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Monash LSS EducationEducation Guide
Student Tutorial Program
Presenter: Alicia Simonds (Vice President)
Education Guide
• Study and Exam Tips
• Law Electives and Practice Areas Guide
• Clerkship and Traineeship Information
• Monash Opportunities, including Study Abroad and Monash LSS activities
• Monash Support Services
Concept
Education Guide
• Monash law degrees (LLB, JD and Masters)– Monash defining characteristics
– Curriculum review 2015
• Study tips
• Extra study support– LSS Education programs
– PASS Program
Contents
Education Guide
• Choosing electives– Commercial law
– Community Law
– Criminal Law
– Family Law
– Humanitarian Law
– International Law
– Plaintiff Law
Contents
Education Guide
• Elective structure (e.g. commercial law)– Why study commercial law?– What do commercial lawyers do in practice?– Monash law electives– What will I learn?– What else should I know about studying commercial law?– Perspective: Commercial lawyer– Perspective: Tax law– Perspective: Media law
Contents
Education Guide
• Enhance your degree– Hands on electives (practice / clinical units)
– Volunteering (LSS Social Justice & Equity Guide)
– Study aboard
– Monash LSS programs (e.g. competitions)
– Faculty programs
• Further study– Honours
– Masters
Contents
Education Guide
• If things don’t go to plan– Time extensions
– Deferral
– Failed (APC)
– Plagiarism and collusion (FDC)
• Further support– Faculty councillors (LSS Health and Well-being Guide)
– University support
• Admission to practice (LSS Clerkship Guide)
Contents
Education Guide
• Concept / content / sequence • Team– 4 writers– 2 editors
• Timeline– 6 weeks writing– 2 weeks editing TOTAL = 3 months– 2 weeks formatting– 1 week printing
• Faculty support• Money
Implementation
Education Guide
• Money (formatting, hard copies and launch)
• Formatting (InDesign)
• Timeline
• Faculty support
Main Issues
Education Guide
Comments orQuestions?
Student Tutorial ProgramStudent Tutorial Program
Student Tutorial Program
• Study group with peers
• Collaborative learning
• Exam structure
• Practice exam questions
• Basic notes to provide foundation
Concept
Student Tutorial Program
• HD student tutors
• Exam structure
• Practice exam questions
• ‘SketchNotes’
• x12 subjects (compulsory subjects)
• x2 tutorials per week
• Over 10 weeks (starting week 3)
• Revision and Policy Seminar
Overview
Student Tutorial Program
• Faculty support – ‘LSS study group’
• Start with a first year subject (contract law, criminal law, tort law, property law)
• Source HD students
• ‘SketchNotes’ – 20-30 pages
• 10 topics
• Practice problems
• Timetable and marketing
How to Set Up a Program?
Student Tutorial Program
• Money (approx $9,000)
• Faculty support– v. Faculty tutorials
– v. Faculty run PASS Program
• ‘SketchNotes’
• Tutor time commitment and preparation
• Timetabling
• Communication to students
Main Issues
Student Tutorial Program
• Online practice problems
• Tutor payment
• Sponsorship
Improvement
Student Tutorial Program
Comments orQuestions?