LAWS420-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020

Honours Research Paper

20 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

Honours Research Paper

This research-based course involves taking the preparatory material from LAWS410 and writing an 8,000 word research paper on an agreed legal topic. Students also will make an oral presentation based on their final papers, defending the conclusions of their research in a formal seminar.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the completion of the course, students should be able to:
  • Describe a particular legal problem and, if appropriate, the relevant law; and
  • Describe, evaluate and, if appropriate, formulate possible solutions to the legal problem identified.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

LAWS401

Course Coordinator

For further information see Faculty of Law Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Draft Research Paper 10 Aug 2020
Research Paper 05 Oct 2020 100%


The assessment for this course may consist of two items, a research paper, worth 90% of the total course assessment, and a research paper seminar presentation, worth 10% of the total course assessment.

The assessment will be confirmed at the commencement of the course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,309.00

* 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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