INITIAL CLASS SURVEY OR "VOIR DIRE"
This survey is intended to help link course concepts to your personal experience and previously existing knowledge of the law. I ask you to reflect upon your past legal experiences to help me connect course concepts with real life. While this will be considered as part of your class participation, if you find a question embarrassing you may decline to answer. While some questions are more course specific (e.g. business law or legal research), answer all questions and check all responses that apply. You can supplement your answers at the end of the survey.
Basic Information:
Full Name E-mail address Telephone
Course: BA 225 MBA 661 CJ/BA/PLS 395 MBA662 Other Full Time Student or Part Time Student
Grade Level: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Other
Major: Business Accounting Education English Criminal Justice Political Science Other
Legal Background:
What movies or television shows (past or present) do you feel accurately reflect the law and/or the practice of law and why (be brief)?
Have you taken any law courses before (including community college courses, self-help courses)? Yes No
If so, briefly explain:
Have you or a relative ever worked in the legal field (e.g. paralegal, lawyer, judge, police officer)? Yes No
Have you or a relative ever owned or operated a business? Yes No
Have you or a relative ever ever been a:
partner in a partnership director or officer of a for-profit corporation
shareholder in a for-profit corporation director or officer of a non-profit corporation
owner or operator of a business
List some of your favorite websites:
Do you use the web to read periodicals (e.g. newspapers, magazines, journals) online? Yes No
If so, identify using the names and links:
Do you participate in any of the following (check all that apply)? Listservs Blogs Usenet Groups
Chatrooms Web/Discussion Boards
Have you ever done legal research online? Yes No
Legal Experience/History:
Real estate/property: own rent/lease Personal property (e.g. vehicle, furnishings): own rent/lease
Have you recently entered into a contract? If so, briefly identify:
Have you ever filed a grievance or some other claim (e.g. on the job injury, wages, harassment)? Yes No
Have you ever been involved in alternative dispute resolution (e.g. arbitration or mediation)? Yes No
Have you personally been involved in a civil lawsuit (e.g. contract dispute; landlord/tenant; divorce; personal injury)?
Have you personally been involved in a criminal case (e.g. defendant; victim; witness)? Yes No
If so, briefly explain (again, if you find a question embarrassing you may decline to answer):
Have you ever been to any courthouse to observe a trial or hearing? Yes No
Have you ever been selected for jury duty? Yes No
If so, briefly describe what kind of case it was:
Goals:
What are your career aspirations? Business Owner Business Executive CPA Lawyer Law Enforcement Public Service Other
Briefly explain why:
Briefly state where (professionally) you see yourself in:
5 years:
10 years:
20 years:
What would you like to accomplish in this course (other than a good grade!)?
Anything else you would like me to know about you (or add to your responses above)?
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