LA 131: Business Law
This course presents fundamentals of contract law, titles, sales, warranties, commercial paper, property, employer/employee/agency relationships, product liability, business torts and bankruptcy.
After completion of this course, the student will be able to At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- define the legal terms presented
- demonstrate knowledge of our legal system and government regulations of business
- knowledge of basic laws and specific rules of all business
- apply rules of law studied to specific cases presented in each unit.
General Education Objectives:
- Communication a. Students will be able to compose effective written communication
Business Law I Essentials. Download for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/business-law-i-essentials
Student Evaluations:
| Quizzes | 450 points |
| Assignments | 200 points |
| Discussions/Syllabus Quiz | 50 points |
| Total | 700 points |
Grading Scales
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = below 60%
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Week 1: Syllabus Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 1: American Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal System Assignments: see course room |
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Week 2: Chapter 1 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 2: Disputes and Disputes Settlement Assignments: See course room Discussion |
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Week 3: Chapter 2 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 3: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Assignments: See course room |
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Week 4: Chapter 3 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 4: Business and the United States Constitution Assignments: See course room Discussion |
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Week 5: Chapter 4 Quiz—Attendance Tracker Chapter 5: Criminal Liability Assignments: See course room |
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Week 6: Chapter 5 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 6: The Tort System Assignments: See course room Discussion |
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Week 7: Chapter 6 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 7: Contract Law Assignments: See course room |
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Week 8: Chapter 7 Quiz – Attendance Tracker Chapter 8: Sales Contracts Assignments: See course room Discussion |
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Week 9: Chapter 8 Quiz – Attendance Tracker |
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Week 10: Chapter 9: Employment and Labor Law Assignments: See course room—Attendance Tracker |
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Week 11: Final Quiz (Chapter 9 – Attendance Tracker – Due By Noon Friday of the week Weekly Activities |
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Academic Honesty Policy
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