Program LLMS 2017

Thursday 16 February 2017

Time Topic Person responsible Venue
1 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome and introduction Proffs Stephen de la Harpe &
Elmien du Plessis Old Senate Hall
2 09:15 - 09:40 Library matters Christine Bronkhorst Old Senate Hall
3 09:40 - 10:15 Introduction to the student electronic Mr Eric Swanepoel & Post grad
communication & explanation of the system office NWU & Prof Stephen de la
Harpe Old Senate Hall
4 10:15 - 11:15 Post-graduate research for lawyers: the Prof Elmien du Plessis
process Old Senate Hall
11:15 - 11:30 Break
5 11:30 - 13:00 Research methods Prof Pieter du Toit Old Senate Hall
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
6 14:00 - 16:00 Reading & writing skills required for legal Mr Michael Laubscher
researchers (Workshop) Old Senate Hall
Old Senate Hall
7 17:00 - 19:00 Informal get together / National and Prof Stephen de la Harpe &
International students and staff Programme leaders Old Senate Hall
 Friday 17 February 2017
8 08:00 - 08:15 Managing expectations Geraldine Laubscher Old Senate Hall

Proffs Louis Kotze and Willemien du

Plessis (LLD and Research LLM) Room 120 Faculty of Law
Prof Anl du Plessis (Environmental
Governance Law) Old Senate Hall
9 08:15 - 09:15 Meeting with programme leaders Prof Stephen de la Harpe (Import &
Export) Skynhof Faculty of Law
Prof Henk Kloppers (Estate) Besembos Library
Me Chantelle Feldhaus
(Comparative Child Law) Tea room Faculty of Law
Dr Anri Botes (Labour law) G13 Faculty of Law
10 9:15-10:15 Identification and use of scientifically sound Prof Louis Kotze
authority Old Senate Hall
11 10:15-10:50 Management of study time Prof Anl du Plessis Old Senate Hall
10:50-11:05 Break
12 11:05-11:45 Identfication of study supervisors and the Prof Anl du Plessis
study supervisor-student relationship Old Senate Hall
13 11:45-12:45 Theorertical grounding Prof Pieter du Toit Old Senate Hall
12:45-14:00 Lunch (LLMO students will have a session on modules from 13:15) Old Senate Hall
14 14:00 - 14:15 Proposal writing Dr Anl Gildenhuys Old Senate Hall
15 14:15 - 15:30 Proposal writing workshop (bring your assignmDrs Anl Gildenhuys & Hein Lubbe,
Proffs Elmien du Plessis &Pieter du
Toit Old Senate Hall
16 15:45 - 16:00 Q&A and program evaluation Drs Anl Gildenhuys & Hein Lubbe,
Proffs Elmien du Plessis &Pieter du
Toit Old Senate Hall