LEGL 41 INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM

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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 41

3. Course Title

INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM

4. __X_ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:___LEGL 141___

_____ 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 to a baccalaureate-level course to reflect transferability to 4-year colleges. Revised ABA approval requirements (1991).

7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).

Open to all students interested in litigation risk-management. Required for legal assistancy majors.

8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses (modify/overlap/replace)?

Threshold introduction to legal assistancy courses.

9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class. None

Presently have:

Need to acquire: (include cost) None

10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty) Full- or part-time faculty

Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week? No

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 District-wide.)

Where Scheduled? District-wide

When Scheduled? Semester(s) Fall

13. Special Fees ______

Day _____ Evening __X___

14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.): None.

15. Submitted by Bob Miller Tel. Ext. 6766 Date 3/4/02

Date _________________ 16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________

17. Division/Center Review ________________________________

18. Division/Center Review ________________________________

Date _________________

Date _________________

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Approved by Curriculum Committee ____

4/12/02

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FEATURES

SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES

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.

Revised to a baccalaureate-level course to reflect transferability to 4-year colleges.

 Remove reference to specific “Westlaw” software

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College of the Redwoods

COURSE OUTLINE

PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:

LEGL 41

FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) LEGL 141

COURSE TITLE

INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM

I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE

1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

DATE 4/02

An introduction to the study of law including the development of the common-law system and the legislative and judicial processes. The course covers court structure; jurisdiction; distinction among civil, criminal, and administrative procedures; and an introduction to substantive law and selected constitutional issues. Litigation risk-management principles are applied where appropriate.

NOTE:

2. COURSE OUTLINE:

Introduction/Overview

% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic

Common Law

Substantive Law

Procedural Law

Jurisdiction

Civil Law

Trial Structure

Sources of Law

Administrative Law

Court Structure

Minimum Contacts

Venue

Service of Process

Due Process

Constitutional Law

Criminal Law

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

Legal Analysis

Litigation Process

Appellate Process

Selected Cases

II. PREREQUISITES

Prerequisite? No ___X____ Yes ___

5%

5%

5%

5%

Corequisite?

Recommended Preparation?

No ___X____

No ___X____

Yes ___

Yes ___

__________________

(course)

__________________

(course)

__________________

(course)

Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation: N/A

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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER

LEGL 41

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. Manifest a general knowledge of the U.S. legal system, and substantive and procedural law.

2. Reflect insight into legal analytical thinking.

3. Comprehend the arcane language of judicial decisions.

4. Employ frequently used legal terminology (Latin and English).

5. Practice litigation risk-management principles.

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.

The student analyzes and assesses the totality of the U. S. Legal system and its laws in an overview mode. The student begins to understand legal analytical thinking as applied to case law and procedural requirements. The student develops the ability to practice effective litigation “risk-management” techniques in daily business/personal commitments.

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:

X 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.

__ 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) ______________________________________

D. Objective examinations, including:

__ multiple choice __ true/false

__ performance exam(s)

__ matching items

__ completion X other (specify) Four comprehensive, fill-in-the-blank exams during semester.

Minimum 50 questions each exam.

E. 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: __Introduction to Law and Legal System____ ___X___ Required

Edition:__Latest____

Author: __Grilliot/Schubert____

______ Alternate

______ Recommended

Publisher:__Houghton-Mifflin____________________________________ Date Published: ____1996________

(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)

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__ has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall Readability Index Scale.

______ No Request for Exception Attached.

REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:

Over a 16-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

_____ 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) ______________________________________________________

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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate

"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)

Lecture: __3.0+__ Weekly ______ TOTAL

Lab: _______ Weekly ______ TOTAL

No. of Weeks __S____ (S = semester length)

(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify more-than-minimum required hours.)

Units __ 3 ___ or

Variable Unit Range ______

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

If yes, in what G.E. area?

AA/AS Area _________

CSU/GE Area _________

IGETC Area _________

4. Method of Instruction:

__X__ Lecture

_____ Lab

_____ Lecture/Lab

_____ Independent Study

5. Recommended Maximum Class Size __40____

6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC

List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses

(include course #s)

___________________ _______________________

Articulation with UC requested ______

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

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.)

9. SAM Classification ___C___

Course Classification ___I____

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