Off-campus study 
All the courses offered have units available in off-campus study. Deakin is currently the only university in Victoria teaching law in this manner. Off-campus students are taught using a combination of printed materials and electronic communication. Off-campus students attend the School of Law Induction Weekend and undertake the other requirements of their courses in a similar manner to on-campus students.
School of Law Induction Weekend 2012
A three-day Law Induction Weekend is held each year for the incoming first year class of off-campus students. The Law Induction Weekend incorporates lectures and tutorials designed to provide students with an intensive introduction to the Australian legal system. It is designed to enable its members to establish, at the outset of their course, a relationship with the University, its staff and their fellow students and to facilitate the formation of study groups. Visit the Law Induction Weekend web page to register and pay your fees.
Deakin Studies Online (DSO)
The School of Law uses computer mediated learning to augment its off-campus delivery. Using Deakin Studies Online (DSO) teaching and learning environment, students can access course materials, receive lecture notes and interact with tutorial groups.
Students should familiarise themselves with this program at an early stage as important course information is made available through DSO. It is a very important method of communication between lecturers and unit chairs and their students. It also provides a unique opportunity for all students to express their views on the subject matter of the unit. Some lecturers will only accept assignments submitted via DSO. More information on the specific use of DSO for individual units is provided to students by lecturers and can be found in the Unit Outline of study materials provided.
DSO is available both remotely (ie. from outside the University) and from all on-campus computer laboratories. Remote access is gained via the Internet and the DSO software is provided on the Software Essentials DVD (mailed to all off-campus students free of charge).
Classes
Classes are conducted over a Trimester. As far as possible, the material to be covered in a unit will be taught evenly over that period and it is expected that new material will be covered throughout the duration of the trimester.
When structuring the classes for each unit, the Law School has taken account of the prescriptions for accreditation specified by the Council of Legal Education (COLE). This has determined the rate at which most of the compulsory units in the LLB degree are taught.
Instructionally designed materials
Deakin's expertise in this area has been used to develop and produce off-campus legal materials for most units. The preparation of these materials involves combining the skills of academic teachers, instructional designers, editors and graphic designers with a view to producing materials which will enable students to progress through the units they study largely on their own. These materials are made available to off-campus and postgraduate students without charge. On-campus students may acquire them through the campus bookshop.
Library services
It is Library policy to provide, as far as possible, the same level of service to all its students. Borrowing conditions are identical for on-campus and off-campus students, although the latter may be required to pay a library charge to help defray the cost of delivering material to them.
Examination centre network
The University's, Division of Student Administration has an established network of examination centres in Australia and overseas. However, if a student lives far from an existing examination centre, special arrangements are made.
O-Week
The University runs an orientation program for first year students, designed to introduce both on-campus and off-campus students to many aspects of the University. Information sessions as well as many social activities will be scheduled during the last week of February. Details are provided on enrolment days.
Study groups
Deakin University is changing the nature of off-campus study by encouraging interactive, group-based learning, through the use of study groups and DSO. Undergraduate students are encouraged to study and learn co-operatively developing working relationships amongst themselves.
