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LAWS13016 - Jurisprudence

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Unlike prior units which focus on law as it is - 'black-letter' law - this capstone unit considers more theoretical, analytical, doctrinal and philosophical aspects of the entire law enterprise - a specialised societal subsystem. This unit canvasses several philosophical doctrines including: natural law, legal positivism, sociological context of law and economic analyses of the law. These and related topics are explored in this unit to enable you to integrate legal knowledge into the broad inter-disciplinary mainstream and equip you with enhanced practical legal reasoning skills.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: 96 credit points in 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 2 - 2020

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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 40%
2. Group Discussion 20%
3. Written Assessment 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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 41.67% 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: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Ongoing improvement of Schedule, Study Guides and Assessments
Recommendation
Continuous improvement of newly introduced materials will embed improvements into the unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Revise Reference Materials
Recommendation
Reference materials are important, extensive and varied in a theory unit such as this one, and require careful ongoing attention.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Connect legal theory and legal practice
Recommendation
Continue to highlight the connections between theory and practice, to support student learning and engagement.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Ongoing improvement of Schedule, Study Guides and Assessments
Recommendation
Continuous improvement of newly introduced materials will embed improvements into the unit.
Action Taken
Ongoing
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Revise Reference Materials
Recommendation
Reference materials are important, extensive and varied in a theory unit such as this one, and require careful ongoing attention.
Action Taken
Ongoing
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Undertake an account of the ancient and modern history concerning an enquiry into the nature and purpose of law
  2. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the main theories of law, disputes, doctrines, topics and principles canvassed in the unit and explain their ongoing relevance to current legal practice
  3. Apply the analytical and critical legal skills developed in the unit to contemporary legal problems, issues and challenges
  4. Undertake and effectively communicate research on topics and issues in this unit as well as formulating practical legal argumentation compliant with rationality requirements and acceptable modes of legal reasoning
  5. Act and respond appropriately to the comments and opinions expressed by others.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Group Discussion
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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
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
2 - Group Discussion
1 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment