CyberLaw
 Syllabus

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Course Schedule		  Online Student Evaluation  Online Work
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General Information

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Textbooks

Required
Cyberlaw
Text and Cases
West Legal Studies in Business
Thompson Learning
2nd Ed.,  2004
Gerald R. Ferrera
Stephen D. Lichtenstein
Margo E. K. Reder
Ray August
William T. Schiano
Recommended
Publishers Website
http://ferrera.westbuslaw.com

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Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Extract key concepts from cases and statutes.
2. Determine the appropriate jurisdiction for civil and criminal controversies involving cyberspace.
3. Analyze a fact pattern under applicable levels of Constitutional scrutiny.
4. Define the various types of property that have legal implications in cyber space and describe the  law relating to each type of property.
5. Define Copyrights and identify exceptions to copyright usage.
6. Define Trademarks, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Patents, and other forms of idea and creativity protection and identify the legal implications in cyber space.
7. Examine Constitutional issues as they relate to obscenity, privacy, and defamation and identify applicable state and federal law. 
8. Identify business issues such as Taxation, Securities Regulation, and Contracts as they relate to cyber space.
9. Review policies and procedures for information security.
10. Identify cyber crimes and methods of investigation.

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 Online Course Requirements
Click on any of the yellow hyper links for more information about the requirement.

Read all Chapters in the textbook and complete the work listed on each chapter page in this website. 

Complete Chapter Assignments and forward them to instructor at the end of each Module.

Take a Chapter Quiz at the end of each chapter.

Take a Final Examination.


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Online Course Meetings

There are no meetings in an online course.  If a student has had minimal or NO law classes this class can be extremely difficult as it is a LAW class and requires a basic knowledge of the organization of the legal system of the United States, as well as, the sources of the law and their interaction.  A basic class will aid you in understanding the material and will make it seem more comprehensible.  If some of you feel that a meeting is necessary I will be more than happy  to schedule a class meeting to help with the material.   

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

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Online Student Evaluation 
Students sometimes do not understand a grading system not based on 100 or one where the grade is not a % of the final grade.  This system is a flexible system that allows the independent learner to choose his/her desired grade goal and allows him/her to reach that goal by doing the class work that he/she feels will achieve that goal.
Note: Click on the item below for more information.
Assignments    200 points
Quizzes 150 points
Final  100 points
Discussions 50 Points
Extra Credit 100 points

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Online Student Evaluation Criteria
A =  450 - 500 points
B = 400 - 449 points
C = 350 - 399 points
D = 300 - 349 points
F = 299 points and below
 
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Online Course Schedule

Late Work
 It is imperative that you keep up with the class work.  In 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.  Another important reason for this policy is that paralegals (and other employees) are always subject to deadlines and very often under extreme pressure.  It is necessary that you acquire the scheduling skills that will allow you to complete the work assigned by the supervising attorney (or other supervisor) on time allowing flexibility for the unexpected.
There are NO extensions so please do not ask me for one.

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 modules up to the release date.  If you begin working prior to the release date you may be completing assignments that will no longer be included or you may miss new assignments that have been added. Please do not begin the work until the release date.  There will be changes and updates until that time.

Due Date
All work will be due and must be delivered (See delivery instructions below) to instructor NO LATER than midnight on the Due Date.

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Please Note: There are 13 chapters and 14 weeks in the semester.  Therefore, the expectation is that you will complete approximately one chapter per week.
Module 1
The Due Date is the last date the assignments and extra credit will be accepted.  Chapter 2 is perhaps the most important chapter in the course. It deals with which court has the power to hear cases dealing with cyberspace issues. I urge you to spend a significant time reading and studying Chapter 2.
Chapter Release Date Due Date
1 See ANGEL
calendar		 See ANGEL
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2
Module 2
The Due Date is the last date the assignments and extra credit will be accepted.
Chapter Release Date Due Date
3 See ANGEL
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4
5
Module 3
The Due Date is the last date the assignments and extra credit will be accepted.
Chapter Release Date Due Date
6 See ANGEL
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7
8
Module 4 Part 1
Module 4 Part  2

Note: This Module work will not be delivered as a Module.  Iodule 4 Part 1 will include Chapters 9, 10, and 11.  Module 4 Part  2 will include Chapters 12 and 13.

Chapter Release Date Due Date
9 See ANGEL
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11
12
13

Other Course Requirements
Chapter Weeks Covered Due Date
Paper Topic 1-13           See ANGEL
calendar
Paper 1-13 
Final
Chap. 1- 13		 1-13 

 

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 Online Work Delivery Instruction
Please deliver all Assignments including Extra Credit at one time IN ONE FILE upon the completion of each MODULE NOT each Chapter.
 Example: MallickModule1.doc
Please include your last name in the file name.
Please do not send individual chapters with the exception of Module 4 which is split into 2 parts.
Extra Credit WILL NOT be accepted unless all assigned work for an individual chapter is complete.
Each answer should appear on a separate sheet of paper. Use control + enter to start a new page. Each page must include your name and clearly indicate the assignment that is contained on that page.
All work must be sent through ANGEL and must be in Word or PDF format. I cannot read Works or WordPerfect. Any file sent in those formats will not be graded. 

Please Note: Each Module in ANGEL will have a Drop-box where the file should be placed. Please place all work in the Drop-box.

The following methods of communication may only be used in an emergency.

Fax 410-777-7054
*Keep Fax receipt.
Must be received by the Due Date.
Snail Mail  Professor Darlene Mallick
FLRS 224
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
*Postmarked no later than the due date.
In Person  FLRS224
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012

Professor Mallick
FLRS 224
**Papers may only be left during office hours.

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Testing

Quizzes
 
All quizzes are in ANGEL.
There will be a quiz for each assigned chapter.  Each quiz will have an assigned number of points.  See the Quiz page for the number of points for each quiz.
The Quizzes are worth 150 points.
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 in the ANGEL calendar for completion of that Module.  Quiz deadlines are listed in ANGEL.  ANGEL will automatically block out access to a quiz on the deadline.  It will also not accept any answers after the time limit.
There will be NO extensions. Do not wait until the last minute to take the quizzes. If you do and something goes wrong the quiz will not be reset.
Go to ANGEL to take a Quiz.

Final Examination
 
The Final is in ANGEL.
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 ANGEL calendar.  ANGEL will automatically block out the access to the Final on the deadline.  It will not accept any answers after the time limit.
There will be NO extensions.
 
Discussions
There will be a discussion topic in each module. Students are expected to post at least 5 times during the course.
You may post no more than twice in any one discussion for credit and no more than 500 words per posting.

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