Fall 2024
Professor(s):
Seth Chandler (FACULTY)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: Business and Commercial Law
Law And Society/ Interdisciplinary
Time: 10:30a-12:00p TTH Location: 221
Course Outline: This course equips law students with a diverse set of contemporary tools that will prove valuable in understanding law, expert testimony, and the latest in legal technology. By developing a strong interdisciplinary skillset, students will be well-positioned to take a leadership role in today's dynamic legal market, particularly in IP, energy, healthcare, and other areas in which AI will be pervasive.
The curriculum covers eight key areas: (1) Databases, (2) Game Theory, (3) Network Theory, (4) Statistics, (5) Actuarial Finance, (6) AI, (7) Causal Inference, and (8) Privacy Science. Prior programming and advanced math experience are not required. Basic concepts in programming, calculus, and linear algebra will be covered by the instructor.
Students will gain several practical benefits, including an ability to do basic programming with AI assistance, the technical fluency to ask intelligent questions in diverse fields; expertise in AI, including using large language models effectively; and a heightened ability to think through payoffs from legal rules and litigation strategies.
Progress will be evaluated through two low-stakes formative assessments, a final exam, and a project. All sessions will be recorded via Zoom, with AI-generated summaries available for review. To participate, students will need a paid ChatGPT or Claude account, a Google Colab account, and the free Wolfram Language software provided by the University of Houston.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: (Face-to-Face) The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. For this instruction mode, instructors and students are expected to normally be physically present in the classroom. If the course has a final examination, it will be in a classroom requiring your physical presence. Other assessment, such as a mid-term exam, may also be in a classroom. Whether this instructor will offer “remote presence” (starting a zoom meeting from the podium computer to enable student remote access on an occasional basis) for part or all of the semester is not known, but students should not rely on an expectation that remote presence will be available.
Quota = 15.
Prerequisites:
First Day Assignments:
Final Exam Schedule: 12/3/2024 9-12pm 221
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA: No
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Instructor Preference)
Course Materials
No book required for this course
