Quantitative Methods
Section 1, Fall 21
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 27/50
Credits: 3
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08/26/2021 | 11/30/2021 |
Course Description
Economics and statistics are becoming increasingly important in legal practice. This course provides an introduction to decision theory, game theory, contracting, finance, microeconomics, law & economics, probability, and statistics and discusses how these concepts can be applied in legal contexts. The course does not require any background in mathematics, economics, or statistics. The goal of the course is for students to develop their intuition through practical application to legal problems.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Midterm Type (if any): None
Description: None
Final Type (if any): Flex
Description: Flex exam at end of semester.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: None
Laptops Allowed: Yes
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes:
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*If “Yes,” then students are required to submit a substantial research paper in this course, which means students do not need to submit any form to SRO for this paper to meet their upper-level writing requirement. If “No,” then students must submit a “special request” e-form to SRO (available via LawWeb) no later than five weeks after the start of the term for a paper in this class to be counted toward the upper-level writing requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
121820095
121820095
Law No.
LAW7075
LAW7075
Modified Type
Lecture
Lecture
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Business Organization And Finance, Litigation and Procedure, Public Policy and Regulation, Tax Law
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Wednesday, November 17, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Friday, December 03, 11:59 PM
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