Innovating for Defense

LAW7184
Section 1, Spring 26

Schedule Information

Enrollment: /15
Credits: 3
Days Time Room Start Date End Date

Thu

 		1540-1840 WB154 01/22/2026 04/23/2026

Course Description

In this course, students will work on real, national security-related problems facing the U.S. Department of Defense. Students will study the structures and processes of the various national security agencies and how those agencies approach the problem of innovation, which for defense institutions is a combined problem of technology, policy, and law. Multifunctional student teams made up of students from the Batten School and the School of Law will work together through the semester on an actual problem submitted by the Department of Defense to the class. As part of the course, student teams will prepare a series of project presentations and reports, including a final project presentation and a final report.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product

Students will be evaluated based, in part, on draft and final reports to the project sponsor (to be submitted via EXPO by noon on May 7, 2026 (the day before the last day of the exam period).

Other Work

Students will take a Flex midterm via EXPO. Students must obtain the midterm from SRO during business hours during a window of availability (to be announced) and take the exam in the Library or Scott Commons Reading Room. Students must obtain the exam with enough time to complete the upload process to EXPO by 5:00pm, and if the EXPO receipt at checkout time indicates an upload deadline after 5:00pm, SRO will not give the exam to the student. More details about the exam will be announced by the instructors. Students will also be evaluated, in part, on class participation and intermediate and final project presentations.

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: Because the credits in this course count toward the JD Program Professional Skills requirement, JD candidates will be given enrollment priority for this class. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: To be announced via Canvas.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: Yes

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 126219043

Modified Type: Simulation

Cross Listed: Yes

Waitlist Count: 0

Concentrations: Law and Technology , National Security Law

Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Tuesday, April 14, 12:01 AM

Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Sunday, April 26, 11:59 PM

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*During open enrollment periods, live enrollment data may be found in SIS.