FOUNDATIONS OF THE LAW - DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE

The course will be divided into units each of which represents
approximately one week of study (extending further in some cases and
less in others). At the end of each unit there will be a toolbook
TUTORIAL and TEST. These may be taken in your own time and on your own
computer, if it will stand it. If not, they will run on the computers
in the lab. The first of these T & Ts (on the early Greek
contributions to legal thought) will be a good try out to establish
the routine of the tests and teach you to avoid elementary bloopers
which affect score. The scores will be transmitted to me in Ireland
via the web - thanks to the good services of Mr. Joseph Tuttle. These
scores will not necessarily be merged in with your grades on the final
exam (they might - we will see) but will be looked at in doubtful
cases (either at the low end - in the cellar- or at the upper end -
for the cigar)

THE TOOLS

1.	The class HANDBOOK. You should read the assignments here
at least twice (not one run through with the yellow marker in your
hand). After the first reading, shut your eyes and try to recall what
you have read. Then read it again and be prepared for a shock. This is
interactive reading and it greatly improves both memory and
understanding.

2.	There is a streamed lecture covering each topic on
the web in the Campbell law School page,(select faculty) then me, then
Foundations (Jurisprudence) and finally the appropriate presentation.
These are made with the  Powerpoint Presentations program. They
feature the lecturer in one corner; the slides coming up at the proper
times on the right hand side; and finally (and most usefully) a list
of the slides below the lecturer. You can click on any of these titles
and get that part of the lecture repeated - a wonderful revision tool.

3.	By now you should be ready for the Click-2-Learn TUTORIAL and
TEST. In the tutorial you can change your answers as often as you like
and performance is not scored. Then take the TEST which is time
limited, you are stuck with your answers and it is scored - a number
score on each page and a percentage  score on the last page. The
percentage score will be shipped to me via the web automatically.

4.  Conferencing sessions will be held each week - site to be determined
subject to the awful mess in Kivett at present. These will be carried
out using a program called SKYPE. I will see and hear you in Ireland
and likewise you will be encountering me in Buies Creek.

The FINAL EXAM will be at the usual time but it will be on the web and
you can do it either on your own computer or in the lab. If on your
own be sure - from doing previous tests and tutorials - that it will
work. It will be time limited from the moment you  open the first test
page (clicking on "next"). But you will have had lots of practice in
the previous T & Ts.

In WORD PAGES (Lexis/Nexis) you will find a syllabus for the course
and also (under documents) the tutorials and tests you will be using.
An occasional pop test may also appear (under TESTS in WORD PAGES).
These are again to let you see how you are getting on. In the past
some have discovered that they didn't know as much as they thought
they did - REMEMBER THE FEELING. This way you find out before the
final exam.

One final thing: I will be back in Buies Creek during the last week in
November and the first week in December and hope to hold LIVE review
sessions with the class -later in the afternoon for as many days as
you wish.

Welcome Aboard
J. Stanley McQuade