General Course Information

1.1 Course details

Course code:	LLAW7001
Course name:	Research Seminar
Programme offered under:	Research Programme
Semester:	First

1.2 Course description

This course will focus on how to raise research questions, how to amass data, how to make a plausible argument, and how to get papers published. It introduces the major research methods such as doctrinal analysis, law and anthropology, socio-legal studies, law and economics, law and literature, quantitative analysis, etc

1.3 Course teachers

	Name	E-mail address	Office	Consultation
Course convenor	Xin He	xfhe@hku.hk	CCT 608	By email

Learning Outcomes

2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course

CLO 1 Raise a plausible research question.

CLO 2 Identify the gap in the existing literature.

CLO 3 Use appropriate methods in making an argument.

CLO 4 Find relevant data for the analysis.

Assessment(s)

3.1 Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Due date	Weightings	Feedback method	Course learning outcomes
Research question & thesis statement	30 Sept 2023	20%		1, 2, 3, 4
A “Core chapter”	1 Nov 2023	50%		1, 2, 3, 4
A critical analysis another student’s foundation chapter	12 Nov 2023	10%		1, 2, 3, 4
Presentation of the core chapter and general class participation	TBC	20%		1, 2, 3, 4

3.2 Assessment Detail

To be advised by course convenor.

3.3 Grading Criteria

Students will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.

Learning Resources

4.1 Resources

Reading materials:	Reading materials are posted on Moodle
Core reading list:	TBA
Recommended reading list:	TBA