Preparation and class participation are critically important. The class is small and our subject matter is novel. The Internet casebook, linking assignments, threaded discussion group and e-mail system are designed to engage you as an active participant in the learning process. This set of tools will require teamwork. I assigned projects to student teams to push you toward cooperative work in an electronic environment.
Collaboration is a key competency needed in law practice.
Link assignment with 5 sites proposed for recommended reading for the course, with edited descriptions and evaluations, due September 13, 1999. Group oral presentation in class. To encourage everyone to prepare and participate in all areas of the course, one-half of a grade differential will be based on class preparation and participation including the electronic extension of class in our discussion group online. If you are a conscientious, insightful and effective member of the class, your grade will be raised from your exam grade to one-half letter grade higher. If you are frequently unprepared and fail to participate, I will consider that performance in lowering marginal examination grades by one-half of a grade.