Description: LEGAL STUDIES CAPSTONE: ASSESSING YOUR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION provides the opportunity for you to review, enhance and demonstrate your knowledge and practical application of the law as you complete your education. Achievement of learning objectives is shown through development of a portfolio of your work and a successful score on a comprehensive exam.
Measurable learning objectives are detailed for each unit, with discussion questions, portfolio assignments and exam questions designed to measure the attainment of each outcome. Job search, continuing education, ethical obligations and technology skills are addressed, and you organize related documentation to prepare for post-graduation endeavors. These units are followed by summaries of core substantive and procedural areas of law, providing you with a review of prior studies as well as a gap-filler for keys areas essential to success in the workplace, continuing education, or certification and employment exams.
You can evaluate your knowledge of the law through review of questions and answers provided in the comprehensive exam in Appendix A. Portfolio assignments display your ability to draft pleadings, prepare contracts, complete forms and report research results for review by a prospective employer or as reference for future assignments. The Glossary and Other Resources listed in Appendix B assist in fostering successful outcomes in both portfolio development and the assessment exam. Product Benefits: - Learning Objectives correlate with measurements in assessments, discussion questions and portfolio assignments.
- Summaries of substantive and procedural law provide review and supplementation of prior studies.
- Discussion questions probe students' understanding of legal concepts and applications.
- Portfolio assignments guide students in preparation of documentation related to job search and continuing education endeavors and writing samples that demonstrate practical application of legal concepts.
- Comprehensive Assessment questions prepare students for broad evaluation of substantive knowledge of the law.
- Resources in Appendix B help prepare students for successful completion of portfolio and comprehensive assessment.
- Instructor's Resources provide sample course outline, grading rubric and assessment that can be adapted to program's stated learning outcomes.
Table of Contents: Preface: Purpose of a Capstone Course.
PART I: PARALEGAL COMPETENCIES.
1. The Paralegal Professional.
2. Legal Ethics.
3. Technology in the Law Office and the Courts.
4. Legal Research and Writing.
PART II: SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW.
5. Contract Law.
6. Business Organizations and Bankruptcy Law.
7. Family Law.
8. Estate Planning and Probate.
9. Property Law. Personal property, intellectual property and real property.
10. Torts and Workers' Compensation.
PART III: PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF LAW.
11. Litigation Procedure and Evidence.
12. Criminal Law and Procedures.
13. Administrative Law.
Appendix A: Comprehensive Exit Assessment.
Appendix B: Other Resources.
Glossary.
Index. |
