BUSINESS LAW II - PARTNERSHIPS & CORPORATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
see information on your instructor including website, phone no.
office hours, etc. http://lamission.edu/law/lawfaculty.htm
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Catalog: CSU 3 units. Law II is the
study of the fundamental principles of law as they apply in the
business world. The course examines bailment, principles of agency,
including rights and liabilities of agent, principle, and third
parties, partnerships, corporations, stockholders, negotiable
instruments and securities. UC:CSU 3 units.
Business Law II introduces the student to Partnerships and Corporations.
The student will learn to draft simple partnership
agreements, the new significant changes under the Revised Uniform
Partnership Act of 1994 (Sections 16,000 et seq. Of the Corporations
Code), and will learn how to draft a partnership under the new
law.
The student will also study and learn the essentials of organizing
a corporation, and will learn all of the necessary steps and documentation
to file with the various governmental agencies to organize a California
Corporation.
COURSE TEXT
West's Business Law by Clarkson,
Miller, Jentz, and Cross - 10th Edition - see http://lamission.edu/law/textbooks
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. The student will learn the substantive
law of partnerships and corporations, including the forms
of business organizations, partnerships and corporations.
2. The student will learn to "think critically" in law,
and in the area of partnerships and corporations. This will be
accomplished through the multiple-choice quizzes, the postings
to the discussion forums and assignments. The assignments require
the student to prepare a simple partnership agreement, review
and learn the new Revised Uniform Partnership Act, and then draft
a more complex partnership agreement, to prepare articles of incorporation,
bylaws, the minutes of the first meeting of the corporation, and
the corporate forms related to the organization of a coporation.
3. The student will learn how to do legal
research in the area of Partnerships and Corporations
4. The student will improve
his/her writing skills and legal
drafting/writing skills.
5. The student will improve their study skills and will improve
how they study law.
GRADING & EVALUATION
The class will be composed of quizzes, postings
to an "electronic bulletin board" - threaded discussions,
and written projects, including the preparation of bankruptcy
schedules, and a landlord-tenant eviction case. The deadlines
are clearly posted on the schedule
of due dates. Quizzes will be posted and students are expected
to fill in their answers to the multiple choice questions during
a deadline period. After the time period has expired, the quiz
link will no longer be available, and the student will NOT be
allowed to take the quiz (certain exceptions might be made if
the student emails his/her online instructor regarding exceptional
family circumstances or situtations - not just "not enough
time", or "late", and the instructor will decide
and determine each request on the facts of the circumstances).
Grades will be posted under the course management system.
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
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.
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.
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") above. Students are responsible for the
most recent
updated version of this syllabus.
updated: 3/06/07