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LAWS11065 - Constitutional Law

General Information

Unit Synopsis

LAWS11065 Constitutional law examines the organization, source and limits of Commonwealth and State powers, and the relations between the three branches of government at Commonwealth and State levels. In this unit you will examine State and Commonwealth constitutions and constitutional systems; the constitution and operation of the legislature, executive and judiciary; the relationship between the different institutions of government and the separation of powers; and the relationship between the different levels of government. This unit meets the LPAB requirements for federal and state constitutional law.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite LAWS11057

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 82.93% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 42.42% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Learning materials can be strengthened to provide a clearer and more streamlined learning environment
Recommendation
Review and revise learning materials
Action Taken
Revisions have been made to learning materials.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Students valued the tutorial content and tutorial discussions as a mechanism for clarifying and applying their understanding of the learning materials
Recommendation
Maintain and extend tutorial discussions and use of problem-solving exercises in tutorials
Action Taken
Tutorials continue to use problem-solving exercises and enable discussions and engagements with and among students.
Source: SUTE teacher evaluations
Feedback
Tutorials facilitate student interaction and provide practical application and explanations of key concepts.
Recommendation
Tutorials should continue to be designed in a way that engages and encourages students to interact with each other, and enable practical application and explanation of key concepts.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE teacher evaluations
Feedback
The special tutorial on how to use generative AI effectively was an exceptional tool for learning and understanding how to comply with academic integrity rules.
Recommendation
Students should continue to be given an opportunity to learn more about generative AI and how it can assist in improving learning outcomes and ensuring compliance with academic integrity rules.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE teacher evaluations
Feedback
Students should be informed about the coverage of the final take home exam a few weeks before the exam date itself.
Recommendation
The feedback makes good sense and students should be informed about the coverage of the final take home exam a few weeks before the exam date itself.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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