LME3701 Portfolio Exam 09 NOVEMBER 2023 Quality answers provided

LME3701 RESEARCH TOPIC FOR SEMESTER 2 OF 2023 Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Research topic ................................................................................................................................. 2 3 Prescribed headings for the draft research proposal (assignment 02) .............................................. 3 4 Format and layout of the draft research proposal (assignment 02) .................................................. 4 5 Preparing for the draft research proposal (assignment 02) ............................................................... 6 6 Important information regarding the draft research proposal (assignment 02) ................................ 7 7 Warning against plagiarism .............................................................................................................. 8 8 A brief note about the portfolio exam .............................................................................................. 9 9 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 91 Introduction This document mainly contains information about completing your draft research proposal (assignment 2). Please make sure that you use the prescribed headings in the proposal in the order given. You will have to obtain sources on the given topic from the library. Library training will be provided to guide you on using the Unisa online library to find relevant sources. 2 Research topic You are a candidate attorney working at a law firm that specialises in child justice. You sit in on a consultation with your principal, where the client is the father of a 14-year-old boy. The father takes out his son’s cell phone and starts to explain that he suspects his child has been the victim of cyberbullying. He shows you some messages on the phone and posts on his child’s Facebook page containing threats of violence against his child, one message even states that they will “finish him off”. The father knows exactly who sits behind these threats but am unsure if there is anything that can be done about it because the cyberbully is also a child, a 16-year-old boy who attends the same school as his child. You are tasked with researching the law pertaining to cyberbullying/cybercrime in South Africa specifically where children are the perpetrators and /or the victims. You have to focus on the Constitutional rights that are at stake with cyberbullying/cybercrime and the remedies available to a child who may fall victim to cyberbullying/cybercrime. The position on cyberbullying/cybercrime in the United Kingdom will also be relevant should you choose the comparative approach (see explanation below). Write a draft research proposal for a prospective post-graduate study on the topic setting out how the law deals with such issues. Focus on the legislative framework, law reform commission reports, case law and writings by scholars. When writing your proposal, you have two options in terms of research approach: 1) Write the proposal using the historical research approach. 3 This means looking at the historical development of the law on the issue from a specific date in the past up to the present day. You will look at relevant case law and legislation that might have contributed to the law as it stands today. You will also consider law reform commission reports. Writings by scholars can assist in interpreting the law and evaluating its application and effectiveness. OR 2) Write the proposal using the comparative research approach: This means looking at the current legal position in one jurisdiction and comparing it to the current legal position in another jurisdiction. For purposes of this research proposal, you must look at the laws of the United Kingdom. Legislation, case law, law reform commission reports and writings by scholars should be consulted. 3 Prescribed headings for the draft research proposal (assignment 02) Your assignment 02 must include the following: Prescribed title/cover page as per section D of the study guide - also on myUNisa Working title (on your title/cover page) Content page (table of contents) Your draft research proposal with the prescribed headings (see below) Academic honesty declaration as per section D of the study guide – also on myUnisa Your draft research proposal (assignment 02) must be fully referenced and contain the following 11 prescribed headings in the order listed below: 1. Introduction. See learning unit 3. 2. Problem statement. See learning unit 4. 3. Hypothesis. See learning unit 5. 4. Points of departure and assumptions. See learning unit 6. 5. Conceptualisation of central research themes. See learning unit 7.