CourseLAW306

Week8 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

1.1 Explain what is meant by case law.
1.2 Identify examples of case law.
1.3 Explain how case law precedent is followed by other courts.
2.1 Explain where to find legislation.
2.2 Identify reasons why the statute was created and what function it is meant to perform.
2.3 Identify whether a statue or section is in force.
2.4 Identify supporting material inside a statute.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Approaches to Learning and Independent Study
Week 2: Understanding Case Law
Week 3: The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent
Week 4: Finding and Verifying Legislation
Week 5: Structure and Purpose of Statutes
Week 6: Planning and Structuring Legal Assignments
Week 7: Principles of Legal Citation
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Referencing Secondary Sources and Advanced Citation
Week 10: Evaluating Legal Study and Skills Audit
Week 11: Personal Development Planning for Law
Week 12: Applying Academic and Research Skills for Law in practice: …
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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