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Foundations Enrichment 1 - LAWS1213

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 3

EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Excluded: JURD7113

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Foundations Enrichment 1 (FE 1) builds on and extends the Indigenous Pre-Law Program. It involves small group tutoring to develop problem solving, comprehension and legal writing skills. It also seeks to develop critical and analytical skills. FE 1 provides targeted academic support, closely tied to the first year program and related assessment. Completion of FE 1 provides students with 3 Units of Credit (UOC). To successfully complete FE 1, students must attend class subject to the 80% attendance rule, participate in class discussion, prepare and complete in-class activities and submit drafts of their LAWS1052 – Introducing Law and Justice assignments.


Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

  • To provide academic support to students taking LAWS1052 – Introducing Law and Justice.
  • To encourage and develop critical thinking.
  • To develop legal research skills.
  • To develop oral and written communication skills.
  • To develop legal problem-solving skills.
  • To challenge participants to consider the interaction between law and society.

Main Topics

As this course is designed to complement LAWS1052 – Introducing Law and Justice, there is no fixed schedule of topics to be covered. This course is an example of an emergent curriculum where students and lecturer can chart the topics to be navigated to ensure that they address the ongoing needs of students in a timely manner. Topics generally covered include adjusting to the demands of studying law, strategies for reading cases and legislation, developing legal problem-solving skills, developing legal writing skills and understanding expectations of assessment in law.

Assessment

This course is assessed on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Course requirements complement the work done in LAWS1052 - Introducing Law and Justice. Therefore, the focus is on developing students’ skills in a range of legal writing types. To this end, a student’s work is primarily assessed by submission of drafts of LAWS1052 – Introducing Law and Justice assignments. As well as satisfying the attendance requirement, a student must participate satisfactorily in class activities.

Course Texts

There is no recommended or required reading for this course. Students are asked to bring their textbook and notes to each class. Other materials will be supplied to students.
Law Books

Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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