LLB461 Competition Moots B
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| Unit code: | LLB461 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | LLH201 or LWB146 |
| Antirequisite(s): | LWB419 |
| Other requisite(s): | Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,597 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 | $3,024 |
| International unit fee | $4,044 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | LLB461 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLH201 or LWB146 |
| Other Requisite: | Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition. |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB419 |
| Coordinator: | James Duffy | james.duffy@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Mooting is a fundamental element of legal education. As a student mooter at QUT, you have the opportunity, because of the number of national and international competitions that the QUT Law School is invited to participate in, to take your skills to the national and international arena and experience mooting at the highest level. Each international and national moot that you participate in requires significant preparation and attention to detail.
This unit is one of a number of work integrated learning units designed to provide you with the experience of using and developing your legal knowledge and skills. Mooting will provide you with an authentic learning experience with direct application in real world legal environments. Through this experience you should be better placed for a smooth transition to the workplace.
In order to enrol in this unit, you must have been selected to represent QUT in a moot competition which attracts academic credit.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply the necessary skills for successful competition mooting, including research, analysis, application of legal principles and oral and written legal argument in a complicated legal problem
- Work productively and co-operatively as part of a team
- Appreciate the policy considerations implicit in law and legal argument in competition mooting
- Create connections between diverse areas of legal knowledge and understand the practical application of knowledge and skills in an adversarial environment
- For oralists, present and refute detailed legal argument, utilise relevant procedural moot rules and respond to intense questioning
- For oralists, apply appropriate courtroom etiquette, interpersonal attitudes and ethical behaviour, and apply this understanding to working in a team in the competition moot you are participating in
- Work independently, manage and prioritise time effectively to achieve goal
Content
The substantive law content of the unit will depend on the particular moot competition and problem.
The unit consists of the following components:
- preparation for the moot competition, including analysing and researching the moot problem
- completion of written submissions
- participation in team practice sessions as required, including (where appropriate) as the team's dedicated researcher
- participation in the moot competition, including (where appropriate) as the team's dedicated researcher.
Students need only participate in one competition moot to be entitled to a grade for this unit.
Skills
In this unit the following skills will be developed (explicitly and implicitly):
1. problem solving and reasoning
2. oral and written communication
3. ethical attitude
4. advocacy
5. time management
6. responsibility for independent learning.
Graduate Capabilities
Understanding of this content and the attainment of these skills will develop the following Law Graduate Capabilities:
1. Discipline Knowledge
2. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Research
3. Effective Communication
4. Life Long Learning
5. Work Independently and Collaboratively
6. Professional, Social and Ethical Responsibility
Learning Approaches
The teaching and learning strategies in Competition Moots B are designed as far as possible to meet the objectives of the unit.
You must produce your own work for the competition moots, so the 'teaching' will be student-generated. Within the limits prescribed by the moot rules for each of the competitions, instruction includes time for discussion between your team and the responsible academic to identify the issues raised by the problem, suggest avenues of research, discuss the legal arguments for the memorials and (where a memorial for one side only is required) for the opposite party. The responsible academic will also advise on the legal content and technical requirements of the memorials within the scope allowed by the competition rules.
Advocacy skills are discussed in sessions critically reviewing practice moots. Practice moots are formal, in that the presentation will be made according to the Moot Rules requirements before a bench comprising the responsible academic, other Law School members and invited judges.
The average contact time is two hours a week over the period of preparation for the moot.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Within the scope allowed by the competition rules, formative feedback will be provided on your performance and understanding during the classes conducted by the responsible academic. You will also receive feedback from judges in the moot competition.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Moot participation
Your participation in the moot competition will be assessed according to your teamwork and organisation, preparation of written outline of argument, and contribution to the writing and editing of the written memorial. Oralists will also be assessed on the basis of their presentation during the competition.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | LLB461 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLH201 or LWB146 |
| Other Requisite: | Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition. |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB419 |
| Coordinator: | James Duffy | james.duffy@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Mooting is a fundamental element of legal education. As a student mooter at QUT, you have the opportunity, because of the number of national and international competitions that the QUT Law School is invited to participate in, to take your skills to the national and international arena and experience mooting at the highest level. Each international and national moot that you participate in requires significant preparation and attention to detail.
This unit is one of a number of work integrated learning units designed to provide you with the experience of using and developing your legal knowledge and skills. Mooting will provide you with an authentic learning experience with direct application in real world legal environments. Through this experience you should be better placed for a smooth transition to the workplace.
In order to enrol in this unit, you must have been selected to represent QUT in a moot competition which attracts academic credit.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply the necessary skills for successful competition mooting, including research, analysis, application of legal principles and oral and written legal argument in a complicated legal problem
- Work productively and co-operatively as part of a team
- Appreciate the policy considerations implicit in law and legal argument in competition mooting
- Create connections between diverse areas of legal knowledge and understand the practical application of knowledge and skills in an adversarial environment
- For oralists, present and refute detailed legal argument, utilise relevant procedural moot rules and respond to intense questioning
- For oralists, apply appropriate courtroom etiquette, interpersonal attitudes and ethical behaviour, and apply this understanding to working in a team in the competition moot you are participating in
- Work independently, manage and prioritise time effectively to achieve goal
Content
The substantive law content of the unit will depend on the particular moot competition and problem.
The unit consists of the following components:
- preparation for the moot competition, including analysing and researching the moot problem
- completion of written submissions
- participation in team practice sessions as required, including (where appropriate) as the team's dedicated researcher
- participation in the moot competition, including (where appropriate) as the team's dedicated researcher.
Students need only participate in one competition moot to be entitled to a grade for this unit.
Skills
In this unit the following skills will be developed (explicitly and implicitly):
1. problem solving and reasoning
2. oral and written communication
3. ethical attitude
4. advocacy
5. time management
6. responsibility for independent learning.
Graduate Capabilities
Understanding of this content and the attainment of these skills will develop the following Law Graduate Capabilities:
1. Discipline Knowledge
2. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Research
3. Effective Communication
4. Life Long Learning
5. Work Independently and Collaboratively
6. Professional, Social and Ethical Responsibility
Learning Approaches
The teaching and learning strategies in Competition Moots B are designed as far as possible to meet the objectives of the unit.
You must produce your own work for the competition moots, so the 'teaching' will be student-generated. Within the limits prescribed by the moot rules for each of the competitions, instruction includes time for discussion between your team and the responsible academic to identify the issues raised by the problem, suggest avenues of research, discuss the legal arguments for the memorials and (where a memorial for one side only is required) for the opposite party. The responsible academic will also advise on the legal content and technical requirements of the memorials within the scope allowed by the competition rules.
Advocacy skills are discussed in sessions critically reviewing practice moots. Practice moots are formal, in that the presentation will be made according to the Moot Rules requirements before a bench comprising the responsible academic, other Law School members and invited judges.
The average contact time is two hours a week over the period of preparation for the moot.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Within the scope allowed by the competition rules, formative feedback will be provided on your performance and understanding during the classes conducted by the responsible academic. You will also receive feedback from judges in the moot competition.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Moot participation
Your participation in the moot competition will be assessed according to your teamwork and organisation, preparation of written outline of argument, and contribution to the writing and editing of the written memorial. Oralists will also be assessed on the basis of their presentation during the competition.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.