ResearchEssayDetails

Assessment2

AssessmentOverview

KeyAssessmentInformation

Task LengthorDuration Due

A research essay on selected legal topic 1500 words (+/-10%), excluding footnotes and 11.59pm on the Wednesday of

bibliography Week 3

Relationshiptoothertasksandassessments:

This assessment allows you to engage in depth with a chosen research question (see Details section below). It builds upon the research and writing you undertook in Assessment One SecondarySourceAnalysis.Youwillhavealreadybegunresearchintooneoftheavailableresearchquestions,andyoumustnowwriteacompleteessayresponsetothisquestionbaseduponfurtherresearchinto both secondary and primary legal sources. The research essay will facilitate your development of legal research skills, ability to engage in legal and scholarly analysis, and capacity to writeclear and persuasive legal arguments in an essay format.

PURPOSEOFTHISASSIGNMENTANDULOSASSESSED

Thepurposeofthisassignmentisto:

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

1.

<!--[endif]-->Assessstudentsunderstandingof,andcriticalanalysisskillsinrelationto,achosenlegalresearchquestion.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

2.

<!--[endif]-->Assessstudentslegalresearchskills.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

3.

<!--[endif]-->AssessstudentsreferencingskillsintheuseoftheAustralianGuidetoLegalCitation4theditionreferencingsystem.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

4.

<!--[endif]-->Providestudentswithanopportunitytodeveloptheirlegalresearchandwritingskills.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

5.

<!--[endif]-->Providestudentswithanopportunitytoexploreaparticularlegalissue.

Theunitlearningoutcomesassessedare:

LO1:Engageinacademicandlegalresearchandcontextualiselegalresearchininquiryintoparticularlegalissues;

LO2:Locateandcriticallyevaluatethevalueoftextualsources,synthesiseinformationwithinthem,andcorrectlyciteresearchsources;

LO3:Locateandcriticallyevaluatetheimpactoflegalauthorities

caselaw,legislation,internationallawandregulatoryinstrumentsinawiderangeofcontemporarycontexts;

LO4:Understand,explainandapplylegalknowledgeintheanalysisofprimarylegalsources,evaluatetheirrelationshiptoeachother,anddeterminelegalcurrencyinpracticalscenarios;LO5: Articulate opinions in an academic manner supported by research evidence and confirm development in academic and legal literacy skills

LO6: Frame the discourse of law as one of many approaches to social problems and contextualise legal knowledge in relation to other academic, social and community discourses.

details

RESEARCHESSAYQUESTION

Chooseoneofthebelowresearchquestions.Aminimumoffouracademicreferencesmustbeusedforthisresearchessay.

AIisincreasinglybeingusedinlegalresearchandlegaldecision-making.ShouldAIplayalargerroleinthelegalsystem,orarehumanlawyersindispensable?Discussusingacademicsources, case studies, and Australian and international examples.

Manylegaldisputesareresolvedthroughalternativedisputeresolution(ADR)ratherthantraditionalcourtlitigation.ShouldADRbeencouragedmorewidely,ordoesitundermineaccesstojustice? Compare ADR with court-based legal processes in terms of fairness, cost, and efficiency.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenreneweddiscussionaboutwhetherAustraliashouldadoptaBillofRights.Whatlegalreforms,ifany,havebeenproposed?CompareAustraliasapproachtothat of other jurisdictions.

Writeanessayresponsetothisquestion,drawinguponindependentresearchintorelevantsecondaryandprimarylegalsources.

instructions

Youressaymustfocusupon,anddirectlyrespondto,theessayquestion.Forthisassessment,duetotheunitsfocusuponlegalresearch,theweightingoftheresearchandreferencingcriteriaishigher than may normally be the case.

Youressaymustuseclearandintelligiblewrittenexpression,advancearecognisablecentralargumentorsetofarguments,conformbroadlytostandardessayformat,demonstrateindependentresearch on your selected topic, and provide referencing and a bibliography in compliance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.

PleaseusedoublespacingandTimesRomanfontforthepresentationofyourwork.All submissions must be submitted in a Word doc NOT in PDF format.

TASKDESCRIPTION

1. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Readovertheresearchquestionsprovidedabove.IfyoudecidetoswitchfromyourchosenresearchquestionfromAssessmentOne,makeyourfinaldecidebythestartofweektwoatthelatest. Begin preliminary research or continue your research and begin essay planning.
2. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->In this assignment, you will rely primarily on your own initiative to complete the essay. However, there are many resources at your disposal, including the Library, student services, yourBLB1114teacher,andyourfellowstudentsviadiscussionboardsonVUCollaborate.Rememberthatwewillhaveaworkshoponsecondaryresearchinaweek1workshopandoneonessaywriting in a Week 2 workshop.
3. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ensure you have submitted your research paper to the correct dropbox by 11.59pm on the Wednesday of Week

PROCESS

Pleasenoteandfollowtheprocessstepsbelow:

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

1.

<!--[endif]-->Readthroughandconsidertheavailableresearchessayquestions.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

2.

<!--[endif]-->Chooseoneoftheseresearchquestionsbythestartofweektwoatthelatest(ifswitchingfromyourAssessmentOnequestion)

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

3.

<!--[endif]-->Conductpreliminaryresearchonyourchosentopicandplanyourargumentsandessaystructure.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

1.

<!--[endif]-->Remembertoansweryourresearchquestion

whatdoesitask?Doesyourresponsedirectlyaddresstheissue(s)raisedinthequestion?

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

2.

<!--[endif]-->Rememberthatessaystypicallyrequireanintroductionstatingyourargumentandhowyouressaywilldevelopit,anessaybodycomprisedofcoherentparagraphsthatlogicallyprogress your main points, and a conclusion that summarises your essays main points and their link to the research question.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

4.

<!--[endif]-->Beginwritingyouressay,rememberingtoreferencethefactualandlegalclaimsyoumake,andtheworkorwordsofothersthatyouuseofreferto.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

1.

<!--[endif]-->Remembertodoublecheckwhetheryourargumentdirectlyrespondstotheresearchquestion,whetheryouhaveaclearandeffectiveintroduction,essaybodyandconclusion,andwhether you have referenced your factual, legal and paraphrased or quoted information.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->

5.

<!--[endif]-->Completeandsubmityourresearchpapertothecorrectdropboxby11.59pmontheWednesdayofWeek3.

assessmentcriteria

Your assessment will demonstrate:

1. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Understandingofselectedlegaltopicandaccuratelegalknowledge
2. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Clarity,relevanceandsupportofargument
3. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Extentofindependentresearch
4. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->ConformitywithAGLC4
5. <!-- [if !supportLists]-->Writingandessaystructure.

Yourassessmentrubricisavailableonthepagebelow,andintheAssessmentInformationsectionoftheunitsLearningSpaceonVUCollaborate.

When you receive feedback on your research paper, you will receive a raw mark out of 100 in the dropbox as well as a mark out of 50 in the gradebook that reflects the 50% weighting of thisassignmentintheunitoverall.Youwillalsoreceivedetailedfeedbackintheformofacompletedassessmentrubricandgeneralcommentsthatprovideanoverviewofhoweffectivelyyouhaveresponded to the assessment criteria.

PleaseNote:

Alatepenaltyof5%perdaywillbedeductedforthelatesubmissionofyourworkviathedropbox.Pleaseensureyousubmityourassignmentbytheduedate.Assessmentssubmittedmorethan3days after the due date, without a valid extension, will not be marked.