Examining by viva voce in law subjects

Dear Colleagues, you are cordially invited to the Learning and Teaching seminar on Wednesday 30 April in the Law boardroom. 

if you are attending online kindly click on the following link - https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/89343041793

Presenters are:

Christine Giles

Abstract:

The Graduate Diploma in Migration Law is one of two prescribed knowledge requirements for registration as an Australian Migration Agent. The other is an independent Capstone Exam. A major criticism of the earlier knowledge requirement, the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice, was that graduates were unprepared to provide oral advice to clients. Graduates must now pass both an oral and written component in the Capstone Exam. For this reason, students in the Graduate Diploma have been assessed by way of oral and written tasks in all six subjects since the course commenced in 2018. Christine’s presentation will focus on how to prepare students for oral exams, and how to give students the best and fairest opportunity to demonstrate their learning at the highest possible level in a viva.

Bio:

Christine Giles is the Program Head of the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Christine practiced as a barrister for 25 years and has specialised in Migration Law for over 20 years. Christine has worked as a Registered Migration Agent both in private practice and with the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service and was appointed as the delegate of the Immigration Ombudsman for Queensland for a four-year term to investigate administrative decisions of the Immigration Department before accepting the role of Program Convenor at Griffith University of the predecessor to the Graduate Diploma, the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice.

Jessie Hohmann

Abstract:

Jessie will speak to the experience of adding a viva voce element to the exam in Principles of Public International Law (JD). Jessie is the Faculty's Director of Higher Degree Research.

Bio: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Jessie.Hohmann

We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.

L&T Seminar Coordinators

Alexandra Grey and Michael Rawling