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214.4 sec. 001 - Advanced Interdisciplinary Workshop on Law (Spring 2025)
Instructor: Rachel E Stern (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Location: Law 136
From January 13, 2025
To April 29, 2025
Course End: April 29, 2025
Class Number: 33021
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 17
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 18
As of: 01/18 11:55 PM
This workshop serves a two-fold purpose. First, and most important, it is an opportunity for students working on interdisciplinary projects related to law to receive constructive, intensive feedback on a piece of academic writing. All participants will draft a 30-page piece of academic writing over the course of the semester, such as an article, dissertation chapter, prospectus, or grant proposal. The final paper for the course will be a full-length complete draft that incorporates feedback received during the semester. As that piece of writing takes shape, each student will have two opportunities to receive feedback from other seminar participants and myself on work-in-progress. Accordingly, the core expectation of the workshop is that all students attend regularly, present their work twice, and comment on peer work (including by serving as a lead discussant several times during the semester).
There is also a professional development component to the workshop, where we will cover writing-related topics such as giving and receiving high-quality constructive feedback, self-editing, resources for writing, and good writing habits. Perhaps most important, we will talk about the nuts and bolts of academic publishing and how different types of publishing institutions - including peer-reviewed journals, law reviews, academic presses, and funding agencies - make decisions. The goal is to set students up for success in academic publishing by demystifying the process.
The workshop is open to all students who have a suitable writing project slated for the fall that would benefit from intensive feedback. It is especially suitable for students who are considering an academic career path. This course satisfies the Option 2 writing requirement.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Submit teaching evaluations for this course between 14-APR-25 and 29-APR-25
Exam Notes: (P) Final paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
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Books:
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- Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher: Chicago Guides to Writing, Edi
ISBN: 9780226499918
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined