Business 18 Distance Learning - BUSINESS LAW

1. Watch at home during the cable TV broadcasts.
2. Tape record your video programs during the telecasts and view them when convenient.
3. View programs in the De Anza College Library West Computer Lab.
   
4. Check out tapes from the Open Media Lab to view at home. SMART DASB Card required. The Smart Card Office is located on the lower level of the Hinson Center (408-864-5551).
5. DLC ID Card required (available at the De Anza College Distance Learning Center, LC-107).
6. One tape at a time may be checked out for 48 hours.
7. Return tapes to Library West Computer Lab or in the drop box outside of Learning Center West (please report any videotape technical problems).
8. Late fines: $2.00/day (maximum fine-$25.00); replacement/lost tape charge: $50.00/tape.
   
9. The video lessons are also available by videostreaming. See below for videostreaming instructions.
   VIDEOSTREAMING INSTRUCTIONS
   A high speed Internet connection is needed to view the videostreams. If you are connecting from home, this generally means a cable modem or DSL connection. > To access the streams: go the Catalyst web site at > https://catalyst.deanza.edu and login by following the instructions below. You will not be able to login until the first day of instruction. Once you've logged in, click on your course. The links to the videostreams, instructions and FAQ tips and troubleshooting are on this page.
   Quick Login Instructions > Username: Your De Anza College Student ID (NOT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER). > Password: Your Birthday in this format: MMDDYYYY (Two digit month, followed by two digit day, followed by FOUR digit year; no slashes or spaces.)
   TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CATALYST: Please change to > For technical help with Catalyst (Moodle), please go to > http://catalysthelp.deanza.edu/. There is a link to this page from the Catalyst web site. Also, logon information and an FAQ are available at the > Catalyst web site https://catalyst.deanza.edu.
   > Videos are streamed using RealPlayer. For a free download of the RealPlay software and to test your computer go to the Distance Learning Center website http://distance.deanza.fhda.edu . Select the "Technology" link, then the "Webcasts and Videostreams" link and follow the directions there. > > The quality of the videostream can be affected by Internet congestion on the De Anza Campus or network congestion with your Internet service provide.
   A high speed Internet connection is needed to view the videostreams. If you are connecting from home, this means a cable modem or DSL.
   STUDY EACH WEEK'S ASSIGNMENTS
   Work on the lessons in the following order: a. Review the lesson assignments in the Study Guide.
   b. Read the textbook assignments (as listed on the assignment schedule on this page).
   c. View the assigned videotapes.
   d. Complete assigned chapter exercises and post them in Catalyst.
   e. Complete the legal news article assignment from the Wall Street Journal and post it in Catalyst.
   f. Complete the Case that will be posted in Catalyst and turn it into the Distance Learning Center by the assigned date.
   
   COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
   All assignments are due by 5:30 PM on the due date. Please retain a copy of your Case for your files. Submitting the Case Assignment [copy and attach the cover sheet that includes your name, the course, the assignment(s), your instructor's name and your telephone number]:
   
   HOMEWORK FALL 2009
   Exercises from Guide Chapters 3 and 5, First Wall Street Journal Summary Due: Thursday, Oct 22 in Catalyst (note: Chapter Exercises are available in the Guide or on this website - scroll down to "Updates for Bus 18")
   First Web Discussion Due: Oct 15
   
   Exercises from Guide Chapters 9 and 12, Two Wall Street Journal Summaries (2) Due: Tuesday, Nov 24, Web Discussion Due: 11/24
   
