Mrs. Markowski
Business Law à Course Overview

Course Overview   Grading Procedure   Course Outline   Tentative Course Outline   Agreement

Textbook:       Law for Business and Personal Use, 16th Edition by John Adamson

Overview of Business Law:

This one unit course is designed to introduce students to the concepts that apply to both business and personal activities and transactions.  Important topics of business law include sales, agency and employment, bailments, credit, negotiable instruments, and business associations.  Important topics of personal law include juvenile justice, consumer law, family law, housing law, and individual rights and liberty.

Law for Business and Personal Use 16E maintains a fundamental emphasis on business law, while introducing personal law topics that interest students. A new web site, updated content, updated computer applications, new feature on electronic issues, and a new feature on law research bring excitement to this text! Give your students the most comprehensive coverage of contracts, ethics, employment law, credit, banking, partnerships, bankruptcy, and more.

Unique Features

Follow a young entrepreneur’s business start-up and experience law in action
Incorporate case analysis and research with over 1,000 cases at your fingertips
Increase student interest using the CNN Video, Interactive Study Guide software, and Mock Trial Video

New Features

New chapter on E-Commerce keeps student’s attention
New feature on electronic issues keep students up-to-date with technology
New feature on law research makes learning fun

Class Materials:

The following items will be needed by the student and must be brought to class on a daily basis:

1.      Textbook
2.      Three ring binder
3.      Folder with pockets
4.      Pen and pencil

Attendance:

Good attendance is a must!  If you are legally absent, it is your responsibility to contact me the day you return to school, for any missed work.  Students absent the day of a quiz or test will have one (1) week to make arrangements with the teacher to complete the quiz or test.  If you know in advance that you will be missing a class due to a music lesson, club activity, sports activity, field trip, etc., you must see me before you miss the class to arrange a time to make-up any assignments in order to receive full credit.  Please make an effort to be on time for class.  If you are continually late to class without a late pass the following consequences will occur:

1st time late to class.................. warning
2nd time late to class................. warning
3rd time late to class................. you will receive a student behavioral referral

Mrs. Markowski
Business Law à Course Outline

Expectations:

All students are expected to follow the codes of conduct as explained in the Dansville High School Student Handbook.  Less than expected behavior would result in the following consequences:

1st incident............................... warning
2nd incident.............................. student/teacher conference
3rd incident............................... you will receive a student behavioral referral
4th incident............................... teacher/parent conference

Please note:  All procedures will be consistent with the Dansville High School Student Handbook.

Business Law à Grading Procedure

Evaluation:

Class Activities and Participation, Homework, Vocabulary, and Worksheets................ 50%

Chapter Tests, Unit Exams, Projects ........................................................................... 50%

Assignments and Homework:

Completion of assignments and homework is expected.  The point value will vary from 10 to 100 points and will be announced at the time of the assignment.  Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class.  Students absent the day an assignment is due are expected to hand in the assignment the next day he/she returns to school, to receive full credit.  Homework assignments may be turned in late for reduced credit according to the following schedule:    

1st  school day late................... 75% of grade
2nd school day late................... 50% of grade
3rd school day late....................   0% of grade

Tests:

Tests are usually given at the end of a chapter, unit or category of material.  Each test is worth 100 points unless otherwise stipulated prior to announcing the test.  Students absent the day of a test will have one week to make arrangements with the teacher to complete the test.  Failure to do so will result in a grade of 0%

Projects:

Throughout the year projects will be assigned.  A project may consist of a poster, presentation, report related to assigned material, etc…  The amount of points counted for a project will be provided at the time the project is assigned.  The due date for the project will also be provided at the time the project is given. In addition, points may be assigned for rough draft and projects are broken into categories or specific assignment of points for each category.

Mrs. Markowski
Business Law à Tentative Course Outline

Unit 1 - Law, Justice, and You

Chapter 1         Our Laws

Chapter 2         Ethics and Our Law

Chapter 3         Constitutional Rights

Chapter 4         The Court System

Chapter 5         Our Criminal Laws

Chapter 6         Personal Injury Laws

 

Unit 2 - Fundamentals of Contracts
Chapter 7         Offer and Acceptance
Chapter 8         Genuine Agreement
Chapter 9         Mutual Consideration
Chapter 10       Law of Capacity
Chapter 11       Legality of Contracts
Chapter 12       Written Contracts
Chapter 13       Contractual Duties
Chapter 14       How Courts Enforce Contracts

Unit 3 - Sales and Other Contractual Situations
Chapter 15       Sales Contracts
Chapter 16       Ownership and Risk of Loss in Sales Transactions
Chapter 17       Consumer Protection
Chapter 18       Legal Consideration in Marriage and Divorce

Unit 4 - Property
Chapter 19       Property
Chapter 20       Bailments
Chapter 21       Real Property
Chapter 22       Renting Realty
Chapter 23       Insuring Your Future
Chapter 24       Wills, Estates, and Trusts

Unit 5 - The Law of Jobs
Chapter 25       Creation of Agency
Chapter 26       Operation of Agency
Chapter 27       Employment Contracts
Chapter 28       Unions
Chapter 29       Employment Discrimination
Chapter 30       Employee Injuries

Unit 6 - Forms of Business Organizations
Chapter 31       Forms of Business Organizations
Chapter 32       Creating, Running, and Terminating a Corporation
Chapter 33       Forms of Organization for Small Business
Chapter 34       Government Regulation of Business

Unit 7 - Borrowing Money and Paying Bills
Chapter 35       Commercial Paper
Chapter 36       Negotiability and Negotiation of Commercial Paper
Chapter 37       Rights of Holders of Commercial Paper
Chapter 38       Secured and Unsecured Credit Obligations
Chapter 39       Debtors, Creditors, and Bankruptcy

Mrs. Markowski
Business Law àAgreement

I have read and understand the course overview, outline, objectives, and grading procedures for Business Law and agree to accept responsibility to comply with these procedures.

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