COURSE SYLLABUS
BUSI 2301-01
BUSINESS LAW
INSTRUCTOR:
MARK A. WILKENING
DIVISION CHAIR
DEPT. OF BUSINESS, INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, & PUBLIC SERVICE
BLINN COLLEGE BRENHAM TX CAMPUS
LOCATED IN THE BOB BULLOCK BUILDING
OFFICE #107
PH# (979) 830-4438 FAX# 830-4497
OFFICE HOURS: mw 8-9 ; 2:30-3:30 tt 8-9 ; 2-3
TEACHING ROOM: #134
E-MAIL:
MWILKENING@BLINN.EDU
BUSI 2301
BUSINESS LAW
Textbook: West’s Business Law, Alternate Edition, by Jentz, Miller, and Cross.
11th Edition, 2010, Southwestern, Cengage Learning ISBN# 0-324-59616
Objectives: Explain the concepts of law and ethics in business and society, examine
the origin and function of the U.S. legal system, compare and contrast civil verses
criminal law, compare and contrast the court system and alternative dispute
resolution, classify the different types of torts, describe the types of contracts,
distinguish between the different types of property law, describe the function of
wills, examine the types of negotiable instruments, describe the law of agency and
the types of business organizations, describe the procedures in filing bankruptcy,
differentiate between the types of antitrust law, differentiate between the types of
labor laws.
Grading: Students will be given eight major exams during the semester. One of
these will be the comprehensive final. All exams have equal weight. If one of the first
seven majors is missed for unexcused reasons the final will count twice. If a higher
grade is scored on the comprehensive final than on the first seven majors, it will
replace the lowest exam grade and count twice. Participation will count as 10% of
the overall average. This will include case analysis and other classroom assignments.
EXAM 1
Chapters 1-5
GRADING:
EXAM 2
Chapters 6-9
A
720 points (90%)
EXAM 3
Chapters 10-19
B
640
(80%)
EXAM 4
Chapters 20-30
C
560
(70%)
EXAM 5
Chapters 31-42
D
480
(60%)
EXAM 6
Chapters 43-48
F
479 or below 60%
EXAM 7
Chapters 49-50
EXAM 8
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
Tentative Calendar:
8-30-2010
Introduction, Course Syllabus, Pretest, The Legal System
9-2-2010
Chapter 1
Introduction to Law and Legal reasoning
9-7-2010
9-9-2010
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Courts and Alternate Dispute Resolution
Court Procedures
9-14-2010
9-16-2010
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
Ethics
9-21-2010
9-23-2010
Exam 1
Chapter 6
Intentional Torts
9-28-2010
9-30-2010
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Negligence and Strict Liability
Intellectual Property
10-5-2010
10-7-2010
Chapter 9
Exam 2
Criminal Law
10-12-2010
10-14-2010
10-19-2010
Chapters 10-19
Chapters 10-19
Exam 3
Contracts
Contracts
10-21-2010
10-26-2010
10-28-2010
11-2-2010
11-4-2010
Chapters 20-23
Chapters 20-23
Chapters 24-27
Chapters 24-30
Exam 4
Sales and Lease Agreements
Sales and Warranties
Negotiable Instruments
Creditors’ Rights, and Bankruptcy
11-9-2010
11-11-2010
11-16-2010
Chapters 31-34
Chapters 35-42
Exam 5
Agency Law
Business Organizations
11-18-2010
11-23-2010
11-30-2010
Chapters 43-46
Chapters 47-48
Exam 6
Government Regulation
Property Law
12-2-2010
12-7-2010
12-9-2010
Chapters 49-50
Chapters 49-50
Exam 7
Insurance, Wills
Insurance, Wills
As per Blinn Final Exam Schedule
Final Exam
CLASS POLICIES
1. Participation - If a student has no more than 1 absence for TT
or MW days and participates in class discussions, assignments,
etc., an additional 10 points will be added to his or her total. (Also
see Attendance Policy)
2. Conduct- No eating or drinking in the classroom. Academic
Dishonesty will not be allowed as per Blinn Policy.
3. Make-Up Exams - There will be no make-up exams. Anyone
who will miss an exam because of an excused or school function
should make an arrangement with me to take the exam in advance.
If an exam is missed, the final will count twice. If two exams are
missed, the student will fail.
4. Final Course Grade - The course grade will be determined by
adding the grades from all exams plus any bonus points. All
exams, including the final, will have equal weight. However, the
comprehensive final can replace a lower major exam score.
5. Bonus Points - Extra points may be obtained through
attendance, assigned projects, special projects, and classroom
quizzes.
6. Final Exam - All students, including graduating individuals,
must take a comprehensive final exam.
7. ADA – Blinn College would like to help students with
disabilities achieve their highest potential in college. In order to
receive accommodations proper documentation must first be
provided to the Office of Disability Services on campus.
8. Attendance Policy - The College District believes that class
attendance is essential for student success; therefore, students are
required to promptly and regularly attend all their classes. Each
class meeting builds the foundation for subsequent class meetings.
Without full participation and regular class attendance, students
shall find themselves at a severe disadvantage for achieving
success in college. Class participation shall constitute at least ten
percent of the final course grade. It is the responsibility of each
faculty member, in consultation with the division chair, to
determine how participation is achieved in his or her class. Faculty
will require students to regularly attend class and will keep a
record of attendance from the first day of class and/or the first day
the student’s name appears on the roster through final
examinations. If a student has one week’s worth of unexcused
absences during the semester, he/she will be sent an e-mail by the
College requiring the student to contact his/her instructor and
schedule a conference immediately to discuss his/her attendance
issues. Should the student accumulate two weeks’ worth of
unexcused absences, he/she will be administratively withdrawn
from class.
9. Civility Statement - Members of the Blinn College community,
which includes faculty, staff, and students, are expected to act
honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn
College holds all members accountable for their actions and words.
Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a
manner that recognizes personal respect and demonstrates concern
for the personal dignity, rights, and freedoms of every member of
the College community, including respect for College property and
the physical and intellectual property of others.
If a student is asked to leave the classroom because of uncivil
behavior, the student may not return to that class until he or she
arranges a conference with the instructor. It is the student’s
responsibility to arrange for this conference.
10. Electronic Device Policy - All the functions of all personal
electronic devices designed for communication and/or
entertainment (cell phones, pagers, beepers, iPods, and similar
devices) must be turned off and kept out of sight in all Blinn
College classrooms and associated laboratories. Any
noncompliance with this policy will be addressed in accordance
with the Blinn College civility policy (Administrative Policy).
Additionally, any communication understood by the instructor to
be in the nature of cheating will have consequences in accordance
with this Blinn College policy section regarding academic
dishonesty [FLB (Local)]. Students exempted from this policy
section include, active members of firefighting organizations,
emergency medical services organizations, commissioned police
officers, on-call employees of any political subdivision of the state
of Texas, or agencies of the federal government. Exempted
students are expected to set the emergency-use devices on silent or
vibrate mode only.