General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW3058 |
| Course name: | International Mooting Competition |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Second |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
Students who have been selected as members of the team to represent the University of Hong Kong in one of the designated competitions in the International Mooting Programme of the Faculty of Law are eligible to enroll in this course.
These competitions may involve the preparation as members of a team of substantial written memorials, as well as participation in oral rounds.
A member of the Faculty will act as supervisor for those enrolled in the course. Assessment for the course may include components for written work, oral advocacy, and a brief individual research paper.
With the Head’s permission, it is possible to take this course on a non-credit earning basis.
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Acquire skills in legal research and writing.
CLO 2 Acquire skills in identifying issues in moot problems.
CLO 3 Acquire skills in framing legal arguments, and making submissions.
CLO 4 Acquire skills in oral advocacy.
2.2 Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Continuous assessment | TBA | 100% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Student will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Coaching session: | TBA |
| Private study time: | TBA |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/