UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5807 Issues in the digital workplace

Faculty of Law

LAW5807 Issues in the digital workplace is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It needs LAW5800.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Other periods
Monash Online
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW5807. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before LAW5807

After LAW5807

No unit lists LAW5807 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in a Monash Online course.

Overview

The increased use of digital technologies in our workplaces has radically changed not only the nature of the workplace but the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern how we work. In this unit you will analyse the contemporary employment and labour law issues relating to the digital workplace, including the traditional legal categories of worker, the burgeoning of consultants and freelance work, working from home and flexible employment arrangements, as well as changed employment rights and duties in new contractual arrangements.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 2Monash OnlineMo

Assessment

  • Problem scenario 1Assignment
    50%
  • Problem scenario 2Assignment
    20%
  • Critical analysisAssignment
    30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate understanding of legal issues arising in the digital workplace by identifying and evaluating their impact on professional practice.

  2. 2

    Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to rights and duties of employers and employees.

  3. 3

    Employ legal research principles, technical skills and methods to construct compelling arguments relating to the application of law in the digital workplace.

  4. 4

    Critically examine, analyse and discuss issues arising from recent cases in the contexts of workplace and digital law.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachOnline learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for activities. 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.

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5807?

You need LAW5800 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is LAW5807 offered?

LAW5807 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.

How much work is LAW5807?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does LAW5807 have an exam?

No. LAW5807 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022202320242025