BUSINESS LAW
Course Syllabus
Fall Semester 2017-2018
Hendrickson High School
Instructor: Mrs. Wiles Email:
Room: C201Office Phone: 512-594-1283
Tutorial/Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Description & Objectives:Business Law introduces law and the necessity of the legal system that governs business operations in our society. This course prepares students with the understanding to carry concepts over into future business ownership and also for college preparation in studies for business majors. Students analyze significant issues of business and industry relating to legal environment, ethics, torts, contracts, financial instruments, personal property, sales, warranties, and more.
Format and Procedures:Business Lawis implemented in several formats –online work, lecture, group projects and presentations. Each student is expected to follow Acceptable Use Policies set forth by PISD with respect to computer use.Each student is expected to be focused and engaged in the task at hand while in the classroom.All students are expected to participate fully in discussions, feedback, projects, individual and group work as the teacher directs.
Behavioral Expectations:
******* Respect my right to teach and each student’s right to learn. *******
Recognize that when you don’t follow this classroom rule you are missing your opportunity to learn, you are ruining the class for your friends, and you are preventing me from doing my job and giving you the powerful and priceless gift of education.
1stconsequence – Verbal warning
2ndconsequence – Student/Teacher conference
3rdconsequence – Student/Teacher conference & notify parent
4th consequence – Referral
Serious infractions will be referred to the principal immediately.
Required Materials: Come to class prepared with paper and pencils or pens.
Grading:Minor Grades (Daily Work/Quizzes)30%
Major Grades (Tests/Projects/Presentations)70%
No one grade will count more than 20% of the total grade for the 9 weeks grading period. Sufficient time is given in class to complete your assignments, so late work will be accepted with a late penalty assessed (maximum grade of 80). Makeup Work and Retests will be according to district policy.
Absences: When you are absent for any reason (sick, athletics, band, etc.) it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to get what you missed and make up your work. Each day of class will build on the previous class day so attendance is critical for your success.
Academic Integrity:Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Pflugerville ISD Code of Conduct and Student Handbook with regard to Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work unless otherwise specifically directed by the teacher.Academic dishonesty, presenting anyone else’s work as your own, in any form will result in a grade of “F” for the assignment or exam in which it was demonstrated for all involved students. Your parents will be contacted.
Business Law
Part I: LAW, JUSTICE, AND YOU
1. Laws and Their Ethical Foundation
2. Constitutional Rights
3. Court Systems
4. Criminal Law and Procedure
5. Civil Law and Procedure
Part II: CONTRACT LAW
6. Offer and Acceptance
7. Genuineness of Assent
8. Consideration
9. Legal Capacity to Contract
10. Legal Purpose and Proper Form
11. Contractual Obligations and Their Enforcement
12. Contractual Aspects of Marriage and Divorce
Part III: THE LAW OF SALES
13. Sales Contracts
14. Ownership and Risk of Loss in Sales
15. Consumer Protection
Part IV: PROPERTY LAW
16. Property and Its Acquisition
17. Bailments
18. Ownership and Leasing of Real Property
19. Insurance Law
20. Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Part V: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
21. Agency Law
22. Employment Law
23. Unions and the Employment Relationship
24. Discrimination in Employment
25: Employment-Related Injuries
Part VI: LEGAL FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
26. Forms of Business Organization
27. The Law of Corporations
28. Other Business Forms and Environmental Responsibility
Part VII: BORROWING MONEY AND PAYING BILLS
29. Commercial Paper
30. Negotiability and Negotiation of Commercial Paper
31. Discharge of Commercial Paper and Electronic Fund Transfers
32. Secured and Unsecured Credit Transactions
33. Creditors, Debtors, and Bankruptcy
BUSINESS LAW
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