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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center
Business Division
2. Program and Course Number
LEGL 155
3. Course Title Law Practicum
4. __X_ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________
____ 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 Assistancy___
(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).
The American Bar Association requires program-specific law-related work experience based, in part, on pro bono
community service. The C/R legal-assistancy program coordinator supervises such pro bono service in concert
with the Humboldt
County DAs office. Logistically, this function is better served through program-coordinator
supervision.
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
All legal-assistancy majors. (Approximately 20-25).
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
(modify/overlap/replace)?
This course does not parallel, but complements existing courses by adding to classroom experience the critical
related work experience, bringing a degree of reality to substantive legal principles and procedural
due process.
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have:
Need to acquire: (include cost)
elementoflaw-
None.
None.
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty)
Full-time or associate faculty.
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week?
None required.
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 ___X____
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? Eureka Campus
When Scheduled? Semester(s) Fall
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
9/8/95
16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________
Date _________________
______________
Approved by Curriculum Committee _____
2/26/98
_______________
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Not repeatable
Repeatable to a maximum of 4
enrollments/ 4 units
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 155
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE LAW PRACTICUM
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Pro bono law-related work experience in courts, law offices, government agencies, legal-aid societies, or mediation centers. seminars
address field experiences, legal ethics, and professional responsibility.
NOTE: Repeatable to a maximum of 4 enrollments/4 units.
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
On-campus seminars conducted by Humboldt County District
Attorneys Victim-Witness Division personnel and the Legal Studies
Coordinator that cover revised California Judicial Council forms
used by pro bono interns, specific judicial requests, and newly
encountered client-service challenges
20%
Off-campus law-related work experience
80%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No ___X___
Corequisite?
No ___X___
Recommended Preparation?
No ___X____
Yes
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
LEGL 155
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.
perform specifically delegated substantive legal work;
perform specifically delegated procedural legal work;
serve effectively court-referred domestic-violence workshop clients;
interact successfully with internship-supervising host and support personnel.
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. Serving court-referred clients, students will define legal needs, analyze legal issues, explain legal options, and aid
clients in completing domestic-violence and civil harassment temporary restraining order petitions.
2. Serving under the direct supervision of judges and/or licensed attorneys, students will demonstrate the ability to apply
appropriate legal principles to assigned tasks through legal research, draft memoranda, and procedural forms.
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)
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.
X The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
X Other rationale (explain) However, law interns prepare assigned draft legal documents for law office internship hosts that result
from research and writing tasks.
B.
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X
Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
_X homework problems
laboratory report(s)
__ field work
other (specify) Temporary restraining orders.
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
__ class performance(s)
__ field work
__ performance exam(s)
X other (specify) Draft memoranda, legal research (including computer-assisted legal research), and procedural forms.
D. Objective examinations, including:
__ multiple choice
__ true/false
__ completion
__ other (specify)
E.
__ matching items
Other (specify) _________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
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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:
(See Request for Exception)
Edition:
Author:
Publisher:
Date Published:
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
_____
Required
______
Alternate
______ Recommended
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
_____ 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.
California Official Judicial Council Forms are used.
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
__X__ Skill practice
_____ 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)
__X__ Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
_____ Other (specify) ______________________________________________________
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
_____ Weekly ______ TOTAL
Lab:
___3____ 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 __20____
Units __1.0__ or
Variable Unit Range ______
7. Grading Standard
__X___Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
______Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
___X__Introductory
sequence
______Exploratory
6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
___________________ _______________________
Articulation with UC requested ______
2. TLUs ______
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 ___X___ Yes _____ No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
__4____Total Enrollments
__4____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 __B___
Course Classification __I___
4. Method of Instruction:
_____ Lecture
__X_ Lab
____ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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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:
Information Sciences Department
Department and Course No
LEGL 155
Law Practicum
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
Repeatability:
Students seek increased exposure to legal and law-related community service work experience. The 60 hours required
for the ABA have proven to be inadequate.
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