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Fall 2009 Methods of Evaluation
Revised: Sept. 25, 2009
Upper Year Courses: Fall 2008 Term Seminars/Clinicals/Skills |
Method of Evaluation
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| 532 Aboriginal Law (Walters)(24) |
20% presentation/participation; 80% research paper |
| 529 Advanced Constitutional Law (Stratas)(24) | Class participation, seminar presentation and moot or major paper |
| 341 Alternative Dispute Resolution (Crush)(20) | 50% paper and presentation; 25% class attendance and participation; 25% journal/reflective writing |
| 342 Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] (Gauci)(20) | Paper (40%); class participation (30%); short writing assignments (30%) |
| 350 Appellate Advocacy (Osanic)(20) | 50% written factums and 50% oral presentation of arguments |
| 418 Clinical Correctional (Mandell)(18) |
Class work, class participation, clinic work |
| 521 Clinical Family (Bala)(10) | Assessment of placement, reflective piece, seminar involvement |
| 590 Clinical Litigation Practice (Charlesworth/Mills)(18) | File management and clinic performance, 35%; materials prepared in connection with file work, 30%; class involvement, 35% |
| 399 Crime, Fault and Responsibility (Thorburn)(24) | 50% take-home exam; 15% participation; 20% weekly assignments and one longer assignment worth 15% |
| 552 Fiduciary Obligations (Ellis)(24) | optional 100% takehome exam OR 100% paper OR 50% takehome exam/50% paper |
| 307 Health Law (Peppin)(24) |
75% paper; 25% in-class presentation of research and contribution to class |
| 443 Insurance (Knutsen)(24) |
Participation 25%; short paper 25%; 50% open book exam |
| 506 International Taxation (Cockfield)(24) | 80% open book exam; 20% participation |
| 328 Law and Economics (Metcalf)(24) |
Participation/presentation 25%; paper 75% |
| 516 Law and Sexuality (Lahey)(24) |
75% paper; 25% pre-assigned class participation |
| 222 Legislatures and Legislation (Kahana)(24) |
80% paper; 20% participation |
| 332 Legal Imagination (Weisberg)(24) |
Weekly writing assignments |
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403 Mental Health Law (Hanson)(24) |
80% paper; 20% seminar and participation |
| 447 Patent Law (Zischka)(24) | 100% final exam (to be confirmed by instructor) |
| 564 Pensions and the Law (L.Mills/Arbour)(24) |
50% written paper, 25% in class participation, 25% in-class presentation |
| 438 Queen's Business Law Clinic (Kissick)(8) |
Casework and oral/written presentation |
| 589, 588, 587 Queen's Law Journal (Adell)(varies) | n/a |
| 575 Racism and Canadian Legal Culture (Kissoon)(24) |
paper and participation |
| 360 Trial Advocacy (Hall)(20) | Class participation (25%); final mock trial (75%) |
Lecture Courses Offered in Fall AND Winter Terms |
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| 427 Administrative Law (Walters)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 321 Advanced Legal Research (McCormack)(55) | Legal memo (45%); in-class quiz (10%); essay (45%) |
| 440 Business Associations (Nicholls)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 225 Civil Procedure (Maur)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 404 Criminal Procedure (Stuart)(75) |
100% open book exam |
| 320 Evidence (Dufraimont)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 520 Family Law (Bailey)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 560 Labour (Banks)(70) | 100% open book exam OR option of 100% written assignment (does not meet STP requirement) |
| 508 Taxation (Cockfield)(75) | 100% open book exam |
Lecture Courses [Offered Fall Term Only] |
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| 458 Advanced Issues in Contract Law (Pratt)(70) | 100% final exam |
| 468 Copyright (Freedman)(65) |
100% open book exam |
| 567 Employment (Regenbogen/Goodman)(60) | 100% open book exam |
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454 International Economic Law (Gallus)(70) [formerly Int'l Trade and Investment Law] |
100% open book exam |
| 460 Land Transactions (Katz)(75) |
100% open book exam |
| 448 Securities Regulation (Grant) (60) | 100% takehome exam |
| 416 Sentencing and Imprisonment (Manson) (65) | 100% closed book exam OR 50% take home exam, 50% paper [paper 9-15 pages depending on topic; does NOT meet substantial term paper requirement] |
| 463 Trusts (Freedman)(70) | 100% open book exam |
Short Credit Courses [Offered in Fall Term Only] |
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| 687 Freedom of Expression (Mackenzie)(24) | 80% paper, 20% oral presentation |
| 688 International Trade Litigation (Behboodi)(24) | 10-12 page paper or 24 hr take-home exam |
| 627 Advanced Topics in Criminal Law Theory (Ashworth)(24) | 10-12 page paper |
| 628 Law and Courts in South Africa (Justice van der Westhuizen)(24) |
10-12 page paper |
| 622 International Norms of Minority Rights (Kymlicka)(24) | 10-12 page paper |