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Unit description
Introduces students to a law library and develops the skills necessary to locate use and apply law reports, statutes, and secondary legal sources, using both computer assisted legal research and hard copy methods. Students also examine the principles of good legal writing, including an understanding of the use and preparation of legal research material, and an introduction to drafting using 'plain' legal language to prepare legal documents.
Unit content
Module 1: Researching and Understanding the Australian Legal System
Module 2: Legal Skills and Reasoning
Module 3: Writing in Law
Module 4: Legal Research Methods
Module 5: Researching and Using Secondary Sources
Module 6: Researching and Using Primary Sources
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | employ techniques of effective written communication and use plain legal language to draft legal documents clearly, concisely and accurately |
| 2 | demonstrate knowledge and application of academic integrity |
| 3 | efficiently and accurately research, apply appropriate legal research methods to identify and retrieve legal and non-legal resources relevant to the resolution of legal issues |
| 4 | apply, evaluate and clearly articulate in writing the results of the student’s legal research to solve problems |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- employ techniques of effective written communication and use plain legal language to draft legal documents clearly, concisely and accurately
- demonstrate knowledge and application of academic integrity
- efficiently and accurately research, apply appropriate legal research methods to identify and retrieve legal and non-legal resources relevant to the resolution of legal issues
- apply, evaluate and clearly articulate in writing the results of the student’s legal research to solve problems
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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