REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH PAPER
1) Choose a Legal Environment of Business topic.
2) Define the problems/issues.
3) Discuss both sides of the issue.
4) Refer to previous studies, court cases and other pertinent material
to support your problems/issues and the methods of solving them.
5) Provide the best solutions to solve the legal problems/issues.
6) State conclusions and/or remarks with respect to your research
findings.
7) Maximum of ten, double spaced, type-written pages.
8) YOU MUST FOOTNOTE/DOCUMENT YOUR WORK!!!
NOTE: HANDWRITTEN RESEARCH PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!
THERE IS A TEN (10) POINT PENALTY FOR "EACH" DAY LATE!!!!!
I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO REVIEW YOUR PAPER UNTIL 9/18
REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAPTER QUESTIONS
1) Each chapter assignment must be completed and turned in at the
beginning of class (prior to the lecture).
2) Under no circumstances will these assignments be accepted after the
lecture has begun.
3) You must be in class in order to turn your work in.
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR RESEARCH TOPIC
STUDENT=S NAME:
POINTS
GRAMMAR 15
INTRODUCTION 15
1) Define the problem/issue
2) Explain the structure of the paper
DEVELOPMENT/CURRENT PERSPECTIVE 3HISTORICAL0
1) I'm looking for background on the topic.
2) This may also include a review of prior cases, studies, etc.
3) What's happening now
4) This may include current cases, studies, etc.
5) What's the effect of the current law.
ANALYSIS OF PROS AND CONS 30
1) Debate both sides of the issue.
2) Your analysis must be based on factual data or comments from
experts.
CONCLUSIONS, OPINIONS AND CLOSING
REMARKS 10
TOTAL POINTS 100
IV. COURSE ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
*Please note, problems/cases may be assigned from each chapter.
Students are required to complete such assignments prior to lecture.
DATE CHAPTER, TOPIC AND IMPORTANT EVENTS
Introduction and distribution of syllabus
UNIT 1: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning
Chapter 2: Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
QUIZ 1
Chapter 3: Court Procedures
Chapter 4: Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business
Chapter 5: Torts
QUIZ 2
Chapter 7: Intellectual Property
Chapter 8: Criminal Law and Procedures
QUIZ 3
FIRST EXAMINATION - 100 POINTS
UNIT 2: CONTRACTS
Chapter 10: Nature and Terminology
Chapter 11: Agreement
QUIZ 4
Chapter 12: Consideration
Chapter 13: Capacity and Legality
Chapter 14: Genuineness of Assent
QUIZ 5
SECOND EXAMINATION - 100 POINTS
Chapter 15: The Statute of Frauds
Chapter 16: Third Party Rights
QUIZ 6
Chapter 17: Performance and Discharge
Chapter 18: Breach of Contract and Remedies
QUIZ 7
THIRD EXAMINATION - 100 POINTS
UNIT SIX: AGENCY
Chapter 31: Agency Formation and Duties
Chapter 32: Liability to Third Parties and Termination
QUIZ 8
UNIT SEVEN: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 33: Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
Chapter 34: Corporations - Formation and Financing
UNIT NINE: GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Chapter 43: Administrative Law
QUIZ 9
FOURTH EXAMINATION - 100 POINTS
FINAL EXAMINATION - COMPREHENSIVE
