School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    National and International Mooting Competitions
  • Unit Code

    LAW3650
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Anthony Joseph HEVRON

Description

This unit acknowledges the efforts that students undertake when they enter and compete in a national or international mooting competitions recognised by the School of Law and Justice. The Unit is open to students who are accepted into an official ECU law school team in a competition recognised by the Law Course Co-ordinator or Head of School. Acceptance into a team is to be determined by the Competition Co-ordinator and the Coach of the team.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from LAW1212, LAW1214, LAW1218

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. A working understanding of the ethics of advocacy.
  2. Analyse a problem question.
  3. Demonstrate effective oral and/or written advocacy by creating an effective presentation of the student's argument.
  4. Evaluate the needs of the parties.
  5. Research the relevant legal principles.
  6. Understand and apply relevant legal principles in oral and written legal argument to the facts of the problem.

Unit Content

  1. Deliver oral submissions in General Rounds, including: a.Appearances; and b.Rebuttal; or c.Surebuttal
  2. Deliver oral submissions in finals as required.
  3. Draft a Claimants memorial.
  4. Draft a Respondents memorial.
  5. Form an action plan for the competition.
  6. Prepare a hearing plan.
  7. Prepare oral submissions.
  8. Review of a factual question provided by the competition.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will require students to attenda series of meetings with the Team Coach and the other members of the team. Students will alsocomplete the following:work set in the team meetingscomplete the written submissions required by the competitionpresent the argument developed by the team in internal moot sessions as determined by the team coachattend pre-competition moots as arranged by the team coachattend the competition, at the location set for each round.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWritten Submission45%
PresentationOral Presentation45%
ReportReport or Journal10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWritten Submission45%
PresentationOral Presentation45%
ReportReport or Journal10%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    National and International Mooting Competitions
  • Unit Code

    LAW3650
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Anthony Joseph HEVRON

Description

This unit acknowledges the efforts that students undertake when they enter and compete in a national or international mooting competitions recognised by the School of Law and Justice. The Unit is open to students who are accepted into an official ECU law school team in a competition recognised by the Law Course Co-ordinator or Head of School. Acceptance into a team is to be determined by the Competition Co-ordinator and the Coach of the team.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from LAW1212, LAW1214, LAW1218

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. A working understanding of the ethics of advocacy.
  2. Analyse a problem question.
  3. Demonstrate effective oral and/or written advocacy by creating an effective presentation of the student's argument.
  4. Evaluate the needs of the parties.
  5. Research the relevant legal principles.
  6. Understand and apply relevant legal principles in oral and written legal argument to the facts of the problem.

Unit Content

  1. Deliver oral submissions in General Rounds, including: a.Appearances; and b.Rebuttal; or c.Surebuttal
  2. Deliver oral submissions in finals as required.
  3. Draft a Claimants memorial.
  4. Draft a Respondents memorial.
  5. Form an action plan for the competition.
  6. Prepare a hearing plan.
  7. Prepare oral submissions.
  8. Review of a factual question provided by the competition.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will require students to attenda series of meetings with the Team Coach and the other members of the team. Students will alsocomplete the following:work set in the team meetingscomplete the written submissions required by the competitionpresent the argument developed by the team in internal moot sessions as determined by the team coachattend pre-competition moots as arranged by the team coachattend the competition, at the location set for each round.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWritten Submission45%
PresentationOral Presentation45%
ReportReport or Journal10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentWritten Submission45%
PresentationOral Presentation45%
ReportReport or Journal10%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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