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Fall 2010 Methods of Evaluation

Revised: November 11, 2010

Upper Year Courses: Fall 2010 Term Seminars/Clinicals/Skills

Method of Evaluation

341 Alternative Dispute Resolution (Gauci)(20) Paper (40%); class participation (30%); short writing assignments (30%)
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%
695 ISP - Elder Law Clinic (Freedman)(4)
public legal education presentations; casework; raising awareness of clinic; original legal research paper
517 Environmental Protection Law (Pardy)(24) 100% paper
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, peer reviews and contribution to class
522 Human Rights (McHenry)(24)
75% take-home exam; 15% short paper or case comment (1-3 pages); 10% participation
617 Information Privacy (Amani)(24)
 2 critical comment papers (4-5 pages, 20%); class participation/presentation (25%); final paper (25-27 pages, 55%), can count as STP
443 Insurance (Knutsen)(24)
 Participation 25%; choice of case comment 25% OR paper (50%); 25% or 50% open book exam
328 Law and Economics (Metcalf)(24)
 Participation/presentation 25%; paper 75%
403 Mental Health Law (Hanson)(24) 70% paper; 30% in-class exercises and assignments

691 Osler Business Law Symposium (Miller)(24)

 60% paper; 20% presentation; 20% participation
447 Patent Law (Zischka)(24) 100% open book final exam
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)(12)
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 (Mills)(20) Class participation (25%); final mock trial (75%)

Lecture Courses Offered in Fall AND Winter Terms

  
427 Administrative Law (Aiken)(75) 100% 8-hr Take home exam
321 Advanced Legal Research (McCormack)(60) 10% quiz; paper 90%
440 Business Associations (Miller)(75) 100% open book exam; 5% discretionary participation reward
225 Civil Procedure (Maur)(75) 100% open book exam
404 Criminal Procedure (Stuart)(75)
 100%  open book exam
320 Evidence (Manson)(75) 100% closed book exam
520 Family Law (Bailey)(75) 100% open book exam
560 Labour (Banks)(70) 100% 6-hr take-home exam
508 Taxation (Cockfield)(75) 100% open book exam

Lecture Courses [Offered Fall Term Only]

  
445 Creditors' Remedies:  Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (Jones)(60)
100% open book exam
567 Employment (Regenbogen/Goodman)(75) 100% open book exam
540 International Law (Robinson)(60)
 90% open book exam; 10% participation
460 Land Transactions (C.Carter)(75) 100% open book exam
334 Legal Ethics (Harrison)(60)
 20% take-home assignment; 40% research paper [optional]; 40% final exam OR 80% final exam if research paper option not taken
314 Remedies (Pratt)(60) 100% closed book exam
448 Securities Regulation (Grant) (60) 100% take-home exam
451 Trademarks and Unfair Competition (Amani)(60)
 100% take-home exam or 100% paper option
463 Trusts (Freedman)(60) 100% open book exam

Short Credit Courses [Offered in Fall Term Only]

 
692 Feminist Legal Studies Workshop (Amani/Lahey)(24) Two advance questions and briefing notes (2 pgs) for 4 speakers (60%); participation in speaker sessions (10%);15 pg paper (30%)
687 Freedom of Expression (Mackenzie)(24) 80% paper, 20% oral presentation
688 International Trade Litigation (Behboodi)(24) 15-20 page paper
622 International Norms of Minority Rights (Kymlicka)(24) 10-12 page paper
689 Legality and the Rule of Law (Green)(24)
 15-20 page paper including prior bibliographic note (4 pgs)
632 Social and Economic Rights in Canada (Kahana)(24)
 80% take-home exam OR paper; class participation 20% -- Participation mark is fail safe.  If your exam or paper mark is higher than your participation mark, your exam/paper mark will count for 100% of the course.

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