   Case Due: 11/30
   Last Web Discussion Due: 11/30
   
   All written homework except for the Case will be done in Catalyst. The Case is to be turned in at the Distance Learning Center, room LC-107. During regular hours drop them into the Homework Drop Box inside the office and sign in your name on the "Student Coursework Sign-In-Sheet" so there is a record of your paper being turned in there. After hours, drop them into the Homework Drop Box located by the Distance Learning Center back door (facing the California History Center). Please attach a cover sheet with your name, Business 18 homework, Michael Gough, Instructor, and the homework you are turning in: Example: Jane Doe, Bus 18, Michael Gough, Case homework your telephone number (should someone at the DLC need to contact you).
   If you choose to mail your homework then mail your paper to: Michael Gough, De Anza College Distance Learning Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014
   Or you can fax your homework - FAX your paper to one of the Distance Learning Center FAX machines: (408) 864-8245 or 864-5546.
   Please make sure you fax a cover sheet with the information indicated above.
   Legal news articles from the Wall Street Journal: During three selected weeks of the quarter, you must select one major article from that weeks Journals regarding legal and business matters and write a summary of the article and explain how it affects business from a legal perspective. The format is:
   Title of article:
   Date article appeared:
   Page:
   Article summary:
   Effects upon business:
   The summary should be approximately one page in length, single spaced, 12 point font.
   All Wall Street Journal assignments must be typed and will be submitted in Catalyst.
   
   Chapter Questions:
   Every few weeks you will turn in assigned "Chapter Questions" that appear in your Guide to Business Law Workbook at the end of each chapter and the questions will be posted in Catalyst. See the Assignment Schedule for specific chapter assignments and due dates. The questions are also posted on this website under Updates for Bus/Para 18
   
   Web Discussions:
   Three times during the term you will need to go to this website, click on Recent Discussion, then click on the discussion for Bus 18 Distance Learning. There will be a question posted that you must respond to and post (that all in the class will be able to read). Then you must respond to at least one other student as part of the exercise. You can look at discussions by other classes on this website for an idea as to how this works.
   
   Key Terms: (Extra Credit):
   Five points extra credit is available with each exam if you turn in the definitions of the key terms at the end of the Guide for each chapter you are tested on. For example, when you take test one; fax to the DLC or turn in the definitions to the key terms at the back of the Guide from chapters 1-7 (the chapters you are being tested on). You may write in the definitions. Do the same for the final. Make a copy because they will not be returned.
   
   Homework Case Analysis:
   During the quarter you will write one case analysis. The case will be posted on this website during the 8th week of the term (4th week in summer). Follow the case method below in formatting your work.
   
   Case Method: The case method will be used throughout the course: Facts (pertinent to law). As you read the case, you need to look at each fact presented and determine if it is important to the case and whether it has a consequence that needs to be evaluated as related to law.
   
   Issues: (problems within case which raise issue of law questions). After you have determined which facts are relevant, you must then determine what legal issue(s) are involved in this particular case. Issues are the problems that you must solve by the use of law.
   
   Holdings: (answers to issue relevant to the law). Since most of the cases used in this course deal with civil matters, your holdings will be for either the plaintiff or defendant. You need to identify who is the defendant and who is the plaintiff in each case. If the case involves more than two parties, you must associate each party with the appropriate plaintiff or defendant.
   
   Reasons: (facts of case which support your holdings and the law applied to these facts). This is the most important step. This is the justification of your holdings. You need to support your holdings with all the legal arguments as related to the facts and issues you presented.
   
   Another approach you can use with the case is:
   Issue
   Decision
   Support
   Dissent
   
   
   
   REVIEW MATERIAL FOR EXAMS
   View the Review Session on television, tape or webstream.
   The instructor reviews key concepts and homework problems that are critical in understanding the course objectives and helps you prepare for the examinations. Past experience has shown that students who follow these sessions closely have a better grasp of the course material and score higher on their exams.
   

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   Review #1: Will be broadcast on CCN1: PM
   Review #2: Will be broadcast on CCN1: PM
   

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   Copies of these sessions will be available at the Open Media Lab for your use there, or for overnight checkout. The reviews will also be available in the videostream format.
   Since new information regarding schedule changes or other problems may be announced during these review sessions, students who do not view the videotapes may miss essential information.
   
