Law 10 - Intro to law Prof. Jon Jackman - Section #0157
Due Dates for Law 10 - Fall 2008 - Late Start - 12 weeks - starts 10-06-08 -Section #0157 - Work due on Sundays by 11:55 pm - Prof Jon Jackman - http://lamission.edu/law - login to class -
law home page - http://lamission.edu/law - look at classwiki - http://introlaw.pbwiki.com/ - important dates - http://www.lamission.edu/calendar.aspx - see course description - http://www.lamission.edu/disciplines/law.html - general syllabus - see West Business Law Book - 10th Ed. Resource materials - http://missionparalegal.com/wbl
Work in Law 10 is due on Sundays at 11:55 pm - no late work please - http://profj.us/late
All of the work below is done under moodle
Grade Distribution
Tests = 35% of your grade
Assignments = 40% of your grade
Motion to Suppress = 15% of your grade
Forum Discussions = 10% of your grade
A = 90% or above
B= 80% or above
C = 70% or above
D = 60% or above
A grade of C or above is required in this class to pass.
Week 1 - Due 10-12-08
Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - West Business Law - 10th edition (preferred) - you can use the 9th Edition (blue cover) - no earlier editions please - go to http://lamission.edu/online
- Post your Introduction
- Post "How to Study Law
- Post Good Legal Writing
- Post The Uses of Argument
- Post Analytic Thinking
- Post Legal Ethics - "Character Counts"
- Take Moodle 101 Tutorial
- Read Chapter 1 - Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
- #1 Briefing law cases
- #2 Chapter 1 Case Problem
Week 2 - Due 10-19-08
- Read Chapter 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- #3 Austin Case Brief - listen to podcast - http://lawteacher.us/26f/law10/podcasts/austin.wav
- #4 Chapter 2 Case problem
- Test #A - Chp. 1 - Intro to Law Quiz
Week 3 - Due 10-26-08
- Read Chapter 3 - Court Proceduress
- #5 Chimel Brief - http://missionparalegal.pbwiki.com/chimel-brief - listen to podcast -http://profj.us/26sp/law10/audio/chimel.wav - listen to U.S. Supreme Court - oral argument - click here
- #6 Chapter 3 Case Problem
- Read "How to Improve your Test/Quiz Scores - http://profj.us/improve/
- Test #B - Chp. 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution Quiz
Week 4 - Due 11-02-08
- Read Chapter 4 - Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
- #7 Chapter 4 Case Problem
- Test #C Chp. 3 Court Procedures
Week 5 - Due 11-09-08
- Read Chapter 6 - Intentional Torts
- #8 Chapter 6 Case problem
- #9 Develop Legal Argument in the Titanic Case
- Test #D - Chp. 4 - Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
Week 6 - Due 11-16-08
- Read Chapter 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability
- #10 Chapter 7 Case problem
- #11 Brief the katch case
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Test #E - Chp. 6 - Intentional Torts
Week 7 - Due 11-23-08
- Read Chapter 8 - Intellectual Property
- #12 Chapter 8 Case problem
- #13 Chambers Brief
- Test #F - Chp. 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability
Week 8 - Due 11-30-08
- Read Chapter 9 - Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
- #14 Chapter 9 Case problem
- Test #G - Chp. 8 - Intellectual Property
Week 9 - Due 12-07-08
- Read Chapter 43 - Administrative Law
- #15 Chapter 43 Case probelm
- #16 Bruno case questions
- Test #H - Chp. 9 Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
Week 10 - Due 12-14-08
- Read Chapter 52 International Law
- #17 Chapter 52 Case problem
- Test #I - Chp. 43 Administrative Law
Week 11 - Due 12-21-08
Read Chapter 5 - Ethics & Business Decision Making
- #18 Chapter 5 case problem
- #19 Motion to Supress - People v. Bruno
- Test #J - Chp 52 International Law
- Test #K - Chp 5 Ethics & Business Decision Making