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Introduction to Paralegal Studies
Syllabus

Instructor Information
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Course Information
Textbook Course Objectives
 Course Requirements Student Evaluation
Online Schedule Interactive Schedule
 Traditional
Schedule		 Work Delivery
Assignments Extra Credit
 Websites AACC Web
Late Work Quizzes Midterm Final 

General information

My AACC
 The following information is found on the myaacc website.
Every student has access to this site.
Once you have accessed the website click on student services.
It is the responsibility of each student to review the information on this website.
Every student is required to read the highlighted policies.

College Policies
Services for Students with Disabilities

Student Services
Academic Integrity
Classroom Behavior and Decorum
Drug & Alcohol
Student Complaint Procedure
Class Attendance and Visitors
Computer/email Usage
Spirit of Community
Student Conduct Code

Registration and Records

Library

Campus Calendars

College Store

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Textbooks

Required
West's Paralegal Today
The Legal Team at Work
West Educational Publishing Company
2nd Ed.,  2000
Roger LeRoy Miller
Mary Meinzinger Urisko
Recommended
Study Guide to Accompany West's Paralegal Today
West Educational Publishing Company
3rd Ed.,  2003
Roger LeRoy Miller
Mary Meinzinger Urisko
and
A Uniform System of Citation
(Bluebook)

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Course Objectives
1. To acquaint students with the areas of the law that are available for paralegals.
2. To introduce students to the sources of the law, and provide an overview of procedural law and various areas of substantive law.
3. To allow the students to perform in a simplified form many of the tasks performed by paralegals.
4. To familiarize the student with the Annotated Code of Maryland and Maryland Rules, including how to locate pertinent statutes and rules and their proper citation form.
5. To introduce students to locating, analyzing and briefing Maryland cases, including proper citation form. 
6. To develop critical thinking skills to enable students to analyze legal problems, conduct fundamental research into solving the problem and to draft a logical memorandum summarizing their findings.

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 Course Requirements

Attend an Introduction to Law or Legal Research class to be announced in WebCT.

Create and Complete Paralegal Reference Manual.

Read all assigned Chapters in the textbook.

Complete the Chapter Assignments and forward them to instructor.

Take a Chapter Quiz for each assigned chapter.

Take a Midterm Examination.

Take a Final Examination.
In addition to the required work the student has the option of completing 100 points of Extra Credit work.

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Student Evaluation 
 Assignments
Click here for the assignment list and more details regarding assignments.		 30% (300 points)
There will be more than 300 points available.
Quizzes
List available in WebCT.		 20% (200 points)
Midterm
List available in WebCT.		 10% (100 points)
Final 10% (200 points)
Paralegal Reference Manual
Click here for more details on the Paralegal Reference Manual.		 20% (200 points)
Extra Credit
Click here for the extra credit list and more details regarding extra credit.		 100 points

Grading
A = 810 - 900 points
B = 720 - 810 points
C = 630 - 719 points
D = 540 - 629 points
F = 0 - 539 points

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Late Work

It is imperative that the student keep up with the class work.  It the past I have found that students who fall behind NEVER catch up.  In order to provide the students in the class with the greatest opportunity to succeed, I am holding firm to the deadlines established in the class.   Each student may have ONE EXTENSION of the assignment work for the class by requesting the extension in writing in WebCT PRIOR to the deadline stating the reason for the extension.  The extension will be for ONE WEEK. There will be NO  EXTENSIONS of Chapter Quizzes, Midterm or the Final Examination.  Even if the assigned work is extended all testing must be complete by the deadlines established in the course.  If a student requests an extension the work of no student work will be graded until all students in the class have completed the work.  It is very difficult to grade a single paper so be considerate of your fellow students who have turned in the work on time.  They would like to receive their grades as soon as possible.  

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Online Schedule

Release Date
Each new module will be released at least 7 days before the scheduled deadline for the current module.  This is to accommodate students who wish to proceed more quickly.  I reserve the right to change the modules up to the release date.  If you begin working prior to the release date you may be completing assignments that will not longer be included or may miss new assignments that have been added.

All work (including tests but not the Paralegal Reference Manual) will be due and must be delivered to instructor NO LATER than midnight on the Due Date.

There is some additional time built in so that students will have a weekend to complete the work.

