PREREQUISITE : Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied
GRADE : 11 (University/College)
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM : Canadian and World Studies
CLU3M online at Profectus explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the lives of people in Canada. Students will gain an understanding of laws relating to rights and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment, tort, and criminal law. In CLU3M online, students will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating a range of legal issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.
UNIT 1 :
The Inquiry Process and Skill Development In Legal Studies (18.5hrs)
Students will be able to:
The Inquiry Process in Legal Studies: use the legal studies inquiry process and the concepts of legal thinking when investigating law and legal issues in Canada.
Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through the study of law, and identify careers in which a background in law might be an asset.
UNIT 2 :
Legal Foundations (18.5hrs)
Students will be able to:
Legal Principles: explain the role and importance of law and the fundamental principles of justice in Canada (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance).
Legal Heritage: demonstrate an understanding of early laws and legal systems and their relationship to the Canadian legal system (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships).
Legal Roles and Responsibilities: analyse the role and function of individuals, groups, and governments in Canadian law (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Interrelationships; Legal Perspective).
Development of Law: analyse and describe how various social, scientific, and technological factors have influenced and continue to influence the development of Canadian law (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change).
UNIT 3 :
Rights and Freedoms (18.5hrs)
Students will be able to:
Human Rights: explain the legal significance of the Canadian Bill of Rights, the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter), and the Canadian Human Rights Act (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance).
Development of Human Rights Law: analyse how various factors have influenced and continue to influence the development of human rights law in Ontario and Canada (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change).
Protecting Rights and Freedoms: analyse the relationship between the formal, legal recognition of rights and freedoms in Canada and how those rights are interpreted and protected in practice (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Interrelationships; Legal Perspective).
Legal Limitations of Human Rights: analyse situations in which it may be appropriate to limit rights and freedoms, and explain the arguments for and against such limitations (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Legal Perspective).
UNIT 4 :
Civil Law (18.5hrs)
Students will be able to:
Introduction to Tort Law: analyse the legal foundations of tort law; the factors influencing its development; and the role of individuals, groups, and courts in its processes (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance).
Introduction to Family Law: analyse the legal foundations of family law; the factors influencing its development; and the role of individuals, governments, and courts in its processes (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change).
Introduction to Employment Law: analyse the legal foundations of employment law; the factors influencing its development; and the role of employers, employees, and the courts in its processes (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Legal Perspective).
Introduction to Contract Law: analyse the legal foundations of contract law; the factors influencing its development; and the role of individuals, groups, and the courts in its processes (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change; Legal Perspective).
UNIT 5 :
Students will be able to:
Foundations of Criminal Law: explain the foundational concepts of criminal law and their legal significance (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance).
Legal Processes and Procedures: describe the structures and key roles and processes of the Canadian criminal justice system and explain key interrelationships among them (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships).
Criminal Justice System: assess the ability of the Canadian criminal justice system to provide appropriate and even-handed justice to people living in Canada (FOCUS ON: Legal Perspective).
Development of Criminal Law: analyse how various factors have influenced the development of Canadian criminal law (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change).
FINAL 30%
Course Culmination (17.5hrs)
The Culminating Unit incorporates all four strands of the Canadian and World Studies Curriculum, and covers the four achievement chart categories. It consists of two parts:
Culminating Project worth 15% and a
Final Exam worth 15%
Online Course Policies
Listed below are various mandatory policies as you take on this course.
Attendance is regularly tracked through student contributions to online discussion boards, assignment completion, and learning logs. Failure to complete allocated activities may challenge the student’s ability to attain the credit.
This course will be presented using an asynchronistic model whereby work will be posted on the Google Classroom and it is the student’s responsibility to complete it on their own time.
ALL portions of this course are intended to be learned and completed online.
Final Exams and Tests will be written on site at Profectus Academy of Toronto. Course instructors will relay this information to students and families.
The integrity of student work will be checked on an ongoing basis using Quetext or Turnitin. Plagiarism is not tolerated.
Assessment & Evaluation Policies
The primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. The Achievement Chart for Canadian and World Studies will guide all assessment and evaluation.
Knowledge and Understanding
17.5%
Thinking
17.5%
Communication
17.5%
Application
17.5%
The final grade will be determined as follows:
70% based on Assessment OF Learning (including conversations, observations and products) conducted throughout the course.
30% based on Culminating Tasks administered at or towards the end of the course.
Assessment and evaluation is divided into two important parts. The grade the student receives on a midterm or final report indicates achievement/ proficiency in Curriculum Expectations. A level of competence (Needs Improvement, Satisfactory, Good or Excellent) will be assessed and reported in the area of Learning Skills and Work Habits: Independent Work, Collaboration, Responsibility, Initiative, Self-Regulation, and Organization.
