LAWS7002 - Legal Research III
Objectives
- Provides candidates who are nearing the end of the process of writing a thesis with the support and resources to assist completion in a timely manner.
- Refine and improve written skills through exposure to central ideas from theses to constructive criticism by colleagues.
- Develop the skills of presentation of scholarly work in an academic setting and to provide access to a group of people who are all engaged in completing theses, who can provide informed support.
Content
Higher degree research - students, supervisors and the faculty; refining your thesis - lessons from the strategy; developing/locating your thesis - lessons from the strategy; comparative law techniques; using international law materials; using historical materials/methods; conceptualising and researching the law in action; narratives, interviews, case-studies and other ‘selective’ forms of analysis; quantitative research methods - common pitfalls; quantitative research methods - forms of presentation and analysis; current problems in research & presentation; current problems II; and overview and review.
Session
Semester 2 Intensive
27 July 2009 & Additional Classes To Be Advised
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- Seminar presentation on an aspect of the candidate's thesis + A written outline of goals for the unit and written reflection on achievements during the course + Reading, commenting on and providing written feedback on a chapter of the thesis of another class member (100%)