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Undergraduate UND-LAWS1000-2023

Legal Research & Writing

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

  • 20 Feb 2023
  • 24 Jul 2023
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Subject details

What you'll learn

On completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Use the appropriate process for answering a legal hypothetical
  2. Explain the importance of a law student’s integrity obligations and how to meet them
  3. Find and use primary and secondary sources, and identify which are credible or authoritative
  4. Cite references in accordance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation
  5. Employ principles of plain, professional and persuasive communication in legal and academic writing
Topics covered
    • Finding, interpreting and using primary and secondary sources; distinguishing credible from non-credible sources; communicating clearly and persuasively in academic and professional contexts; referencing appropriately.
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

Legal Research and Writing is an introductory core skills subject for Law. Students will learn how to solve legal problems and approach law assignments; how to find, interpret and use primary and secondary sources; how to distinguish credible from non-credible sources; how to communicate clearly and persuasively in academic and professional contexts; and how to reference appropriately. Students will also learn generic study skills applicable outside of a Law course

Assessments

Continuous assessment - 50% Final exam - 50%

  • Abstract and Annotated Bibliography. (20%)
  • Problem Question. (10%)
  • Research Essay. (20%)
  • Examination. (50%%)
Textbooks

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