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LAWS12073 - Legal Practicum

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This capstone unit provides you with a choice of an international study tour, domestic placement, participation in a social innovation project, or workplace simulation. You may undertake a multi-week legal international study tour, facilitated by CQUGlobal, to an international location in conjunction with an external partner organisation. International study tours will involve you having to pay for travel and accommodation which may be offset by access to government scholarships, e.g. New Columbo plan. Prior to travelling to an international location, you will study appropriate aspects of host country law and culture and will develop practical skills necessary to support your practicum. You may undertake a domestic placement, facilitated by the Workplace Instruction (WIL) team, or you may also be able to source and complete an approved placement to gain experience in a legal environment. Prior to undertaking a domestic placement, you will study appropriate cultural aspects, ethical responsibilities and will develop practical skills necessary to support your placement. You may undertake a social innovation project, facilitated by the Office of Social Innovation, designed for you to engage with a social innovation issue. The workplace simulation option is a simulated legal work experience with a heavy emphasis on skill development (advocacy, drafting, client interviewing, negotiating, file management, problem solving) in the context of a practical legal case file. The specialist area that forms the subject of this simulation may vary annually. The capstone unit will enable you to apply your knowledge to legal problems in a legal environment. As part of your capstone you will undertake an analysis, maintain a reflective journal, and present your accomplishment to peers which will then be used to update your ePortfolio.

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

Prerequisite: 24 credit points of law 

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 - 2021

Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode

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. Written Assessment 20%
2. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 40%
3. Presentation 40%

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 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 64.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 42.37% 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: Student feedback, staff feedback and self-reflection
Feedback
Streamline assessment regime
Recommendation
Reduce the number of, and revise, assessment tasks to further integrate unit learning outcomes and content with assessment.
Action Taken
Assessment has been streamlined for T2 2023.
Source: Student feedback, self-reflection
Feedback
Integrate practical tasks
Recommendation
This unit teaches practical skills. Authentic practical tasks should be retained as an integral part of students' work in the unit.
Action Taken
Practical tasks have been retained.
Source: Student feedback, self-reflection
Feedback
Teach from professional experience
Recommendation
This unit prepares students for a career in law. Teaching delivery in the unit should continue to involve a practitioner so that students can learn from their professional experience and expertise in practical skills.
Action Taken
Teaching delivery continues to involve a practitioner.
Source: Student feedback, self-reflection
Feedback
Review assessment timing
Recommendation
Assessment timing should be reviewed to identify potential opportunities to increase the time students have to build on feedback received.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback, self-reflection
Feedback
Integrate practical tasks
Recommendation
This unit teaches practical skills. Authentic practical tasks should be retained as an integral part of students' work in the unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback, self-reflection
Feedback
Introduce single source of truth for all assessment information
Recommendation
The assessment regime of this unit is complex, as it varies to cover a range of different placement learning experiences, and is overseen by multiple staff. A single source of truth should be introduced to ensure clarity and consistency.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Plan and prepare for a professional experience
  2. Effectively participate in a professional experience
  3. Communicate effectively about a professional experience
  4. Contribute to team outcomes during a professional experience.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books
3 - Presentation
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books
3 - Presentation