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ACE Personal Injury (Torts) (3 Semester Credits)– Course Syllabus

Description:

Personal Injury (Torts) teaches students the academic and practical principles of tort law needed for a successful career as a paralegal. Through cases, hypothetical situations, and Internet references, students build skills, apply concepts, and stay up-to-date on exciting developments in tort law. "Practice Pointers" and "Practical Ponderables" introduce students to such skills as drafting pleadings, preparing medical authorization requests, documenting damages, drafting jury instructions, and assembling trial exhibits.

Textbook: Tort Law, 6th Ed. – Edwards – ISBN: 9781285863238

(This text is provided to students as part of their enrollment.)

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Course objectives:

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Define a tort and distinguish between a tort and a crime, also a tort and a contract.
  • Describe the initiation of a complaint and a response to that complaint.
  • Identify the elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, infliction of mental distress, trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion.
  • Identify the criteria used to assess the reasonableness of a person’s conduct.
  • Explain the standard of care to which a professional is held.
  • Distinguish between libel and slander.

Course Evaluation Criteria

A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Grading Scale                                                                                   

A = 95-100%

B = 88-94.9%

C = 80-87.9%

D = 70-79.9%

F = below 70%

ACE Course Retake Policy

2 (two) attempts are allowed on every quiz, and 2 (two) attempts are allowed on every final exam.

Proctorio – Video Proctoring          

All Final Exams are video proctored with Proctorio. (www.proctorio.com)

ADA Policy

Excel Education Systems is committed to maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment to all students, across all of its schools, in accordance with the 1990 Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

There is a total of 345 points in this course:

Grade Weighting

Chapter Quizzes          70%

Final Exam                  30%

100%

Assessment Points Available Percentage of Final Grade
Chapter 1 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 2 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 3 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 4 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 5 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 6 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 7 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 8 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 9 Quiz 25 3.68
Chapter 10 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 11 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 12 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 13 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 14 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 15 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 16 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 17 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 18 Quiz 15 3.68
Chapter 19 Quiz 15 3.68
Final Exam 50 30
Total 345 100

 

Course Contents and Objectives

 

Chapter 1 – Overview of Tort Law
Lessons 1.1 Background

1.2 What Is a Tort?

1.3 Reasonableness of Conduct

1.4 Public Policy

1.5 Morality of Conduct

1.6 Slippery-Slope Arguments

1.7 Creation of Case Law

1.8 Relationship Between Tort Law and Other Areas of the Law

·         Torts versus Crimes

·         Torts versus Contracts

1.9 Brief History of Tort Law

·         Action in Trespass

·         Trespass on the Case

·         Negligence

1.10 Coming Full Circle

1.11 Classification of Torts
Objectives
  • Define a tort and distinguish between a tort and a crime, as well as between a tort and a contract.
  • Trace the evolution of tort law.
  • Recognize the philosophical principles and arguments underpinning tort law.

 

Chapter 2 – Overview of a Tort Case
Lessons 2.1 Initiating a Complaint

2.2 Defendant’s Response

2.3 Discovery

2.4 Pretrial Procedures

2.5 Trial

2.6 Post-trial

2.7 Emphasis on Discovery Throughout This Text
Objectives
  • The initiation of a complaint and a response to that complaint.
  • The conduct of the discovery process.
  • The preparation for trial.
  • The conduct of a trial.
  • The implementation of post-trial procedures.

 

Chapter 3 – Intentional Torts
Lessons 3.1 What Is an Intentional Tort?

·         Transferred-Intent Doctrine

·         Categorization of Intentional Torts

3.2 Intentional Torts against Persons

·         Battery

·         Assault

·         False Imprisonment

·         Infliction of Mental Distress

3.3 Intentional Torts against Property

·         Trespass to Land

·         Trespass to Chattels

·         Conversion

3.4 Defenses

·         Mistake

·         Consent

·         Self-Defense

·         Defense of Property

·         Regaining Possession of Chattels

·         Reentry on Land

·         Necessity
Objectives
  • Identify the elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and infliction of mental distress.
  • Identify the elements of trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion.
  • Recognize circumstances in which it is appropriate to raise the defenses of consent or necessity.
  • Recognize when force can be used to defend self, others, or property, to regain possession of chattels, or to reenter land.

 

Chapter 4 – Negligence: Duty
Lessons 4.1
Objectives
  • Identify the elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and infliction of mental distress.
  • Identify the elements of trespass to land, trespass to chattels, and conversion.
  • Recognize circumstances in which it is appropriate to raise the defenses of consent or necessity.
  • Recognize when force can be used to defend self, others, or property, to regain possession of chattels, or to reenter land.

ACE Personal Injury (Torts) (3 Semester Credits)