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Frederick
Community College BU 211–Business Law I Spring 2010
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Class begins: 1/23 |
Class ends: 5/14 |
Last Day to Drop: 4/9 |
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You must send your email address to the instructor before class begins |
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Instructor
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Name: Ben Thompson, Esq. |
Office: |
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E-mail: dthompson@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: (301)
739-3600 |
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Office
Hours: by appointment |
Campus
Mail Box #: 398 |
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Course
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: 0 |
On-campus
Exams: 0 |
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Prerequisites: EN 101 |
Co-requisites: n/a |
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Course
Description: |
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Introduces
business law and its application to business activity. Includes contracts, agency and employment,
negotiable instruments and sales. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Upon
completion of this course students will: 1. Understand legal theories and rules related
to business activity. 2. Identify legal issues. 3. Use critical thinking to apply legal
theories to identified issues. |
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4. Predict outcomes based on legal theories
and rules. |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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Power
Point Presentations, Video Supplementation, Discussion Boards |
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Text(s)
for Course: |
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Business
Law: Legal Environment, Online
Commerce, Business Ethics and International Issues, Cheesman, 7th
Ed. |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 6th week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to
evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course |
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Evaluation
Methods: |
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Tests / Papers / Projects
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Point Value
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Final Grade Scale |
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Exams 3 @
100 pts. Discussion
Board Meeting w/Instructor |
300
points
100 points 0 points but encouraged |
360-400= A 320-359= B 280-319= C 240-279= D Below 240= F |
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The
instructor reserves the right to modify grades upward for exceptional class
participation. |
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Attendance/Participation
Policy: |
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As
this class is given on-line, in class participation is not necessary. Students are however expected to
participate in the weekly discussions each week. |
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Email Policy: |
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Email
is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student
communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your email address
is available to all students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. Students
who are concerned about the privacy of their personal email address are
reminded of commercially available products that allow them to create unique
email addresses specifically for the purpose and duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24
to 48 hours. |
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Academic
Honesty: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Honesty. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and
ideas. |
Topical Outline (ONLINE COURSE)
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Week
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SUBJECT |
CONTENT |
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Week
1 |
Introduction to Law; Court Systems and Jurisdiction |
Chapter
1 Chapter
2 |
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Week
2 |
Litigation and ADR;
Constitutional Law |
Chapter
3 Chapter
4 |
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Week
3 |
Nature of
Contracts; Agreement |
Chapter
9 Chapter
10 EXAM
#1 (covers Chapters 1-4) |
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Week
4 |
Consideration;
Capacity and
Legality |
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 |
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Week
5 |
Contracts: Genuineness of Assent and Writing and
E-Commerce Signature |
Chapter
13 Chapter
14 |
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Week
6 |
Contracts: Third Party Rights and Discharge &
Remedies for Breach of Contract |
Chapter
15 Chapter
16 |
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Week
7 |
Formation
and Performance of Sales and Leases |
Chapter
18 Chapter
19 |
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Week
8 |
Sales and
Leases: Remedies & Warranties |
Chapter
20 Chapter
21 |
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Week
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Creation of
Negotiable Instruments |
Chapter
22 EXAM
#2 (covers all material to date) |
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Week
10 |
Agency
Formation and Termination |
Chapter
29 |
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Week
11 |
Liability
of Principals and Agents |
Chapter
30 |
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Week
12 |
Employment
and Worker Protection Laws |
Chapter
31 |
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Week
13 |
Labor Law |
Chapter
32 |
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Week
14 |
Torts |
Chapter
5 |
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Week
15 |
Review |
EXAM
#3 (covers all material to date) |
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NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to make
changes to this outline as needed. |