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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 446-4
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LAW FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER
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(E1.00)
Summer Session, 1992
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Instructor: Carmen Samuda-Lehman/
(June 29— August 7)
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Anita Holler
Monday/Wednesday, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.
Location: MPX 7500F
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This introductory law course is designed to provide teachers and administrators with
practical knowledge of Canadian Law and the legal process. A broad range of legal topics
and concepts will be covered. No prior legal knowledge or experience is required. The
course begins with a brief look at the history of our legal system and its institutions (i.e.,
the court system). In addition, other areas of the law that will be discussed include:
- criminal law
- tort law and negligence
- family law (divorce, custody, maintenance)
- the Young Offender's Act
- contract law
- constitutional law and the Charter of Rights
- aboriginal rights
- environmental law
REQUIRED TEXT
TBA
TEXTS ON RESERVE
TBA
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation, unit assignments, and a
research paper or unit plan. There will be no final examination.
CENTRE FOR DISTANCESUCATION
Distance Education Course
Simon Fraser University
EDUCATION 446-4
LAW FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Canadian law and legal
institutions. While the focus of the course is to prepare B.C. teachers to teach Law 12
and the law component of Social Studies 11, the content can provide any university
student with a basic understanding of Canada's legal system. The course includes an
overview of the .history and sources of Canadian law, an examination of its legal
institutions and their processes as well as an introduction to the main areas of
substantive law including criminal, family, tort, contract, commercial and property law.
Course assignments encourage students to investigate legal institutions and services
and to research legal concerns in their own communities and to become involved in a
legal education resource network. Students will communicate with each other in
teleconference sessions and be introduced to some of the legal resource materials
that have been recommended by the Ministry of Education for use in the classroom.
PREREQUISITE:
EDUC 401/402 or equivalent
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Coombs, Parkinson and Case,
Ends in View: An Analysis of the Goals of Law-related
Education
Case, Roland et al,
Understanding Charter Decisions: A Guide to
Judicial Reasoning and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
British Columbia Ministry of Education,
Law 12 Curriculum Guide
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Students must complete six bi-weekly assignments, which include written responses
to unit readings and audio lectures, two law-related activity reports and a ten-page
legal research report.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
MAKE
CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE
