LAWS 3041 Online Course Schedule – At a Glance
See Weekly Content Modules for Detailed Descriptions
Week
Module One
Week 1 – 2
Ends May 18, 2025
(Note: Victoria Day
Holiday Weekend; College
Closed Monday May 19,
2025)
Module Two
Week 3 – 4
Ends June 1, 2025
Module Three
Week 5 – 6
Ends June 15, 2025
Module Four
Week 7
Ends June 22, 2025
Topic/content
INTRODUCTION TO THE
LAW & LEGAL SYSTEM
-Law vs. Ethics
- Sources of Law - Common
Law; Statutes & Regulations
-Alternative Dispute
Resolution
-Litigation Process
Activities
Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
Scavenger Hunt
Orientation Survey
Dropbox Assignment 1
Intro to Tax Court and
CanLii Decision Search %
Negotiation and Mediation
Online Simulation
Discussion Posting
Quiz One 5%
TORTS
Strict Liability, Vicarious
Liability, Joint and Several
Liability
Intentional Torts
Negligence
Defenses
Read Chapters 10, 11, 12
Discussion Posting
Dropbox Assignment 2
Quiz Two 5%
CONTRACT LAW
-Requirements and
Formation of a Contract,
Consensus, Consideration,
Legality, Intention
-Terms, Conditions and
Warranties, Exclusionary
Clauses
-Capacity
-Duress, Undue Influence,
Unconscionable, Mistake,
Misrepresentation
-Termination, breach of
contract, remedies
MARKETING LAW
-Sale of Goods Act, - Terms,
Title to Goods, Remedies of
the seller and buyer,
Consumer Protection
Legislation, Remedies and
Resources
Read Chapters, 5, 6,7, 8, 9
Discussion Posting
Dropbox Assignment 3
Intro to Small Claims Court
Quiz Three 6 %
Read Chapters 23, 24
Websites
Dropbox Assignment 4
Consumer Protection
Quiz Four 2%
June 24 – 28, 2024 Intra-Term days (no activities due)
Module Five
THE EMPLOYMENT
Read Chapters, 20, 21, 22
Week 8 - 9
CONTRACT & COLLECTIVE
Websites
BARGAINING
Discussion Posting
Ends July 13, 2025
Employee vs. Independent
Dropbox Assignment 5
Contractor
Professional Services
-Identify the rights &
Employment
responsibilities of the
Employer/Employee
(Provincial & Federal
Quiz Five 5%
Statutes and legal issues
with respect to
recruitment, work
conditions, termination of
employment)
- Unions & the Collective
Bargaining Processes
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Discuss formation of
regulatory Bodies (CGA, CA,
CMA) and understand
imposition of Fiduciary
Obligations and
Professional Codes of
Conduct
Module Six
LEASING AND BAILMENT
Read Chapters 17, 13, 28
Week 10
-Type of Leases - Rights of
Websites
the parties
Quiz Six Bailment - 2%
Ends July 20, 2025
-liability of bailee/bailor
AGENCY
Drop Box Assignment 6 The Agency Relationship Agency
Formation with or without
Dropbox Assignment 7a Contract
Insurance
-Actual & Apparent
Quiz Seven Agency and
Authority
Insurance- 5%
-Rights, Duties and
Obligations of the Parties
INSURANCE CONTRACT
-Types of Insurance
Contracts
-Terminology
-Rights & Obligations
-Common Exclusions
Module Seven
BUSINESS FORMATIONS
Read Chapters 14, 15, 16
Week 11 - 12
Ends August 3, 2025
(Note Civic Holiday
Weekend; College Closed
Monday Aug. 4, 2025)
Module Eight
Week 13
Ends Aug. 10, 2025
Module Nine
Week 14
Ends Aug. 17, 2025
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
- Formation, applicable
legislation, liability
PARTNERSHIPS
-Formation, applicable
legislation, liability
-Agency, Fiduciary
Obligations
CORPORATIONS
-Nature and formation
-Internal affairs of
Corporation
-External responsibilities of
a corporation.
Discussion Posting
Dropbox Assignment 8
INTRODUCTION TO
PROPERTY LAW
Real vs. Personal Property:
Definitions, ownership and
transfer
Intellectual Property:
Copyrights, Patents,
Trademarks, Industrial
Design, Integrated Circuit
Topography
Circuit Topography
Read Chapters 18, 19
Websites
Dropbox Assignment 9
Quiz Nine 5%
PRIORITY OF CREDITORS
-Secured vs. Unsecured
Credit
-Methods of Securing Debt
- Security Devices
-Legislation - Personal
Property Security Act
(PPSA)
-Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Read Chapters 26, 27
Dropbox Assignment 10
Quiz Ten 5%
Feedback Survey
Quiz Eight 5%
Please note this schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Dates to Remember:
Victoria Day: Monday May 19, 2025 College Closed
Canada Day: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 College Closed
Simcoe (Civic) Day: Monday, August 4, 2025 College Closed