1. Meeting Times
Our class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:50 - 9:05 p.m. in the Hillcrest Classroom.
2. Required Materials
The required materials for this course are: 1) Dorsaneo, Thornburg, Carlson & Crump, Texas Pre-Trial Procedure 2009-10; and 2) any current rulebook containing the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Texas Rules of Evidence, as well as the Committee Notes. You may use an online version if you like, as long as it is available when needed in class. (Note that if you use only an online or other electronic version of the rules, it will not be available to you during the final examination.
3. Grading
Your final grade in this class will have two basic components. For the most part, your grade will be based on the final examination, which will contain multiple choice questions. The exam is open book. In addition, you may receive or lose discretionary points based on class participation, which includes attendance, preparation, and participation in class.
4. Classroom Etiquette
Normally, a student is expected to arrive on time for class, to remain throughout the class, and to leave only when class has ended. If an emergency, illness, or other circumstance makes it impossible for you to meet these expectations, please let me know, either before class begins, or as soon as possible after it ends. If you are ill, and may need to leave during class, I can temporarily assign you to a more convenient seat.
6. Noisy Toys
Before each class begins, please disconnect all audible signals on watches, computers, cell phones, beepers, or any other noisemaking device. If you are using a computer in class, you should be using it only for class work.
7. Disability Accommodation
If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule an appointment with Dean Camp to make appropriate arrangements.
8. Course Web Page
This class has a TWEN page. Please register for that course page, as it will contain supplemental readings and I will use that page to email class members in case of announcements.
