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SUGGESTIONS FOR ASSIGNMENTS Introduction Because the heart of a legal research and writing class is the actual research and writing, I rely exclusively on research and writing exercises, assignments, and projects. I do not give any exams, although I have seen several useful exams designed to test students on their knowledge of the features of various sets of books. If desired, exams can be a combination of true/false and multiple-choice questions. Alternatively, exams can present a factual question and then ask students to explain how they would go about finding the answer to the question and to describe the research techniques they would use. A Test Bank for all chapters is found in the last section of this Manual. Assuming students have in-class Internet access, an extremely effective test could be structured that would require students to use Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and the Internet to answer several questions. As to reading assignments, these are set forth in the syllabus, and students are asked to read the text assignment for a class before that class session. The assignments for the first several chapters are exercises requiring the students to use sets of books to which they have been introduced in the corresponding text chapter. Because most people learn best by doing, students will need to locate and examine various sets of books to determine answers to questions.
TESTBANKSELLER.COM In real-life situations, research is not always confined to such a question-answer approach. Often several issues need to be researched for a project, and the answers are not always clear-cut. Students will become ready for such complex assignments by preparing the more thorough writing projects, such as correspondence, memoranda, and briefs. On the other hand, paralegals are often asked quick research questions, such as, “How many directors must a corporation have in this state?” or “What is the statute of limitations for bringing an action for breach of a written contract?” These questions require a paralegal to consider which set of books will yield the quickest answer and then use the set to locate the correct answer. The assignments given in the first few chapters are designed to introduce students to sets of books they will be expected to be familiar with so they will be able to respond to “real life” research requests. These first several assignments are thus very practical in nature and are intended to encourage efficient and accurate research habits. Similarly, the questions asked in the “Internet Assignment” section for each chapter are designed to replicate “real life” assignments in law office settings. Whenever possible, these questions relate to topics discussed in the respective chapter so that, for example, after the discussion of the federal and state court structures in Chapter Two, students must locate information about state courts by accessing Internet sites that will prove useful to them once they are employed.
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