Course Title: Research legal information using primary sources
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4292
Course Title: Research legal information using primary sources
Portfolio: BUS
Nominal Hours: 40.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
JUST5194C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T TAFE Business |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Course Contact: Kathie Nickson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5852
Course Contact Email: kathie.nickson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work under supervision researching primary sources of legal information, locating relevant information and writing up a basic summary.
A range of legislation, rules, regulations and codes of practice may apply to this unit at the time of endorsement, depending on job roles and jurisdictions.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
There are no pre-requisites.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBRES404A Research legal information using primary sources |
Elements: |
1. Receive and process request for information |
2. Identify information sources |
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3. Prepare to extract information |
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4. Ensure information meets request |
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5. Compose report or correspondence |
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6. Prepare to format report or correspondence |
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7. Finalise report or correspondence |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
• an actual workplace or simulated environment
• appropriate legislation and regulations relevant to common legal matters
• workplace manuals and reference materials, such as company policies, procedural manuals and checklists
• list of relevant sources of documentation and sample forms
• background information on courts, their jurisdiction and behavioural requirements
• appropriate technology, such as computers with relevant software
• appropriate texts and people with expert knowledge, such as legal practitioners
• appropriate legislation and regulations relevant to common legal matters.
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
• analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios
• observation of role plays
• direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
• review of report or correspondence compiled in response to client request and its formatting