Wayland Baptist University
Summer Semester 2014
SYLLABUS
Name of Course:
Time:
Dates:
BUAD 5315 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
BUAD 3318 BUSINESS LAW
5:30pm-9:40pm
Mondays and Wednesdays beginning May 28, 2014
through June 25, 2014
Location:
Wayland Baptist University
Phoenix Campus
Phoenix, Az.
Name of Instructor
Capt. Ken Holmes, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
100 West Washington
Phoenix, Az.
Office Phone
Off: 602-876-3453
Cell: 480-251-2414
e-mail= K_Holmes@MCSO.maricopa.gov
Textbook:
Business Law Today, Comprehensive Edition, 9th edition,
Miller and Jentz
Course
Description:
Course Goals:
A brief overview, for BUAD 3318 students, of the “black
letter law” in the traditional topics of constitutional law,
criminal law, torts, contracts, commercial transactions,
business organizational and governmental regulations
within the social, ethical, cultural, global economic,
technological context of the laws, including title seven and
sexual harassment. A more comprehensive view for BUAD
5315 students
Business Legal Environment presents a quick overview of
the “black letter law.” It examines the relationships linking
business organizations with their internal and external
environments along with how “black letter law” is modified
by regulatory authority of government agencies. Topics,
such as, social responsibility of business will be addressed,
through discussions, in class exercises, and case analysis.
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Course Outline:
Class one:
Overview of Class
Homework assignment guideline and chapter tests
Class two:
Chapters 1, 2, and 4
Class three:
Chapters 6, 8, and 9
Class four:
Chapters 11, 12, and 14
Class five:
Midterm Exam
Class six:
Chapters 28, 29, and 30
Class seven:
Chapters 31, 32, and 33
Class eight:
Chapters 43, 44, and 45
Class nine:
Final Exam
Grading
And Evaluation:
Additional Syllabus
Information:
Examinations will be based on lectures and the assigned
reading material. The Mid-term Exam, the Final Exam, and
the Homework Assignments will each have an equal
proportionate weight toward the final grade. In addition,
10% of the final grade will be based on class presentations
and participation.
Students enrolled at one of the University’s external
campuses should make every effort to attend all class
meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor
who will then determine whether the missed work may be
made up. When a student reaches that number of absences
considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor
will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory
progress report with the center director.
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It is university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled
person be excluded from participation, be denied benefits
of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational
program or activity in the University. Any student, who
because of a disabling condition, that may require some
special arrangement in order to meet course requirements,
should contact the instructor on the first day of class to
make the necessary accommodations.
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