Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Rebekah Stevens
6 First Walk, Room 606
Thursday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Please make an appointment)
Director, PACE
Doron Goldbarscht
6 First Walk, Room 514
Wednesday 13:00 to 14:00 (Please make an appointment)
Craig Cameron
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
160cp in LAW or LAWS units and permission by special approval
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
LAWS8099
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides the opportunity for students to participate in a variety of workplace experiences including (but not limited to), the Macquarie University Social Justice Clinic, and projects with law firms, legal centres, community-based legal organisations and services, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations. The aim is to provide real world experience and the opportunity to collaborate with other students as a team. Workplace experiences may be undertaken on a weekly or block basis. Placements are allocated through an application process. Applications to undertake this unit will be advertised to students online. Entry to the unit is only by special permission and is dependent on the number of applications and the available projects. FOE code
090900 Law
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments - e.g. quizzes, online tests. All assessments are submitted electronically. Turnitin plagiarism detection software is used to check all written assessments. Students should carefully check that they submit the correct file for an assessment as no re-submissions will be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file in error. Word limits are strictly applied. Work above the word limit will not be marked. Footnotes are to be used only for referencing. Referencing must conform to the requirements set out in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Goal setting and reflective writing | 30% | No | Weeks 3, 6 and 9 |
Clinic and project workplace tasks | 30% | No | Class (ongoing); Workplace (Week 11) |
Final project or clinic report | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Weeks 3, 6 and 9
Weighting: 30%
Students will be required to set goals for their clinic or project placement and to reflect on how well they have achieved those goals over the course of the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 80 hours
Due: Class (ongoing); Workplace (Week 11)
Weighting: 30%
Students will work on a variety of clinic and project tasks according to the needs of partner organisations and clinic and project supervisors. Students will be expected to attend all meetings with their clinic and project partners
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Students will be required to write a report that either represents a reflection upon their clinic placement or project or which responds to the initial brief in a project. The requirements for reports will be outlined in detail on iLearn and will be clinic or project specific.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Students will undertake the unit in one of two streams: A clinic stream or a project stream.
The clinic stream begins with a comprehensive orientation program, including training in reflective practice and a session on dealing with vicarious trauma when appropriate to the clinic context. Further skills-based modules are available for students to complete in their own time on ilearn. Students will work under the close supervision of solicitor-teachers on real-world social justice cases, undertaking a range of activities including legal research and writing, client interviewing, and legal and non-legal advocacy. Students work face-to-face with their solicitor-teacher in the clinic on campus or on location with the partner organisation.
In the project stream, students are introduced to the PACE program and course structure in Week 1 before meeting their PACE partner. Students are given additional support in relation to reflective practice and teamwork to help ensure a successful team work experience. PACE partners provide a written project brief that outlines the PACE activity. These are legal and/or policy projects that will contribute to the work of the partner organisation. The projects are developed in consultation with the convenor and supervisor to ensure that the projects are challenging but achievable within one session. PACE partners also brief the students on the work of the partner organisation and the projects. Students in the project stream will meet regularly as required by the project and partner, allowing teaching staff to monitor students’ progress and to support students and teams as the need arises.
Students require access to a computer and a secure and reliable internet provider.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook