lst3slr socio legal research
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIO-LEGAL AND POLITICAL RESEARCH
LST3SLR
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students become familiar with the basic principles and tools used to carry out research in Legal Studies, Criminology, and Politics. Specific objectives include: Learning what makes socio-legal, criminological and political research distinctive; how to write research proposals; how to create a literature review; how to critique scholarly work; how to create and develop an original argument; and how to select suitable research methods to test it (including a selection of qualitative and quantitative research methods typically used in socio-legal, criminological and political inquiry)
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRaul Sanchez-Urribarri
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of second year Legal Studies or Politics subjects and 30 credit points of any second year Humanities or Social Sciences subjects or subject coordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects LST2SLR, LST3RML, LST2RML, SOC2MSR, SOC3MSR
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is Core for the LBLS-Bachelor of Legal Studies degree, and must be completed at EITHER second or third year.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Become familiar with how original research questions, research topics and basic theoretical elements are formulated - create an original research question
- Activities:
- Discussion with students in the one (1) hour tutorials about their research questions and/or research topics. Assessment via research proposal, critical essays and research plan.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Identify and critique the distinctive features of socio-legal, criminological, and political research
- Activities:
- In-class discussion about socio-legal, criminological, and political research designs, and critiquing research designs carried out in published and unpublished works. Assessment via research proposal and research plan.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Learn different research methods, assess their relative merit, and identify the most suitable for their research plan
- Activities:
- Practical discussions about a selection of quantitative and qualitative methods, plus tutorials with supervised exercises to learn the foundations of the methods. Assessment via review essays and research plan.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. Learn to critique sophisticated scholarly work and write a comprehensive literature review
- Activities:
- Detailed lecture on how to develop an original literature review, and special sessions on how to find, compile and analyze relevant literature. Assessment via review essays and research plan.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRaul Sanchez-Urribarri
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.0 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
one 1,000-word research proposal (about topic, research questions and hypotheses) | 25 | 01, 04 | |
one 1000-word review essay (critiquing a research paper and completing a literature review exercise) | 25 | 02, 04 | |
one 2,000-word research plan (summary of theory, literature review and research strategy) | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |