BCOR 2301: BUSINESS LAW OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENT PAPER PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: To provide you with an opportunity to observe, connect, and apply what you have learned during this course within the context of a real-life situation. WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ASSIGNMENT: First, spend at least one (1) hour doing one of the following: 1. Attend a court session here in Boulder (or any other location), including but not limited to: 20th Judicial District / Boulder County, which is a state trial court (https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/County/Index.cfm?County_ID=62) County Court in Boulder, which has original jurisdiction over all Colorado state misdemeanor and traffic cases (https://www.bouldercounty.org/district-attorney/county-court-division/) Boulder Municipal Court, which has jurisdiction over violations of Boulder city ordinances and handles traffic, photo enforcement, parking, animal and misdemeanor criminal offenses that have occurred within the Boulder city limits (https://bouldercolorado.gov/municipal-court) 2. Attend a government meeting or hearing here in Boulder (or any other location), including but not limited to: Boulder City Council (https://bouldercolorado.gov/city-council) Boulder County Commissioners (https://www.bouldercounty.org/government/elected- officials/commissioners/) 3. Watch a video of a court trial from one of the following sources: CourtTV (Trials on Demand): https://www.courttv.com/programming/trial-archives/ United States Courts (Case Video Archive): https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/judicial- administration/cameras-courts/case-video-archive CourtTV (live streaming): https://www.courttv.com/title/court-tv-live-stream-web/ Colorado Judicial Branch (live streaming and archived videos): https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/live/ Any other source as long as you obtain my approval before you start watching it 4. Watch a video of a government meeting or hearing from one of the following sources: Colo
rado Legislature: https://www.coloradochannel.net/ Federal Government: https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/Audio+and+Visual+Coverage Includes U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and Committee Meetings Any other source as long as you obtain my approval before you start watching it 5. Interview a practicing attorney who is not a relative or friend of yours Try to select someone whose practice involves an area of interest for you WHAT YOUR PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE: Next, after completing one of the above options, please prepare a two (2) page paper (single or double-spaced) that connects your out of class experience with one or more themes we have analyzed in class. Your paper should not exceed two pages. In the first paragraph of your paper, please describe your out of class experience and provide the relevant facts. For example, if you viewed a court session, who were the parties and the judge, and what were the relevant issues? If you viewed a government session, what government organization did it involve, who was in attendance, and what were the relevant issues discussed? If you interviewed a practicing attorney, what is their name and area of expertise? In the remaining page and a half or so of the paper, please identify one or more themes or issues that you observed or identified in your out of class experience and analyze the theme(s) or issue(s) within the context of one or more of the following questions: What was similar or different between what you experienced and what we discussed in class? Any surprises? What was the most important lesson you learned or key takeaway that you identified as a result of this assignment supplementing what you learned in class? How will this learning experience inform, guide, or affect your business career? Be specific. Did you learn anything about yourself or what you want to do in your career? *********************************************************************************************