Transcript Monash LSS Education

Monash LSS Education
Education Guide
Student Tutorial Program
Presenter: Alicia Simonds (Vice President)
Education Guide
Concept
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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
Education Guide
Contents
• Monash law degrees (LLB, JD and Masters)
– Monash defining characteristics
– Curriculum review 2015
• Study tips
• Extra study support
– LSS Education programs
– PASS Program
Education Guide
Contents
• Choosing electives
– Commercial law
– Community Law
– Criminal Law
– Family Law
– Humanitarian Law
– International Law
– Plaintiff Law
Education Guide
Contents
• 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
Education Guide
Contents
• 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
Education Guide
Contents
• 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)
Education Guide
Implementation
• Concept / content / sequence
• Team
– 4 writers
– 2 editors
• Timeline
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6 weeks writing
2 weeks editing
2 weeks formatting
1 week printing
• Faculty support
• Money
TOTAL = 3 months
Education Guide
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Money (formatting, hard copies and launch)
Formatting (InDesign)
Timeline
Faculty support
Education Guide
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Student Tutorial Program
Student Tutorial Program
Concept
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Study group with peers
Collaborative learning
Exam structure
Practice exam questions
Basic notes to provide foundation
Student Tutorial Program
Overview
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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
Student Tutorial Program
How to Set Up a 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
Student Tutorial Program
Main Issues
• Money (approx $9,000)
• Faculty support
– v. Faculty tutorials
– v. Faculty run PASS Program
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‘SketchNotes’
Tutor time commitment and preparation
Timetabling
Communication to students
Student Tutorial Program
Improvement
• Online practice problems
• Tutor payment
• Sponsorship
Student Tutorial Program
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Questions?