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TITLE
Business Law
TEXTBOOK
Law for Business; Mietus, Adamson, and Conry; South-Western Publishing Co.; 14th
Edition; 1995.
DESCRIPTION
An optional class for juniors and seniors, this class is taught as either a
one-semester or a one-year class, depending on scheduling conflicts. The first
part of the course deals with the nature of law in general and with business law
in particular. The second part of the course deals with the contracts (what a
contract is, how a contract is formed, and how a contract is discharged). The
third part of the course (when the one-year schedule is adopted) deals with
specialized types of contracts (such as employment, insurance, or leases).
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will understand the nature and kinds of law and will understand how
the law relates to the individual.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of appropriate decision-making strategies
related to questions of ethics in business and will demonstrate knowledge of how
ethics is similar to and different from law.
3. Students will know and be able to apply appropriate legal terminology.
4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of how the law enforcement system works
in relation to both crimes and torts.
5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of “special” laws; that is, laws related
to minors, to consumers, and to business firms.
6. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the basic elements of a contract.
7. Students will demonstrate knowledge of laws related to one or more specific
types of contracts such as contracts for
a. the sale of goods
b. using credit
c. employment and agency
d. insurance
e. commercial paper
f. property and bailments
g. business organization
WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. As part of each chapter, the students are to write the vocabulary words into
meaningful, grammatically correct sentences.
2. Occasionally, the students write quiz and/or test questions in an essay
format.
3. Once each quarter, students are required to write a summary and reaction
paper about a news article relating to law.
4. For extra credit, students may write additional summary and reaction papers
about news articles relating to law.
MULTICULTURE ACTIVITIES
1. The extra-credit reports are encouraged to include articles of significance
about multicultural issues.
2. Multicultural issues (illegal discrimination, affirmative action, freedom of
religion) are a part of the class lectures/discussion by their very nature as
related to law.
