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Class information

PL102 Survey of Substantive Law

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  • CRN: 20409
  • Credits: 3
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Remote, Thursday, from 6:30 to 9:20pm
      From April 4 through June 13, 2024, Betty Homer

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING THROUGH THOROUGHLY WHICH SHOULD ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.  THANK YOU.

Attendance is required even though lectures will be recorded. 

The textbook you will be using is Introduction to Law for Paralegals: A Critical Thinking Approach, Eighth Edition, by Katherine A. Currier, Thomas E. Eimermann, Marisa S. Campbell (same textbook used in PL 101 and 108).

If you are buying the above textbook NEW (not used) for the first time for whatever reason, you should request that it be bundled with Aspen Publishing's Write.Law software which is free with any NEW (not used) purchase.  The Write.Law software was originally designed to help law students improve on their legal writing skills; it is now available to you as paralegal students.  Aspen Publishing will provide you with a code that is good for one (1) year from the time you activate it.  If you have any questions about bundling this software, please contact Aspen Publishing directly.

**NOTE: If you already have the 7th edition of the textbook above, you can use what you have and you DO NOT need to buy the 8th edition.  If you do not already have the 7th edition, please make sure to buy the 8th edition.   

Technology

Since classes will be remote, you will need a computer, tablet, or phone equipped with a speaker and a camera.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.