James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

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LA1102 - Legal Research, Writing and Analysis

Credit points:	03
Year:	2020
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

Subject Description

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 to locate legislation, cases and commentary in print and electronic formats
Explain and evaluate sources of law and legal processes
Evaluate and apply the principles of the doctrine of precedent in a range of practical and theoretical situations (scenarios)
Communicate effectively in writing in accordance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC)
Evaluate and apply the principles of statutory interpretation in a range of practical and theoretical situations (scenarios)

Subject Assessment

Invigilated > End of semester exam - (50%)
Test - (15%)
Test - (10%)
Assignment - (25%)

Note that 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.

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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations: LA1007

Availabilities

Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal
Census date:	Thursday, 26 Mar 2020
Study Period Dates:	Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020
Coordinator(s):	Assoc. Professor Chris Davies
Lecturer(s):	MS Colleen Hodgins [Name missing] MR Barry Yau
Workload expectations:	The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 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)

Cairns, Study Period 2, Internal
Census date:	Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
Study Period Dates:	Monday, 27 Jul 2020 to Friday, 20 Nov 2020
Coordinator(s):	MRS Van Le
Lecturer(s):	MRS Van Le DR Jan Mihal [Name missing]
Workload expectations:	The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 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)

Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal
Census date:	Thursday, 26 Mar 2020
Study Period Dates:	Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020
Coordinator(s):	Assoc. Professor Chris Davies
Lecturer(s):	MS Salome Pretorius [Name missing]
Workload expectations:	The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 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)

Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal
Census date:	Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
Study Period Dates:	Monday, 27 Jul 2020 to Friday, 20 Nov 2020
Coordinator(s):	MRS Van Le
Lecturer(s):	MRS Van Le DR Jan Mihal [Name missing]
Workload expectations:	The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 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)