Course Title: Perform legal research and prepare reports to meet identified needs

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5130

Course Title: Perform legal research and prepare reports to meet identified needs

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 100.0

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)

JUST5137C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face

 Term1 2009,
Term1 2010,
Term2 2008,
Term2 2009

Course Contact: Theresa Lyford

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5444

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


Course Description

This learning program covers BSALO501A Perform Legal Research and Prepare Legal Reports to Meet Identified Needs unit of competency from the Business Services training package.

If you are undertaking this course in Melbourne from semester 2, 2012 onwards your teacher will advise you if you require access to a computer for the course. It is recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus outside class times.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSALO501A Perform legal research and prepare reports to meet identified needs

Elements:

1. Identify specific legal data/information  requirements.
2. Supervise others to perform research
3. Review research
4. Prepare drafts.
5. Prepare final draft.

Learning Outcomes

Not applicable


Overview of Assessment


Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including class exercises, problem solving and homwork, Parliament and court reports including oral presentation, case studies, a written assignment involving problem solving based on a case study and a written test.