   TESTING AND GRADING
   EXAM#1, the midterm, WILL BE GIVEN ONLINE IN CATALYST Go to the Catalyst website: https://catalyst.deanza.edu/ and bookmark this page so you will be ready to login for exams. The exam time and instructions for logging in to Catalyst are on this web page. The exams will be composed of multiple choice questions and essay.
   
   REQUIRED: FOR THE ON-CAMPUS FINAL BRING A SCANTRON FOR THE MULTIPLE CHOICE PORTION AND BLANK PAPER FOR THE ESSAY PORTION OF THE EXAM. You may bring one page of notes (front and back) to the exam as a study sheet at the final
   

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   Exam #1: ONLINE: Friday Oct 30; 6:00 PM to Saturday, Oct 31; 2:00 AM (note - the exam must be started by 11:55 PM on Friday in order to have the full two hours to take it) - go to the Catalyst server for this course and log in. The exam will open at 6 PM and close at midnight, you will have two hours to take the exam. It is multiple choice.
   (Exam #1 Covers text chapters 1-10; Guide chapters 1-8)
   
   Exam #2 (Final) ON CAMPUS: Friday, December 4; 7:00-9:00 PM in Room Forum 3. PLEASE NOTE THE FINAL IS ON CAMPUS AND MUST BE TAKEN AT THE SCHEDULED TIME.
   (Exam #2 Comprehensive with emphasis on chapters not covered in first exam - it is multiple choice and essay. You are allowed one page of notes, regular sized paper, front and back, at the exam.)
   

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   Testing Materials: Bring one #2 pencil, a Scantron (the small half sheet), blank paper and a photo I.D. to the final exam.
   INSTRUCTIONAL TESTING Exam Scores: Exam scores are posted on the Catalyst website by De Anza student ID # approximately one week after each exam. You may review the exam online after the exam is closed on Catalyst. You can review the final exam in the DLC the first two weeks into the new term, but cannot take a copy of the test. Please show your DASB Smart Card to the Distance Learning Center staff.
   
   Final Grades:
   Final Grades are assigned as follows:
   Requirement: Possible Points:
   1 midterm exam @ 100 ...............100
   1 homework case...................50
   4 sets of Chapter Questions, 3 Web Discussion..70
   3 Wall Street Journal articles....30
   Final Exam @150 points...........150
   Total Points:....................400
   Letter Grade: Points:
   A 90%
   B 80%
   C 70%
   D 60%
   NOT PASSING less than 60%
   
   Grading Policies:
   If you sign up for the course and complete the orientation you are enrolled. If you do not complete the orientation you are dropped as a no-show. If you do not take the midterm examination you will be dropped with a W grade.
   
   
   Once you have indicated your enrollment in the class, it is your responsibility to monitor your enrollment and drop yourself if you believe you cannot pass the class. Other than failing to take the first midterm exam, it is entirely the student's responsibility to drop himself or herself in accordance with college guidelines and dates.
   
   Incomplete grades are only available under the following conditions:
   The student has done all of the work in the course and cannot take the final exam because of an emergency (verifiable illness, family death, car accident etc). If the issue arises prior to the date for withdrawal, then the student will take a W. If it occurs after the withdrawal date and all work in the course has been completed and a verifiable emergency has taken place, then an incomplete grade can be given. Please note, these are exceedingly rare.

