LLH402 Legal Research Project
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| Unit code: | LLH402 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | completion of 144 credit points |
| Antirequisite(s): | LLH401 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,663 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,368 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | LLH402 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | completion of 144 credit points |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Where possible, students should have ideally completed all other core units before undertaking capstone units LLH402 and LLH403. |
| Anti-requisite: | LLH401 Legal Research Capstone |
| Coordinator: | Elizabeth Streten | elizabeth.streten@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This capstone unit will consolidate your legal knowledge, research skills and transferable communication skills to prepare you for the transition from university to professional work. You will undertake research that engages with one of three themes on technology, sustainability or Indigenous Australian perspectives on law. These are themes that have been embedded throughout your law degree. You will first apply your written communication skills through a research proposal. Feedback from this task will hone your skills for writing an academic research article that may form the foundation for future submission to a law journal. This unit provides you with the skills necessary for LLH403 Legal Industry Capstone Project. The transferable skills you gain from managing a research project and conveying your ideas in writing are valuable for career-ready graduates.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate a specialised area of law to make an original contribution to the body of knowledge (CLOs 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3)
- Plan, develop and complete a research project using suitable research design, research methods and digital literacy skills (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Communicate your research in written forms in diverse contexts (CLOs 4.1)
Content
This unit consolidates and builds on knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout the degree and specifically focusses on:
- planning, designing and managing an independent research project that draws on one of three themes that have been embedded throughout your law degree: Indigenous Australian perspectives on law; the impact of technology on law; or the role of law in achieving sustainable futures;
- demonstrating advanced critical thinking, legal reasoning, methodologies, arguments, and conclusions; and
- constructing and delivering effective written communication.
Learning Approaches
As a capstone, this unit demands high levels of student initiative, effective self-management, independence and higher order thinking and application. The unit employs a blended and collaborative approach to learning, using a variety of rich multimedia technologies to consolidate your skills in complex legal research. It involves self-led learning practice and live tutorials where you will learn from experts and your peers and practice your skills. You will be supported and engaged in this unit through a delivery of snapshots of unit material, formative learning activities and collaborative discussions that will introduce a range of practical and theoretical perspectives.
Your learning and engagement in this unit will include:
- Independent engagement with online materials, including recordings and readings to assist with your understanding of substantive content and key concepts;
- Interactive tutorials for you to engage in learning activities designed to enhance your application of research knowledge and skills;
- Online Q&A sessions and a discussion board to allow you to check your understanding of key concepts and receive input and feedback from your peers and the teaching team.
The first assessment item (Research Proposal) is designed to build skills and provide feedback for the second assessment item (Research Article).
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will gain feedback in this unit by participating in:
- skills development discussions and peer review feedback on your work in live tutorials;
- individual feedback provided on each Assessment Task;
- generic feedback posted on the unit’s Canvas site for each Assessment Task;
- drop-in support sessions offered throughout semester; and
- the option of consultation with a member of the teaching team.
Assessment
Overview
To access the Law Faculty Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Proposal
Acting as a legal researcher you will prepare a Research Proposal for your Academic Research Article (Assessment Task 2). The Research Proposal sets out your research design, defends its contribution to knowledge and demonstrates your literature review.
