LAW4809 Law Review editorship 2
Faculty of Law
LAW4809 Law Review editorship 2 is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2022 in Full year at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2022
- Full year
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4809
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4809
No unit lists LAW4809 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite:
For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW3111; LAW3112
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
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 two issues of the journal.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year | 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 manage the practical aspects of timely, effective publication and distribution of the journal.
- 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.
- 3
Learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism.
- 4
Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.
- 5
Exercise professional judgment and justify their own conclusions in assessing the quality of academic writing.
- 6
Collaborate effectively with Faculty Advisors and the student editorial committee to manage the process of preparing two issues of the Monash University Law Review for publication.
- 7
Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive with submitting authors, reviewers, Faculty advisors and members of the student editorial committee.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester or 288 hours for the year, typically comprising a mixture of learning activities and independent study.
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 Paul Burgess
- Dr Yee-Fui Ng
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4809?
LAW4809 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4809 offered?
In 2022, LAW4809 runs in Full year at Clayton.
How much work is LAW4809?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.