Law and Society (11257.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible On-campus Online real-time |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Law School | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Explain the philosophical underpinnings and legal principles of western legal systems;2. Understand law as a social system, including legal processes;
3. Engage with contemporary legal issues; and
4. Understand issues within the legal system and related law reform.
Graduate attributes
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Equivalent units
6599 Law and SocietyAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Flexible | Dr Toni Johnson |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Toni Johnson |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Online real-time | Dr Toni Johnson |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Toni Johnson |
Required texts
Required text:
S Bottomley and S Bronitt, Law in Context, 5th ed, Federation Press, 2023
C.Radavoi and S. Norris, Australian Law in Context: Social, Political and Global Perspectives, LexisNexis, 2020.
All materials can be accessed through ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Library.
Readings on Reserve:
M Lippman, Law and Society, SAGE Publications, 2015
Additional learning materials to be provided through the Unit Canvas site.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
This unit involves online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
- Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (219573)
- Semester 2, 2024, Flexible, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (219572)
- Semester 2, 2023, Flexible, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (214268)
- Semester 2, 2022, Flexible, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (207612)
- Semester 2, 2021, Flexible, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (204574)
- Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (191463)
- Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (184076)