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Law 10 - Hybrd - #3303 - Weds 8:30 pm - 10 pm - Inst. 2004
Read Dear Online Student -  Read Study Guide and Welcome Message - Prof David Jordan

 All of the work below is done under moodle

Grade Distribution

Tests = 35% of your grade

Assignments = 35% of your grade

Motion to Suppress = 15% of your grade

Forum Discussions = 15% 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.

Chapter Quizzes

Test #A - Chp. 1 - Intro to Law Quiz          
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  
Test #E - Chp. 6 - Intentional Torts   
Test #F - Chp. 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability   
Test #G - Chp. 8 - Intellectual Property   
Test #H - Chp. 9 Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes  
Test #I - Chp. 43 Administrative Law   
Test #J - Chp 52 International Law 
Test #K - Chp 5 Ethics & Business Decision Making    
Test #L - Chp 49  Insurance   
Test #M - Chp. 34  Employment Discrimination   
Test #N - Chp. 45  Environmental Law  

• Week 1 -  Due  2/12/12
• Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - West Business Law - 11th edition -http://lamission.edu/online  
• Post your Introduction 
• Read Dear Online Student -
• Read  "How to Study Law and post to moodle
• Read  Good Legal Writing and post to moodle
• Read The Uses of Argument and post to moodle
• Read  Analytic Thinking and post to moodle
• Read  "Character Counts" and post to moodle
• Read Differences between a "Case" and a "Code" (10 Hour Law School) and post to moodle
• Read "Recognizing Plagarism" and take the test

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  Week 2 - Due 2/19/12

• Read Chapter 1 - Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
• #1 Briefing law cases 
• #2 Chapter 1 Case Problem 
• no test
• forum discussion

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  Week 3 - Due 2/26/12

• Read Chapter 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• #3  Historical Perspective on the Judiciary
• #4 Chapter 2 Case problem 
• Test #A - Chp. 1 - Intro to Law Quiz 
• forum discussion
  
  

• Week 4 - Due 3/4/12

• 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 
• #6 Chapter 3 Case Problem 
• Read "How to Improve your Test/Quiz Scores - http://abogado.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/48654239/exam.pdf- http://profj.us/improve/
• Test #B - Chp. 2 - Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution Quiz  
• forum discussion

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  Week 5 - Due 3/11/12

• Read Chapter 4 - Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
• #7 Chapter 4 Case Problem
• Test #C Chp. 3 Court Procedures  
• forum discussion

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  Week 6 - Due 3/18/12

• 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  
• forum discussion 

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  Week 7 - Due 3/25/12

• Read Chapter 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability
• #10 Chapter 7 Case problem
• #11 Brief the Katz case 
• Test #E - Chp. 6 - Intentional Torts  
• forum discussion

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• Week 8 - Due  4/1/12
• Read Chapter 8 - Intellectual Property
• #12  Chapter 8 Case problem
• #13  Chambers Brief
• Test #F - Chp. 7 - Negligence and Strict Liability  
• forum discussion

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  Week 9 - Due  4/8/12

• Read Chapter 9 - Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
• #14 Chapter 9 Case problem 
• Test #G - Chp. 8 - Intellectual Property  
• forum discussion
• Spring Break 4-9-12 to 4-15-12 

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  Week 10 - Due 4/22/12

• Read Chapter 43 - Administrative Law
• #15 Chapter 43 Case probelm 
• #16 Bruno case questions
• Test #H - Chp. 9 Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes 
• forum discussion

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  Week 11 - Due  4/29/12

• Read Chapter 52 International Law
• #17 Chapter 52 Case problem 
• Test #I - Chp. 43 Administrative Law  
• forum discussion

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  Week 12 - Due 5/6/12

• Read Chapter 5 - Ethics & Business Decision Making
• #18  Chapter 5 case problem 
• Test #J - Chp 52 International Law
• forum discussion

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  Week 13 - Due  5/13 12

• #19 Motion to Suppress  - People v. Bruno
• Test #K - Chp 5 Ethics & Business Decision Making   
• forum discussion

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  Week 14 - Due 5/20/12

• Read Chp. 49 Insurance
• #20 - Chp. 49 Insurance Case problem 
• Test #L - Chp 49  Insurance  
• forum discussion

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  Week 15 - Due 5/27/12

• Read Chp.  34  Employment Discrimination
• #21 - Chp. 34 - Employment Discrimination Case problem
• Test #M - Chp. 34  Employment Discrimination  
• forum discussion

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  Week 16 - Due  6/3/12

• Read Chp. 45  Environmental Law
• #22 - Environmental Law Case problem
• Test #N - Chp. 45  Environmental Law  
• forum discussion

updated: 1/6/12