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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit further examines property law as it applies to real and personal property with particular focus on the interest in land. The role of encumbrances, including mortgages, leases, and land use planning by restrictive covenants, and easements in real property will be examined in detail. The nature of property ownershipwill be evaluated with particular regard to co-ownership.
Students must pass 1 units from LAW2102
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
This unit will be offered in the on-campus and off-campus modes. The on-campus mode will involve a contact commitment of two hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week for one semester. Off-campus students will access the unit online via Blackboard. Regular online access is required. Some online tutorials will make use of technology that requires participants to use a headset with microphone. Assessment in the unit requires students to apply researched legal principles to complete simulated workplace tasks. All written work is required to demonstrate professionally appropriate language skills. Tutorials consist of factual scenarios where students will be guided through how to identify issues and generate legal solutions. Students will be encouraged to debate proffered solutions and guided in how to frame their arguments to head off opposing views. A simulated collaborative learning exercise will be undertaken. Students will be grouped with students from this unit and with students studying Civil Procedure II LAW4614. Students in this unit will be required to prepare a brief which will form the basis of a drafting exercise for Civil Procedure students.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Tutorial Participation | 10% |
| Assignment | Team Assignment | 15% |
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 25% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Tutorial Participation | 10% |
| Assignment | Team Assignment | 15% |
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 25% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit further examines property law as it applies to real and personal property with particular focus on the interest in land. The role of encumbrances, including mortgages, leases, and land use planning by restrictive covenants, and easements in real property will be examined in detail. The nature of property ownershipwill be evaluated with particular regard to co-ownership.
Students must have passed LAW2102
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | 13 x 2 hour lecture | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Semester 2 | 13 x 1 hour tutorial | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Lectures are used to to introduce the central concepts of this unit and to guide students through key legal materials. Students have the opportunity to discuss and apply unit content and materials, present ideas and solutions through tutorial activities, analyse situations and outcomes in groups, and to develop critical perspectives from written sources.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Tutorial Participation | 10% |
| Assignment | Team Assignment | 15% |
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 25% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Tutorial Participation | 10% |
| Assignment | Team Assignment | 15% |
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 25% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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