Please do not begin the work until the release date.  There will be changes and updates until that time.
11/17/2003Chapter Weeks Covered Release Date Due Date
Module 1
1 1 and 2 8/25/2003 9/8/2003
2 1 and 2 8/25/2003 9/8/2003
3 1 and 2 8/25/2003 9/8/2003
4 1 and 2 8/25/2003 9/8/2003
Module 2
5 3, 4, and 5 9/3/2003 9/29/2003
6 3, 4, and 5 9/3/2003 9/29/2003
Module 3
16 6,  7,  and 8  10/20/2003
17 6,  7,  and 8  10/20/2003
18 6,  7,  and 8  10/20/2003
Midterm Examination
11/02/2003
Module 4
7 9, 10, and 11 10/23/2003 11/17/2003
8 9, 10, and 11 10/29/2003 11/17/2003
9 9, 10, and 11 10/29/2003 11/17/2003
10 9, 10, and 11 10/23/2003 11/17/2003
11 9, 10, and 11 10/23/2003 11/17/2003
15/1 9, 10, and 11  10/23/2003 11/17/2003
Module 5
12 12 and 13 11/13/2003 12/1/2003
14 12 and 13 11/13/2003 12/1/2003
15/2 14  11/16/2003 12/1/2003
Paralegal
Reference
Manual		 1 - 18 12/8/2003
Midterm 1 - 6 and 16 - 18 11/2/2003
Final 1 - 18
(except 13)		 12/10/2003

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Interactive and Traditional Schedule
Please do not begin the work until the release date.  There will be changes and updates until that time.
 Interactive and Traditional students will turn in the work on a weekly basis.
Chapter Week Covered Class Date Due Date
1 1     
2 1     
3  2    
4  2    
5 3 & 4    
6 5    
7 9    
8 10    
9 11    
10 12    
11 13    
15/1 14    
12 14    
13      
16 6,  7,  and 8     
17 6,  7,  and 8     
18 6,  7,  and 8     
Paralegal
Reference
Manual		 1 - 18    
Midterm 1 - 6 and 16 - 18    
Final 1 - 18 (not 13)    

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Work Delivery Instruction
Online Students
Please deliver in one of the manners listed below all Assignments including Extra Credit at the completion of each module. 
Please do not send individual chapters. 
Please send each chapter as a separate file.
Please do not send each assignment as a separate file.
Traditional Students
 Interactive and Traditional students will turn in the work on a weekly basis.

email WebCT 
Please email each chapter as one file with multiple pages.  Please include your last name in the file name. Each page must include your name and clearly indicate the assignment that is contained on that page. 
Fax 410-777-7054
*Keep Fax receipt.
Snail Mail  Professor Darlene Mallick
FLRS 202
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
*Postmarked no later than the due date.
In Person  Beth Surgenor
FLRS 202
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
Monday-Thursday 
9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
* Students must call to confirm that Beth will be in the office at the time of delivery.  Papers may ONLY be left while she is present.

Professor Mallick
FLRS 106
**Papers may only be left during office hours.

Interactive Students at Distance Site
Technician Please send your papers by one of the methods above or leave with the Distance Education Technician so that they can be sent to me.

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Testing

Quizzes
There will be a quiz for each assigned chapter.  Each quiz will have an assigned number of points.  The total points for all quizzes will be 200.  
Quiz questions will all be objective.  There may be any combination of True or False, Multiple Choice and/or Matching on each quiz.
Quizzes must be taken by the date specified in the Online Schedule or Interactive and Traditional Schedule for completion of that Chapter.  WebCT will automatically block out the access to a quiz on the deadline.  There will be NO extensions.
Quizzes count as approximately 20% of the grade.

Click here to Take a Quiz.

Midterm
There will be a Midterm Examination. The Midterm Examination is worth 100 points.
The Midterm Examination may include any combination of True or False, Multiple Choice, Matching, and/or Short Answer Questions.
The Midterm Examination must be taken by the date specified in the Online Schedule or Interactive and Traditional Schedule.  WebCT will automatically block out the access to a quiz on the deadline.  There will be NO extensions.
The Midterm Examination counts as approximately 10% of the grade.

Click here to Take the Midterm Examination.

Final Examination
There will be a Final Examination. The Final Examination is worth 100 points.
The Final Examination may include any combination of  True or False, Multiple Choice, Matching, and/or Short Answer Questions.
The Final Examination must be taken by the date specified in the Online Schedule or Interactive and Traditional Schedule.  WebCT will automatically block out the access to a quiz on the deadline.  There will be NO extensions.
The Final Examination counts as approximately 10% of the grade.

Click here to Take the Final Examination.

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