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Winter 2011 Methods of Evaluation
Revised: December 22, 2010
Upper Year Courses: Winter 2011 Term
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Method of Evaluation |
| 532 Aboriginal Law (Graben)(24) |
Paper and participation |
| 608 Advanced Corporate Law (Nicholls/Seifred)(24) | 70% exam; 30% assignment |
| 525 Advanced Family (Bailey)(24) |
paper/presentation/participation |
| 469 Advanced Intellectual Property (Amani)(24) |
2 critical comment papers (4-5 pages, 20%); class participation/presentation (25%); final paper (25-27 pages, 55%) |
| 459 Advanced Securities (Ritchie)(24) |
class participation, presentation, paper |
| 651 Advanced Topics in Insolvency and Business Restructuring (Jones)(24) |
70% paper; 15% for oral presentation of paper; 15% for general contribution to and participation in seminar |
| 339 Advanced Torts (Hanson)(24) | 70% take-home exam OR 70% paper; 30% for in-class exercises and assignments |
| 343 Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] (Curtis)(20) | 25% class presentation; 25% focus notes; 25% class participation; 25% paper on class presentation |
| 344 Alternative Dispute Resolution [ADR] (Ippolito)(20) |
40% paper; 30% short writing assignments; 30% participation |
| 351 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)(10) |
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) | Two commentaries (6-8 pages) 20% each; 60% final paper (20-25 pages) |
| 642 Complex Liability (Knutsen)(24) |
40% participation; 50% paper; 10% presentation/argument of 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 |
| 645 Estate Litigation (Griesdorf)(20) |
Oral presentation (moot) 50%; written paper (factum) 50% |
| 695 ISP - Elder Law Clinic (cont) (Freedman)(4) |
public legal education presentations; casework; raising awareness of clinic; original legal research paper |
| 542 International Human Rights (Robinson)(24) |
75% paper; 25% participation |
| 410 International Criminal Law (Robinson) (24) | 25% participation; 75% choice of 3 hr open-book exam or 25 page paper |
| 454 International Economic Law (Flanagan)(24) |
100% open book exam |
| 559 International Labour Law (Banks)(24) |
80% paper; commentaries 20% |
| 310 Jurisprudence (Essert)(24) | paper or take-home exam; class participation; non-graded reading comments |
| 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 |
| 364 Personal Injury Advocacy (Vigmond)(20) | 75% assignments; 25% participation |
| 304 Public Health (Peppin)(24) |
85% paper; 15% class participation |
| 435 Public Law Advocacy (Mills)(20) | 75% assignments; 25% participation |
| 438 Queen's Business Law Clinic (Kissick)(12) |
Casework and oral/written presentation |
| 589, 588, 587 Queen's Law Journal (cont) (Adell) | n/a |
| 416 Sentencing and Imprisonment (Christie/Williams)(24) |
25% model sentencing hearing; 60% paper (15-25 pages), and 15% participation |
| 505 Tax Policy (Lahey)(24) | 100% paper |
| 509 Taxation of Trusts and Estates (Kerzner)(24) |
85% open book exam; 15% class participation |
| 362 Trial Advocacy (Kamin) (10) | 60% class participation; 40% student conducted trial examination |
| 361 Trial Advocacy (Burstein/Hutchison)(20) |
50% classroom performance; 50% 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 (Bracci)(60) |
10% quiz; paper 90% (to be confirmed) |
| 440 Business Associations (Quaid)(75) | 100% open book exam |
| 225 Civil Procedure (Knutsen)(75) | Open book exam (60%); drafting assignments (40%) |
| 404 Criminal Procedure- not offered this term |
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| 320 Evidence (Stuart)(75) | 100% open 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) | exam is elective - can count for 0 to 100% of final mark; research paper is other option - can count for 0 to 100% of final mark |
Lecture Courses Offered in Winter Term Only |
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| 519 Children's Law (Bala/Miklas)(60) | 90% Course journal; 10% class participation |
| 441 Commercial (Karton)(60) |
75% open book exam; 10 class participation; 15% from an in-class simulation exercise |
| 550 Conflict of Laws (Bailey)(60) | 100% open book exam |
| 468 Copyright (Amani)(60) | 100% take-home exam OR 100% paper |
| 471 Immigration and Refugee Law (Aiken)(75) |
100% 8-hour take-home exam |
| 462 Wills and Estates (Freedman)(70) |
100% open book exam |
Short Courses Offered in Winter Term Only |
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| 631 Comparative International Civil Procedure (DeVos)(24) | 10-12 page paper |
| 693 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%) |
| 630 Personal Property Security Act (Gray/Horst)(24) |
Attendance 10%; Group presentations 30%; Take home exam 60% |
| 683 International Trade Remedies (Masse)(24) |
30% class presentation or simulation exercise; 70% research paper/case comment (25-35 pages) |
| 633 Legal Writing and Written Advocacy (Stratas)(100) |
take-home examination (pass/fail) |
| 690 Issues in the Law of Damages (Pratt)(75) | 100% exam |