Formal feedback from teaching staff on the Research Proposal will inform Assessment Task 2.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Research Article
Acting as a legal researcher, you will plan and manage a research project and write an academic-style research article that may form the foundation for future submission to a law journal.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource materials are provided in the unit Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LW38 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ perspectives on law and the legal system
Relates to: ULO1 - The impact of technology on key areas of law and legal work
Relates to: ULO1 - The role of law in achieving sustainable futures
Relates to: ULO1 - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse, changing and global contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using effective oral, visual or other professional communication in diverse contexts
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal
LW39 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ perspectives on law and the legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The impact of technology on key areas of law and legal work
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The role of law in achieving sustainable futures
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse, changing and global contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying the law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using effective oral, visual and other professional communication in diverse contexts
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Online
| Unit code: | LLH402 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | completion of 144 credit points |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Where possible, students should have ideally completed all other core units before undertaking capstone units LLH402 and LLH403. |
| Anti-requisite: | LLH401 Legal Research Capstone |
Overview
This capstone unit will consolidate your legal knowledge, research skills and transferable communication skills to prepare you for the transition from university to professional work. You will undertake research that engages with one of three themes on technology, sustainability or Indigenous Australian perspectives on law. These are themes that have been embedded throughout your law degree. You will first apply your written communication skills through a research proposal. Feedback from this task will hone your skills for writing an academic research article that may form the foundation for future submission to a law journal. This unit provides you with the skills necessary for LLH403 Legal Industry Capstone Project. The transferable skills you gain from managing a research project and conveying your ideas in writing are valuable for career-ready graduates.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate a specialised area of law to make an original contribution to the body of knowledge (CLOs 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3)
- Plan, develop and complete a research project using suitable research design, research methods and digital literacy skills (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Communicate your research in written forms in diverse contexts (CLOs 4.1)
Content
This unit consolidates and builds on knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout the degree and specifically focusses on:
- planning, designing and managing an independent research project that draws on one of three themes that have been embedded throughout your law degree: Indigenous Australian perspectives on law; the impact of technology on law; or the role of law in achieving sustainable futures;
- demonstrating advanced critical thinking, legal reasoning, methodologies, arguments, and conclusions; and
- constructing and delivering effective written communication.
Learning Approaches
As a capstone, this unit demands high levels of student initiative, effective self-management, independence and higher order thinking and application. The unit employs a blended and collaborative approach to learning, using a variety of rich multimedia technologies to consolidate your skills in complex legal research. It involves self-led learning practice and live tutorials where you will learn from experts and your peers and practice your skills. You will be supported and engaged in this unit through a delivery of snapshots of unit material, formative learning activities and collaborative discussions that will introduce a range of practical and theoretical perspectives.
Your learning and engagement in this unit will include:
- Independent engagement with online materials, including recordings and readings to assist with your understanding of substantive content and key concepts;
- Interactive tutorials for you to engage in learning activities designed to enhance your application of research knowledge and skills;
- Online Q&A sessions and a discussion board to allow you to check your understanding of key concepts and receive input and feedback from your peers and the teaching team.
The first assessment item (Research Proposal) is designed to build skills and provide feedback for the second assessment item (Research Article).
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will gain feedback in this unit by participating in:
- skills development discussions and peer review feedback on your work in live tutorials;
- individual feedback provided on each Assessment Task;
- generic feedback posted on the unit’s Canvas site for each Assessment Task;
- drop-in support sessions offered throughout semester; and
- the option of consultation with a member of the teaching team.
Assessment
Overview
To access the Law Faculty Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Proposal
Acting as a legal researcher you will prepare a Research Proposal for your Academic Research Article (Assessment Task 2). The Research Proposal sets out your research design, defends its contribution to knowledge and demonstrates your literature review.
Formal feedback from teaching staff on the Research Proposal will inform Assessment Task 2.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Research Article
Acting as a legal researcher, you will plan and manage a research project and write an academic-style research article that may form the foundation for future submission to a law journal.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource materials are provided in the unit Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LW38 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ perspectives on law and the legal system
Relates to: ULO1 - The impact of technology on key areas of law and legal work
Relates to: ULO1 - The role of law in achieving sustainable futures
Relates to: ULO1 - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse, changing and global contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using effective oral, visual or other professional communication in diverse contexts
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal
LW39 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ perspectives on law and the legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The impact of technology on key areas of law and legal work
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The role of law in achieving sustainable futures
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse, changing and global contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying the law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO2, Research Proposal , Research Article - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal , Research Article - Using effective oral, visual and other professional communication in diverse contexts
Relates to: ULO3, Research Proposal