Course Title: Criminal Law

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Criminal Law

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

LAW2493

City Campus

Undergraduate

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2022,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 1 2024

LAW2493

City Campus

Undergraduate

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 1 2017,
Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 2 2021

Course Coordinator: Theresa Lyford

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5444

Course Coordinator Email: theresa.lyford@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80, Level 5

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course provides you with knowledge and skills relating to criminal law and procedure and particularly the substantive law relating to indictable offences. Matters examined include the elements of homicide and other offences against the person, theft and other property offences, general defences, attempts to commit crime, the law relating to where there is more than one participant in a crime and crimes of absolute or strict liability. Law reform issues will be evaluated.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Apply the procedures involved in a criminal prosecution and the penalties which may be applied by a court.
  2. Analyse and apply the law regarding matters the prosecution must prove for a person to be convicted of certain offences and the law relating to general defences
  3. Analyse and apply the law relating to attempts to commit an offence.
  4. Analyse and apply the law relating to circumstances where the commission of the offence involves the participation of more than one person.
  5. Analyse and apply the law relating to circumstances in which a particular state of mind is not an element of the offence.


Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.


Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 


Overview of Assessment

The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.

Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1
Assessment Task 2: 20%
Linked CLOs: 2
Examination: 50%
Linked CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.