BUSINESS 18 BUSINESS LAW (3 UNITS) DISTANCE LEARNING
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A survey of the principles of business law with particular emphasis given to contracts, agency,
sales, trade regulations, debt regulations, debt relations, & business organizations.
Advisory:
Eligibility for English 1A
Instructor:
Office:
Hours:
Telephone/Voice Mail:
Fax:
Email:
Joe Thompson
Gym offices
M-Th 12-1, and T 2-3 or by appointment
(661) 763-7721
661-763-7778
jthompson@taft.org
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Rental: Business Law: Law for Business, 9th ed. by Barnes,Dworkin,Richards, ISBN 0-07297611-X
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS:
Purchase: Study Guide, ISBN 0-07-297615-2
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
GRADING POLICY:
Your semester grade will be based on the total number of points earned during the semester on
the unit exams.
THE GRADING SCALE WILL BE: 25% A,B ; 50% C ; 25% D,F
ATTENDANCE POLICY
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 must be completed and turned in by the due dates set up in the calendar.
Students should drop the class if they are not making “Continuing Progress” in the class (See
counseling center for drop dates). “Continuing Progress” is defined as turning in work as
scheduled. Work on the class every week. Continuous work is necessary for success. Estimate at
least 6 hours/week of study time for this class!!
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 set by the class calendar.
A scantron is mandatory for the unit exams. . Tests will be taken in the LRC, 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
exams must be in my hands by May 20 or they will not be accepted.
EXAM
DUE DATES:
2-19
Unit 1
3-11
Unit 2
4-4
Unit 3
4-28
Unit 4
5-20
Unit 5 (Received by the 20th, otherwise it will not be graded.)