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Prof. Michael J. Madison: IP Seminar (Fall 2007) | ||||||||||||
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Prof. Michael J. Madison
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Class Meeting Time and Place The seminar will meet Tuesdays from 1:25 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. in Room 120. The room location is subject to change; check the boards on the Second Floor for the most up-to-date information. Contacting Prof. Madison I have learned that few students ever appear during scheduled office hours, so I don't schedule them. I am happy to meet with you at your convenience. My office is Room 303. Make an appointment via e-mail at madison@pitt.edu or michael.j.madison@gmail.com. Required Course Materials and How to Get the Readings The required materials for the seminar consist of the law review articles identified on the Syllabus, available on the shelves in the law library and/or via the Westlaw system (see below). I urge you to buy and read Eugene Volokh, Academic Legal Writing.You may access the readings however you like: by using hard copies of the law review articles, which are available on the shelves of the law library, or by using your password to access electronic versions via LEXIS or Westlaw. A version of this syllabus on Westlaw’s TWEN service includes hyperlinks to each of the assigned readings . You can reach TWEN via this link.Seminar Papers and Grading The seminar will be graded either on the basis of a single long seminar paper, together with a presentation, or on the basis of five shorter papers, as specified on the Syllabus. The entire seminar will take one approach or the other; this is not a choice for each student. At the first meeting of the seminar, we will decide collectively which approach to take. If long seminar papers are chosen, you will develop a paper topic on your own, in consultation with me. Topics must be related to the theoretical orientation of the seminar. Students will prepare a presentation of their paper for the entire seminar. Seminar papers must follow the guidelines provided here. Grading guidelines for the paper are included in that page. Due dates for outlines and paper drafts will be discussed in class. For a final grade, the paper grade may be adjusted upward or downward by half a grade based on superior (or inferior) participation in seminar discussions, and upward or downward by another half grade based on the superior (or inferior) character of the student's presentation. If shorter papers are chosen, no presentations will be required. Due dates for the papers will be discussed in class. The final paper grade will consist of the average of the grades on each of the five papers. For a final grade, the paper grade may be adjusted upward or downward by half a grade based on superior (or inferior) participation in seminar discussions.Last updated: August 23, 2007 |
