Courtroom Preparation and Technology

LNC Technology

About this module

Module description

Participants learn about the presentation of evidence using document cameras, presentation software, projector devices, and smart boards. Includes discussion on the impact of these presentation methods on a jury.

This module is a required component of the Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate program at the University of Delaware. In this program, registered nurses become familiar with legal theory and the overall litigation process, including how to review legal cases, evaluating the merits of cases, writing legal reports, and the impact of legal theory on the medical and judicial systems.
Module topics from textbook

Chapter 41: Trial Preparation

  • Trial Notebooks and Electronic Trial Notebooks
  • Burden of Proof
  • Evidence
  • Witness Preparation
  • Supply Box

Chapter 44: Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Marketing Concepts
  • The Marketing Process
  • Additional Marketing Strategies
Required textbook || Other required materials || Supplementary reading

The required textbook for this module is:

Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition
Edited: Patricia W. Iyer
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849314186

Other required materials are:

  • Access to a personal computer running Windows (XP or Vista or 7) or Macintosh OS X
  • Internet access using the computer above
  • Active e-mail account
  • Microsoft Office with PowerPoint [which editions have PowerPoint?]
    For classroom exercises in the computer lab, we will use Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows.
  • Access to a computer printer
  • USB flash memory device [example]

Supplementary readings are identified in the daily class outlines. It is expected that you will collect the supplemental readings that are relevant to your individual needs and goals.
Module projects and assignments || Learning assessments
Projects Description
Value
(2) In-class quizzes Multiple choice and short answer questions.
One quiz based on the content of each of the three sessions.
20
Professional image project

Submit two Microsoft Word documents. For each, select a template and then customize it to match your business identity (or using fictional placeholders, where necessary). The Microsoft Word template list includes the following:

Agendas | Business cards | Contracts | Envelopes | Faxes | Invoices | Job descriptions | Memos | Minutes | Healthcare documents | Planners | Receipts | Letterhead | and much more

Due at the second session.

20
Information design project Submit one document from this list:
Report template or spreadsheet, or other advanced document based on class exercises.
Due at the third session.
20
Computer-based presentation project PowerPoint presentation or web site presentation, as determined by your needs and goals.
To be presented during the third session.
20
Web site project Create a basic professional web site using Google Sites.
The initial version of your web site will be created during the third session.
10
Class participation This course includes many opportunities for participation in ungraded, in-class and homework exercises. A few examples include creating an e-mail vCard, opening a diigo account, using e-mail attachments, and collaborating with Google documents. Class participation reflects accomplishments that are appropriate for your technical background.
10
  Total
100

All projects must be submitted to the instructor as an e-mail attachment or via the UD Dropbox.

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) for all certificate courses, with no grade lower than a D.

Grading
 100 - 90
A
 89-80 B 79 - 70
C
 69-60 D 59 -
F

 
Course policies

To achieve the course objectives, active participation is required during all class sessions. Projects must be completed prior to the respective class meeting in which the project is due.

All absences will be approved in advance by the instructor (with the exception of unavoidable emergencies). If a student misses more than one session during a module, the instructor will require an additional assignment to hold the student accountable for the content missed.

Intellectual honesty
Students are expected to be honest and forthright in all their academic endeavors. See the Student Guide to University Policies for details.
About the instructor

Paul Hyde has an M. Ed. in Educational Technology and has supported educational applications of technology for over twenty years. He works as Manager of Academic Technology Services at the University of Delaware. He was a 2002 recipient of UD's Award for Excellence in Teaching Adult Students. In the field of courtroom presentations, Paul has prepared digitized video dispositions that are synchronized with scrolling text transcripts and with supporting illustrations.

Contact:
e-mail: paulhyde@udel.edu
office phone: 302.831.1988
office location: 204 Smith Hall, Newark Campus

About This Module || Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate || Professional and Continuing Studies || © 2009 University of Delaware