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   DLC BUSINESS/PARA 18 SCHEDULE
   Date Description Reading Written Assignments
   G- Guide to Bus Law, T - Essentials of Bus Law
   Exercises and Key Terms from Guide
   
   Week of 9/21: -- Intro T- Ch 1-2, G - Ch 1-2 Classification, History,
   
   Week of 9/28: -- Courts, Civil Disputes, Constitution - T - Ch 3-4 G Ch 3-4
   
   Week of 10/5:--Admin, Torts, Crimes Intnl, Contracts -- T Ch 5-8, G - Ch 5-7
   
   Week of 10/12: -- Agreement/Consideration --T Ch 9-11 G Ch 7-9
   
   Week of 10/19: --Contracts - Writing/3rd Party --T - Ch 14-15, G Ch 11
   
   Week of 10/26: --Contracts Leg/Cap T - Ch 12-13 G Ch 10
   
   Week of 11/2: -- Contracts Performance/ Remedies/Sales; Ch 16-19, G Ch 13
   T- Ch 17-18 G Ch 12-13
   
   Week of 11/9: -- Agency/Employment T - 27-28, G Ch 14
   
   Week of 11/16: Intellectual Property T - 33
   
   Week of 11/23: -- Prepare for Final Exam - it will be comprehensive, multiple choice and essay. REMEMBER THE FINAL IS ON CAMPUS ON FRIDAY DEC 4; 7:00 PM; ROOM FOR 3 - bring your picture ID, a Scantron, blank paper, pencil and pen also - you may bring one sheet of notes
   
   Web Discussions, go to http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/goughmichael/ Recent Discussion, login, answer Business Law, Distance Learning web question
   Note: Schedule may be changed by instructor - there will always be at least two academic days warning of test date change
   Exams must be taken at scheduled dates, no late work accepted
   Michael Gough, Office F51a, 408 864-8622, goughmichael@fhda.edu
   
   Chapter
   Chapters 1-14 in the Guide to Business Law
   1 Overview and Legal History
   2 Legal Philosophy
   3 Classification of Law
   4 Jurisdiction, Courts, Civil Procedure
   5 Constitutional and Admin Law
   6 Torts
   7 Introduction to Contracts
   8 Mutal Assent/Invalidation of Assent
   9 Considerarion
   10 Legality Capacity
   11 3rd party and Form
   
   12 Performance and Remedies
   13 Sales and Lease
   14 Agency and Employment
   
   Chapters 1-19, 27, 28 and 33 (or equivalent in newer editions) in Essentials of Bus Law
   Chapter
   1 Introduction
   2 Ethics
   3 Dispute Resolution
   4 Common, Stautory and Admin Law
   5 Constitutional Law
   6 Torts
   7 Crimes
   8 International
   
   9 Contracts
   10 Agreement
   11 Consideration
   12 Legality
   13 Capacity
   14 Writing
   15 3rd Parties
   16 Performance, Breach, Discharge
   17 Remedies
   18 Sales
   19 Ownership and Risk
   27 and 28 Agency and Employment
   33 Intellectual Property
   
   
   

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   Policy on Copying and Cheating:
   Students who submit the work of others as their own or cheat on exams or other assignments will receive a failing grade in the course and will be reported to college authorities.
   You may access your final grades through the Star System [408-777-9394 or 650-917-0509], and the Internet [https://regserv.deanza.fhda.edu/da-grades.shtml].
   
   IMPORTANT DATES See De Anza Academic and Administrative Calendar
   http://lore.fhda.edu/syllabus/ccninfo.html
   Broadcast Information for Televised Courses
   Video programs for this course are shown weekly on local cable TV in Silicon Valley on the following cable networks:
   Comcast Cable TV
   
   CCN1
      Channel 27 - Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Mountain View, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale
      Channel 75 - Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Stanford University
   
   CCN2
      Channel 28 - Campbell and San Jose
      Channel 78 - Cupertino
   
   
   
   Go to the Distance Learning Center'sTechnology web page for general information on broadcast days and times.
   The distance learning website with the television schedule is:http://distance.deanza.edu/
   
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   If there are any students with a learning disability or physical challenge, you are entitled to any assistance you need to achieve your academic goals. De Anza College has an on-campus lab with talking computers, print enlargers, tactile maps of the campus, and other alternate learning options. If you or anyone you know would benefit from such a service, please call
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   TTY number: 408-864-5650 or Relay System call 711
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