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Winter 2010 Methods of Evaluation
Revised: January 3, 2010
Upper Year Courses: Winter 2009 Term
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Method of Evaluation |
| 608 Advanced Corporate Law (Belovich/Mitchell)(24) | 2-3 take home assignments |
| 411 Advanced Criminal Law (Dufraimont)(24) |
Research paper(25 pgs) 75%; weekly response papers (1-2 pgs) 15%; class participation10% |
| 459 Advanced Securities (Joshi)(24) | class participation, presentation, paper |
| 341 Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] (Curtis)(20) | |
| 350 Appellate Advocacy (Burstein/Hutchison))(20) | Short written assignments (15%); long written assignment [factum](35%); class participation (10%); final oral argument (40%) |
| 418 Clinical Correctional (cont.) (Mandell)(18) |
Class work, class participation, clinic work |
| 521 Clinical Family (Bala)(8) |
Assessment of placement, reflective piece, seminar involvment |
| 590 Clinical Litigation Practice(cont)(Charlesworth/Mills)(18) | File management and clinic performance (35%); materials prepared in connection with file work (30%); class involvement (35%) |
| 562 Collective Agreement and Arbitration (Carter)(18) |
60% course assignment; 40% class particpation |
| 221 Comparative Constitutional (Newman)(24) |
70% paper, 30% participation |
| 446 Competition Law (Eatrides et al.) (24) | 100% paper |
| 512 Corporate Finance (J. Connidis)(20) | Attendance, participation, seminar preparation, seminar presentation and assignments |
| 511 Corporate Taxation (Tobias)(24) | 90% exam; 10% class participation |
| 640 Elder Law (Freedman)(24) |
75% research paper; 25% presentation |
| 517 Environmental Protection Law (Pardy)(24) |
100% paper |
| 645 Estate Litigation (Griesdorf)(20) | Oral presentation (moot) 50% and written paper (factum) 50% |
| 522 Human Rights (Corbett) (24) | 20% presentation, 80% paper |
| 570 Images of Drs and Lawyers (Weisberg)(24; of which 12 are Law students] | Course journal, focus notes, oral history of physician, lawyer or judge |
| 410 International Criminal Law (Robinson) (24) | 25% participation; 75% choice of 3 hr open-book exam or 25 page paper |
| 559 International Labour Law (Banks)(24) |
60% paper; commentaries 20%; presentation of research 20% |
| 533 Law Gender and Equality (Hanson)(24) | 80% paper; 20% participation and seminar |
| 335 Negotiation (Crush)(20) | 25% class participation; 25% focus notes; 25% paper; 25% class presentation [may be changed by new instructor] |
| 681 Occupational Safety, Health and Workers Compensation Law (Law)(18) | 100% final exam OR 100% paper OR a hybrid option of 40% paper and 60% final exam |
| 691 Osler Business Law Symposium (Miller)(24) | 60% paper; three 5 pg commentaries (10% each); participation 10% |
| 364 Personal Injury Advocacy (Vigmond)(20) | 75% assignments; 25% participation |
| 438 Queen's Business Law Clinic (Kissick)(9) |
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| 589, 588, 587 Queen's Law Journal (cont) (Adell) | n/a |
| 509 Taxation of Trusts and Estates (Kerzner)(24) |
85% open book exam; 15% class participation |
| 451 Trademarks and Unfair Competition (Magnusson)(24) |
100% open book exam |
| 360 Trial Advocacy (Kamin) (10) | 60% class participation; 40% student conducted trial examination |
| 361 Trial Advocacy (Burstein/Hutchison)(20) |
15% classroom performance; 15% final mock trial |
Lecture Courses Offered in Fall and Winter Terms |
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| 427 Administrative Law (Corbett)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 321 Advanced Legal Research (McCormack)(65) | Legal memo (45%); in-class quiz (10%); essay (45%) |
| 440 Business Associations (Miller)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 225 Civil Procedure (Knutsen)(75) | Open book exam (70%); drafting assignments (30%) |
| 404 Criminal Procedure- not offered this term |
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| 320 Evidence (Manson)(75) | 100% closed book exam |
| 520 Family Law (Maur)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 560 Labour- not offered this term |
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| 508 Taxation (Lahey)(75) | 100% open book exam OR 100% research paper |
Lecture Courses Offered in Winter Term Only |
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| 606 Bankruptcy (Jones)(65) | 35% assignment; 65% open book exam |
| 519 Children's Law (Miklas)(65) | 90% Course journal; 10% class participation |
| 441 Commercial (Karton)(70) |
100% limited open book exam |
| 550 Conflict of Laws (Bailey)(60) | 100% open book exam |
| 546 European Union Law (Walters)(60) | 100% open book exam |
| 538 International Environmental and Resource Law (Metcalf)(60) |
open book exam OR research paper (75%); participation/class comment notes(25%) |
| 540 International Law (Robinson)(65) | 100% open book exam |
| 310 Jurisprudence (Thorburn)(65) | 50% take-home exam; 15% participation; 20% weekly assignments andone longer assignment worth 15% |
| 334 Legal Ethics (Weisberg)(60) | Course journal; focus notes, group project |
| 304 Public Health (Peppin)(65) |
Paper 85%; with 15% mark for participation if it benefits student |
| 314 Remedies (Pratt)(65) |
100% closed book exam |
| 305 Social and Economic Rights (Kahana)(75) | 80% final paper OR final exam; 20% class participation. This mark is failsafe. If the mark of the student's exam or paper is higher than the participation mark the exam/paper will count for 100%. |
| 462 Wills and Estates (Freedman)(65) |
100% open book exam |
Short Courses Offered in Winter Term Only |
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| 629 Markets, Morals and Methods (Hockett)(24) |
10-12 page double-spaced paper |
| 630 Personal Property Security Act (Gray/Horst)(24) |
Attendance 10%; Group presentations 30%; Take home exam 60% |