The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Title: Business Law 1
Course Code :BADM 318
I. Basic Course Information
Core or Elective element of program Core course:
Department offering the course: Business Administration Department
Academic level:3rd level
Semester in which course is offered: Fall Semester
Course pre-requisite(s): none
Credit Hours:3.00
Contact Hours Through:3.00
Lecture
3.0
Tutorial*
0.0
Practical*
0.0
Total
0.0
Approval date of course specification:September 2013
II. Overall Aims of Course
This course provides the principles of Business Law and Contract formation that apply
to American and Egyptian legal system as a whole. The course provides an insight of a
particular emphasis on the study of Contract formation and its different types also the
Contract ways of performance and the available legal treatment of the contract
breaches. The course also develops the familiarity with legal and contractual mentality
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Practical Skills
Understanding
K4, K8, K9
I1, I8
P11, P12
General
Skills
G1, G3, G6
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IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
K.1Explain the various kinds of state and federal courts and the common bases of
their trial and appellate jurisdiction
K.2Recognize the Constitution’s structure and the political
K.3State the importance of ethical decision making to all business managers
K.4Identify the recommendations for improving corporate governance and
corporate social responsibility
K.5Construct a framework for processing facts and ethical principles that will lead
to ethical decision making
K.6Discuss the unique nature of the criminal law and the essential elements of
criminal liability in our legal system
K.7identify the basic types of damages recoverable in a tort case
K.8identify the basic elements of a negligence action
K.9Explain the law of intellectual property, certain "commercial" or "competitive"
torts
K.10Describe the impact that the rules governing offers have on special offer
problem areas such as advertisements, catalos, price lists, price quotes, etc.
K.11 Describe the nature and origins of the consideration requirement and apply it
to resolve a wide variety of commonly occurring contract problems.
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
I.1Describe the different types of law
I.2Analyze the problems inherent in using the criminal law to control corporate behaviour
I.3Distinguish between tort liability and criminal liability
I.4Differentiate among the different sorts of culpability exhibited within tort law
I.5Distinguish between contracts and unenforceable promises by listing the basic elements
that define a contract
I.6 Classify the basic types of contract (unilateral-bilateral, void-voidable, etc.)
I.7Distinguish between an acceptance and a counteroffer under both Code and common
law principles.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
P.1Sketch a specific number of law's functions and demonstrating legal reasoning
P.2 Explain the main sections of the national Constitution
P.3Explain the main state and federal powers to regulate business (especially the state
police power and the federal commerce power) and how they work.
P.4Outline the various factors governing the life of an offer and the ways in which an offer
can be terminated.
d. General and Transferable Skills
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
G.1Apply research principles on many topics concerning the Law
G.2Encourage students to participate and sharing information with the whole
class
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G.3Present the research and sharing information with the whole class
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
1- The Natural of Law
The Resolution of private
2disputes
3- Business and the constitution
4- Business Ethics
5- Crimes
6- International torts
7- Negligence and strict liability
Intellectual Property and
8unfair competition
9- Introduction to contracts
10- The agreement: Offer
11- The agreement: Acceptance
12- Consideration
13- Presentation
Net Teaching Weeks
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
I1
P1
Duration
(Weeks)
1
1
K1
1
1
1
1
1
K2
K3,K4,K5
K6
1
K9
1
1
1
1
1
13
P2,P3
I2
I3,I4
K8
I5,I6
K10
P4
I7
K11
All
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
Sub-Topics
Total
Hours
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
The Natural of Law
The Resolution of private disputes
Business and the constitution
Business Ethics
Crimes
International torts
Negligence and strict liability
Intellectual Property and unfair
competition
Introduction to contracts
The agreement: Offer
The agreement: Acceptance
Consideration
Presentation
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Midterm Exam
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Final Exam
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3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
Total Teaching Hours
3.0
3.0
Teaching/Learning
Method
Selected
Method
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis

Others (Participation):
√
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K&U
All
Intellectual
Skills
All
Professional
Skills
All
General
Skills
√
G1,G3
√
All
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Selected
Method
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study Analysis
Oral Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual Project



Other(Participation):
√
K1,k2,k3,k4,k5,k6,k7 I1,I2,I3,I4
K8,K9,K10,K11
I5,I6,I7
K10
I7
G.S.
Assessment
Week
Weight /
No.
Percentage
P1,P2,P3
P4
P4
20%
50%
10%
7
15
12
√
G1,G3
10%
14
√
All
5%
14
5%
IX. List of References
Required Text Books
Jane Mallor, A. J. Business Law" The Ethical, Global, and ECommerce". McGraw-Hill Education, 2012.
Course notes

Recommended books
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
PowerPoint (from the CMS)
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X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
Slide show
Course coordinator: Dr. Mohamed Attia
Head of Department: Dr/Dina Krema
Date: September 2013
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