LAW 6829 Professional Responsibility
Professor Vernellia R. Randall
The University of Dayton School of Law

 "A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system
and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice."
ABA Model Rules for Professional Conduct.

 

Please notify me of any typo, misspelling, etc.
 

00 Introduction                                          x
Syllabus                                         x
UNITS
01 Lawyer-Client                                         x
02 Duty to System                                         x
03 Modern Practice                                         x
04 Exam-Taking                                         x

 
ETHICS WEBSITES ABA Center                                               x American Legal Ethics                                                          x Ethics and Lawyering                                               x Ethics on Findlaw                                           x Freuvigek on Conflicts                                           x LegalEthics.com                                               x Legal Ethics Forum                                            x Legal Profession Blog ProfLaw (Westlaw)                           x Westlaw on Ethics                            x
 

 

                 


 

Outstanding!
3
Way to go!

Good job!
1- Needs Improvement.
Scope of Postings Student consistently identifies important points; clarifies difficult concepts, and frequently  tried to facilitate others understanding; made significant postings about  information or news about professional responsibility, particular diversity issues

 

Student generally identifies important points; occasionally clarifies difficult concepts, and generally tried to facilitate others understanding; made occassional post information or news about professional responsibility, particular diversity issues Student generally identifies important points; clarifies difficult concepts, and generally tried to facilitate others understanding; post information or news about professional responsibility, particular diversity issues Student occassionaly identifies important points; clarifies difficult concepts, and generally tried to facilitate others understanding; post information or news about professional responsibility, particular diversity issues
Preparedness
Participant is engaged in the class discussion at least three times a week and often references the reading materials and comments of others in a specific and thoughtful way; Shows a clear understanding of the topics under discussion. Provides support from personal experience. 
Participant is engaged in the class discussion at least twice a week and occasionally references the reading materials and comments of others in a specific and thoughtful way; Shows a good understanding of the topics under discussion. Provides some support from personal experience.
Participant is engaged in the class discussion at least once a week, but rarely references the reading materials and comments of others in a specific and thoughtful way; Shows a basic understanding of topics under discussion. Provides little support from personal experience.
Either does not engage in the class discussion  OR does not reference the reading materials and comments of others in a specific and thoughtful way; Shows no understanding of topics. Provides no support from personal experience.
Discussion & Brainstorming
Contributes many useful ideas that demonstrate connections between the assignment and the class which required thoughtful efforts.
Contributes limited ideas that demonstrate connections between the assignment and the class which demonstrated thoughtful efforts.
Contributes an idea that demonstrates a connection between the assignment and the class but required little thoughtful effort.
Contributes no ideas that demonstrate connections between the assignment and the class and/ or showed little or no effort in composing the thread.
Respectful Communication
Responded in a respectful fashion to all peers. If disagreeing with another group members' ideas, the student stated his or her disagreement or objections clearly, yet politely;  Postings and replies are professional in nature and support the learning environment by being related to the thread and using positive language.
Responded in a respectful fashion to most peers. Student stated any disagreements politely; Postings and replies are professional in nature and while supportive of the learning environment may occasionally be tangental to the discussion in a distractionary manner.
Responded in a disrespectful way to some peers. Stated some disagreements in a politely; Postings and replies show a lack of professionalism through frequent mechanical errors, distracting the flow of conversation, or communicating in a critical manner
The participant was rude or abusive to other course participants; Postings and replies show a disregard for clear communication or the need to be supportive to classmates.
Organization
Student's original posting is cleary understood.
Student's original posting is mostly understood.
Student's original posting is difficult to understand.
Student's original posting does not make sense.
SYLLABUS
Course Mechanics                                         x
Philosophy of Teaching                                         x
Evaluation and Grading                                         x
Teaching Methodolgy                                         x
Resources                                         x
Accomodations                                         x
 
Please Remember I May Modify the Syllabus and the Lesson any time up to three days before class.
 
 

  

 

 

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Vernellia Randall.  All Rights Reserved

 

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