COURSE NAME:  LAW112 Civil Procedures & Constitution

Course Description (Detailed Syllabus is released upon registration)

Students will learn the essentials of Civil Procedures and the Constitution.  Upon completion of this course students will be able to: 1) explain whether a particular state or federal law can be found unconstitutional and describe due process and equal protection clauses in the U.S. Constitution and their impact on civil rights, 2) identify the freedoms protected by the first amendment, such as speech, assembly, and religion and when a law can deprive a person of certain freedoms, 3) describe the rights and responsibilities of police officers under the fourth  and fourteenth amendments with regards to searches and seizures, and 4) explain the process of a criminal suspect from being “Mirandized”, arrested, held, interrogated and eventually tried and the rights criminal suspects have through the trial and sentencing process. 

Prerequisites

None

Required Resource Purchases

Textbook’s name, author’s name, and the ISBN will be released to the students upon registration.  . 

Software and additional resources, including author’s name and the ISBN will be released to the students upon registration.   

Additional Materials for Learning

Access to a printer or printing shop such as FedEx Kinko’s

Access to high speed Internet and a reliable computer

E-mail account that will be checked daily

Course Grading and Policies

Points from:  Lessons, Assignments, Tests, Classroom Discussion, and Course Portfolio are factors in grade point calculation.

A = 90% – 100%, B = 80% – 89%, C = 70% – 79%, D = 60% – 69%, F = 59% and Below.

Late Assignment Policy: If unable to complete assignments or tests on time, please contact your instructor before the due date.Assignments or tests submitted after the due date without appropriate excuse and pre-approval will receive a zero score.

Award Upon Completion

The student will receive three credit hours upon completion of this course.