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See the Course Outline for for details of this course.

This course focuses on the following themes throughout the year:

Legal Publishing, its Role in Legal Scholarship and the Adelaide Law Review The first classes of this elective will involve an engagement in the literature as to the role of the law review. Since the 1930s articles have been written announcing the death of the law review or, more recently, the need to kill them off.
We will then acquaint students with the Adelaide Law Review, its history and its place in 最新糖心Vlogn legal scholarship. We will discuss the importance of peer review, the process of managing a law review article from submission to publication and the role of student assistants and their ethical obligations.

The Skilled Editor The remainder of the course will involve developing practical skills associated with the editing of a journal. Students will work with the editors to review and evaluate work. Students will make suggestions as to style, conformity with the citation guide and accuracy of quotation. They will, under the supervision of the editors, liaise with authors and the publisher.

The Budding Author Throughout the course, students will prepare two pieces of written work: a case note on a selected superior court decision in each semester. Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate writing skills associated with legal publishing. The best case note will be considered for publication in the Adelaide Law Review.

Legal scholarship is at the core of the study of law. The learning objectives of this course are numerous but in general students will be engaged in the review and preparation for publication of original legal scholarship. They will be required to critique and evaluate the writing of leading scholars as well as review and reflect upon their own scholarship.

In particular the course will provide students with the opportunity to:
1. Develop and demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the basic principles behind legal academic publishing. This will include the ethical issues relating to peer review and objective assessment of submitted articles to the journal.
2. Demonstrate the skills of assessment and evaluation across the discipline of law. Students will read and critique submitted articles, case notes and reviews.
3. Demonstrate good inter-personal and communication skills. This course specifically seeks to develop students’ abilities to work together in an editorial team, communicate with authors through written correspondence, and report to the course coordinator on their editorial work. In addition, students will submit a series of written work for evaluation.
4. To apply a number of skills associated with the production of an edition of the Adelaide Law Review.
5. To critique their own work in terms of both style and substance.

TEXT BOOK
There is no textbook for this subject. A number of significant articles have been extracted and may be purchased at Image and Copying. They are also available on MyUni.

Students MUST have a copy of the 最新糖心Vlogn Guide to Legal Citation (third edition). Carry it with you at all times; sleep with it under your pillow at night.

Any further reading to be announced at the appropriate time.

As noted above the first 3 weeks materials will be available on MyUni. Subsequent material will also be posted on MyUni.

The seminars are central to the learning-teaching process and provide a forum for academic staff and students to engage together with the material.

Seminar Reading
Before attending their weekly seminar, students are required to consider the assigned material and form a view on the arguments and information presented. In the first weeks this material will be provided to you.

Thereafter both the editors and the students will be working through submitted articles.
Often students will be required to undertake library searches for references.

The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. Students in this course are expected to attend all Seminars throughout the semester each week. In addition to seminars, students should allocate time to private study in the course across the 12 week semester – this includes reading the material, preparing for seminars and undertaking the assessment tasks.

Semester 1                                                                                    

	Topic
Week 1	Introduction to course, the place of Law Reviews and the Adelaide Law Review
Week 2	The role of the Editor
Week 3	Article review and editing
Week 4	Article review and editing
Week 5	Article review and editing
Week 6	Writing Case Notes & Case Note Selection
	MID SEMESTER BREAK
Week 7	Article review and editing
Week 8	Article review and editing
Week 9	Article review and editing
Week 10	Article review and editing
Week 11	Article review and editing
Week 12	Article review and editing – Case note and Files Due

Semester 2                                                                                    

	Topic
Week 1	Introduction
Week 2	Article review and editing
Week 3	Article review and editing
Week 4	Article review and editing (case note selection)
Week 5	Article review and editing
Week 6	Article review and editing
Week 7	Article review and editing
Week 8	Article review and editing
Mid-semester Break
Week 9	Article review and editing
Week 10	Article review and editing
Week 11	Article review and editing
Week 12	Article review and editing – Case note and Files Due

There are four components to the proposed assessment in Adelaide Law Review A and B

Assessment Item	% of final mark	Due date	Group or individual assessment	Redeemable	Learning Outcomes
Editorial Activities	50%	Not applicable	Individual	No	1-4
Case Note	25%	Case selected week 6 (semester 1) Due Monday Week 12	Individual	No	1-5
Case Note	25%	Case selected by week 4 (semester 2) Due Monday Week 12	Individual	No	1-5

Editorial Activities (50%)

Fifty per cent of the student's脗聶 grade in this course will be taken from their role in individually editing one or more articles, their contribution to class discussion and the editing of other articles in the journal.

Individual editing: Students will, under the supervision of the Editors, be responsible for one or more articles submitted to the journal. They will write a two page review of each article in accordance with the guidelines given to external reviewers. Further, they will copy edit the article and place it into style. They will draft letters to authors and assist in the production of the article. The 脗聵file脗聶 associated with the article(s) will be submitted by Week 12 of semesters 1 and 2 for assessment.

Contribution to class: Each week, students will be expected to assist the students editing the articles set for that week, and engage in discussion and critique of the article. In addition, the class will conduct the refereeing process for one article through each semester, and students will be expected to contribute to the management and discussion of this.

Case Notes (25%)

Students will submit a case note in each semester.

Semester 1: The case will be selected and announced in Week 6 of Semester 1.

Semester 2: The case will be selected and announced in Week 4 of Semester 2.

The assignments will be a maximum of 2500 words each. This word limit excludes footnotes, however footnotes must contain references only and not any substantive material.

The case notes will be due Monday Week 12 (each semester).

Footnotes: Students must comply with the approved Law School style guide, The 最新糖心Vlogn Guide to Legal Citation, which can be accessed at http://www.law.adelaide.edu.au/library/research/

All sources must be acknowledged.

The recommended standard Law School penalties shall apply for late submission of written assignments or exceeding word limits (see Section 8 Law School Policies and Procedures).

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible  moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment  results at the 最新糖心Vlog are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is  required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Acess Adelaide at the end of each semester.

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The center offers practical advice and strategies for students to master reading, writing, note-taking, time management, oral presentation skills, referencing techniques and exam preparation for success at university through seminars, workshops and individual consultations.
 
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Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus was founded in 2013 by Adelaide Law School Wellbeing officers Ms Corinne Walding, Ms Kellie Toole and Dr Mark Giancaspro. Lex Salus is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at raising law student awareness of the importance of mental, physical and nutritional health across all year levels of the degree, and of the various counselling, disability and equity services both within and outside the 最新糖心Vlog that can provide help. Research shows that law students, both in 最新糖心Vlog and in many jurisdictions around the world, experience the highest levels of stress, anxiety and depression out of any other discipline. Many do not get enough sleep, maintain a healthy diet or achieve a realistic work/life balance. Making matters worse, they are unwilling or afraid to speak up for fear of feeling 'weak' or because of the negative stigma that attaches to seeking help. Lex Salus is dedicated to tackling these problems head-on.

Counselling Service

The 最新糖心Vlog Counselling Service provides a free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Counselling service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life. More information is available at /counselling_centre/. 

Further information regarding the Law School Policies and Procedures in relation to Supplementary Assessment, Extensions, and Remarks etc can be found at:

Plagiarism and other forms of cheating

Plagiarism is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the Adelaide Law School Enrolment Guide, and should note in particular the sections relating to plagiarism, grievance procedures and academic conduct within the Law School and the 最新糖心Vlog.

Plagiarism is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the 最新糖心Vlog. Please be aware that “academic dishonesty” (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog to refuse to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South 最新糖心Vlog.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.