Participatory tasks

Due: Ongoing Weighting: 20%

It is expected that students will have read all the required readings for each week and will come to classes prepared to discuss the tutorial questions set for that week. Class participation marks will be based on the quality of contributions to discussion and, where relevant, the frequency of contributions; evidence of preparation for the tutorials; and performance in specific participatory tasks set by the tutor (for example, group work, reflective tasks). Attendance alone will not attract any marks.

A failure to meet these requirements will lead to a mark of zero for class participation unless a) the student applies for Special Consideration b) provides appropriate documentation AND c) submits work in lieu of the missed tutorial.

Annotated Bibliography

Due: Friday 27 March (5pm) Weighting: 25%

This task requires students to prepare an annotated bibliography of four (4) sources that are relevant to the research topic they have chosen for their final paper. Students will be required to identify four relevant sources, provide a brief description and some analysis of the content of the source and evaluate it in terms of its relevance to the research topic. 

The word limit is 1000 words (including citations). 

The work must be submitted via Turnitin.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply - and two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date - and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original deadline.

Major Essay

Due: Friday 7 June (4pm) Weighting: 55%

This task requires students to use a relevant theoretical approach to resolve a human rights issue.

The research paper requires the student to conduct independent research.

The word limit is 2500 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).

The work must be submitted via Turnitin.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply - two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date - and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.

Technology The unit will use iLearn and ECHO lectures. Students will be required to use a computer to interact with online research databases and web-based research tools.

Classes Each lecture is delivered online in two parts (A and B) (approximately 100 minutes per week), except where otherwise indicated. Students are also expected to attend one tutorial per week on campus. Tutorials are interactive and students will be expected to participate in a range of tasks including in-class debate and discussion, reflective and other participatory tasks. For tutorial times, please consult the MQ timetables website. Students must attend 80% of tutorials. 

Learning and Teaching Strategy The unit is taught by online lectures, which provide an introduction to the theoretical readings. The tutorials will mainly be focused on using the theoretical readings to evaluate the reasoning in selected legal cases. The tutorial questions for each tutorial will be available on iLearn.

Readings A list of required readings is available through the link to Leganto (Unit Readings) via iLearn. Where students are required to only read extracts from the readings, the relevant pages or sections are indicated in Leganto.