BCOT 81 – LEGAL OFFICE PROCEDURES --- 4 UNITS

COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor: Dr. Sandra E. Elizondo

Class Hours: ONLINE

Office Extension: (562) 860-2451 ext. 2743

Office Hours:         ONLINE Tues, Wed, & Thurs 9-10 p.m.
                                On Campus:   by appointment
Office:                    BE14 or SS32

E-mail: selizondo@cerritos.edu

Website: selizondo@cerritos.edu/selizondo/

COURSE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: Legal Office Procedures by Joyce Morton, 7th ed.,
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.

HOMEWORK ASSESSMENTS: (ASSESS) Students are expected to read the textbook chapters
designated for each of the 15 weeks. Students will also be expected to do the Student Assessments
for each of the chapters. These Assessments will be turned in weekly for grade as they are very
necessary to assist you in completely the graded assignments. These Student Assessments
will be graded on a weekly basis. Total possible points for Student Assessments are 232.5 points.

VOCABULARY QUIZZES: At the end of each chapter there are vocabulary lists that students
are responsible for knowing the spelling as well as the definition of. There will be three vocabulary
quizzes, two quizzes worth 50 points and one quiz worth 25 points for a total possible points of 125.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS: (ASSIGN) The Student Assignments are listed at the end of each
chapter. Each student assignment is worth 5 points for total possible points of 380. Student
Assignments must be complete and on time to receive full credit. All late Assignments will
have an automatic deduction of one-half (1/2) the possible points.

EXAM(S): The final exam will be comprehensive and cover chapters 1 through 16. The Final
Exam is worth 200 points. There are NO MAKE-UPS for any exam(s) missed.

GRADING: Student’s final grades for the course will be determined based upon the following
schedule:

ACTIVITY	POINTS	PERCENTAGE
Student Assessments	232.5	25% percent
Vocabulary Quizzes	125	13% percent
Student Assignments	380	41% percent
Final Exam	200	21% percent
TOTAL	937.5	100% percent

GRADE BREAKDOWN:

844 – ABOVE = A

750 – 889 = B

655 – 789 = C

553 – 689 = D

EXAM MAKE-UP POLICY: There are no make-ups for missed quizzes and/or exams.

LEGAL OFFICE PROCEDURES – BCOT 81

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

NOTE: Assignments and sequence of events on this schedule are tentative and, therefore,
subject to change. Your regular online review of assignments and attention to announcements
egarding changes will be necessary to keep you up to date on all assignment due dates or
deadlines!

Week at a Glance	Reading Assignments	Homework ASSESS & PROJ Homework is to be placed in "DROP BOX" on date due
	Weekly assignments are due each week by Tuesday, 12:00 p.m., noon
WEEK 1	Orientation:	Sept 4, 2007, BE 14, Time: 5:00 P.M.
	Chapter 1 “The Law Office”
WEEK 2	Chapter 2, “Office Duties”.	PROJ 1, 2, & 3 Student Assessment 1 & 2
	Chapter 3, "Computers and Office Systems	Student Assessment 1, 2, & 3
WEEK 3	Chapter 4 “Preparing Legal Correspondence”	PROJ 1, 2 ,& 3 Student Assessment 1 & 2
WEEK 4	Chapter 5 “The Court Structure”	Student Assessment 1, 2, 3, & 4
Date of Test: Saturday, 00:00 P.M. - 00:00 P.M.	Vocabulary Test 1 from Chapters 1-5	TEST: PLEASE CHECK TALON NET WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE TEST.
WEEK 5	Chapter 6 ”Preparing Legal Documents”	PROJ 1, 3, and 4 Student Assessment 1 & 2
WEEK 6	Chapter 7 “The Lawsuit: Preparations for Trial”	Practice Set 1: Personal Injury---PROJ 1, 2, 3, & 4 Student Assessments 1, 2, & 3
WEEK 7	Chapter 8 “The Lawsuit: Litigation and Discovery Procedures”	PROJ 1, 2, 3, & 4 Student Assessment 1, 2 & 3
WEEK 8	Chapter 9 “Family Law”	PROJ 1 & 2 Student Assessment 1, 2, & 3
WEEK 9	Chapter 10 “Wills, Trusts, and Probate”	Practice Set 2: Probate (Testate). PROJ 1, 2, 3 & 4 Student Assessment 1, 2, 3, & 4
WEEK 10	Chapter 11 “Business Organizations”	Practice Set 3: Corporation. PROJ 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Partnership Agreement PROJ 1 Student Assessment 1, 2, 3, & 4
Date of Test Saturday, NOV 00, 2008 00:00 P.M. - 00:00 P.M.	Vocabulary Test 2 on Chapters 6-11.	TEST: PLEASE CHECK TALON NET WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE TEST.
WEEK 11	Chapter 12 “Real Estate’	Practice Set 4: Unlawful Detainer (Eviction of a Tenant). PROJ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Student Assessment 1, 2, 3, & 4
WEEK 12	Chapter 13 “Criminal Law”	Practice Set 6: Criminal Law. PROJ 1, 2, & 3 Assessment 1, 2, 3, & 4
WEEK 13	Chapter 14 "Legal Research"	Student Assessment 1 & 2
WEEK 14	Chapter 15 “Getting a Job”
Date of Test	Vocabulary Test 3 on Chapters 12, 13 14.
WEEK 15	FINAL EXAM	COMPREHENSIVE

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Last update: 07/30/08

BCOT 81 – LEGAL OFFICE PROCEDURES --- 4 UNITS

COURSE SYLLABUS

ACTIVITY

POINTS

PERCENTAGE