Instructor | Instructor | |
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Name | Jason Baron | Doug Oard |
jason.baron@nara.gov | oard@umd.edu | |
Office | Archives II | HBK 2881F |
Office Phone | (301)837-1499 | (301)405-7590 |
We are always happy to meet with students before or after class, or at any other mutually convenient time by appointment. If meeting in person is inconvenient for you, we can also set up a time to talk by phone. Email by far is the best way to reach us to set up an appointment or a phone call, and it is also a good way to get a quick answer to a simple question.
The textbook is Michael D. Berman, et al., eds., Managing E-Discovery and ESI: From Pre-Litigation Through Trial, ABA, 2011. Other will be available online, either directly, through ELMS, or through the libraries' subscription.
All students registered as of January 21, 2012 were automatically signed up for the course mailing list using the email address that is on record for them with the university. If you did not receive email on that list, please contact Doug Oard to confirm that your email address on the mailing list is correct. Students are encouraged to post to the list (you'll get the address the first time you receive an email) when you have something that you believe that your classmates might wish to see. Questions sent to either professor by email may be answered using the mailing list when the answers might be of general interest (unless you specifically request otherwise).
Component | Percentage |
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Term paper | 60% |
Other assignments | 20% |
Thought leadership | 20% |
You will need a TerpConnect account in order to post materials to the Web (this will be the normal way of submitting assignments). Assignments are due before the start of class on the date indicated in the syllabus (or by midnight for dates on which we do not have class). Late assignments will receive reduced credit.
Thought leadership includes contributions during class, material and commentary that you post to the email discussion list, contributions of blog posts or other Internet resources, and service as a discussant (which each student will do once during the semester). Each student is expected to enrich the course in several of these ways.
Students will be expected to write a publishable term paper that adds substantially to the present body of knowledge on some aspect of e-discovery, and prepare a full proposal by the date indicated in the syllabus. Each student will give a presentation on their term paper during the last class of the semester.
Students will work in teams with law students from the e-discovery course at the University of Baltimore to prepare for and conduct a mock conference of the parties. University of Maryland students will serve as technical advisors to the law students in this process.
Students may work together on the homework assignment, but all of the material that is turned in for grading must be produced individually. For example, students may form study groups and work out solutions together on a whiteboard, but it would not be permissible for one student to create a computer file containing the answers and then for other students to copy that file and submit it as their own work. The goal of this policy is to encourage the use of homework as a learning aid.
The University of Maryland has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student, you are responsible for upholding these standards. More information is available at http://www.shc.umd.edu/code.html.
Students wishing to discuss accommodations for unusual circumstances should meet with one of the professors, and should do so no later than the third week of classes.