Introduction to Law
Legal
Training
Provided by Online Training Directory
This class provides students with the basic principles of law, such as the difference between civil and criminal laws. Students will also explore diverse areas of the law like cyberlaw, insurance, e-commerce and will, trusts and estates.
Legal systems exist to serve the interests of the citizenry. Laws under such systems can deal with the public and private safety and health of citizenry, the means to resolve problems among parties, certain ownership interests which the law recognizes and protects, and the legal systems of different nations. For this Basic Completion course, students have 24/7 access to on-line testing materials. Each chapter of text in a course has twenty questions, multiple choice, true-false or a combination thereof.
Students may query the instructor up to three times, via e-mail, regarding course content. For the Advanced Completion course enrollment, students have unlimited access to the instructor via e-mail. Course Textbook link:
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Introduction to Law
Outcomes
Assessment
Students will complete open-book multiple choice exams on each chapter of material in the course (where the course consists of 12 chapters of material).Completion of each chapter is based on achieving a score of 70% or more on tests provided.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
(Students using the 8th Edition need to go to the course site for reading assignments) Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning (Chapter 1); QUIZ Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Chapter 2); QUIZ
Court Procedures (Chapter 3); QUIZ Torts and Cyber Torts (Chapter 5); QUIZ
Strict Liability and Product Liability (Chapter 6); QUIZ Insurance (Chapter 50); QUIZ
Intellectual Property and Internet Law (Chapter 7); QUIZ Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes (Chapter 8); QUIZ
Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals (Chapter 52); QUIZ Wills, Trusts, And Elder Law (Chapter 51); QUIZ
International and Comparative Law (Chapter 523; QUIZ Law for Small Business (Chapter 54); QUIZ
Contact Hours: 24
- After completing this course students will have:
- learned about the difference between civil and criminal law;
- studied the procedures used in the operation of the American legal system;
- examined a diverse range of legal topics, including cyberlaw, insurance, international law and will, trusts and estates;
- enhanced study skills through the use of open-book quizzes;
- developed an understanding about how this form of distance education works;
- explored torts, which involves personal injury law and insurance law;
- started the process of learning about the law through individual study.
Assessment
Students will complete open-book multiple choice exams on each chapter of material in the course (where the course consists of 12 chapters of material).Completion of each chapter is based on achieving a score of 70% or more on tests provided.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
(Students using the 8th Edition need to go to the course site for reading assignments) Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning (Chapter 1); QUIZ Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Chapter 2); QUIZ
Court Procedures (Chapter 3); QUIZ Torts and Cyber Torts (Chapter 5); QUIZ
Strict Liability and Product Liability (Chapter 6); QUIZ Insurance (Chapter 50); QUIZ
Intellectual Property and Internet Law (Chapter 7); QUIZ Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes (Chapter 8); QUIZ
Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals (Chapter 52); QUIZ Wills, Trusts, And Elder Law (Chapter 51); QUIZ
International and Comparative Law (Chapter 523; QUIZ Law for Small Business (Chapter 54); QUIZ
Contact Hours: 24
About The Training Provider: Online Training Directory
Online Training Directory - Workforce and Continuing Ed online courses are offered at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Going beyond basic training provides a deeper and more educationally rewarding learning experience, especially for students who wish to advance careers or initiate new ones. For the general lifelong learner we continue to offer "fun to learn" single, stand-alone courses.
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