COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised 10/21/2013
Course Prefix, Number and Title: LAW 263 - ETHICS
Division/Unit: WEB COLLEGE
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: FALL 2014
Complete and electronically submit your assessment report to your Department Chair/Coordinator/Director. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or
a narrative description of the assessment activities in your course.
Course Outcomes
In the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Outcome #1
(Analytical Thinking Skills):
Students will be able to analyze
and brief at least three judicial
decisions relating to ethics.
Assessment Measures
In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess
course outcomes during the last
year.
Assessment Results
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year.
Students will evaluate a
minimum of three case decisions
for content, meaning and impact,
as it relates to ethics. Instructor
will evaluate assignments,
commenting on the student’s
work. Emphasis will be placed
on requiring clearly written
English language versus the use
of legal jargon. The instructor
will evaluate the student’s
performance of assigning a
numerical score which will
account for mastery of the
concepts as well as the clarity,
legal analysis, cohesiveness, and
grammatical correctness. The
measurement will be a numerical
score and written comments
indicating the strengths and
weaknesses of the case briefs.
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Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarize
how you are or how you plan to
use the results to improve
student learning.
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise your
outcomes? If so, please
summarize how and why in the
boxes below:
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title:
Division/Unit: WEB COLLEGE
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: FALL 2014
Course Outcomes
Outcome #2
(Communication Skills):
Students will read the various
ethics codes and be able to
interpret the rules.
Outcome #3
(Information Literacy and
Research Skills): Students will
be able to evaluate lawyer
advertising from an ethical
perspective.
LAW 263 - ETHICS
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Students will read the Rules of
Professional Conduct and
analyze at least five fact patterns
in light of the ethical rules.
Students will be required to
apply the correct rule to each
fact pattern and correctly predict
the outcome. All assignments
will be analyzed and graded,
including liberal use of
instructor comments. Emphasis
will be place on requiring clearly
written English language versus
the use of legal jargon. The
instructor will evaluate the
student's performance of
assigning a numerical score
which will account for mastery
of the concepts as well as the
clarity, legal analysis,
cohesiveness, and grammatical
correctness. The measurement
will be a numerical score and
written comments indicating the
strengths and weaknesses of the
memoranda.
Students will collect examples of
lawyer advertising and, in a
written assignment, rate the
advertisements for information
value, effectiveness in attracting
clients, degree of dignity, and
ethical issues. The students'
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Use of Results
Effect on Course
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title:
Division/Unit: WEB COLLEGE
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: FALL 2014
Course Outcomes
LAW 263 - ETHICS
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
choices will be evaluated and
commenting on the students'
choices. Emphasis will be placed
on requiring clearly written
English language versus use of
legal jargon. The instructor will
evaluate the student's
performance of assigning a
numerical score which will
account for mastery of the
ethical considerations of lawyer
advertising, as well as the
clarity, legal analysis,
cohesiveness, and grammatical
correctness. The measurement
will be a numerical score and
written comments indicating the
strengths and weaknesses of the
memoranda.
Please enter your name and date below to confirm you have reviewed this report:
Title
Name
Date
Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Dean
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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