Online Delivery Using Black Board
Courseware
The program course portal is Westlaw’s TWEN ‘courseware’ – see TWEN. Each candidate that has matriculated (paid for the first semester) receives a Westlaw password that grants access to TWEN.
Other Necessary Software
Free SKYPE account: www.skype.com to communicate computer-to-computer with the program staff, faculty, and other students/alumni, also with conference call features
Free Paltalk account: http://www.paltalk.com/ - for webcam/audio enabled real time classroom discussions Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF reader
Minimum Computer Requirements:
Generally, students have broadband internet access. A microphone and speakers are necessary to participate in live lectures, or listen to audio/video streamed downloads. A webcam if you want to participate in interactive-video lectures using Paltalk.
Pedagogy (the learning process employed)
The Diamond program employs a dual pedagogical approach: legal education and that of business school. The Diamond program is grounded in traditional jurisprudential legal education that is designed to:
- teach robust online research techniques
- fine-tune writing style for target audience
- correlate persuasive argumentation with citation to source and secondary authorities
- hone critical legal thinking skills
Further, the Diamond program offers the opportunity to engage with practitioner-led practicum that review procedural and filing requirements.
The program serves employers and professional association needs, and within the scope of professional employment International Taxation and Financial Services are not practiced in a vacuum but rather in relation to business operations within team contexts. Thus, the Diamond program employs business school techniques in its classroom approach:
- case studies
- problem solving approach
- group-solutions and team building
