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Business 18 Fall '09 Session 10:30AMDeAnza College
Course: Business/Para 18, Business Law 1
Text, (Required): • Textbook: Either Concise Essentials of Business Law, De Anza College Edition, Jeffrey F. Beatty and Susan S. Samuelson, Thomson/Southwestern, 2008 or Essentials of Business Law, 3rd Edition, Beatty and Samuelson, Thomson/Southwestern, 2008.,
(Strongly Recommended) Guide to Business Law, Gough, Kendall Hunt Pub.,
Instructor: Michael Gough
Office: F51a
Telephone/email: 408 864-8622, goughmichael@fhda.edu
Office Hours : MWR - 11:30AM-12:00PM, Tues 11:30AM-12:45PM and by appt
Description:
The American legal system and laws applicable to business emphasizing contract, agency, intellectual property and sales laws, the impact of the legal system on business and ethical considerations in the business environment.
Grading:
Exams: (3X100) 300 (two midterms and one final)
Homework/In Class/Web 130 (approximate)
Total 430
A – >90%
B – >80%
C – >70%
D – >60%
F - < 59%
Course Expectations/Requirements:
This course is designed to expose the student to the basic aspects of business law. The focus is on risk and return that an enterprise and individuals face in dealing in everyday business situations. The course requires a substantial amount of reading and writing. Learning to apply the law and looking at both sides of an issue from a business perspective is paramount in this course. It is expected that the student attend all sessions. If one is missed it is up to the student to get the information from fellow students or from the instructor at a mutually agreed upon time. Because it is rare in business that individuals work alone, and the ability to work with others is an important skill, there is a substantial amount of group work in the class that is graded. Therefore come to class and prepare to be an engaged, active learner.
Another important component in the class are the web discussions where you will access this website, go to Recent Discussions, log in, and respond to the current issue and comment on at least one students answer. This will be posted for the class to read and review.
Policies:
All exams must be taken at the scheduled time and date. All work must be turned in on time; late assignments are not accepted for any reason. In class group work and web exercises cannot be made up. If you find that regular attendance is a challenge, it is suggested that you take the Distance Learning Class, where there is a greater writing requirement but the attendance requirement is minimized.
Cheating and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and are dealt with in accordance with the DeAnza policies set forth in the course catalogs and schedules. Cheating will result in an automatic 'F' in the course and you will be reported to the college authorities.
Fall '09
Test Dates:(subject to change)
#1 -10/8 1 - Ch 1-6 Guide, 1-8 Text
#2 - 11/3 - 7-11 Guide, 9-16 Text
#3 - 12/1 - 12-14 Guide, Sales Intellectual Property and Agency Chapters Text-
Final Exam - Wed, 12/9 - 9:15AM Comprehensive
5 points extra credit on each exam if you turn in the key terms from the assigned chapter from the Guide with the assigned homework. These are not returned.
9/21/09 Intro to Law , Classification, Philosophy and Ethics Web Discussion #1 T- Ch 1-2, G - Ch 1-2
9/28/09 Courts, Civil Disputes, Constitution -- Web Discussion #2 T - Ch 3-4 G Ch 3-4
10/5/09 Admin, Torts, Crimes -- Web Discussion #3 T Ch 5-7, G - Ch 5-6 Ex Ch 2,4 - WSJ & Key Terms due 10/8/09
10/12/09 Intnl, Review, Exam 10/14 Web Discussion #4 T Ch 8
10/19/09 Contracts - Agreement, Consideration --Web Discussion #5 T Ch 9-11 G Ch 7-9
10/26/09 Contracts Leg/Cap--- Web Disc #6 T - Ch 12-13 G Ch 10
11/2/09 Contracts - Writing/3rd Party, Review -- Exam 11/5- ---- Web Discussion #7 T - Ch 14-15, G Ch 11 Ex Ch 7, 10, Key Terms WSJ due 11/3/08
11/9/09 ---- Web Discussion #8 T - Ch 16, G Ch 12
11/16/09 Performance/ Remedies/Sales --Web Discussion #9 T- Ch 17-18 G Ch 12-13
11/23/09 Agency/Employment, Review -- Web Discussion #10 T - 28-30, G Ch 14 Key Terms due 11/30
11/30/09 Exam 12/1 Web Discussion #11
12/7/09 Final 12/9 9:15AM
Cyberclass Dates (Others may be announced in class):
9/25/2009
10/2/2009
10/9/2009
10/16/2009
10/23/2009
10/30/2009
11/6/2009
11/13/2009
11/20/2009
11/27/2009
12/4/2009
Web discussions:
Other web discussions will be announced in class
You must log on and answer between midnight the day of the discussion and noon the following day. You are required to answer the question and respond to at least one other student.
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