Course Outlines / Syllabi usually contain learning objectives, required materials, modes of evaluation, and a course schedule.
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Reviewing examples of course outlines can be a great way to quickly see how other civil procedure courses are structured. While all civil procedure courses touch on the same core topics, the means of teaching and evaluating those topics can vary greatly.
For example, Prof. Keir Vallance (University of Saskatchewan) structured his civil procedure course on a pass/fail basis. The course was taught using a mock litigation file. Each student was assigned one client (either the plaintiff or the defendant in the matter) and was required to complete a number of individual and group assignments throughout the course. Prof. Vallance’s course outline can be found here.
In the winter 2016 semester, Prof. Noel Semple (University of Windsor) broke his civil procedure course down into two parts “The Conventional Civil Action” and “Other Roads to Justice”. The students were evaluated by questions given in lecture using TopHat (classroom response technology) and an open-book final exam. Prof. Semple’s course outline can be found here.
In 2015, Prof. David Freedman (Queen’s Law) required his students to complete three drafting assignments and an open-book final exam. The syllabus provides an overview of the modes of assessment, course schedule by topic, and required readings for each topic. Prof. Freedman’s syllabus can be found here.