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Note: Students must have a B average in LAWS courses in order to enrol in this course.
The research project consists of a 8,000 word research essay on an agreed topic supervised by a member of staff.Students considering enrolling for this option should consult the School of Law Academic Administrator before enrolment. Following this they should consult with a suitable supervisor (must be a member of the continuing academic Law staff), complete and return the Record Form to the Academic Administrator. This must be completed prior to the commencement of the course.Research projects are required to be your own unassisted original research and may not duplicate work done for research papers or essays in other courses, including work done in earlier years.Please Note: A 'B' average in law courses is required in order to be eligible to enrol in this course.
(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110
LAWS379 (prior to 2006)
LAWS202-LAWS206
We will offer an induction session into legal research and writing for this course. The session is taught by Christian Riffel, Sara Roberts from the Law Library and Stephanie Day from the Learning Skills Centre, and will touch on topics such as the NZ Law Style Guide and reference management software. Attendance is voluntary. During this hands-on session, students will be shown examples of good and bad academic writing. Students are advised to develop an idea for their own research before they attend. They have also the option to make an appointment with Sara for a one-on-one session focusing on research in their area of interest. The details of the session will be advised prior to the start of Term One.There are no scheduled lectures for this course.
Christian Riffel
A draft of the research essay is due by 12noon, Friday 8 August 2014. Your Supervisor will then provide you with feedback by Friday 22 August 2014.The final research essay is due by 12.00noon on Friday 12 September 2014. The paper copy must be submitted to the Academic Administrator, with an electronic copy also being emailed to the Academic Administrator at the time of submission.Please Note: This research paper word count of 8,000 words, EXCLUDES footnotes, provided they do not include large amounts of explanatory text.
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Domestic fee $709.00
International fee $3,388.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Faculty of Law .