Room: Burdine 112
Office Hours and Locations
My Wednesday office hours will be after class at the Cactus Cafe Union as available or other places on or near campus
Other office hours will be before class, 1:30-2:30
Other times on Monday and Wednesday I can be available by appointment.
Who Should Not Take This Course?
Anyone prone to putting everything off until the exam and not being willing to keep up with daily assignment–that is unrepentant and unchangeable PROCRASTINATORS.
How Can Students Make This Course Easier?
Spend all the time necessary in the first few weeks to write very good to excellent briefs and put together a study group.
Prizes
It is my custom to award prizes for the best scores on each exam and the highest averages for the semester. For the highest individual exam scores the prize is a U.S. Supreme Court coffee mug or other similar item. For the highest average , the prize is an engraved plaque with a gavel and the Supreme Court seal and a signed copy of Clarence Thomas’s autobiography, My Grandfather’s Son. The inscription is directed to to the winner. There are also other prizes, e.g., for most improvement from one exam to another
SUGGESTION Students have found that study groups of from 4 to 8 classmates are extremely helpful in mastering this course.
What is required of students in the course:
A. Keep up with reading and briefing for each class.
B. Know the cases before coming to class.
C. A willingness to be an active participant in the class.
D. A willingness to go beyond any self imposed academic limits.
Course Requirements
1. 3 hours exams approximately 65%(40% objective,60% essay)
2. 2 short papers 3-4 pages approximately 20%
3. Class attendance and participation approximately 15%
Communicating With Dr. Sager Outside of Class
Email: amsag@utexas.edu or if a problem with U.T. email address use: class@alansager.com
I respond to email very quickly. My cell is 512 751 7020. Text only emergency items. I do not answer
assignment questions by text. Best not to ever leave a phone message in my Mezes office which I never visit.