SJD Colloquium (LAW-999-001)
Tenney
Meets: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (T)
Enrolled: 5 / Limit: 10
Notices
SJD only
Description
Year-long course; two credits in the fall semester and one credit in the spring semester. Provides doctoral students the foundation necessary to succeed in the SJD Program. Topics include dissertation formulation, planning, and drafting, U.S. and international legal research, comparison of common and civil law systems, and academic presentations.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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• The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th Edition) • Peg Boyle Single, Demystifying Dissertation Writing (2010) • Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (7th Edition) • Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review (4th Edition) Course packet contains additional materials
First Class Readings
Single, pp. xi-xx, Preface and Foreword SJD Program Guide (available on MyWCL) Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Semester Progress Plans (available on MyWCL) In Course Packet: IRB Memo and Instructions for Approval (also available on MyWCL)
Syllabus
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Adobe Acrobat (PDF)