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(LAW)
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Leader: Mr Campbell Duncan
Offered:
City First semester 2005 (On-campus)
City SA-02 2005 (On-campus)
City Second semester 2005 (On-campus)
City Summer 2005 (On-campus)
Clayton W 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: The subject is concerned with the law and practice relating to activities affecting the natural environment, with particular reference to regulation and planning procedures and issues. The skills involved include legal research and analysis, awareness and use of learning strategies, oral and written communication, negotiation and mediation. The subject will develop values such as recognition and resolution of ethical conflicts, awareness of personal values.
Objectives: The primary objective is that those who have successfully completed the Diploma course, of which this subject is a part, will have the broad knowledge, skills and ethical awareness to undertake legal practice. Students who have successfully completed this subject will have acquired the following competencies: (1) practice fields: through learning and developing the skills summarised below, and gaining experience in the application of those skills in the field of this subject, students will have improved their competence to practise in any chosen specific field or fields of law and pratice; (2) skills: in particular, students will have learned and developed the skills set out in the Course Description for the Diploma relating to - learning strategies, research, analysis and writing; oral communication and inter-personal relationships; negotiation and advocacy; practice management and accounts; and hanmdling ethics and values; (c) personal development: students will have enhanced their broad and critical understanding of knowledge already gained, and their intellectual and social skills, in order to encourage and enable a continuing professional approach to work, community responsibilities and personal development.
Assessment: Regular feed back will be provided on written exercices and oral presentation such as appeal against refusal of permit and presentation of argument to Tribunal. Two written assessments: 50% each. Competence will be assessed according to the grades "Merit", "Pass", or "Fail".
Contact Hours: Intensive - 54 hours per week for 2 weeks