Intro to Law and Legal Analysis

Juris Doctorate

JD 545

Breyer State University

Instructor: Jay Strike Carlin, JD, Psy.D, M.S., MBA, BA

SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOK: There is one text required for this class.

Book 1: Introduction to The Study of Law, Cases and Materials, 2nd edition, Makdisi, Anderson Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000 ISBN # 1-58360-756-0

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Once you are in receipt of your text, please review and begin reading the text. Your assignment for the first four weeks is to read, study and review the text. Additionally it is highly recommended that you use the following legal website and review the section on legal research as well as become familiar with the site in it's entirety. It is an excellent tool to utilize throughout your course of law study at Breyer State University. The site may be accessed at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com. You may also choose to begin your studies by reviewing an e-book, which is included with your course materials. Additionally assignments may be made and you may submit them for my review and I will advise as to how well you are learning the material presented in the text. However please be advised that the assignments are not graded and will have no influence on your grade in this course. They are simply tools, which allow you to practice and give additional insights into the course materials. Please note that you may proceed as quickly as you like keeping in mind that there will be two examinations in this course, one a midterm and the other a final examination.

After you have read the first four chapters of this text, please email me so that access may gained for the midterm. Please remember to notify me at least one week prior to the exam so that appropriate contacts can be made with the University to grant you access to the exam. Another important reminder is that the midterm examination must be taken and completed by the end of the 5th week, no exceptions.

After you have read the last two chapters of the text and the four topic sections and assignments, once again email me so that access may be gained to this final examination. Please note that the final examination will only test on the last two chapters of the text and assignments and will not be cumulative in scope. Again, the final examination must be completed by the last day of the course (end of the 10th week), no exceptions.

EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations required for this course, one a midterm examination and the other a final examination. The midterm examination covers Chapters One through Four of the text and the Final examination covers Chapters Five, Six and Topics One through Four of the text and is not cumulative.

Procedure for both Exams and Exam format;

Both exams will be essay and you are to utilize the materials presented in the course text as reference material. Although you may utilize any materials including commercial outlines it is best to establish a learning routine which utilizes the class text materials rather than on commercial outlines. You are reminded that the work presented must be logically thought out, concise and specific address the question being asked. Any answers, which are deemed non-responsive, will not be given credit in this class. If you have any specific questions concerning the exams they should be addressed with me well in advance of any issues arising and must be done prior to sitting for either the Midterm or the Final Exam.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    - A
80-89%      - B
70-79%      - C
60-70%      - D
Below 60% - Fail

COURSE ACCELERATION: It is permissible for you to accelerate the pace in this self-directed course. You may chose to take the mid-term examination prior to the 5th week and/or take the final examination prior to the 10th week in the course. Please notify me as to your intentions in this regard and you will be granted access to the exams during that period of time in which you wish to sit for them. However due to the difficulty of the material and the complexity of the concepts presented in this course, most students will not elect this option and most proceed with the pace outlined in the syllabus.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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