BLB1114- Legal Research Methods - ORT,CT Research Essay

AssessmentTwoResearchEssay

Relationshiptoothertasksandassessments:

Thisassessmentallowsyoutoengageindepthwithachosenresearchquestion(seeDetailssectionbelow).Itbuildsupontheresearchandwritingyouundertookin AssessmentOneSecondarySource Analysis.Youwillhavealready

begunresearchintooneoftheavailableresearchquestions,andyoumustnowwriteacompleteessayresponsetothisquestionbaseduponfurtherresearchintobothsecondaryandprimarylegalsources.Theresearchessaywillfacilitateyourdevelopmentoflegalresearchskills,abilitytoengageinlegalandscholarlyanalysis,andcapacitytowriteclearandpersuasivelegalargumentsinanessayformat.

PurposeofthisassignmentandULOsassessed

Thepurposeofthisassignmentisto:

1. Assessstudentsunderstandingof,andcriticalanalysisskillsinrelationto,achosenlegalresearchquestion.
2. Assessstudentslegalresearchskills.
3. Assessstudentsreferencingskillsintheuseofthe AustralianGuidetoLegalCitation4th
4. Providestudentswithanopportunitytodeveloptheirlegalresearchandwritingskills.
5. Providestudentswithanopportunitytoexploreaparticularlegalissue.

Theunitlearningoutcomesassessedare:

editionreferencingsystem.

1. Engageinacademicandlegalresearchandcontextualiselegalresearchininquiryintoparticularlegalissues;
2. Locateandcriticallyevaluatethevalueoftextualsources,synthesiseinformationwithinthem,andcorrectlyciteresearchsources;
3. Locateandcriticallyevaluatetheimpactoflegalauthoritiescaselaw,legislation,internationallawandregulatoryinstrumentsinawiderangeofcontemporarycontexts;
4. Understand,explainandapplylegalknowledgeintheanalysisofprimarylegalsources,evaluatetheirrelationshiptoeachother,anddeterminelegalcurrencyinpracticalscenarios;
5. Articulateopinionsinanacademicmannersupportedbyresearchevidenceandconfirmdevelopmentinacademicandlegalliteracyskills;and
6. Framethediscourseoflawasoneofmanyapproachestosocialproblemsandcontextualiselegalknowledgeinrelationtootheracademic,socialandcommunitydiscourses.

Details

ResearchEssayQuestion

Instructions

Youressaymustfocusupon,anddirectlyrespondto,theessayquestion.Forthisassessment,duetotheunitsfocusuponlegalresearch,theweightingoftheresearchandreferencingcriteriaishigherthanmaynormallybethecase.Youressaymustuseclearandintelligiblewrittenexpression,advancearecognisablecentralargumentorsetofarguments,conformbroadlytostandardessayformat,demonstrateindependentresearchonyourselectedtopic,andprovidereferencingandabibliographyincompliancewiththeAustralianGuidetoLegalCitation.

PleaseusedoublespacingandTimesRomanfontforthepresentationofyourwork.

Taskdescription

1. Read over theresearchquestionsprovidedabove.IfyoudecidetoswitchfromyourchosenresearchquestionfromAssessmentOne,makeyourfinaldecisionbythestartofweektwoatthelatest.Beginpreliminaryresearch orcontinueyourresearchandbeginessayplanning.
2. In this assignment,youwillrelyprimarilyonyourowninitiativetocompletetheessay.However,therearemany

resourcesatyourdisposal,includingtheLibrary,studentservices,yourBLB1114teacher,andyourfellowstudentsviadiscussionboardsonVUCollaborate.Rememberthatwewillhaveaworkshoponsecondaryresearchinaweek1workshopandoneonessaywritinginaWeek2workshop.

3. Ensureyouhavesubmittedyourresearchpapertothecorrectdropboxby11.59pmontheWednesdayofWeek3.

Process

Pleasenoteandfollowtheprocessstepsbelow:

1. Readthroughandconsidertheavailableresearchessayquestions.
2. Chooseoneoftheseresearchquestionsbythestartofweektwoatthelatest(ifswitchingfromyourAssessmentOnequestion)
3. Conductpreliminaryresearchonyourchosentopicandplanyourargumentsandessaystructure.
4. Remembertoansweryourresearchquestionwhatdoesitask?Doesyourresponsedirectlyaddresstheissue(s)raisedinthequestion?
5. Rememberthatessaystypicallyrequireanintroductionstatingyourargumentandhowyouressaywilldevelopit, an essay body comprised of coherent paragraphs that logically progress your main points, and a conclusionthatsummarisesyouressaysmainpointsandtheirlinktotheresearchquestion.
6. Begin writing your essay, remembering to reference the factual and legal claims you make, and the work or words ofothersthatyouuseofreferto.
7. Remembertodoublecheckwhetheryourargumentdirectlyrespondstotheresearchquestion,whetheryouhaveaclearandeffectiveintroduction,essaybodyandconclusion,andwhetheryouhavereferencedyourfactual,legalandparaphrasedorquotedinformation.
8. Completeandsubmityourresearchpapertothecorrectdropboxby11.59pmontheWednesdayofWeek3.

Assessmentcriteria

Yourresearchessaywilldemonstrate:

1. Understandingofselectedlegaltopicandaccuratelegalknowledge
2. Clarity,relevanceandsupportofargument
3. Extentofindependentresearch
4. ConformitywithAGLC4
5. Writingandessaystructure.

Yourassessmentrubricisavailableonthepagebelow,andintheAssessmentInformationsectionoftheunitsLearningSpaceonVUCollaborate.

Whenyoureceivefeedbackonyourresearchpaper,youwillreceivearawmarkoutof100inthedropboxaswellasa

markoutof50inthegradebookthatreflectsthe50%weightingofthisassignmentintheunitoverall.Youwillalsoreceivedetailedfeedbackintheformofacompletedassessmentrubricandgeneralcommentsthatprovideanoverviewofhow

effectivelyyouhaverespondedtotheassessmentcriteria.