Course Outline
LGL301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
Course Coordinator:Lara Christensen (lchriste@usc.edu.au) School:School of Law and Society
2020Semester 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
This course prepares you for professional roles where they are required to interact with the legal system. You will gain a basic understanding of how law is made, what legislation looks like and how to interpret legislation. In addition, to prepare you for regulatory enforcement roles in the environment and public health sectors, training will be provided on relevant investigation, enforcement and prosecution processes within the framework of relevant legislation. You will also develop an understanding of the content of specific pieces of legislation through problem based learning.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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| Lecture | 1hr | Not applicable | Not Yet Determined |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 | 2hrs | Not applicable | Not Yet Determined |
What level is this course?
300 Level (Graduate)
What is the unit value of this course?
12 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Demonstrate an understanding of the legal frameworks and principles as they relate to professional practice in Public and Environmental Health Law. |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
| 2 | Demonstrate an ability to apply your knowledge of the legal frameworks and principles associated with Public and Environmental Health Law by:identifying the appropriate conditions for approval and compliance; and critically evaluating the effectiveness of those strategies. |
Creative and critical thinker Engaged |
| 3 | Demonstrate an ability to undertake legal research as it relates to public and environmental health practice. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
| 4 | Demonstrate an ability to communicate an understanding of the legal frameworks and principles involved in the general investigation, enforcement and prosecution processes. |
Engaged Sustainability-focussed |
| 5 | Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and ethical issues associated with the protection of individuals and collective rights and responsibilities. |
Knowledgeable Ethical |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
Not applicable
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
JST101
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Not applicable
Microcredential Information
Not applicable
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
In each tutorial from Weeks 2-4 a revision quiz will be conducted to test students on the content from these weeks. The revision quiz will be marked during tutorial time so that students will be able to review their understanding and to help better prepare for the Week 5 examination.
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Examination - not Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 30% | 45 minutes |
Week 5 | In Class |
| All | 2 | Oral | Group | 30% | 15 minutes |
Refer to Format | In Class |
| All | 3 | Report | Individual | 40% | Max 3000 words |
Week 13 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
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| Goal: | Demonstrate an understanding of the legal frameworks and principles as they relate to professional practice in Public and Environmental Health Law and ability to communicate that understanding within the exam format.To help prepare you for this exam, a revision quiz will be conducted during tutorial time in Weeks 2- 4. |
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| Format: | The test will be held during the first Tutorial in Week 5. Questions will be drawn from all areas of the course considered up to the date of the test. The class test is open book and will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions. More details on the class test will be provided in the introduction lecture in Week 1. |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Group-based solution to a problem-based scenario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | You are to conduct a group presentation detailing your understanding of the problem based scenario in terms of the:relevant problem including:the causes of the problem; andmanner in which it impacts:directly on each of the relevant stakeholders; andmore broadly on relevant industries and community at largethe solution to this problem in regards to:the legislative framework that is currently in place to address this issue; and the associated policy considerations underlying that legislative responsethe effectiveness of the current legislative solution in light of:the practical impact of the legislative response upon relevant stakeholders, industries and the community at large; and whether the current legislative framework or associated policy considerations underlying that legislative response should be amended to improve the outcome for all relevant stakeholders, industries and community at large. |
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| Format: | From weeks 6-9 inclusive, you will work on a problem based environmental and public health scenario in groups.In the group, each of you will be allocated the role of a specific stakeholder with regard to the scenario.Details of the problem will be provided in a staged format over the course of 4 weeks (from weeks 6-9 inclusive).Some time will be allocated in tutorials to work on the tasks to help you investigate and identify relevant issues and areas for further self-directed research.The group presentation and any supporting material (eg: PowerPoint slide presentation) are due for submission in Week 10 prior to the Lecture.Presentations will occur in weeks 10 and 11.The allocation of presentation times will be made in the tutorial by your Tutor.Your group may request a particular tutorial time but the final decision as to when a group presents rests with the tutor.A single group mark will be allocated upon completion of this assessment. |
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| Goal: | Developing further from your group presentation you will prepare an individual report detailing the:competing vested interests;legal issues; and policy considerations Arising from the problem based scenario. |
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| Format: | The report is to be prepared as if it were to be presented to a review panel for consideration |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
You need regular access to the resource(s) below. Many texts are available as ebooks through the Library at no additional cost.
| Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
| Required | Reynolds, C. | 2011 | Public and Environmental Health Law | Federation Press, Sydney |
Specific requirements
Not applicable
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconductAssessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.Links to relevant University policy and procedures
For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:
- Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
- Review of Assessment and Final Grades
- Supplementary Assessment
- Central Examinations
- Deferred Examinations
- Student Conduct
- Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching
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