LAW5650 Technology, design, and innovation in legal services
Faculty of Law
LAW5650 Technology, design, and innovation in legal services is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5650
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5650
No unit lists LAW5650 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the current and emerging legal technologies to enhance their employment prospects in the current legal services market. This unit is focused on understanding how innovation is operationalised in legal practice. Students will work collaboratively in teams to develop a web-based application that solves a contemporary legal problem. Law students will develop technological and entrepreneurial skills and apply the knowledge they have already gained in a practical setting. Teams will first create a meaningful and beneficial design question, and then carry out systematic research to develop and deliver a solution that meets industry standards. Throughout this innovation process, students will need to communicate ideas, knowledge and findings effectively and professionally to a range of stakeholders.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 4 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus |
Assessment
- Essay20%
- Team studio design proposalAssignment40%
- Team oral presentationPresentation20%
- Reflective journalOther20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of the principles and reasons underpinning each aspect of the innovation development and design process.
- 2
Work collaboratively within a team and show understanding of the actions required to achieve cohesion and effective, meaningful outcomes.
- 3
Apply the principles of innovation to provide a solution and to create a design proposal for an identifiable problem related to the delivery of legal services.
- 4
Effectively communicate and promote relevant and meaningful design ideas and the problems to which the innovative design solution is directed, to a range of stakeholders/audiences.
- 5
Critically analyse and reflect on individual performance measured at various stages against a range of metrics, including goals, expectations, outcomes and peers and synthesise these into a personal development plan.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops32 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
32 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
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.
Where it fits
LAW5650 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Paul Burgess
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5650?
LAW5650 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5650 offered?
LAW5650 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does LAW5650 have an exam?
No. LAW5650 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5650?
LAW5650 is part of Commercial and corporate law; and Technology and innovation.