LAWS12065 - Foundations of Property Law

General Information

Unit Synopsis

LAWS12065 Foundations of Property Law introduces students to the law of real and personal property in Australia. Topics will include: (1) real property and land law, including land registration, e-conveyancing, interests in land, native title, dispositions, the doctrine of estates, adverse possession and the doctrine of fixtures; and (2) personal property law, including interests in personal property and the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: 24 credit points of law units

 

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Group Discussion 10%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. Online Test 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 82.76% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.18% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
Consider having the final assessment in the exam period not in week 12
Recommendation
This will be reviewed
Action Taken
The online test was held in the weekend after week 12, to give students some more time to prepare for it.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Consider having a final assessment that is longer than 2 hours
Recommendation
This will be reviewed
Action Taken
The online test was increased to be 3 hours in duration
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The online quiz was unusual and not something many students have done before
Recommendation
Consider providing students with a sample formative quiz for them to attempt in the lead up to the exam
Action Taken
The students were provided with a practice online test which they could complete, so they could gain familiarity with online tests and prepare for the real online test
Source: Student feedback, unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
The negotiation exercise was very time-consuming for students to complete.
Recommendation
The assessment will be reviewed in an attempt to make it more efficient
Action Taken
Attempts were made to streamline the negotiation exercise to make it less time consuming for students.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Study guides can be more comprehensive
Recommendation
The study guides will be reviewed for future offerings if the unit is offered moving forward
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Examine the characteristics of, and the differences between, real property and personal property in Australian law
  2. Explain and apply Australian legislation and/or common law to advise on property law issues
  3. Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner both orally and in writing
  4. Work individually and collaboratively in an effective manner to negotiate a suitable outcome in accordance with a client’s instructions
  5. Examine property law issues relevant to social innovation (such as personal property and technology, e-conveyancing, and/or blockchain).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
3 - Online Test • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
9 - Social Innovation • •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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