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Guidelines for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW BUSINESS & GOVERNANCE DISCIPLINE OF LAW GUIDELINES FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS WITH HONOURS Townsville and Cairns 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Purpose of the Honours Program 1 2. Guidelines 1 A. Honours Program: General 1 2.1 Two Steams 1 2.2 LA4026 1 2.3 LA4047/LA4048 2 2.4 Nature of Research Dissertation 2 2.5 Discretion to Convene Seminars 2 B. Eligibility to Enrol 2-3 2.6 Minimum Grade Point Average 2-3 2.7 Maximum Candidates 3 C. Enrolment Process 3 2.8 Enrolment by Application 3 D. Calculation of Honours Award 3-4 2.9 Maintaining Minimum Grade Point Average 3-4 2.10 Formula 4 2.11 Calculation 4 E. Submission of Thesis 4 2.12 Due Date and Method 4 F. Extensions and Penalties 4-5 2.13 Extensions 4-5 2 2.14 Penalties for Late Extensions 5 G. Examination Timetable 5 2.15 Submission by Due Date 5 2.16 Submission where Extension Granted 5 H. Appeals Procedure 5 2.17 Review of Assessment 5 I. Relationship with Law School’s Elective Program 6 2.18 Dissertation in Area Covered by Elective Program 6 3. Roles and Responsibilities 6 A. The Supervisor 6 3.1 Role of Supervisor 6 3.2 Specific Responsibilities 6-7 3.3 Not to Assess Dissertation 7 B. The Candidate 7 3.4 Choice of Topic 7 3.5 Role of Candidate 7-8 3.6 Specific Responsibilities 8-9 C. Assessment of Honours Dissertation 9 3.7 Examiner’s Role 9 3.8 Examination of Thesis 9-10 D. Moderation 10 3.9 Reconciling Mark Discrepancies 10 ii Schedule 1 Honours Award Calculation 11-12 Schedule 2 Criteria for Assessment of Honours Dissertations 13 iii Guidelines for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Effective from Study Period 1, 2008) 1. Purpose of the Law School Honours Program The Honours Program is part of the Law School’s commitment to the production of research and writing of a high quality in areas of law which require deep critical analysis and evaluation, synthesis and reform. The aim of the Honours Program is to foster the development of such research skills and the publication of such writing. The purpose of the Honours Program in the School of Law is twofold: first, to recognise high academic achievement throughout the law degree and, secondly, to provide the necessary research opportunities and experience for those candidates who seek a competitive edge in the employment market and/or who anticipate going on to apply for enrolment in higher research degrees. Honours degrees in Law are not bestowed lightly, and signify that recipients fall within the top 15-20% of the graduating class and have met the rigorous standards, which the Board of Examiners of the School of Law demands. 2. Guidelines A.Honours Program: General 2.1 Two Streams Honours candidates must enrol in either subject ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or subject chain ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B.’ In each of these subjects, candidates will be required to submit a substantial piece of research (See 2.2, 2.3, 3.5 and 3.6). Honours candidates can only enrol in either ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or subject chain ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’. Honours accreditation is only available once to any one candidate. 2.2 LA4026 ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ is a single study period, three (3) credit point, subject offered in both study periods each year. The anticipated length of the dissertation is 9000 – 10 000 words. The learning outcomes for this subject include: to develop high quality research and writing skills in areas of law which require deep critical analysis and evaluation, synthesis and reform. 1 2.3 LA4047/LA4048 ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’ is a full year six (6) credit point subject chain offered each year (three (3) credit points per subject in the chain). The anticipated length of the dissertation is 18 000 – 20 000 words. Candidates who anticipate enrolling in a higher research degree are advised to undertake this subject as it is a pre-requisite for being considered for an Australian Postgraduate Award at JCU on the basis of a Law Degree. The learning outcomes for this subject include: to develop advanced legal writing skills to develop independent legal research skills to foster critical analysis and evaluation of the law to foster the acquisition of a sophisticated knowledge of the law in the subject area of the research to demonstrate exemplary personal and professional moral and ethical standards 2.4 Nature of Research Dissertation Candidates should discuss with their supervisor the nature of a research dissertation. A dissertation is a substantial paper that is based on independent research and provides evidence of the candidate’s mastery of the approved subject area and of scholarly method. It is a thesis and is distinguishable from an essay which is normally much shorter and less systematic than a dissertation. Candidates are referred to the criteria for marking the dissertation in Schedule 2. The graduate qualities emphasised in the Law School’s Honours program include the ability to: adapt knowledge to new situations define and solve problems in at least one discipline area think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically find and access information using appropriate media and technologies reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 2.5 Discretion to Convene Seminars The Honours Coordinator may convene a seminar or seminars during any study period for the purpose of allowing the candidates to present their work in progress to other honours candidates and academic staff. B.Eligibility to Enrol 2.6 Minimum Grade Point Average 2 A candidate wishing to enrol in ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’ must obtain a grade point average (GPA) of no less than five (5) for LLB required subjects (including the required credit points of relevant non-law electives) completed in at least years 1, 2 and 3 of the LLB degree Program, and years 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the combined law degree Programs. Candidates will usually enrol in either of these subjects in their final year of study. 2.7 Maximum Candidates In any year, the total number of candidates enrolling in ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ and ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’ for the purpose of obtaining the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours shall not exceed 15 – 20% of the total number of candidates expected to graduate at the end of that year. For this reason, the Head of School has discretion to decline to permit a candidate who has met the criteria in 2.6 above to enrol in ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B.’ The Head of School also has discretion to permit a candidate who has not met the criteria in 2.6 above to enrol in one of those subjects. This discretion may be exercised in circumstances such as, but not limited to, where there are strong reasons for believing that the candidate’s GPA is not indicative of the candidate’s capacity for this level of legal research. C. Enrolment Process 2.8 Enrolment by Application Before being permitted to enrol in ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’, the prospective candidate must apply in writing to the Honours Coordinator via [email protected] no later than two (2) weeks in advance of the first study period of the relevant year commencing. The application should contain abstracts of at least two (2) proposed research topics. The Head of School in conjunction with the Honours Coordinator will then appoint the supervisor/s and arrange and appoint an assessor for Research Dissertation A, or two assessors for Research Dissertation B. The candidate will be advised in writing by letter from the Head of School, of approval to enrol in ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’, and of the appointed supervisor. D.Calculation of Honours Award 2.9 Maintaining Minimum Grade Point Average To achieve an Honours grading, a candidate must obtain no less than a ‘pass’ for ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B.’ To obtain an Honours grading, it is also necessary to obtain an overall grade point average of at least 5. Candidates who pass ‘LA4026: Research Dissertation A’ or ‘LA4047 and LA4048: Research Dissertation B’, yet fail to maintain the minimum Honours grade point average, 3 are entitled to have the subject credited towards the overall number of credit points required for completion of their degree, but will not be awarded an Honours degree. 2.10 Formula The formula in Schedule 1: Honours Award Calculation, will be used in calculating the Honours grading. Honours will be determined by calculating a grade point average (GPA) based on results in all LLB subjects including required credit points of relevant non-law electives. The LLB (Hons) degree will usually be awarded the following grades: Class I to GPA of 6 (equivalent 85-100%) Class IIA to GPA of 5.5 (equivalent 75-84%) Class IIB to GPA of 5 (equivalent 65-74%) Note: The grade point average assigned to the honours award above may be varied by the Head of School from time to time. 2.11 Calculation The Honours award will be calculated by the Honours Coordinator or by such other person as appointed by the Head of School and shall be calculated in accordance with the guidelines (which may be varied by the Head of School) set out in Schedule 1 below.
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