BUSN 2275-30 Business Law Syllabus
(3 UNITS) DISTANCE LEARNING OFFLINE
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a survey of the principles of business law with particular
emphasis given to contracts, sales, negotiable instruments, and trade
regulations.
Advisory: Eligibility for English 1000 and Reading 1005 strongly
recommended.
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Jane Cuellar
E-Mail: jcuellar@taft.org
Telephone: 661-763-7700/661-972-0773
Office Hours: Tues. 8:30 am – 9 am (via phone) or by appointment
Email: jcuellar@taft.org
Class Schedule: August 25, 2008 – December 12, 2008; Grades available
December 19, 2008
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Rental Textbook: Business Law: Law for Business, 9th ed. Barnes,
Dworkin, & Richards, ISBN 0-07-297611-X/978-0073-136-189. McGraw-Hill,
2006. Contact the college book store for rental information,
bookstore@taftcollege.edu , or 661-763-7731.
Purchase: Student Workbook & Study Guide, 9th ed. 2005. ISBN: 0—
07-297615-2/-978-0072-976-151.
ATTENDANCE
The format of the class allows complete student control of their work
schedule within the confines of deadlines established by the course calendar.
All work is expected to be completed and delivered on time. Work can
be submitted via the LRC at Taft College, through the TC aides at TCI,
US mail, or via FAX. Students not submitting the first assignment on
time will be dropped from the course. After that, it is the responsibility
of the student to drop the course if they are unable to turn in work as
scheduled. Contact the counseling center or the distance learning help
desk for drop deadlines and procedures.
Work on the class every week. Continuous work is necessary for
success. Expect to spend 8 to 10 hours per week reading, completing
assignments, and taking exams.
ASSIGNMENTS
Graded assignments consist of multiple choice exams and essays. The
Midterm and Final Exams are proctored. The LRC at Taft College has
proctoring hours, or see the Proctor Identification Procedures for
directions on how to set up a proctor for approval. All proctors must
be approved prior to use. Be sure to submit information for approval
the first week of the course.
GRADING POLICY:
Your semester grade will be based on the following:
Unit Exams-open book
35%
140 points
Midterm Exam-proctored
25%
100 points
Essays
15%
60 points
Final Exam
25%
100 points
GRADING SCALE:
85% A, 75% B, 65% C, 55% D, <55% F
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS:
UNIT 1
Foundations of Law, Contracts,
CH 1, 8-12
Unit 1 Exam
UNIT 2
Contracts, Sales
CH 13-18
Unit 2 Exam
UNIT 3
Sales, Agency, Business Organizations
CH 19-23, 25
Unit 3 Exam
UNIT 4
Bus. Organizations, Property
CH 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35
Unit 4 Exam
UNIT 5
Insurance, Commercial Paper & Credit
CH 36-39, 41-42
Unit 5 Exam
CALENDAR:
The calendar is intended as a suggested pace for covering the material which
parallels the traditional classroom course. Students are only bound by the
deadlines for work to be turned in.
A scantron is mandatory for the exams. Tests can be taken in the LRC at Taft
College, at the TCI Education Department, or at a proctored site arranged with
the instructor. Students using US Postal Service to submit work must insure that
it is delivered no later than the date due. The final exam must be in my hands
by December 15, 2008!
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Assignment(s)
Read Ch 1 & 8
Read Ch 9 & 10
Read Ch 11 & 12
Unit 1 Open Book Exam
Read Ch 13 & 14
Essay 1-Contracts (Assigned in week 5)
Read Ch 16 & 17
Read Ch 18, Unit 2 Open Book Exam
Read Ch 19 & 20
Read Ch 21-23
Essay 2-Sales (Assigned in week 9)
Read Ch 25, Unit 3 Open Book Exam
Midterm Exam (proctored)
Read Ch 26, 27, & 31
Read Ch 32 & 33
Read Ch 35, Unit 4 Open Book Exam
Essay 3-Negotiable (Assigned in week 13)
Read Ch 36 & 37
Read Ch 38 & 39
Read Ch 41 & 42
Unit 5 Open Book Exam
Final Exam (proctored)
Due Date
8/29/08
9/5/08
9/12/08
9/15/08
9/19/08
9/26/08
9/29/08
10/6/08
10/10/08
10/17/08
10/27/08
10/27/08
10/28/08
11/3/08
11/7/08
11/14/08
11/21/08
11/21/08
12/1/08
12/8/08
12/10/08
12/12/08