• Offered by Law School
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Course subject Laws
  • Areas of interest Law, Migration
Research Skills (Migration) (LAWS8657)

The course prepares students for academic writing of Masters level research papers as well as further academic and applied research.  The course is aimed both at students who are migration law practitioners and those aiming to continue academic research in this field. Its objective is to develop research confidence and the ability to draft various types of scholarly texts with high impact potential.  It will focus on strategies ensuring selection of feasible and novel research questions and discuss methodologies and techniques of drafting academic texts. Peer review exercises will be introduced to familiarise students with academic review styles and response techniques.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Course topics:
  1. Introduction to research
  2. Methodologies of legal research
  3. Empirical data in legal research
  4. Interdisciplinary approaches to legal studies
  5. Ethics in Research
  6. Development of research hypothesis
  7. Research and writing
  8. Creative writing
  9. Citation
  10. Peer review
At the end of this course students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of research and writing methods available to legal scholars.
  2. Understand and synthesise the differences between styles of legal research and writing.
  3. Employ cognitive, technical and theoretical knowledge to reflect critically on own writing.
  4. Critique within an academic peer review process.
  5. Apply knowledge and skills to independently choose and reflect on the feasibility of a research hypothesis and research questions.
  6. Develop and apply appropriate styles and methodologies for research and writing in migration law.

Other Information

For more information and the timetable please go to LLM Program

Indicative Assessment

Indicative assessment:
  1. Research essay (5,000 words) 70%
  2. Assessment of peer review strategies and application 20%
  3. Reflective journal covering research methodologies 10%
An approved Means of Assessment will be available a week prior to the commencement of the course on the Wattle course site.

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

This is an online course. Students will study online and area expected to devote 10-12 hours per week participating online in Live Classrooms on Adobe Connect, participating in group activities and in individual research and studying.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law (LAWS8651) and Administrative Decision Making in Australian Migration Law (LAWS8652).

Prescribed Texts

As Migration legislation changes so frequently the program does not recommend textbooks which can quickly become out of date.
These are included in the Course Outline  which will be on the Wattle course site one week prior to the commencement of the course.

Assumed Knowledge

Students must have completed Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law (LAWS8651) and Administrative Decision Making in Australian Migration Law (LAWS8652) before enrolling in this course

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
3
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500

Course fees

Domestic International
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2958
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $4146
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
2016
2017

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4675 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 Online N/A

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