Introduction to Law

LSLW 200-04

Fall 2006

Dickson 275

  1. All reading and written assignments must be completed prior to the class in which they are due.
  2. Attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for keeping current with the assignments. The professor is not responsible for keeping students current.
  3. Class participation is encouraged and will be rewarded academically.
  4. All assignments must be each student's workproduct.
  5. Readings will be from the text, cyberspace, or handouts.
  6. Graduate students will have more rigorous assignments and grading.
Midterm Examination 40%
Final Examination 40%
Classroom Participation 10%
Assignments 10%

 DATE  ASSIGNMENT  READINGS & NOTES
 09.11.06  Legal Padawan- The Legal Profession and Sources of Law - The relationship between law and society  Prologue and C:Ch1:1-44
 09.18.06 The American legal framework - the U.S. Constitution C:Ch2
 09.25.06 How the courts work C:Ch3
 10.02.06 Relating to clients and resolution C:Ch4
 10.09.06 The regulatory envrionment C:Ch5
 10.16.06 Journey back to the future: Ch1 revisited - ethics and legal reasoning.  
10.23.06 Don't do the crime if you can't do the time C:Ch6; S:-50
10.30.06 MIDTERM EXAMINATION Terms for Midterm
 11.06.06 Break a deal face the wheel C:Ch8; S-end
 11.13.06 Marriage may be fleeting but divorce with children is forever C:Ch9
 11.20.06 Gone in 60 seconds C:Ch10
 11.27.06 Premises sweet premises. C:Ch11, 12
 12.04.06 Working for the man every night and day C:Ch13
12.11.06 Dying to make a will - Final class roundup. C:Ch14
12.18.06 FINAL EXAMINATION Key terms for the Final Exam