Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing I - Texas Wesleyan School of ...

Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing I (Fall 2010)
Section 6 (Afternoon)
Professor Mark Burge
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Required Texts:
1. Richard K. Neumann, Jr. & Sheila Simon, Legal Writing (Aspen 2008) (“Legal
Writing”)
2. Michael D. Murray & Christy H. DeSanctis, Legal Research Methods (2d ed.
Foundation 2009) (“Legal Research”)
3. Tracy McGaugh, et al., Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook: A Uniform
System of Citation (LexisNexis 2010 ed.) (“ICW”)
4. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass’n et al. eds.,
19th ed. 2010) (“Bluebook”)
5. Deborah E. Bouchoux, Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers (2d ed. Aspen 2009)
(“Aspen Handbook”)
6. David S. Romantz & Kathleen Elliott Vinson, Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill
(2d ed. Carolina Academic Press 2009) (“Legal Analysis”)
Grades: This course follows the law school grading requirements set out in the “Academic
Standards” section of the 2009-10 edition of the Student Programs, Policies & Procedures
manual for Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. The graded assignments for this
semester are weighted as follows:
Memo 1 (all components):.............................................................. 25%
Memo 2:.................................................................................................. 50%
Citation Exam (at the end of the semester):…....................... 10%
Research Assignments:…………….................................................. 5%
Class Preparation, Participation, and Homework…............. 10%
Class Preparation and Participation: Note that ten percent of your final grade will be
based upon your level of preparation for class and your participation in class. Among other
things, this requirement means that I expect you to have completed the assigned readings
and homework exercises, and also to participate in the in-class discussion and assigned
activities.
Class Attendance and Conduct: This course will follow the guidelines stated in the
Student Programs, Policies & Procedures. These guidelines include the attendance
requirements described in “Academic Standards” and the guidelines for classroom conduct
specified in the “Code of Conduct.” A student who violates Code of Conduct section 3.2.5 by
disrupting the classroom or otherwise interfering with the right of others in the class to
learn may be asked to leave the class. In this course, (i) any non-emergency use of—or
audible sound from—a wireless communication device (including cellphones,
smartphones, and pagers), and (ii) any use of a computer for non-class purposes (including
for games, texting, email, and internet browsing) is considered disruptive classroom
conduct. Any student asked to leave the class for disruptive conduct will be counted as
absent for that class meeting. The absence will count toward the maximum allowed
absences.