Women & The Law SeminarWomen & The Law Seminar
Women & The Law Seminar
Spring 2013 Professor Gayle Parkhill-Krein
Emeritus Office Class Time: Tues. 10:50-12:50
Class Room: 148
Required Text
Bartlett & Rhode, Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary (5th ed. 2010)
Requirements
Research Paper
Your main requirement in this course is to prepare a research paper of at least 20 pages (not counting footnote pages or appendices). The paper is to be typed, double-spaced on 8.5” by 11” paper. The paper must represent your individual effort, and you may not receive material assistance with the project from any other individual except me without my express approval. However, you are permitted (and in fact, encouraged) to take your paper to the Communication Skills Center, located in the Heterick Library (Ext. 2186). The paper must not have been submitted for a grade in any previous course.
Participation
I will announce text reading assignments on a weekly basis. Each student is expected to have read the assigned text prior to class and to be prepared to actively discuss it.
Grade, Attendance and Preparation/Participation
Grade: 10% quality and quantity of class participation (including questioning
during classmates’ oral presentations)
10% oral presentation of your research paper
10% quality of first draft of your research paper
70% quality of final version of your research paper
Attendance: More than 2 absences will result in a lower grade
Research Paper Deadlines
(all assignments to be submitted by email to me no later than midnight of due date)
Tuesday, 2/19 Paper Topic Statement Due (to be 1-2 paragraphs, describing
topic selected)
Tuesday, 3/12 Outline and List of Authorities Due
Tuesday, 4/2 First Draft Due
Tuesday, 4/30 Final Paper Due
Oral presentations of research paper topics will be given on 4/16, 4/23 and 4/30
