SYLLABUS –BUSINESS LAW I
Tulsa Community College, Southeast Campus
Spring 2015
Course: Busn 2313-303
Business law I – 20601
Day(s) and Time(s): W., 6:00 PM, 4120
01-12-15 to 05-10-15
Instructor: Art Fleak
Office Hrs: by appointment.
TO CONTACT THE
DIVISION
OFFICE:
Division Associate Dean: Dr.
Roach, Office: SE4112
Phone: 918-595-7639
TO CONTACT YOUR
INSTRUCTOR:
918-261-7416
fleakart@hotmail.com
PREREQUISITE (S) FOR THIS COURSE
None
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basics of law in the business setting.
NEXT COURSE (S) IN SEQUENCE
Business law 2.
TEXTBOOKS & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Business law, McGraw-Hill/Irwin (Required) YOU MUST HAVE THIS
BOOK IN CLASS EACH CLASS PERIOD.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENT
The General Education Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa
Community College have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry them
successfully through their work and their personal lives. General Education
Goals relevant to this course include Critical Thinking, Effective
Communication, Civic Responsibility, Global Awareness, and Computer
Proficiency.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Business Law students should become able to:
1. Explain the functions of, and the general policy underlying each of
the law topics covered in the course.
2. Develop a consciousness that business decisions must be considered
in light of their legal consequences, as well as their economic
consequences,
3. Recognize business situations that may require legal counsel.
4. State appropriate rules of law for a given business situation and apply
the law to facts to apprehend the possible outcome of litigation.
TEACHING METHODS
Lecture and class discussion. Students are encouraged to ask questions.
Homework will require students to do searches on the Internet.
ADA POLICY
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Students with documented
disabilities are provided academic accommodations through the disabled
Student Resource Center (918-595-7115) or Resource Center for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (918-595-7428/TDD-TTY (918-595-7434)). If any student is
in need of academic accommodations from either office, it is the student's
responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made
no later than the first week of class. Students may also contact the disabled
Student Resource Center directly at the telephone numbers indicated.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER TO SUPPORT THE NEED. (Document
and date the referral of a student to either of the disabled Student Services
Offices.)
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EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
There will be six (6) examinations given. The lowest exam score
from exams 1-5 will be dropped. Make-up exams will not be given under
any circumstances. The final is required and it will not be waived. Missing
the final will lower you one letter grade. In addition, you will be given ten
(10) homework assignments worth five (10) points each, for a total of one
hundred (100) points. Homework must be turned in 1 week after given out. If
you miss class, you must obtain a copy of homework. Homework will not be
accepted late.
GRADING SYSTEM:
Exams 1-5, 100 points each, lowest dropped, 400 points possible.
Homework: 10 at 10 points each, 100 points possible. Final exam, 100 points
possible, Final is required and will not be waived. Missing the final will
reduce your grade by one letter grade. Total possible points are 600. 500
points or more = A. 450 or more = B. 400 or more = C. 350 or more =D.
Below 350 = F.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Class attendance will be monitored for administrative purposes. No
direct grade reduction or penalty will be levied for necessary absences except
final exam. Necessary absences must be reported to the instructor in advance.
You must call the instructor to get changes in this syllabus if you should miss
class. If you miss class, you will be charged with 3 hours of missed class.
Withdrawal from class: If a student wishes to withdraw from class, he or she must
initiate the process. Non-attendance will not cause automatic withdrawal. The
Book does not have chapter numbers; numbers will be assigned in class.
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AGENDA: (All Wednesdays)
READ CHAPTERS BEFORE CLASS.
01-14-15
21
28
02-04-15
11
18
25
03-04-15
11
18
25
04-01-15
08
15
22
29
05-06-15
Ch 1, 2
Ch 3, 4
Ch 5, 6
Ch 7, 8
Exam 1 (take home)
Exam 2
Ch 9, 10
Ch 11, 12
Exam 3
Ch 13, 14
Spring Break – No Class.
Ch 15, 16
Exam 4
Ch 17, 18
Ch 19, 20
Exam 5
Final review
Final Exam
The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change, in the
event of extenuating circumstances. Call instructor if you miss class.
MAKE-UP AND LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY
Homework will not be accepted late. No make-up exams will be given.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT
Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the
TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook, TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy
Handbook, and semester information listed in the Class Schedule.
FAILURE TO WITHDRAW POLICY
Failure to withdraw may result in the student's receiving a regular grade of "F" at
the end of the semester. It is up to the student to withdraw, if desired.
LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES
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Reading, writing, math, and computer learning support services are available at
various campuses to support the learning of your students. Please contact evening
programs for the support available to you.
PLAGIARISM POLICY
Plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words
of another writer are your own; it includes having another writer do work claimed
to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own, or
following the work of another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then
presented
as
your
own.
The
student
should
review
the
relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY OR MISCONDUCT
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned nor tolerated at campuses
within the Tulsa Community College system. Academic dishonesty is behavior in
which a deliberately fraudulent misrepresentation is employed in an attempt to
gain undeserved intellectual credit, either for oneself or for another. Academic
misconduct is behavior that results in intellectual advantage obtained by violating
specific standard, but without deliberate intent or use of fraudulent means. The
student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of
Conduct Policy Handbook.
COMPUTER SERVICES ACCEPTABLE USE
Access to computing resources is a privilege granted to all TCC faculty, staff, and
students. Use of TCC computing resources is limited to purposes related to the
College's mission of education, research, and community service. Student use of
technology is governed by the Computer Services Acceptable Use
Statements/Standards found in the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy
Handbook. These handbooks may be obtained by contacting any Student
Activities or Dean of Student Services office.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
Open discussion is encouraged. However, students should be mindful and
respectful of others, and should not interrupt others, or use or text a cell phone
in class. Students should be on time for class.
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