LSS Education Survey

Take part and tell us about your experience at the ANU College of Law.

Student Number:
Year Level:
Subjects undertaken in Semester 1, 2010: Administrative Law Australian Public Law Clinical Youth Law Program Commercial Law Community Law Clinical Program Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law Contracts Corporations Law Criminal Law and Procedure English in a Legal Context Environmental Law Foundations of Australian Law Honours Thesis Income Tax Intellectual Property International Environmental Law International Law of Human Rights International Trade Law Japanese Law and Society Law Internship Law Reform Litigation and Dispute Management Principles of Intellectual Property Property Restitution Succession Torts
SKILLS
What skills do you think should be taught during your time at law school? Advocacy and Communication Problem Solving Research Critical Thinking Teamwork Technological literacy Basic Literary skills Negotiation Creativity Listening
ASSESSMENT
1. Would you like to see more emphasis being placed on collaborative working within assessment regime (eg. group work assessment tasks)? Yes No I don't know
2. The quantity of assessment has been mostly: Not Enough Adequate Excessive Other (specify below)
Comments
4. Assessment tasks relate to the course outcomes: Always Most of the time Rarely Other
Comments
5. Do you experience high levels of stress as a result of your assessment task load? Yes No I don't know
If yes to the above, how siginifcantly does it affect your performance? It greatly impacts upon my performance It impacts on my performance It does not impact on my performance to a significant extent
If possible, list in order of importance 4 factors that contribute to your stress levels.
6. I think that optional redeemable tasks are: A good idea and should be used more A bad idea, they should not be used I don't know I like that they're there but I do not undertake them Other (please specify below)
Comments
7. Would you like to see more variation in assessment methods? Yes No I don't know
If yes, what kinds of assessment would you like to see more of? Essays Oral Tasks (eg seminar presentations) Problem Questions Other
FEEDBACK
8. I find assessment feedback at the ANU College of Law: Excellent Satisfactory Unhelpful Other (please specify below)
Comments
9. I find the marking system at the ANU College of Law: Excellent Satisfactory Arbitrary Other (please specify below)
Comments
10. Would you support the introduction of marking grids/rubrics (such as those used in the College of Arts and Social Sciences)? Yes No I don't know
11. Do you support Bell Curving at the ANU College of Law? Yes No I don't know
FLEXIBILITY
12. Would you like the opportunity to enrol in subjects in your law degree from outside the ANU College of Law (eg. take BUSN1008 as an elective in the LLB)? Yes No I don't know
13. Would you support non-law students undertaking law courses as electives within their programs? (Eg. Philosophy students undertaking Legal Theory [LAWS2249])? Yes No I don't know
14. JD students receive the opportunity to undertake postgraduate electives within their course (such as LAWSS8172 Media & Communications Law and LAWS8277 International Business Transactions, amongst many others), which are currently unavailable to LLB students. Would you support opening up these electives to later year LLB students (4/5th year) selected on the basis of merit? Yes No I don't know
ACCESSIBILITY
15. In the courses you undertook in semester 1, 2010, how accessible were course materials (such as information on assessments, course outlines, communication from lecturers, feedback) online? All materials needed were online and the website was frequently updated Some materials are available online however some aspects were missing I found many essential aspects of the course inaccessible online
16. Did you find your courses provided enough flexibility in lecture/tutorial times available? Yes I was able to find suitable lectures and tutorials Yes, I was able to find suitable tutorials and accessed lectures online No, I struggled to find classes I was able to attend No, and I did not attend classes because of it Other (please specify below)
Comments
17. Would you support the establishment of a textbook loans scheme whereby students could rent textbooks out to the ANU Law Students' Society to loan to students for a year at the cost of $20 (textbooks would be returned at the end of the year in the same condition to their original owner)? Yes No I don't know
QUALITY ASSURANCE
18. Last semeseter, did you take the Student Evaluation of Teaching & Learning and Course Evaluation forms distributed at the end of semester seriously? Yes No I don't know
19. Would you like more chances to provide feedback (eg. Mid-Semester Evaluation Forms etc)? Yes No I don't know
20. Would you like to see the results of evaluation made more explicit in the outcomes and changes to courses? Yes No I don't know
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
21. On a scale of 1-10 how engaged did your legal education make you? 1 (Not at all engaged) - 5 (Somewhat engaged) -10 (Very engaged)
22. Do you enjoy your law degree? Yes Sometimes No
If yes, what specifically do you find most enjoyable?
If no, what changes do you suggest could be made that would make your law school experience more enjoyable?
23. Does law school ever make you sad? Yes No I don't know

LSS Education Survey

LSS Education Survey

SKILLS

ASSESSMENT

FEEDBACK

FLEXIBILITY

ACCESSIBILITY

QUALITY ASSURANCE

STUDENT EXPERIENCE