Term Paper Help
The course term paper will also serve as the Student Learning Outcome project. It should consist of 1,500 words.
The Student will:
Investigate, analyze and write a report on the legal issues presented by the a legal situation with which the student is familiar, focusing on those areas of law presented in this course, such as torts, crimes and contract law.
To the Following Standard:
Identifies an appropriate legal situation; designs an investigation plan to acquire the necessary facts of the situation; conducts the investigation, identifies the issues these facts present; writes a report on the legal issues and possible solutions, and makes an oral presentation before their fellow students.
Plan of Action:
Identify an appropriate legal situation
from your own experience or that of your friends neighbours and family members
design an investigation plan to acquire the necessary facts of the situation
list what information you need and where to acquire it
conducts the investigation
acquire the information by
interviewing those impacted by the situation
researching the law in the textbook
identify the issues these facts present
An issue identifies the question of law raised by the facts and mentions the key facts to put the legal question into context
Write a report on the legal issues and possible solutions
outline your report using the FIRAC outline but with much more detail
Possible Format of the Report
Introduction - The Story Complete story about 500 words, who, what when where
Key Facts - Material a paragraph of the facts which will make a difference to the outcome
Issue -- pick one that matches the material of one of the chapters
Rule - describe the rule and it elements - use the chapters to find this rule
Analysis - apply key facts to each element of the rule
Conclusion
legal / logical outcome based on your analysis
what really happened - compare theoretical result to real life