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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center
Business Division
2. Program and Course Number
3. Course Title
LEGL 148
Tort Law
4. ____ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:__BUS 80_______
__X__ 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 requirements (1991). Volume of legal study too great to be combined with Contracts and
Restitution (Bus 73).
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
Open to all students interested in litigation risk-management. Required for legal assistancy students.
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
(modify/overlap/replace)?
This law course complements the core of law requisite to a comprehensive legal assisting program.
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have:
Need to acquire: (include cost)
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
1/14/91
16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________
Date _________________
17. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Date _________________
18. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Date _________________
Academic Affairs - 7/17/96
Approved by Curriculum Committee __________________________
Academic Affairs - 7/17/96
MCF # _______________
SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
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.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE __1/99__
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
LEGL 148
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
BUS 148
COURSE TITLE TORT LAW
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A broad overview of tort law (civil wrongdoing), including intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, and defenses. The course also
covers evaluation and appraisal of personal-injury lawsuits and exemplary damage claims. Litigation risk-management principles are
applied where appropriate.
NOTE:
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Overview of Tort Law
IRAC
Negligence
Intentional Torts
Strict Liability
Defenses
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Respondant Superior
Vicarious Liability
Frolic and Detour
Proximate Cause
Injury/Damages Worksheets
5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
5%
5%
5%
5%
10%
15%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No ___X___
Corequisite?
No ___X___
Recommended Preparation?
No ____X___
Yes
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
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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:
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2.
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implement a general knowledge of the law of intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability;
assess reasonable defenses available to clients;
evaluate and appraise personal-injury lawsuits and exemplary damage claims;
identify major tort liability in client litigation histories (factual scenarios);
IRAC tort issues.
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.
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2.
3.
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Students develop a general knowledge of intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability.
Students learn to apply appropriate tort defenses to liability claims.
Students develop the ability to evaluate and appraise personal-injury lawsuits and exemplary damage claims.
Students identify major tort liability in client litigation histories.
Students apply the IRAC legal-analysis formula to tort issues.
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.
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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
__ matching items
__ completion
X other (specify) Essay IRAC forms
E.
Other (specify) _________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
LEGL 148
IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Essentials of Torts
Edition:
(should be the latest, unless otherwise stated)
Author: Statsky
Publisher:
West Publishing
Date Published: 1994
(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) ______________________________________________________
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
LEGL 148
V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
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5. Recommended Maximum Class Size __40____
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"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.)
6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
___________________ _______________________
Articulation with UC requested ______
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
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
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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
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REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
This form may be used to provide justification for
1.
2.
3.
making a course repeatable
requiring more than the minimum number of contact hours
utilizing non-college level texts for degree applicable course
To request an exception, provide the following information:
_____________________________________________
Department and Course No
._____________________________________________
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
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