Introduction to Law

Introduction to Law

Full Description

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. TEXT: West`s Business Law (Text, Cases, Legal, Ethical and International Environment), by Kenneth W. Clarkson, Roger Leroy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz and Frank B. Cross. Ninth Edition. West Educational Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN: 0-324-15282-5

Outcomes:

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 (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

Week 2 Court Procedures (Chapter 3); QUIZ

Torts and Cyber Torts (Chapter 5); QUIZ

Week 3 Strict Liability and Product Liability (Chapter 6); QUIZ

Insurance (Chapter 50); QUIZ

Week 4 Intellectual Property and Internet Law (Chapter 7); QUIZ

Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes (Chapter 8); QUIZ

Week 5 Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals (Chapter 52); QUIZ

Wills, Trusts, And Elder Law (Chapter 51); QUIZ

Week 6 International and Comparative Law (Chapter 523; QUIZ

Law for Small Business (Chapter 54); QUIZ

Contact Hours: 24