MLL327 Unit Guide PDF

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Unit Guide to prepare for property law...

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Faculty of Business and

MLL327 Pro

Deakin University Unit G

Trimester 1,

CONTENTS

WELCOME ..........................................................................................................................................................................

WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM? .................................................................................................................................................. Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit ............................................. Unit chair details ........................................................................................................................................................ Administrative queries ............................................................................................................................................... ABOUT THIS UNIT .............................................................................................................................................................. Unit development in response to student feedback .................................................................................................. Your Course and Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................... Your Unit Learning Outcomes .................................................................................................................................... ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES .......................................................................... Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... Summative assessment .............................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 1 ................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 2 ................................................................................................................................. - Summative assessment task 3 ................................................................................................................................. Your learning experiences in this Unit - and your expected commitment .................................................................. Scheduled learning activities - campus ...................................................................................................................... Scheduled learning activities - cloud .......................................................................................................................... Note ............................................................................................................................................................................ UNIT LEARNING RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. Essential learning resources ....................................................................................................................................... Recommended learning resources ............................................................................................................................. KEY DATES FOR THIS TRIMESTER ...................................................................................................................................... UNIT WEEKLY ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................................................

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Deakin University, Faculty of Business a MLL327 Property - Trimester

WELCOME

Welcome to the unit MLL327 Property. Property is that area of law that deals with the acquisition, nature, content, tra and loss of property rights or interests. As your unit chair, I hope that you will find this unit both intellectually stimulati relevant to your studies in your current course and your future directions as a Deakin graduate. You may need to contact me as the unit chair at some stage during this trimester. Most communication will be via the discussion boards on the Unit site. But for personal matters or in an emergency, you may need to contact me directly; contact details are below. If I am not in my office when you call, please leave a message on my voicemail or email me a will respond as soon as possible.

This Unit Guide provides you with the key information about this Unit. For the best chance of success, you should read carefully and refer to it frequently throughout the trimester. Your Unit site (inside DeakinSync) also provides informati about your rights and responsibilities. We will assume you have read this before the Unit commences, and we expect refer to it throughout the trimester.

WHO IS THE UNIT TEAM? Unit chair: leads the teaching team and is responsible for overall delivery of this unit Pieter Badenhorst

Unit chair details Name

Pieter Badenhorst

Department

Deakin Law School

Faculty

Business and Law

Campus

Geelong Waterfront Campus

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+61 3 52272138

Administrative queries

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Contact your Unit Chair or Campus Leader Drop in or contact Student Central to speak with a Student Adviser

For additional support information, please see the Rights and Responsibilities section under 'Resources' in your unit sit

ABOUT THIS UNIT

The unit aims to provide students with a sound grasp of the concept of property and proprietary interests in relation to real and personal property. The unit will also act as an introduction to MLL325 Land Law and to aspects of the law relat personal and intellectual property. The syllabus includes the concepts of property, possession, seizing and title;

fragmentation of proprietary interests; acquisition and enforcement of interests in property; personal property; transfe legal and equitable remedies in relation to property; security interests in personal property, introduction to intellectua property.

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Deakin University, Faculty of Business a MLL327 Property - Trimester Unit development in response to student feedback

Every trimester, we ask students to tell us, through eVALUate, what helped and hindered their learning in each Unit. Yo strongly encouraged to provide constructive feedback for this Unit when eVALUate opens (you will be emailed a link).

We take your feedback and evaluation very seriously and at the end of this unit you are strongly encouraged to comple Student Evaluation form.

The following aspects of the unit have been introduced, enhanced or retained in response to feedback from students w have undertaken this unit in previous trimesters: ●

Students will be provided with problem and answer scenarios for each topic covered in Property Law.

If you have any concerns about the Unit during the trimester, please contact the unit teaching team - preferably early i trimester - so we can discuss your concerns, and make adjustments, if appropriate.

Your Course and Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities:

appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline or profession

GLO2 Communication:

using oral, written and interpersonal communication to inform, motivate and effect c

GLO3 Digital literacy:

using technologies to find, use and disseminate information

GLO4 Critical thinking:

evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment

GLO5 Problem solving:

creating solutions to authentic (real world and ill-defined) problems

GLO6 Self-management:

working and learning independently, and taking responsibility for personal actions

GLO7 Teamwork:

working and learning with others from different disciplines and backgrounds

GLO8 Global citizenship:

engaging ethically and productively in the professional context and with diverse communities and cultures in a global context

Each Deakin course has Course Learning Outcomes which explain what the Deakin Learning Outcomes mean in your discipline. Learning in each unit builds towards the Course Learning Outcomes.

Your Unit Learning Outcomes

Each Unit in your course is a building block towards these Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all Units develop and asse every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outc

ULO1

Explain and identify the notion and different forms of property, including possessory title and adverse possession

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowl and capabilities

ULO2

Explain and identify common law estates and other interests in land, and how equitable interests in land are created and enforced.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowl and capabilities

ULO3

Exercise critical thinking and judgement to evaluate and synthesise knowledge relevant to this discipline area

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GLO4: Critical thinking

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ULO4

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outc

Develop the skills to research, edit and write a collaborative research assignment analysing an area relevant to discipline knowledge.

GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy

ASSESSING YOUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES Overview In brief, these are the assessment tasks for this Unit (details below):

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Multiple Choice test - 20% Assessment 2 (Individual or Group of 2) - Research Paper (1500 words) - 20% Examination (2 hours) - 60%

There is no Hurdle requirement for this unit.

Summative assessment

(tasks that will be graded or marked) NOTE: It is your responsibility to keep a backup copy of every written assignment. In the unusual event that one of y assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit the backup copy. Any work you submit may be checked by electro other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.

- Summative assessment task 1 Summative Assessment Task 1 (Individual) Brief description of assessment task

Multiple Choice Test

Detail of student output

60 minutes will be given to answer 20 multiple choice questions online

Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)

20%

This task assesses your achievement of these Unit Learning Outcome(s)

ULO1, ULO2 and ULO3: Students will obtain knowledge and understanding of the notion of property, categories of property, possession, adverse possession, doctrine of tenure, estat and native title

This task assesses your achievement of these Graduate Learning Outcome(s)

GLO1: Students will acquire discipline-specific knowledge about concepts and interests of Property GLO4: Critical thinking and analysis would be required to to answer multiple cho questions.

How and when you will receive feedback on your work

Feedback of test is not provided as multiple test bank will be compromised.

When and how to submit your

Online submission via CloudDeakin during Week 8....