Foundations of Law and Justice (11251.1)
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EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.25 | 6 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Law School | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit may be co-taught with a G version of the unit.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the work standards expected by law and justice professionals in the workplace;
2. Map out their academic and professional trajectories over the next five years in an e-portfolio;
3. Explain and analyse the historical foundations and contemporary roles of Australian legal systems and institutions in domestic and international social, economic and cultural contexts;
4. Identify, research, interpret and apply sources of law, including cases and legislation;
5. Locate and critically analyse secondary sources and use them to develop ideas and arguments about law and justice issues;
6. Undertake legal reasoning to devise solutions to legal problems; and
7. Communicate the findings of legal research and analysis, in writing and orally, for a range of audiences and purposes.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
Foundations of Law and Justice provides you with the core capacities to work with and within the Law and Justice sectors, skills that you will further enhance as you advance through your course.
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
This unit is only available to Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Justice Studies students.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
6601 Legal Methods and Skills AND 6602 Legal SystemsAssumed knowledge
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Required texts
Required texts:
Robin Creyke et al, Laying Down the Law (11th ed, Lexis Nexis, 2020)
Hall & Macken, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation (5th ed, Lexis Nexis, 2020)
You can purchase these separately on various sites, including the School Locker. Lexis Nexis offers them as a bundle, which may be less pricey. The second book you will use again when you take Statutory Interpretation as a separate unit.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Writing Exercise - Canvas
Progress Assessment - TBC
Group Presentation - In Class
Report - Canvas
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Students are expected to attend lectures and seminars/tutorials. Attendance is essential in order to do well with the assessment items. There is a direct correlation between attendance/participation and the quality of your unit outcome.
Required IT skills
None.
Work placement, internships or practicums
Students are required to attend a court or tribunal as a member of the public to complete their Law-in-Action presentation. Further details as to how to go abou this will be provided in class.
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