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LAW A549, Winter Quarter 2004

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Handouts & Assignments 2004

Assignments are due promptly at the beginning of class unless otherwise noted

Updated 3/3/04

 

Assigned

 

Due

Points

1/9/04

 

 

Analysis of Secondary Sources (handout - done in class)

1/9/04

2 (ungraded)

a.  Exercise #1 - Secondary Sources - Legaltrac, MARIAN and Hein Online

1/12/04

4

b.  Introduction to State and Federal Statutes  (CALI lesson - see how to access below)

http://lessons.cali.org/urllink.asp?LWR15L/WASHUO

turn in lesson score report (must get 80% or more)

1/12/04

1 (ungraded)

c.  Citation Form for Briefs and Legal Memoranda (CALI lesson)

http://lessons.cali.org/urllink.asp?LWR01/WASHUO

turn in lesson score report (must get 60% or more)

1/21/04

2 (ungraded)

1/12/04

a.  Exercise #2 - Statutes

SET A          SET B          SET C          SET D

1/16/04

3 p.m.

4

 

b.  Codification (CALI lesson)

http://lessons.cali.org/urllink.asp?LWR16L/WASHUO

turn in lesson score report (must get 80% or more)

1/16/04

1 (ungraded)

1/14/04

 

Exercise #3 - Digest and Case verification

SET A          SET B

1/21/04

5

1/21/04

Research Problem #1

1/28/04

12

1/28/04

Exercise #4 - Internet Research

2/4/04

4

2/9/04

Research Problem #2

2/18/04

20

2/11/04

b.  Researching Federal Legislative History (CALI lesson)

http://lessons.cali.org/urllink.asp?LWR14L/WASHUO

turn in lesson score report (must get 80% or more)

2/18/04

1 (ungraded)

2/18/04 

a.  Exercise #5 - Legislative history

SET A          SET B          SET C          SET D

2/25/04

4

2/23/04

 

a.  Exercise #6 - Administrative law

SET A          SET B          SET C          SET D

3/8/04

12:30pm in Rm L167

4

b.  Researching Federal Administrative Regulations (CALI lesson) 

http://lessons.cali.org/urllink.asp?LWR06/WASHUO

turn in lesson score report (must get 80% or more)

3/8/04

12:30pm in Rm L167

2 (ungraded)

2/25/04

Research Problem #3

3/3/04

28

3/3/04

Specialized and Efficient Research (handout)

3/8/04

12:30pm in Rm L167

2 (ungraded)

3/8/04 Course Evaluation 3/10/04

 

Grading:     Research Problems                                                            60 points

                    Exercises 1-6                                                          25

                Ungraded Assignments                                              11

                Participation and Attendance                                       4

                TOTAL                                                                  100 points

 

Copies of all assignments are on course reserve and the course web page and will be passed out in class.

Research problems and exercises are penalized 25% if late.

Ungraded assignments (worth 1-2 points) will earn 0 points if turned in late.

All assignments must be turned in.

If any assignment is not turned in at all: 1/2 grade taken from final grade

Re-doing assignments:

You may "do over" a research problem if you miss 25% of the points or more. Maximum grade on "do over" research problems is 90% of total points possible. 

"Do over" assignments are all due March 15, 2004!

 

Access CALI lessons by going to: www.cali.org.

Please register using the following registration #: WASHUOstu229 (this is case sensitive)


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