Overview:
For this assignment, you will prepare a creative deliverable that details the basic concepts of a common law legal system. You will be able to choose whichever format you wish for your deliverable. Please follow the instructions below and be sure to follow APA formatting guidelines.
Instructions:In Module 1, we learned about common law, which is the body of United States law developed through the courts.
For this assignment, you will create a deliverable of your choice (written document, infographic, PowerPoint, video, etc.) that communicates the information below. Did you know?? Communicating information in a creative format is a very useful skill for today’s business professionals. See the attached handout to view resources that can assist you in creating some of these types of deliverables.
Explain the basic concepts of a common law legal system.
As part of your deliverable, be sure to include information addressing precedent and stare decisis
“How To” Resources for Creative Deliverables
The following resources will provide you with options for how to create different deliverables for your assignments.
Infographics: • Microsoft Infographics Templates: https://templates.office.com/en-us/infographics • “How to Make an Infographic in Word” (Infographic Website):
https://infographicsite.com/articles/how-to-make-an-infographic-in-word/ • “How to Make an Infographic for Free with PowerPoint” (MUO website)
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/longform-create-free-infographics-powerpoint/ • “How to Make Infographics with PowerPoint” (CopyPress website)
https://www.copypress.com/kb/infographics/how-to-make-infographics-with- powerpoint-2/
• Videos: o How to create an infographic in 5 Steps –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQXf_d5Mgjg o How To Create Infographics (The Ultra-Simple & Easy Way) – in Canva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nShmwzh879g o Make an infographic from word or PPT
Brochures: • “How to Make a Brochure on Word (+Best Practices) (Learning Hub website):
https://learn.g2.com/how-to-make-a-brochure • “How to Design a Stunning Brochure in Microsoft Word” (Go Skills website):
https://www.goskills.com/Microsoft-Office/Resources/How-to-make-a-brochure-in- Microsoft-Word
• “How to Make a Brochure on Word (+Best Practices) (Learning Hub website): https://www.goskills.com/Microsoft-Office/Resources/How-to-make-a-brochure-in- Microsoft-Word
Video Presentations: • “Record a Slide Show with Narration and Slide Timings” (Microsoft website):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and- slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c
• “Turn your presentation into a video” (Microsoft website): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-your-presentation-into-a-video- c140551f-cb37-4818-b5d4-3e30815c3e83
• “Save a presentation as a video” (Microsoft website): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-a-presentation-as-a- video%E2%80%8B-in-powerpoint-ba919059-523d-40a8-b99c-08d18996c09d
• Screencast-O-Matic: o Main website: https://screencast-o-matic.com/ o Screencast-O-Matic Screen Recorder tutorial: https://screencast-o-
matic.com/tutorial/welcome-to-screencast-o-matic (Shows how to use Screencast-O-Matic and how to upload to YouTube)
o “Microsoft PowerPoint with Screencast-O-Matic” https://screencast-o- matic.com/integrations/powerpoint/
o Screencast-O-Matic. (2021). The ultimate guide on how to screen record. https://screencast-o-matic.com/blog/how-to-screen-record/
• Videos: o Creating Videos for your online course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMrBAUAGpWs • How to upload videos to YouTube
o “Upload Videos” (YouTube Help): https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDes ktop&hl=en&oco=0
“How To” Resources for Creative Deliverables
Infographics:
Brochures:
Video Presentations: