Course Title: Prepare and produce complex legal documents

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2009

Course Code: JUST5129C

Course Title: Prepare and produce complex legal documents

School: 650T TAFE Business

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6070 - Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Practice)

Course Contact : Maryann McNair

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1564

Course Contact Email:maryann.mcnair@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 80

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit covers using a range of advanced functions within MS Word to produce complex legal documents.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	BSALPP401A Prepare and produce complex legal documents
Element:	Develop precedents and macros for document design.
Performance Criteria:	Precedents and macros are developed and used to ensure consistency of design and layout Templates and macros are evaluated and amended to ensure document requirements can be met Macros are linked as required Improvements to the structure/design of existing documents are suggested and a review process of suggested improvements is facilitated
Element:	Establish document design and structure.
Performance Criteria:	Requirements of the task are identified Software appropriate to the task is selected Document design and structure are determined Document is designed and structured to meet designated criteria Existing precedent documents are reviewed for appropriateness Can build new precedents from existing documents
Element:	Organise self or others to print documents.
Performance Criteria:	Documents are printed as required Review of documents is arranged with the designated person/section Final printing of document is undertaken
Element:	Organise self or others to produce documents
Performance Criteria:	Documents are prepared using appropriate and available precedent documents according to a firm's policies and procedures Relevant data is entered and edited accurately A range of advanced functions are used to ensure the accurate completion of the task Documents are checked for spelling, grammar, numeric data and layout Documents are proofread for accuracy of contents and consistency of layout and style Modifications are made to meet required specifications
Element:	Save file and exit system.
Performance Criteria:	Document is saved and stored in appropriate directory or folder File is closed and applications programs are exited without loss of data Back up copies of files are made in accordance with specified procedures if required Disks/data are filed and stored in accordance with a firm’s policies and procedures

Learning Outcomes

Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities will include class-based discussions and exercises in class and on-line

Teaching Schedule

Week Beginning	Content
Week 1- 9 February	Course guide and required text Topic A - D from text
Week 2- 16 February	Appendix I - V of text Topic 1 Working with Styles
Week 3- 23 February	Topic 1 Workplace scenario 1 & 2 Topic 2 Working with templates and Workplace scenario 3 & 4
Week 4- 2 March	Topic 3 Automating templates (fill-in fields) and Workplace scenario 5 & 6
Week 5- 9 March	ASSESSMENT
Week 6- 16 March	Topic 4 Extending your table skills and Workplace scenario 7 and 8
Week 7- 23 March	Topic 5 Creating newsletter layouts and Workplace scenario 9
Week 8- 30 March	Topic 6 Working with long documents and Workplace scenario 10 and 11
Week 9- 6 April	Topic 7 Complex mail merge
MID SEMESTER BREAK (STUDENT VACATION 9 - 15 April)
Week 10- 20 April	Topic 7 Workplace scenario 12
Week 11- 27 April	ASSESSMENT
Week 12- 4 May	Topic 8 Automating repetitive tasks and Workplace scenario 13
Week 13- 11 May	Topic 9 Designing forms and Workplace scenario 14
Week 14- 18 May	ASSESSMENT
Week 15- 25 May	Review for final assessment
Week 16- 1 June	FINAL ASSESSMENT
Week 17- 8 June	Special consideration
Week 18- 15 June	Review

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

The Tilde Group, Be Competent in Complex Legal Documents Word 2003

0734606834

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Students will complete a portfolio of evidence which includes business documents created throughout the program and a final exam.

Assessment Tasks

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent

Students will complete, individually, aprotfolio of documents in class worth a total of 50% and a final exam woth 50%

Assessment Matrix

Element of competency

Establish document design and structure

Develop precedents and macros for document design

Organise self or others to produce documents

Organise self or others to print documents

Save, file and exit system

Other Information

It is expected that each student will devote an equivalent amount of time to private study in order to achieve competency.

Students will be producing documents throughout the semester which they will use in the Practice Firm Learning Environment (PILE) in second semester.

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