Technical Ability
Only minimal technical ability
is assumed. You each have had the "required" course in LLR and training
on Westlaw and Lexis. I expect most have done minimal surfing on the "net"
and know that a browser is something other than one who reads magazines
at a bookstore. Regardless, you are
required to learn how to use the web browsers (Netscape or Microsoft
IE), and to access the web for required assignments.
Class Meetings
There are no scheduled class meetings. All course work must be completed
by August 1, 2005.
Texts
There is a required textbook:
The GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law
ISBN 0-8129-9198-2
By Doug Isenberg
The text is used for both this course and Internet Law I. You may obtain it from the Samford University Bookstore. You also may buy it at Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble online.
Contact: H-e-l-l-o-o-o-o-o, is anyone
out there?
You can reach the Prof. in any number of ways:
E-mail: ajbolla@samford.edu
CyberOffice: ditto
Voicemail: (205) 726-2723
Fax: (205) 726-2587
Robinson Hall 218
My summer condo # 
and
location.
Course Grade
Your grade is based on timely answers to the questions and exercises [30%] and a research paper [70%] due at the end of the regular Summer
Term.
(a) Information sharing
I will post your topic in the Communications Area under Projects so others can comment and provide you "leads" they might find as a part of their topic research and surfing. There is no scarcity of good grades--you are not competing with your classmates, so you should freely share information.
Working drafts of your research paper will be posted in a portable document file [pdf] format on the web for critique and comment by classmates before final submission to the professor.
(b) Research paper (70%)
There is no mandatory minimum length--I stress quality over quantity. Papers must be in both hard copy format and in electronic format. (Electronic copies may be in any word processing program or in ASCII text.) All footnotes and citations must conform to the current edition of the Bluebook. Citations to material available over the internet should give the URL. (E.g., URL:http://iitfdoc.gov/index.html), and should generally conform to the appropriate Bluebook rule. Papers must reflect analysis and original thought as well as description. Carefully cite your sources. I will spot check unfamiliar citations to any sources.
While there is no shortage of topics, you
may gain help selecting one by reading Writing a Student Article.
The author guides you in selecting and narrowing a topic for a paper such
as the one required for this course.
All research papers must be delivered to me before
12:00 noon CST, August 1, 2005. More delivery instructions and format will be supplied later in the term.
(c) Online exercises (30%)
There are 8 exercises that survey many topical areas that are forming this emerging legal subject. They are not "mini" subject matter courses nor exhaustive in scope. They are designed for you to explore and experience many facets of law in transition. You should complete them as quickly as you can--this will help you formulate your research topic and interests.
Getting Started
Go to the exercises page and begin with lesson 1. Remember, however, that the subject is not "linear" nor learned sequentially even though the lessons are numerically ordered for convenience.
Certain portions of this class may be restricted and accessible only by enrolled students and invited guests.
Navigation Hints
Much of this course site is self-contained and you can navigate by using the location bar at the bottom of every page. Exercises, however, are built on information located in the text and on the world wide web [www]. Once you leave a course page to other locations on the www you will need to use your browser back-button to return to this course site.
Let's go ". . .to infinity and beyond." Who said that?