Overview
You will undertake a three-week legal humanitarian mission to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, or to another developing country, in conjunction with an external partner organisation. Prior to the overseas humanitarian mission, you will study appropriate aspects of international humanitarian law; appropriate aspects of host country law and culture; and will develop practical skills necessary to support your overseas placement. Upon return to Australia, you will undertake an analysis and presentation of your accomplishment. You will be assessed prior to departing to the host country; continuously during the placement period; and on the basis of your contribution to a final group presentation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student feedback.
While in Phnom Penh, too much time was spent on the bus. Practical exercises were very valuable but too few in number.
In future offerings, the working week will be increased to 5 days while in Phnom Penh, most days consisting of one meeting rather than two, to be followed by a practical exercise in the afternoon each day.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Unit should be graded rather than pass/fail.
This feedback was received from a small number of students. The nature of the experience and assessment process, including the routine use of group work, would make it difficult to satisfactorily grade the unit on the usual scale. While noting the student feedback, the grading system will remain unchanged.
Feedback from Student feedback.
A code of conduct should be developed to ensure students comply with the expectations of dress and conduct in a business environment in Cambodia
A code of conduct has been developed in will be implemented during future offerings.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Additional preparation in terms of language would have been helpful.
Optional Zoom sessions on Khmer language will be offered by the lecturer prior to departure for future trips.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Greater variation in food options for those with dietary restrictions woul have been helpful.
Medical dietary restrictions were accommodated for all students. Dietary preferences however may not be able to be accommodated, as this is simply one of the perils of travel in a developing country. Food provided to students was at a Western standard.
- Demonstrate practical legal experience in familiar and unfamiliar cultural environments
- Provide support to clients with limited or no skills in the English language
- Demonstrate the practical mastery of human rights and international law concepts
- Work in groups to deliver genuine legal support to communities in need
- Experience the culture of a developing nation from the perspective of ethical travel.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 0% | |||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||
3 - Group Work - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
3 - Group Work - 0% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Australian Guide to Legal Citation, 3rd ed
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.p.bird@cqu.edu.au
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Preparation of seminar presentations
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Pre-departure intensive
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Students are to present their individual seminar presentations by Zoom. Tutorials will be held Mon-Thurs night, with 3-4 presentations per night.
Seminar presentation Due: Week 5 Friday (6 Apr 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Vacation week
Chapter
Vacation week
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Module/Topic
Pre-departure preparations.
Chapter
N/a
Events and Submissions/Topic
Depart for Phnom Penh on 21 April 2018 (tbc)
Module/Topic
Week 1 in Phnom Penh
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Killing fields, DC-Cam, Friends International, Australian Embassy, Anzac Service at the Australian Embassy.
Module/Topic
Week 2 in Phnom Penh
Chapter
N/a
Events and Submissions/Topic
Municipal court, Court of Appeal, TPO, Legal Aid Cambodia, ADHOC, Cambodian Womens Crisis Centre
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Week 3 in Siem Reap
Chapter
N/a
Events and Submissions/Topic
Visit village on Tonle Sap; visit Angkor Wat
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TASKS Due: Week 9 Friday (11 May 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Preparation of team video
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Team video due 3 June
TEAM VIDEO(S) Due: Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
1 Written Assessment
Students must make a guided seminar presentation to the Zoom intensive, on a topic to be allocated in Week 1 by Dr Marinac or Dr Bird. The presentation should be accompanied by an appropriate powerpoint presentation.
Week 5 Friday (6 Apr 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Students will be allocated a presentation time in week 1
Week 5 Friday (6 Apr 2018)
Feedback will be immediate.
Students will be assessed on:
1. Depth and accuracy of information regarding the specific Cambodian topic allocated.
2. Oral communication skills as demonstrated by a high quality seminar presentation.
3. Written and visual communication skills as demonstrated by a high quality powerpoint presentation.
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate the practical mastery of human rights and international law concepts
- Experience the culture of a developing nation from the perspective of ethical travel.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Cross Cultural Competence
2 Practical Assessment
In the afternoon of each work day, students will be required to participate in various group activities to reflect on the activities undertaken earlier in the day. Participation in EACH activity is mandatory unless an exemption has been granted by Dr Marinac or Dr Bird.
Week 9 Friday (11 May 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Tasks are completed daily
Week 9 Friday (11 May 2018)
Feedback will usually be given immediately
Assessment criteria will vary from task to task. Students will be briefed each day.
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate practical legal experience in familiar and unfamiliar cultural environments
- Provide support to clients with limited or no skills in the English language
- Demonstrate the practical mastery of human rights and international law concepts
- Work in groups to deliver genuine legal support to communities in need
- Experience the culture of a developing nation from the perspective of ethical travel.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Group Work
The team will be split into two groups. Each group is required to produce a video of approximately ten minutes' length. Each student must appear on screen at least once, and each student must be able to state that they have made a substantial contribution to the video.
The purpose of the video is to encapsulate the students' learning experiences in Cambodia. This can go well beyond the formal meetings and tasks, and can also encapsulate the learning experiences which students have incidentally during their travel.
Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Videos should be posted to youtube and the link emailed to Dr Marinac and Dr Bird
Exam Week Friday (15 June 2018)
1. Each individual must make an appropriate contribution and must appear on screen.
2. The video must indicate an awareness of the issues of (a) human rights, (b) the recovery from Genocide, (c) exploitation of women and children, and (d) the role of the rule of law in Cambodia.
3. Each video must show an appreciation of Cambodian culture, and a reflection on Australian cultural values.
- Demonstrate the practical mastery of human rights and international law concepts
- Work in groups to deliver genuine legal support to communities in need
- Experience the culture of a developing nation from the perspective of ethical travel.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.