International MindTap Paralegal Instant Access for Pyle/Bast’s Foundations of Law: Cases, Commentary, and Ethics, 6th Edition

Ransford C. Pyle, Carol M. Bast

Copyright 2017
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International MindTap Paralegal Instant Access for Pyle/Bast’s Foundations of Law: Cases, Commentary, and Ethics 6th Edition by Ransford C. Pyle/Carol M. Bast

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International MindTap Paralegal for Pyle/Bast’s Foundations of Law: Cases, Commentary, and Ethics 6th Edition, is the digital learning solution that helps instructors engage and transform today's students into critical thinkers. Through paths of dynamic assignments and applications that you can personalize, real-time course analytics, and an accessible reader, MindTap helps you turn cookie cutter into cutting edge, apathy into engagement, and memorizers into higher-level thinkers.

As an instructor using MindTap you have at your fingertips the right content and unique set of tools curated specifically for your course, all in an interface designed to improve workflow and save time when planning lessons and course structure. The control to build and personalize your course is all yours, focusing on the most relevant material while also lowering costs for your students. Stay connected and informed in your course through real time student tracking that provides the opportunity to adjust the course as needed based on analytics of interactivity in the course. All online text media materials accessible through this access code are available in EMEA, Latin America, Asia, and India only.

Meet the Authors

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Ransford C. Pyle

Ransford C. Pyle, J.D., Ph.D. retired as Associate Professor Emeritus from the University of Central Florida and resides in Gainesville, Florida. In addition to FOUNDATIONS OF LAW: CASES, COMMENTARY, AND ETHICS, he has authored several publications, including FAMILY LAW and BUSH V. GORE: UNDERSTANDING THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM. Dr. Pyle is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law and received a Doctoral Degree in Anthropology from the University of Florida.

Carol M. Bast

Carol M. Bast, J.D., is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, where she has taught for the past 24 years. She teaches Legal Research and Legal Writing and is the author an undergraduate textbook on those topics, FOUNDATIONS OF LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING. Her areas of research and writing include eavesdropping and wiretapping, plagiarism, legal ethics, legal research, legal writing, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Prior to becoming a professor, Bast clerked for a federal district judge and practiced corporate securities and real estate law. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from New York Law School in 1982 and her B.A. from Kalamazoo College in 1974.

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Lecture Notes – the PowerPoint slides provide an overview of the key points of the reading.

Case Studies - students test their analytical thinking through case studies with follow-up questions.

Flash Cards – the customizable flash cards provide students with an opportunity to practice vocabulary and legal definitions.

Assignments – the assignments help students apply their understanding of the concepts by responding to questions about current paralegal topics.

Quiz - students test their understanding of the reading by completing the quiz.

Explore Additional Resources – this section of the learning path provides students with additional study materials including crossword puzzles and helpful websites.

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