BLAW 3391 SYLLABUS
BUSINESS LAW I – SPRING 2020
Instructor: Laura Beth Pleasant, J.D.
Office Location: Home (due to Phase IV of the
Emergency Remote Work Status Operational Phases
and the COVID-19 pandemic)
Office Hours: By appointment; email me to request a
meeting and we will set up a phone call, FaceTime
call or Zoom meeting
Classroom: ONLINE
Class Time: ONLINE
OFFICE PHONE: (806) 834-8584
E-MAIL: laura.beth.pleasant@ttu.edu
The material for this course for the remainder of the semester has been broken down into 5 weekly modules.
The Module material (including lectures and assignments) for each module can be found under “Online
Modules” on Blackboard on the left side under “Assignments”.
You will complete Module 1, Exam #2, Modules 2-5, and then end the course with Exam #3. Each Module
ends on a Sunday night at 11:59 pm so you do not have to keep up with several due dates and times. For each
module, you must watch all the lectures and complete all the assignments during that week. No late work will
be accepted. If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
The link for your online exams can be found under “Exams” on Blackboard on the left side under
“Assignments”. The instructions will be available immediately while the link for the actual exams will appear
on the day of each exam.
AMENDED CLASS SCHEDULE:
March 2020
◄ February
Sun
29
Mon
30
Tue
Wed
31
Module 1 Opens.
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April ►
Thu
Fri
Sat
April 2020
◄ March
Sun
Mon
5
6
MODULE 1:
Chapters 41 & 42.
Due at 11:59 pm.
EXAM #2 over chs.
30-34 and 41-42.
OPEN: 9 am -2 pm.
Tue
May ►
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
Module 2 Opens.
12
13
MODULE 2:
Chapters 10 & 11.
Due at 11:59 pm.
Module 3 Opens.
19
20
MODULE 3:
Chapters 12 & 13.
Due at 11:59 pm.
Module 4 Opens.
26
27
MODULE 4:
Chapters 14 & 15.
Due at 11:59 pm.
Module 5 Opens.
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May 2020
◄ April
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
6
Thu
7
MODULE 5:
Chapters 16-18.
Due at 11:59 pm
10
June ►
Wed
Fri
Sat
1
2
8
9
15
16
Sec 001 Final Exam
7:30 – 9:00 am
Sec 005 Final Exam
1:30 – 3:00 pm
11
12
13
14
Sec 004 Final Exam
7:30 – 9:00 am
Grading: (Operating Procedure 34.12)
This course has a total of 100 points available, allocated as letter grades in the following manner:
90 – 100
=
A (Excellent)
80 – 89.9
=
B (Good)
70 – 79.9
=
C (Average)
60 – 69.9
=
D (Inferior)
0 – 59.9
=
F (Failure)
Late Assignments / Missed Exams Policy: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. IF THERE IS NO
EMERGENCY FOR MISSING AN EXAM, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO; FURTHERMORE, THERE
MUST BE EVIDENCE PROVIDED FOR SUCH EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Your grade is not a negotiation. It is not a measure of how well I like you or dislike you. It is not a measure of
whether or not you spent numerous hours in my office getting special help. It is not determined based upon
whether or not you are expected to graduate next month. It is not determined to help you meet specific
requirements for a scholarship. It is not determined based upon whether or not this is the second or fourth time you
have taken this course. All extenuating circumstances are irrelevant in the calculation of your grade. Your grade
will not be changed based on how well you can argue “what you deserve.” Each student will get the grade that
he/she earns. Your grade is a mathematical calculation of the components listed in the Grading section of
this syllabus. All students will be graded equally and fairly.
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