The course term paper will also serve as the Student Learning Outcome project. It should consist of 1,500 words.

The Student will: Investigate, analyze and write a report on the legal issues presented by the a legal situation with which the student is familiar, focusing on those areas of law presented in this course, such as torts, crimes and contract law.

To the Following Standard: Identifies an appropriate legal situation; designs an investigation plan to acquire the necessary facts of the situation; conducts the investigation, identifies the issues these facts present; writes a report on the legal issues and possible solutions, and makes an oral presentation before their fellow students.

Plan of Action:

1. Identify an appropriate legal situation from your own experience or that of your friends neighbours and family members.

2. design an investigation plan to acquire the necessary facts of the situation list what information you need and where to acquire it.

3. conducts the investigation acquire the information by interviewing those impacted by the situation researching the law in the textbook.

4. identify the issues these facts present an issue identifies the question of law raised by the facts and mentions the key facts to put the legal question into context.

5. write a report on the legal issues and possible solutions outline your report using the FIRAC outline but with much more detail.