Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the conclusion of this course, students who have successfully completed all of the requirements will have the knowledge, skills and professional values to:• Apply an advanced and integrated knowledge of relevant legal principles and concepts in property law and contract in the context of the Australian legal system; the broader contexts within which legal issues arise; the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyer's roles; and contemporary developments in law and its professional practice.
• Critically evaluate historical and theoretical principles, concepts and debates concerning the material studied in the course; and how these principles and debates have influenced the nature of the laws of property, contracts and contemporary developments.
• Identify and reflect on the role and ethical responsibility of lawyers in the context of the best interests of the client and client capacity, client confidentiality and third parties.
• Apply a wide range of research skills, principles and methods to locate, interpret, evaluate and communicate relevant and credible information in law and other disciplines, with a particular focus on social and economic dimensions, citing that information using appropriate conventions.
• Independently, and in effective collaboration with others, apply research skills, legal reasoning, legal technical skills, critical analysis and the principles of contract and property law to solve legal problems.
• Select and apply appropriate approaches to communicate clearly and persuasively with legal and non-legal audiences, including fluently engaging in oral argument and advocacy, demonstrating the ability to respond and adapt to developing arguments.
• Recognise and reflect on developing professional identity, how it is being influenced by the study of law and the level of personal agency and responsibility they have in creating a positive learning environment.
Indicative Assessment
Assessment in this course may include: assessing online participation; assessing collaboration; case presentation; case notes; short essays; research essays; assignments; problem style essays; capstone report; examination; portfolio submission; oral assessment. Details will be made available in Wattle, the ANU online learning management system.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
The JD Online is an online law degree, offered in trimesters. Each compulsory course has been designed as an 8-unit course, allowing part-time students to complete 24 units each year. Because trimesters are shorter than semesters, online students in the JD Online are expected to dedicate more active learning time (including private study) per week than on-campus students.The ANU workload expectation of a student in a standard 6-unit course is 130 hours over a semester (10 hours per week). By contrast the ANU workload expectation of a JD Online student in an 8-unit course is 176 hours over 11 weeks (16 hours per week). This includes active online engagement and collaboration as well as personal study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
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:
- 8 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 |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 0.16667 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5760 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $7600 |
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.