LAW4808 Law Review editorship 1
Faculty of Law
LAW4808 Law Review editorship 1 is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4808
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4808
No unit lists LAW4808 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite:
For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112; LAW2111
For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104
Corequisite:
For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW3111; LAW3112
Overview
Only Student Editors of the "Monash University Law Review" have the opportunity to enrol in this unit. The Student Editors are responsible for working closely with the Faculty Advisors and student editorial committee to produce the "Monash University Law Review". Student Editors are responsible for managing the student editorial committee; soliciting and reviewing academic articles for the journal; editing and checking the citations on accepted articles; and managing the process of publication and distribution of the journal. Student editors enrol in this unit to obtain credit for the learning achieved in the work of producing one issue of the journal.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Manage the process of publishing an issue of a scholarly academic journal under the peer review process in academic publishing; edit academic articles; and man-age the practical aspects of timely, effective publication and distribution of the jour-nal. [TLO1]
- 2
Recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues that arise in the process of editing an academic journal including conflicts of interest and intellectual property issues. [TLO2]
- 3
Learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism. [TLO2]
- 4
Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development. [TLO2]
- 5
Exercise professional judgment and justify their own conclusions in assessing the quality of academic writing. [TLO2]
- 6
Collaborate effectively with Faculty Advisors and the student editorial committee to manage the process of publishing the "Monash University Law Review" [TLO5]
- 7
Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive with submit-ting authors, reviewers, Faculty advisors and members of the student editorial committee. [TLO5]
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Richard Joyce
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4808?
LAW4808 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4808 offered?
In 2020, LAW4808 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is LAW4808?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.