Mississippi College Faculty

Clay McDonough

Welcome to my Faculty Webpage! 

I am teaching PLE 350/AJU 350 (Critical Thinking and the Law) and PLE 325/AJU 325/PLS 325 (Legal Research & Bibliography) for the Fall 2011 semester. 

Critical Thinking meets Monday evenings from 6:00-8:45 in Jennings Annex, Room 103.

Legal Research meets Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:45 in Room 204 at Mississippi College School of Law (151 East Griffith Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201)

Thank you for your interest in Critical Thinking and the Law and/or Legal Research & Bibliography.  With enthusiastic student participation and interest, I anticipate these classes will be both enjoyable and academically beneficial for everyone.  While our class time will include the necessary amount of lecture, students can expect a variety of activities and assignments providing ample opportunity for creation, expression, and application of information and knowledge conveyed.

About Me

Occupation

Attorney at Mitchell Day, PLLC

• Civil Litigation (Defense)      

Education

• J.D. - Mississippi College School of Law, 2010
• B.A. (English) - University of Mississippi, 2002

Personal

• Originally from Long Beach, Mississippi
• Married to Suzanne McDonough, Ph.D. (Kinesiology)
• Hobbies include, but are not limited to, running, cycling, and playing soccer
• Two awesome step-children, Addie (21) and Walker Lacey (19)
• Best friend, Tate

Class Schedule

Fall 2011

• PLE 350 / - Critical Thinking and the Law
  Monday, 6:00-8:45, Jennings Annex 103
• PLE 325 / - Legal Research & Bibliography
  Thursday, 6:00-8:45, Mississippi College School of Law (151 East Griffith Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201

Syllabi

• Fall 2011 Critical Thinking and the Law (PLE 350/AJU 350)
• Fall 2011 Critical Thinking and the Law (PLE 350/AJU 350) pdf format
• Fall 2011 Legal Research and Bibliography (PLE 325/AJU 325/ PLS 325)
• Fall 2011 Legal Research and Bibliography (PLE 325/ AJU 325/ PLS 325) pdf format

Documents

PLE 350 / Documents

• Fall 2010 Assignments
• Fall 2010 Class Notes
• Fall 2011 Assignments
• Fall 2011 Class Notes

Fall 2010 Class Notes Documents

• Class Notes - 08.30.2010
• Class Notes - 09.13.2010
• Class Notes - 10.18.2010
• Class Notes - 10.25.2010

Fall 2010 Assignments Documents

• Assignment # 7
• Assignment # 8
• Assignment 5 - Legal Analysis Exercise
• Assignment due 09.20.2010

Fall 2011 Class Notes Documents

• 10.17.2011 SLIDES2.pptx
• 10.17.2011 SLIDESpptx
• FALLACY LINKS
• Notes on logical reasoning and fallacies
• Powerpoint #1
• Powerpoint #2

Fall 2011 Assignments Documents

• 25% of FINAL
• Assignment

Critical Thinking - Fall 2012 Documents

• Assignment 1 - Elephant
• Assignment 2 - Ch. 1 and 2
• Assignment 3 - Labor Day
• Assignment 4 - Editorial
• Assignment 5a - Crime
• Assignment 5b - Assisted Suicide
• Assignment 6 - Legal Analysis
• Assignment 7 - Label IRAC
• Assignment 8 - IRAC (Midterm)
• Assignment 9 - Fallacies Worksheet
• y - Assignment 10 - Death Penalty Argument
• z - ORAL COMPONENT - 25% of FINAL
• z - POP YO' POPS - For use on Midterm

Links

• CLICK HERE to purchase the Critical Thinking and the Law e-text version of our textbook for only $36.80
• Mississippi College School of Law (LOCATION)

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