LST3LWC
LEGAL STUDIES WORKPLACE COMPETENCE
LST3LWC
2017
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This is an elective subject for all Bachelor of Legal Studies students. Its main purpose is to provide students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a workplace setting. The subject consists of attendance at a number of seminars followed by the identification of an appropriate workplace and the formulation of a suitable work project. After this process, each student will be placed with an organization that has undertaken to provide the necessary supervision in the workplace. The subject coordinator will oversee the selection of workplaces and projects. Workplaces will be determined according to their relevance to Legal Studies, the capacity of organizations to provide adequate workplace supervision and their ability to foster an educationally meaningful experience. Each project will be designed to develop research, educational or organisational skills or some combination of these.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorKirsty Duncanson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Completion of 60 credit points of 2nd year LST subjects and LST3SLR or subject coordinator approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Weekly readings available via LMS and/or e-reserve in the library. | Prescribed | n/a | n/a |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply ethical and cultural awareness to relevant issues in legal studies
- Activities:
- Working in workplace environments that deal directly with cultural diversity within a legal or law related context (a community legal service or advocacy group). Ethics will be foregrounded by a confidentiality agreement signed prior to entering workplace. Students are then required to reflect on both of these for their reflective essays and presentations.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
02. Evaluate diverse positions/ arguments pertaining to a problem in Legal Studies
- Activities:
- Conducting research as guided by workplace and campus supervisors for project report; reflecting on the process of producing this report in the reflective essay and presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
03. Present a brief and persuasive argument in Legal Studies
- Activities:
- Giving presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
04. Present a sustained and complex written argument in Legal Studies.
- Activities:
- Writing up project report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
05. Produce an original, well researched response to a problem in Legal Studies
- Activities:
- Researching, preparing and writing the project report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
06. Recognise the benefit of lifelong learning to understanding future trends, issues and debates in Legal Studies
- Activities:
- Students will reflect on the benefit of lifelong learning in understanding future trends, issues and debates in Legal Studies as they relate to the social world represented by their workplace for their reflective essays and presentations.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
07. Summarise research and arguments on a relevant topic in Legal Studies
- Activities:
- Explaining their workplace experience and summarising their project in a Legal Studies context for their presentation and reflective essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
08. Work effectively in groups as a group member and/ or leader
- Activities:
- Creating work plan with work place supervisor; small group excerises within seminars; work place activity during placement; creating project within a team workplace environment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size30
Enrolment information Limited work placements available Legal Studies program will determine eligiblity based on academic merit and suitability of work placement.
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKirsty Duncanson
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 43
One 100.0 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 4.0 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"This will be after the placement has occurred."
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Four 3.0 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"These will occur prior to the placement."
Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 31 - 43
Five 4.0 hours supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"These times are to allow students to liaise with prospective workplaces and the subject coordinator."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,000 word oral presentation | 10 | 01, 03, 05, 06, 07 | |
| One 1,000 word work plan | 10 | 01, 08 | |
| One 2,000 word reflective exercise | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 06 | |
| One 4,000 word project report | 50 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 07 | |
| One 1,000 word cover letter and CV | 10 | 06 |