1.         [Optional] Case Presentation (20%):

The class presentation component will consist of a 20 minute class presentation based on a case. Case law presentations should address the following: the facts of the case/policy background, the legal issue or issues, the ethical principles, the reasoning employed by the judges/tribunals members in reaching their decision, the decision; and some commentary about the broader implications of the decision (including whether the case was, in your view, correctly decided and what happened afterwards). Candidates will need to argue for or against a particular interpretation (of the facts or the law) to support their tentative conclusions. Presenters can choose how they wish to present the case but most students use powerpoint or presi style presentations or handouts. Students are encouraged to make their presentations available for upload to Canvas.

The cases for presentation exercises can be found under each topic in the course outline, and you can also view the entire list of exercises (along with the Sign-up Sheet) on Canvas.  You will need to consult the Reading Guide to make your choice and reserve your choice of exercise via the separate sign-up sheet.  

The presentation component will consist of a 20 minute (approx) presentation that students will record as a Powerpoint video. This assessment is optional and you can choose not to submit a presentation and focus 100% on the short turn around assessment.

The last day for uploading the presentation is at 11:59 pm on Monday 2 May 2022.

Candidates may choose to present from the list of readings. The list of cases for presentation and the sign-up sheet are to be found on the LMS site.  You will need to consult the LMS to make your choice and reserve your choice of exercise via the sign-up sheet on the LMS site.  The sign-up sheet will be available on the LMS site. As presentation topics will be reserved by each candidate online, allocations will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Instructions on how to record your presentation

1. Students must record their presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint. PowerPoint provides us with the ability to record audio as you were going through the slides in class. Students can get access and download Microsoft Office (including Powerpoint) for free here:

https://www.sydney.edu.au/students/student-it/apps.html

Please note that you may need to update your version of Powerpoint to the one the University is using for this to work.

2. Create your slides for the case presentations dealing with the issues outline above. Once you have finalised your slides you can then record audio under the Slide Show tab: “Record Slide Show”. What’s good about this is you can record per slide, and so edit parts of the presentation if there’s a slide you don’t like or want to change.

3. Once you’ve saved your .ppt with audio, you’ll need to convert it to a video file.  In PowerPoint you can convert your .ppt to video this by selecting the File tab, and then selecting “Export”. Then click on “Create a Video”. To get a manageably sized file, you’ll want to select “Standard (480p)”

Below the video settings, you'll see another that should be pre-set to “Use Recorded Timings and Narrations”. Keep that selected so that you preserve your audio with the slides. Then just click “Create Video”. It will take a little while to finish exporting (You’ll see a bar down the bottom of the screen showing its progress), but once it’s done you’ll have a video file ready to be uploaded to Canvas

4. We will create a place on Canvas for you to upload your presentation. Cameron will then make them available to the rest of the class. Please submit it through Canvas but if you are having difficulties please email the video to Cameron at cameron.stewart@sydney.edu.au

The outcome of a successful Special Consideration application prior to the closing date is an extension. Special consideration after that date leads to an alternative assessment to be determined by the discretion of the lecturer.

2. Assignment (80% or 100%):

The short turn around assignment can be accessed on the Canvas site and consists of a problem question and a discussion question at 10:00am on 27 May 2022 and must be submitted to Canvas before 10.00am on 30 May 2022. The assignment will comprise 80% (for those who do the [optional] Class presentation ) or 100% of the available marks for the unit and should not exceed 7000wds. The assignment will consist of 2 questions which may be problem-based or discussion style questions. The questions will be based on issues raised by the materials. The assignment should be referenced using the footnotes in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation Style.

The outcome of a successful Special Consideration application prior to the closing date is an extension. Special consideration after that date leads to an alternative assessment to be determined at the discretion of the lecturer.

Assessment requirement to pass a unit of study:

A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.