COURSE DESCRIPTION
    In the modern legal environment of business, issues which require the application of law to the process of business decision-making are not only commonplace, they often dominate the day-to-day operation and management of an organization. Contract law, tort law, property law, employment law, administrative law, environmental law, debtor- creditor law, antitrust law, corporation law, securities law, bankruptcy law, product liability law ..... all of these areas of the law and many more both facilitate business activity and restrict business activity. The law regulates virtually every aspect of the business environment and business operations, therefore it is essential that business-persons possess a working knowledge of all areas of law. The purpose of Business Law I is to introduce the business student to the legal environment of business, to provide an overview of the theoretical foundations of the U.S. legal system, to facilitate the development of legal reasoning skills, to learn as much as possible about many of the substantive areas of business law, and to bridge the gap between legal theory and "real world" application through a focus on the preventative medicine uses of business law in the day-to-day operation of a business enterprise.

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  ~ Mallor, Barnes, Bowers & Langvardt. Business Law: The Ethical, Global
          & E-Commerce Environment. Irwin McGraw-Hill Publishing.
          Fourteenth Edition. 2010. ISBN # 978-0-07-337764-3.

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  ~ Exam #1 ...................................................   200 Points
  ~ Exam #2 ...................................................   200 Points
  ~ Exam #3 ...................................................   200 Points
  ~ Written Briefs Of Court Cases ...............   200 Points
  ~ Outlines Of Major Course Topics ..........   200 Points
          Total Points For Course ....................  1000 Points

   Note: Exam #3 is a unit exam, not a comprehensive final exam.
   Dates for all exams and due dates for all course assignments are
   indicated on the schedule of assignments which follows.

   Academic Conduct & Attendance Policies: All academic policies set
   forth in the Student Handbook, including those related to cheating
   and plagiarism, are incorporated by reference into this syllabus. In
   addition, class attendance and participation are MANDATORY. A
   maximum of two unexcused absences will be permitted. Your final
   course grade will be lowered by one letter grade for each unexcused
   absence beyond two. Excused absences will be construed very
   narrowly. School activities such as debate, music, or sports trips
   qualify as an excused absence, as does illness, but only if you
   notify me in advance. You must let me know, in advance, that you
   will not be in class. Even if you are sick, take a minute and call me
   to let me know that you won't be in class. Or if you know that you
   are going to be gone for a school activity, job interview, etc., let me
   know, in advance, that you won't be in class. There will be no
   exceptions to this attendance policy, period!!
 

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Most of the reading assignments listed below can be found in either the course textbook Business Law & The Regulatory Environment [T] or online. Some of the assigned court cases will be found only online [O], either by active links from this schedule or on the Lexis-Nexis database.

Each of the assigned court cases must be "briefed" and the written brief must be turned in during class on the due date. Each written brief MUST BE HANDWRITTEN on a SINGLE 4" X 6" NOTECARD. Each case should be on a separate notecard, although you may continue a brief on the back of its card if you need more space. Make sure that your name is written in the upper right-hand corner of each brief.

NO HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE. If you are going to miss class for some reason (a school-related activity, a job interview, etc.), be sure to turn in the homework assigned for that date early or send it to class with a friend who can turn it in for you. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY, PERIOD!! 

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Assignments Must
Be Turned In
During Class On
The Due Date. No
Late Assignments
Will Be Accepted.

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Wanna Hit A
Bullseye In This
Course?? The Key
Is To Keep Up With
The Work & To
Complete All
Assignments On
Time!!

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Just Treading
Water In This
Course?? Come
See Me For
Some Extra Help!!

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Don't Toss Any Of
Your Court Case
Briefs Or Other
Class Assignments
After They Are
Returned. You'll
Need Them To
Prepare For Exams.

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Be Sure To
Carefully Read
All Of The
Chapters Which
Are Assigned
From The Text
& To Include
Text Info On
Your Outlines!!

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Feeling Like A
Fish Out Of
Water In This
Course?? If So,
Come & See
Me For Some
Extra Help!!

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If You Would
Like To Do
Some Extra
Reading On The
Law, I'll Be
Glad To Give
You Some Reading
Recommendations!

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Can You See The
Light At The End
Of The Tunnel??
Hang In There!
Only A Couple
Weeks To Go
In The Term!!!

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Congrats On
Completing All
Of The BLaw Course
Assignments, Good
Luck On The Final
Exam & Eesa
Ouya Aterla!!!