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The mini thesis  paper is a research or thesis paper on a topic of the student’s choice,  so long as it is related to contracts. The paper must  be no fewer than 3,000 words and no more than 5,000 words. The word  count does not include the student’s name, the title, or footnote or  endnote references.

 Students may use their casebook, material acquired from research at a  law library or through LexisNexis, any material provided by the school,  commercial outlines, etc. All situations and events described in the  paper must be assumed to take place or to have taken place in an English  common law jurisdiction in the United States. Any details that are part  of an actual lawsuit or legal dispute should not be included in the  paper if they are in any way considered confidential.

 The paper must be an original product of the student’s own scholarly  work. The sources of any non-original wording must be accurately  disclosed and properly referenced. Evidence of originality will be  wording that shows that a student is thinking about the legal issues  covered in the course, is sufficiently familiar with legal concepts and  doctrines of the subject, and is expressing his or her own thoughts and  ideas about the sources cited in the paper.

 Mini thesis papers are routinely run through a  plagiarism-checking program. While it is expected that students will  quote material from other sources, a good rule of thumb is that the  paper should consist of no more than 10-20% from other sources, with at  least 80-90% being the student’s own words.

Topic Ideas for the Midterm Mini Thesis Paper

 Students may choose one of the topics below or come up with their own.

1. Discuss the different aspects of the law covered in this course, and how  it all comes together to impact the individuals and organizations  (e.g., businesses and institutions) in society. This might include an  overview of the course, but be careful to make it a thesis paper, not  just an expanded version of the definitions assignment.
2.  Choose one or more key topics covered in the course, research the topic,  and discuss it thoroughly. History, application, important cases, etc.  may be included. Students may take advantage of this assignment to learn  more about a topic of particular interest, or to more fully understand a  complex topic.
3.  Choose an important case to discuss. Include the history of the law  involved and how the case was significant to the field of law covered in  the course. Students should include their own opinions about the case  and may want to include prior cases which affected the case being  discussed, as well as subsequent cases which were affected. Be careful  to make this a thesis paper, not an expanded case brief.
4.  Choose two or three cases and write a paper which compares or contrasts  them. As with the prior suggestion, students may cover the history of  the legal issues involved, their own opinions about the cases, and prior  and subsequent cases dealing with the same issues.
5.  Write about the impact of this area of law on your own life. Perhaps you  work in a related area, or have been involved in a situation or case  which involved this subject of law. Be careful not to disclose  confidential information if you discuss an actual case. You may want to  include ways that the knowledge you have now acquired would have made a  difference in handling past events.
6.  Choose a “cutting edge” legal issue covered in the course and discuss  recent changes and likely future changes. Or choose a current event  affected by this area of law and give a legal analysis of the event  based on the laws learned.
7.  Write about what you think is the most important, most interesting, or  most controversial legal topic covered in the course. Research and  present opinions of legal experts and contrast with your own.