Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Carlos Bernal-Pulido
Contact via carlos.bernal-pulido@mq.edu.au
W3A 625
Mon 2-4
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Credit points |
Credit points
8
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEnvLaw or MIntEnvLaw or MIntTrdeComLaw or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or LLM or 42cp in LAW units at 400 or 500 level or (admission to JD and 32cp in LAW units at 800 level)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The dissertation topic may be drawn from any area in the LLM program. The word limit for the dissertation is 20,000 words The student will be supervised by one of the staff members participating in the LLM program. The dissertation will normally be examined within the Law School.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Dissertation Proposal | 10% | 5.00 pm 21 March 2014 |
Presentation | 10% | Wed, Week 9 |
Dissertation | 80% | 5.00 pm, Week 13 |
Due: 5.00 pm 21 March 2014
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to formulate a proposal for the dissertation. This should be prepared on the form attached to the end of this Unit Guide and submitted to the convenor and supervisor. There is no grade given for the proposal but its submission is a compulsory requirement of the Unit. Research projects may advance only after approval of a proposal by the convenor.
The proposal should include the following:-
Due: Wed, Week 9
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to present a summary of their research either orally in person (internal students) or through a PowerPoint presentation and an online participation (external students). Oral presentations should be with between 3 - 5 minutes with an extra 3 minutes for questions. The presentation will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with the guidelines attached to the end of this Unit Guide.
Due: 5.00 pm, Week 13
Weighting: 80%
The graded assessment of this Unit will be based upon the submitted research dissertation. The dissertation should be well structured, with sub-headings where appropriate and be fully referenced as per the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. The supervisor of a dissertation cannot also be an examiner of that dissertation. Examiners are normally members of staff in the School of Law. A supervisor may present a special case for the appointment of an outside examiner, who will normally be a member of a similar Department in another university or a legal practitioner.
Examiners will assess the dissertation based upon the criteria set out in the rubric attached to the end of this Unit Guide. Examiners will also complete a written report at the end of the examination process, a template of which is also attached to the end of this Unit Guide. You will be provided with a copy of that report.
Once received, the examiner’s report will be communicated by the convenor to the student’s supervisor, who will then have an opportunity to provide further comments. In the event of disagreement between the examiner and supervisor, the unit convenor reserves the right to make a determination about the final grade that should be awarded for the paper.
The examination process may take 6 - 8 weeks.
Delivery:
The unit will be undertaken with supervision from a staff member and assistance from the Unit convenor.
Resources:
There are several key texts on legal research and writing. Again any one of these will be useful:
This unit will have an iLearn presence.
Both assignments are to be submitted through Turnitin. You will find the Turnitin link for each assignment in the iLearn folder for the assignment
This Unit is completed under the supervision of a member of staff. The following outlines how the unit will be conducted.
WEEK |
ACTIVITIES |
1-2(Session 1) |
Appointment of Supervisor Discussion with Supervisor of research topic Liaise with Supervisor to finalise research topic and develop abstract |
3 (Session 1) |
Submit abstract to Co-ordinator
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9 (Session 1) |
Three to five minute presentation of draft paper in seminar setting to staff and fellow students |
11 (Session 1) |
Submit draft of complete research paper to supervisor for feedback |
13 (Session 1) |
Submit final paper |
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