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| Course Name | US Corporation Law | ||||||||||||||||||
| Category | American Law (Cultural Competence) | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. of Credit | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Classes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Professor | Jun Niwa Professor Profile: Graduated from Keio University Law Department (Bachelor of Law). Graduated from Temple University (Philadelphia) Law School LLM Program (Master of Law). Worked at Sixth largest general trading company in Japan and experienced export/import of industrial machinery, overseas real estate development, and corporate law department practices. Hold New York attorney at law qualification. Involved in distance education and training at Babel University Professional School of Translation since 2005. |
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| Course Summary | Lecture US corporation law in Japanese language. | ||||||||||||||||||
| How this course was developed | From 2004 to 2006, BABEL University Professional School of Translation developed 30 courses on U.S. laws to help the students who majored in International Paralegal and Legal Translation, to build background knowledge on their major. This course is one of them. The course was established in 2005 and updated in 2007. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | Students acquire comprehensive knowledge of US corporation law. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | Students who have successfully completed this course will have a comprehensive knowledge of US corporation law in both Japanese and English. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisite | Japanese Law Courses | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Progression | (1) Study basic learning materials and listen to audio lectures (2) Submit homework assignments as per the class instruction booklet (3) Take part in interactive classes using audio lectures, Q&A, electronic message boards, etc. with professors |
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| Course Length | Standard* 2 months (can be completed in a minimum of 1 months or a maximum of 4 months) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Hours of Study | Reading course guide and course material, listening to audio lecture: 1.5hrs Completing assignments should take 3 hours or more. The entire course should take 32 hours or more to complete. |
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| Deliverables (Course Text etc.) | U.S. Corporation Law (Babel University original text) *Authored originally for this course. Copyrighted by Babel University Professional School of Translation. |
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| Course Outline |
There will be 8 lectures as below.
The class instruction booklet (study guide) will provide students with (l) the objectives of the class, (2) an explanation of the learning materials, and (3) instruction in how to go about studying the materials. Students will (l) read the text to acquire knowledge of the content of the class, (2) listen to the professor's audio lecture to deepen their understanding of the content, and (3) verify their understanding by completing exercises, and submit their answers to the exercises.
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| Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement | Grade will be based on total scores from the following: *Assignment Submission --- 8 After you have studied each lecture, you will need to submit the assignment within two weeks. Grading Procedure: Evaluate submitted reports in five-grade system. Submission paperss will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics. *Minimum Course Requirement: B or above |
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