Law 10 - Intro to Law - Section #0136 - Prof David Jordan
Due Dates for Law 10 - Winter 2009 - Section #0136 - Prof David Jordan - login to class - http://lamission.edu/ - intro-to-law-resources
law home page - http://lamission.edu/law - look at classwiki - http://introlaw.pbwiki.com/ - important dates - see course description - read how your online class works - see West Business Law Book Resource materials
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
Week 1 - Due 1-11-09
- Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - West Business Law - 10th edition - go to http://lamission.edu/online
- Review intro-to-law-resources
- 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
- Read Chapter 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Briefing law cases
- Chp. 1 Case Problem
- Austin Case Brief - listen to podcast - http://lawteacher.us/26f/law10/podcasts/austin.wav
- Chp 2 Case Problem
- Test #A - Chp. 1 - Intro to Law Quiz
- Forum Discussion - "The Law and Social Changes"
Week 2 - Due 1-18-09
- Read Chapter 3 - Court Proceduress
- Read Chapter 4 - Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
- Read Chapter 6 - Intentional Torts
- 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
- Chp. 3 Case Problem
- Chp. 4 Case Problem
- Chp 6 Case Problem l
- Develop Legal Argument in the Titanic Case - instructions-titanic
- Read "How to Improve your Test/Quiz Scores - http://profj.us/improve/
- Test #B - Chp. 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution Quiz
- Test #C Chp. 3 Court Procedures
- Test #D - Chp. 4 - Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
- Forum Discussion
Week 3 - Due 1-25-09
- Read Chapter 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability
- Read Chapter 8 - Intellectual Property
- Read Chapter 9 - Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
- Chp. 7 Case Probelm
- Brief the katch case katz-brief
- Chp. 8 Case Problem
- Chambers Brief
- Chp. 9 Case Problem
- Test #E - Chp. 6 - Intentional Torts
- Test #F - Chp. 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability
- Test #G - Chp. 8 - Intellectual Property
- Forum Discussion
Week 4 - Due 2-01-09
- Read Chapter 43 - Administrative Law
- Read Chapter 52 International Law
- Chp. 43 Case Problem
- Bruno case questions
- Chp. 52 case problem
- Test #H - Chp. 9 Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
- Test #I - Chp. 43 Administrative Law
- Forum Discussion
Week 5 - Due2-08-09
- Read Chapter 5 - Ethics & Business Decision Making
- Chp. 5 Case Problem
- Motion to Supress
- Test #J - Chp 52 International Law
- Test #K - Chp 5 Ethics & Business Decision Making
- Forum Discussion
no final exams or mid term exams in this class - just the above assignments and tests
Grades
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 = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = Below 70
F - Below 60
A grade of C or greater is required to pass the class