 BUS
18A, Business Law, with Paula Freston
Catalog description: This course is a study of legal principles that govern the
conduct of business. Included in this study are surveys of the essential
elements of legal history, jurisprudence, business crime, torts, contracts,
agency relationships, UCC-sales, legal ethics, administrative law, labor and
employment law, and the legal environment of international law. Introduction
to legal research and brief writing is also included. (4 units) |
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Contemporary Business and
Online Commerce Law, 6e
by Henry R. Cheeseman
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-601500-0
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Assignment Schedule |
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2:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Mon/Wed
(rev.
3/13/10) |
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8:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Tues/Thur
(rev.
3/13/10) |
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5:30
- 9:20 p.m.
Monday
(rev.
3/16/10) |
| Course
Syllabus
(updated
12/16/09) |
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Course Outline |
| Sample case briefing format (IRAC):
Cole v. Mileti
or
Bad Frog Brewery v. NYSLA
or
Anheuser-Busch v. Schmoke
(sample solution to homework assignment; added
2/14/10) |
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Case Briefing/Presentation
Sign-Up Sheet
(cases assigned & new cases
added
2/14/10) |
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Companion website with Student Resources: quizzes, PowerPoint slides, and cases |
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Additional Readings
(updated 3/19/10) - I really, really
recommend you read some of these!!! |
| Grade Distributions
(updated 3/19/10) |
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LEXIS-NEXIS
case/law article search
instructions. |
| Recommended
Business Law links |
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Videos:
an alphabetical list of recommended films with
legal/courtroom storylines |
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Homework grading rubric;
Research Paper grading
rubric, i.e., what the instructor looks for when grading your work
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Research Papers - project explanation |
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Student Learning Outcomes - SLOs are what you should be able to do after
completing this course. |