbett-Jarvis.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/week; lectures may be video-conferenced. 12 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial/week; tutorials commence Week 2 (tutorials in week 2 and 3 are library research tutorials conducted in the library)
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); on course assessment (60%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.

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.