Juris Doctor Legal Research Masterclass - Spring 2024

This session the Faculty of Law is pleased to offer our second Juris Doctor Legal Research Masterclass. This Masterclass will be run by the Associate Dean for Research, Distinguished Professor Shaunnagh Dorsett, a legal historian, who is an international renowned scholar in the field of legal history. Registrations essential.

What we will cover:

  • Research Integrity
  • How to develop a hypothesis in response to a research questions?
  • Finding and defining a new research questions (such as for a research thesis)
  • Resources, literature, and what is acceptable and not acceptable to use
  • Voice and positionality
  • Contribution to a body of knowledge
  • Practical tips for research
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UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.