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EDUC 445-4 (EDUCATION)

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LEGAL CONTEXT OF TEACHING ?

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This course is designed to provide education students, teachers, counsellors and school

administrators with comprehensive understanding of the legal issues and potential legal liabilities

encountered in the BC public school system. Special attention is devoted to the legal dimensions and

consequences of routine classroom and administrative activity. Topics include: sexual abuse by

school board employees; negligence and supervision; private lifestyles and community standards;

discipline and corporal punishment; sexual harassment in the workplace; responsibility for

curriculum fulfillment; liability outside school hours; and the AIDS controversy.

Prerequisite: 60

credit hours.

TEXT(S):

B.C. Ministry of Education.

B.C. School Act. Chapter 412. 1996

Piddocke, 5, Magsino, R., Manley-Casimir,

M. Teachers in Trouble: An Exploration of the Normative

Character of Teaching.

University of Toronto Press, 1997.

REQUIREMENTS:

Assignments (12% per unit x 5 units)

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60%

Group Discussion Summary (2% per unit x 5 units)

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10%

Research Paper

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30%

REQUIREMENTS NOTE:

DELIVERY MODE:

print

FirstClass Computer Conferencing

internet (mandatory)

MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course materials and service fee $40.00

Deposit for additional materials

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$25.00

If one or more of these symbols appear at the top of this page, it indicates an equipment requirement:

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1300 West Mall Complex

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Phone: 604-291-3524 ?

Toll free in BC: 1-800-663-1411

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internet access ?

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9 telephone (teleconference) ?

Fax: 604-291-4964

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Simon Fraser University, West Mall Centre, Room 1300

604-291-3524

or

1-800-663-1411

(within BC)

Computer Requirements: FirstClass

• This course requires active online participation in

Firs tClass

(an online computer conferencing tool).

• On-campus computer facilities are available. If you are using your own computer, these are the

minimum

computer requirements:

Hardware

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PC with

Windows 95

or later OR Mac

with

System 8.6

or later

o 1OMBRAM

o 6 MB free disk space

o

28.8-baud modem (56 K or higher is

recommended)

C3

CD ROM drive

FirstClass Access & Accounts

Software & Other

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Internet connection

o

Firs tClass

software (described and provided in

your course materials)

L3

Email (e.g. Eudora, Outlook Express, or

equivalent)

Access to

FirstClass

begins the week before classes begin.

• SFU students: Use your SFU computing account ID and your SFU student # to log into

If you don't have an SFU computing ID, get it online at <http://my.sfu.ca

>..

OU students: Your

FirstClass

ID and password is your OU student number.

Connecting to the Internet from Home

• You are responsible for setting up your connection, either through SFU or your own

external Internet service provider (ISP) (e.g., Telus, Shaw, etc).

• For information on Internet service available through SFU, please consult the Academic

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Computing Services (ACS) web site:

<http:I/www.sfu.ca/acs/modems/index.htm >..

• The subsidized modem hours allotted to you (four hours of access per credit hour) may not

be sufficient to complete the required course work.

A voucher system has been implemented to allow students to pay for continued modem

access on 604-677-6678 (after your subsidized access is used up). Vouchers may be

purchased from campus bookstores in increments of $20. At 60 cents per hour, each voucher

is good for approximately 33 hours. Instructions are included with the voucher. See

<http://www.sfu.ca/acs/modems/index.htm

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for more information.

General

• Prior computer knowledge is expected (i.e. ability to save files, install programs, and

maintain your computer). Familiarity with the Internet, e-mail, and related applications is

strongly recommended.

• Support is not available for general computer problems (e.g., operating system, hardware).

Need help?

• Firs tClass support: <help@firstclass.sfu.ca

> or 604-291-5575

• Help with SFU computing accounts: <help@sfu.ca

>, 604-291-3230, or visit AQ 3148

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