LAWS348-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Research Project

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

Note: Students must have a B average in LAWS courses in order to enrol in this course.

LAWS348 involves you writing a 7000 word research essay on an agreed topic supervised by a member of the academic staff.

Students considering enrolling in Laws 348 should first consult the Course Coordinator, Natalie Baird.

Note: Students must have completed or be completing Laws 200 level courses and LAWS301. Students must also have undertaken at least one Group E Laws 300 level course.

This course is more suitable for students to enrol in towards the end of their legal studies.

Learning Outcomes

• The objectives for the LAWS 348 course are for students to be able to demonstrate that they can:
• Identify a research question suitable for exploration in a 7000 word research paper.
• Plan a programme of research using a suitable research methodology.
• Work both independently and with the supervisor of their research paper.
• Produce a 7000 word research paper on a legal topic which, in turn, demonstrates that they can:
* locate, use and refer to primary and secondary sources relevant to the topic of the paper;
* synthesise information from a number of different sources to construct their own understanding and/or shape their own viewpoint;
*critically evaluate information and/or formulate and test arguments;
* provide an appropriate answer to their identified research question;
* present information using a clear and logical structure;
* write clearly and in a manner that follows the writing conventions, numbering system and formatting requirements in the New Zealand Law Style Guide;
• Manage their time in order to meet any requirements set by their supervisors and assessment deadlines.

Prerequisites

Head of Department permission mandatory

Restrictions

LAWS379 (prior to 2006)

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator

Natalie Baird

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Research Proposal 17 Aug 2023
Draft Research Paper 21 Sep 2023
Final Research Paper 19 Oct 2023 100%


Assessment tasks and dates will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Coppard, Alice et al; New Zealand law style guide ; 3rd edition; Thomson Reuters, 2018.

R. Scragg (ed); Legal Writing: A Complete Guide for a Career in Law ; LexisNexis, 2015.

Russell, Mary-Rose et al; Legal research in New Zealand ; LexisNexis NZ Limited, 2016.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $868.00

International fee $4,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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