Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 10/12//07__ College of the Redwoods CURRICULUM PROPOSAL --Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center Business Division 2. Program and Course Number LEGL 145B 3. Course Title Civil Procedure II 4. _X__ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:__BUS 76_______ _____ Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form) _____ Check here if catalog description is being changed. _____ Delete (Reason for deletion: ____________________________________________________) 5. Of what approved program is this course a part? __Legal Assistant___ (see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code 1401.10 Is the course a "required course"?__X__ an "additional requirement"?_____ (In a certificate or degree program) 6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal). Revised ABA approval (1991). 7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number). Required for legal assistancy students. 8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses Intermediate procedural-law course. 9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class. Presently have: Need to acquire: (include cost) (modify/overlap/replace)? None. None. 10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty) Full- or part-time faculty. Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week? None. 11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only) Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources be acquired within the existing budget? Yes ________ No ________ Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form. 12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered Where Scheduled? District-wide When Scheduled? Semester(s) Spring Day _____ Evening __X__ District-wide.) 13. Special Fees None. 14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.): 15. Submitted by R. C. Miller Tel. Ext. 6766 None. Date 2/6/01 16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________ Date _________________ 17. Division/Center Review ________________________________ Date _________________ 18. Division/Center Review ________________________________ Date _________________ Approved by Curriculum Committee ________ Academic Affairs - 7/17/96 2/23/01 _ _______________ Academic Affairs - 7/17/96 SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES FEATURES OLD NEW None LEGL 145A Grading Standard Prerequisites Corequisites Recommended Preparation Repeatability Maximum Enrollments Repeatability Maximum Units Maximum Class Size TLUs Lectures Hours Lab Hours Method of Instruction Units Other If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the "old" (current) information and proposed changes. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COURSE OUTLINE 6/98 3 College of the Redwoods COURSE OUTLINE DATE __2/6/01__ PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER: LEGL 145B FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) COURSE TITLE BUS 145B CIVIL PROCEDURE II I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE 1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A second-semester course covering discovery devices and strategies. The course covers information gathering and indexing as applied to requests/demands for admission/inspection, interrogatories, oral/video depositions, physical/mental examinations, expert witness consultations, and business records examination. NOTE: 2. COURSE OUTLINE: % of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic Inspection Demands Interrogatories Depositions Requests for Admissions Physical/Mental Examinations Discovery Forms 10% 20% 20% 12.5% 12.5% 25% II. PREREQUISITES Prerequisite? No ___X___ Corequisite? No ___X___ Recommended Preparation? No _______ Yes (course) Yes _____________________ (course) Yes ____LEGL 145A________ (course) Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation__________________________________________________ ___ ___Students beginning the LEGL 145A/B sequence with LEGL 145B have been reasonable successful. However, students almost always report that they would have had a greater educational experience if they had begun the sequence with LEGL 145A.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COURSE OUTLINE 6/98 4 PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER LEGL 145B III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS 1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. assess and implement a strategically effective discovery plan; investigate, collect, collate, and index evidence for trial; draft requests/demands for admission/inspection and interrogatories; abstract compress depositions. 2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS: Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Students learn to assess and select appropriate discovery devices to meet client needs. Students define evidence sources necessary to trial preparation. Students formulate investigative techniques conducive to evidence collection. Students draft discovery documents reflective of devices selected with which to generate relevant evidence. Students organize and index evidence in preparation for trial. 3. ASSESSMENT Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade. A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including: __ essay exam(s) X term or other paper(s) ___ laboratory report(s) __ written homework __ reading report(s) __ other (specify) ________________________________ If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because: __ The course is primarily computational in nature. __ The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving. __ Other rationale (explain) __________________________________ B. __ __ __ Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including: exam(s) __ quizzes __ homework problems laboratory report(s) __ field work other (specify) _________________________________________ C. Skill demonstrations, including: __ class performance(s) __ field work __ other (specify) ______________________________________ __ performance exam(s) D. Objective examinations, including: __ multiple choice __ true/false __ completion __ other (specify) __ matching items E. Other (specify) _________________________________ NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COURSE OUTLINE 6/98 5 PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER LEGL 145B IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.) Text(s) Title: Civil Procedure Before Trial. Edition: Latest (should be the latest, unless otherwise stated) Author: Weil and Brown Publisher: Rutter Group Date Published: 1998 (Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.) __X___ Required ______ Alternate ______ Recommended For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level: __X___ Yes. Basis for determination: ______ is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or Center Dean) OR __X__ ______ No has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall Readability Index Scale. Request for Exception Attached. REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class do the following: __X__ Study _____ Answer questions _____ Skill practice __X__ Required reading __X__ Problem solving activity or exercise __X__ Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research) _____ Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester) _____ Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.) _____ Other (specify) ______________________________________________________ ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COURSE OUTLINE 6/98 6 PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER LEGL 145B V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate "TOTAL" hours if less than semester length) Lecture: __3___ Weekly ______ TOTAL Lab: _______ Weekly ______ TOTAL No. of Weeks __S____ (S = semester length) (Use Request for Exception sheet to justify more-than-minimum required hours.) 5. Recommended Maximum Class Size __40____ Units __3__ or Variable Unit Range ______ 7. Grading Standard __X___Letter Grade Only ______CR/NC Only ______Grade-CR/NC Option Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria: ______Introductory ______1st course in sequence ______Exploratory 6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses (include course #s) ___________________ _______________________ Articulation with UC requested ______ 2. TLUs __4.5____ 3. Does course fulfill a General Education requirement? (For existing courses only; for new courses, use GE Application Form) _____ Yes __X__ No 8. Is course repeatable ______ Yes ___X__ No If so, repeatable to a maximum of: ______Total Enrollments ______Total Units (Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.) If yes, in what G.E. area? AA/AS Area _________ CSU/GE Area _________ IGETC Area _________ 9. SAM Classification __C___ Course Classification __I___ 4. Method of Instruction: __X__ Lecture _____ Lab _____ Lecture/Lab _____ Independent Study ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COURSE OUTLINE 6/98 7