BUSINESS LAW I - CONTRACTS
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Description
Business Law I
Catalog: CSU 3 units. Law I is the study of the fundamental
principles of law as they apply in the business world. The course
examines legal rights and remedies, and contracts, Acceptable
for Credit: CSUN: Business Law
Business Law 1 is the same as Business Law 5 and it introduces the student to contracts, and contracts for sales under the Uniform Commerical Code. The student will learn business law through related textbook readings, , written projects, multiple-choice questions, and research on the Internet/World Wide Web. The end product is a student who understands contracts and who can interpret, analyze, and draft legal and enforceable business law documents.
Course Text
West's Business Law by Clarkson, Miller, Jentz, and Cross - 10th Edition - see http://lamission.edu/law/textbooks Available at the Campus Bookstore or online.
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to do the following:
1. demonstrate their knowledge in the substantive law and procedures of
contracts, including offer, acceptance, consideration, legality,
enforceability, breach, damages, and the other essential elements of a
contract, relevant contract forms, complaint for breach of
contract
2. "think critically" in law, and in the area of contracts and business law
3. brief a law case in business law and contracts
4. prepare certain legal documents, forms or papers in the area of contracts and Business Law I
Grading & Evaluation
The class will be composed of quizzes, postings to forum
discussions, legal analysis of case problems, preparation of
certain legal documents including a number of contracrts, and
a Breach of Contract lawsuit,
and a software development contract.
Grades will be posted on the course classroom page. Students should
become familiar the the nature of our online program materials
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The "letter grade" scale is as follows.
A = 90-100 percent of total points
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = Below 60
The class follows strict deadline due dates, and the student should print out the "Due Dates" for this class, and ensure that all deadlines are kept. - click here., Students should also read carefully and understand our program's policies on "late assignments", plagiarism, Important College dates, and grading rubrics - click here.
Office Hours: see Faculty page at http://lamission.edu/law/lawfaculty.htm
- Office Hours, Mon. - Friday 9-5 pm at the Office Telephone number
of each Faculty member, or upon special appointment - email the
faculty member for your appointment date and time.
Course Structure: This course will be offered through a course
management system. Your class and course management system are
located at the Mission online portal at http://lamission.edu/online.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS: ASSIGNMENTS SUBMITTED LATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
UNLESS PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUESTED AND GRANTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR.
EXTRA CREDIT: Since the law is in constant change, along with
the advent of the Internet, issues may arise that are timely and
germane to our class. Therefore, opportunities may arise during
the term that allow for extra credit, although no extra credit
is presently offered.
INCOMPLETE: If you require a grade of "incomplete,"
you must advise me as soon as possible and discuss the terms of
its removal.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic honesty is highly valued at Mission
College, just as it is at all colleges and universities. A student
must always submit work that represents his or her original words
or ideas. If any words or ideas are used that do not represent
the student's original words or ideas, the student must cite all
relevant sources. The student should also make it clear to what
extent such sources were used. Words or ideas that require citations
include, but are not limited to, all hard copy or electronic publications,
whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communications
when the content of such communications clearly originates from
an identifiable source. All submissions to any public meeting
or private mailbox fall within the scope of words and ideas that
require citations if used by someone other than the original author.
Course Assignments: see links at http://duedates.pbwiki.com
Course Evaluation:
The final grade will be determined by: averaging quizzes, discussion questions and written assignments, each assigned 100 or more points.
Required Resources (for internet/online work)
System requirements: IBM or compatible (486/33 CPU minimum)
with Windows or Mac or compatible with 6.05 operating system or
higher, 8 megs of RAM, 20 megs free hard disc space, modem with
a 9600 baud rate minimum.
* This syllabus is subject to change. Please note revision dates
("updated") below. Students are responsible for the
most recent updated version of this syllabus.
updated: 8/31/08