ub Document N: Course and Program Development: IMPACT AND APPROVAL SIGNATURES See Course and Program Development Policy and Procedures (www.ubalt.edu!provostj for instructions. SCHOOL: o LAW OMSB o CAS OCPA CONTACT NAME: IMichele Cotton I PHONE: 1410-837-5320 DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: ILegal, Ethical and Historical Studies IDATE PREPARED: 110/21/14 PROPOSED SEMESTER OF IMPLEMENTATION: )fall o spring YEAR:! 2015 TYPE OF ACTION: @ add (new) o deactivate o modify o other LEVEL OF ACTION: o noncredit undergraduate o graduate o other ACTION BEING REQUESTED (select one category, either Course Actions or Program Actions): )COURSE ACTIONS Original Subject Code/Course Number: o PROGRAM ACTIONS Original Program Title: ("""" eoune TItle, Select one or multiple actions from one ofthe lists below (review the list of necessary documents and signatures): 'I: 1. Experimental Course 2. Course Title 3. Course Credits 4. Course Number ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (check all appropriate boxes of documents included; review the list ofnecessary documents): ~ summary proposal (0) III course definition document (P) [J full five-page MHEC proposal (Q) [J financial tables (MHEC) (R) [J other documents as may be required by MHEC/USM (5) [J other (T) Summer 2010 1
IMPACT REVIEW (review the fist of necessary signatures): Impacted Entity SIgnature Date a. Library IJ no impact IJ impact statement attached b.ots IJ no impact IJ impact statement attached c. University Relations IJ no impact IJ impact statement attached d. Admissions IJ no impact IJ impact statement attached e. Records IJ no impact IJ impact statement attached APPROVAL SEQUENCE (review the list ofnecessary signatures): B. General Education (for No.7, 8) C. Final Faculty Review Body Within Each School (Chair) D. Dean ;;)/ul E. University Faculty Senate (Chair) F. University Council (Chair)1 G. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs President 1 /l-~- 1 I. Board of Regents (notification only) J. Board of Regents (approval) K. MHEC (notification only) L. MHEC (approval) M. Middle States Association notification Required only if the University's mission is changed by the action 1 UniverSity Council review (for recommendation to the president or back to the provost) shall be limited to curricular or academic policy issues that may potentially affect the University's mission and strategic planning, or have a significant impact on the generation or allocation of its financial resources. Summer 2010 2
Ub Document 0: Course and Program Development: SUMMARY PROPOSAL See Course and Program Development Policy and Procedures (www.ubalt.edu/provostl for instructions. SCHOOL: o LAW OMSB CAS OCPA CONTACT NAME: IMichele Cotton I PHONE: 1410-837-5320 OEPARTMENT/DIVISION: ILegal, Ethical and Historical Studies IDATE PREPARED: 110/21/14 PROPOSED SEMESTER OF IMPLEMENTATION: efall o spring YEAR: 12015 ACTION BEING REQUESTED (select one category, either Course Actions or Program Actions): o COURSE ACTIONS o PROGRAM ACTIONS Original Subject Code/Course Number: Original Program Title: l0ri';." C "..rn'., Select one or multiple actionsfrom one ofthe lists below (review the list ofnecessary documents andsignatures):! I.f. I 1. Experimental Course 2. Course Title 3. Course Credits 4. Course Number 5. Course Level 6. Pre- and Co-Requisite 7. Course Description 8. New Course 9. Deactivate Course 22. Other For changes to existing courses: OLDTITLE I SUBJECT CODE/COURSE No 1 ICREDITS 1L..._...J F=======================~ NEW TITLE ILegal Analysis SUBJECT CODE/COURSE No IJPLA 300 1CREDITS 1-13_---1 Summer 2010 3
DESCRIBE THE REQUESTED COURSE/PROGRAM ACTION (additional pages may be attached if necessary): Add a new elective to the Jurisprudence major, JPLA 300 Legal Analysis, with a course description as follows: Focuses on research, analysis and writing about the law. Develops or further develops students' legal research skills, as well as provides practice with analyzing sources of law and using them to answer legal questions. Prerequisite: JPLA 200. SET FORTH THE RATIONALE FOR THIS PROPOSAL: This elective would serve several purposes. First, it would allow students who would like to develop their legal research, analysis, and writing skills while in the Jurisprudence program to do so. Second, it would enable transfer students who majored in paralegal studies and/or who received an associate degree in paralegal studies to practice and further develop their legal skills while in the Jurisprudence program. (Presently, such transfer students may find that they have trouble keeping their skills fresh and current during the time they are in the Jurisprudence program because of the scarcity of courses that involve legal research, analysis, and writing.) Finally, Jurisprudence majors who would like to do a capstone that involves the law would benefit from having a junior year elective of this kind as a preparatory step. Summer 2010 4
llb DOCUMENT P: COURSE DEFINITION See Course and Program Development Policy and Procedures (http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=257) for instructions. 1. DATE PREPARED 10/14/14 2. PREPARED BY Michele Cotton 3. DEPARTMENT/DIVISION Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies 4. COURSE NUMBER(S) with SUBJECT CODE(S) JPLA 300 5. COURSE TITLE Legal Analysis 6. CREDIT HOURS 3 7. CATALOG DESCRIPTION Focuses on research, analysis and writing about the law. Develops or further develops students' legal research skills, as well as provides practice with analyzing sources of law and using them to answer legal questions. prerequisite: JPLA 200 8. PREREQUISITES JPLA 200 9. COURSE PURPOSE (how the course is to be used in the curriculum; e.g., required for the major, elective, etc.) elective 10. GENERAL EDUCATION AREA (if applicable; e.g., social sciences, humanities, mathematics, etc.) NA 11. COURSE TYPE/COMPONENT (clinical, continuance, discussion, field studies, independent study, laboratory, lecture, practicum, research, seminar, supervision, thesis research, tutorial or workshop; this must match PeopleSoft 9.0 coding, so check with your dean's office if you are unsure ofthe correct entry) lecture Summer 2010
12. FACULTY QUALIFIED TO TEACH COURSE Michele Cotton, Michael Moran, Jason Trumpbour, Emanwel Turnbull 13. CONTENT OUTLINE Would depend on instructor, but might take the following format: Weeks 1-2 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 5-8 Weeks 9-11 Weeks 12-14 Introduction to legal research and legal research tools Recognizing the difference between "good" law and invalid law Reading and understanding sources of law Practice with answering legal questions Writing the legal memorandum 14. LEARNING GOALS Students will be able to:.. locate legal sources using proprietary legal databases (if they do not already know how to do so) as well other online research tools and the law library... Discriminate between valid and invalid sources of law... Use legal research to answer legal questions... Write up the results of legal research in a format used in law. [These learning goals all contribute toward the Jurisprudence major's learning outcomes, which call for students to be able to apply ethical principles to legal and related SOcial issues; construct coherent and persuasive arguments about legal, ettlical, and related social issues using appropriate methods and sources; and evaluate law and its role in society in terms of ideas and conceptual frameworks from the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, political science and history.] 15. ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES Assignments, quizzes, and/or tests demonstrating the ability to locate sources of law and evaluate whether they are valid and applicable, as well as projects that use research and writing skills to answer legal questions and explain answers to legal questions. 16. SUGGESTED TEXT(S) and MATERIALS (e.g. textbooks, equipment, software, etc., that students must purchase) Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing by William H. Putman and Jennifer R. Albright 17. SPECIAL GRADING OPTIONS (if applicable) NA 18. SUGGESTED CLASS SIZE 25 19. LAB FEES (if applicable) NA (access to LEXIS already available through UB library portal) Summer 2010