BUS18A - Business Law, Fall 2008
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY section, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tentative Schedule of Assignments Weeks 13 thru 18, last revised 12/08/2008
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY section, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tentative Schedule of Assignments Weeks 13 thru 18, last revised 12/08/2008
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Week & Day |
Day’s Topic(s) and corresponding Student Learning Outcome(s) |
In preparation for class discussion and/or day’s activities, already have read: |
Assignment |
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13 |
11/10 & 11/12 | NO CLASS: Veteran's Day | HINT: In studying for Test 3b, read the chapter cases! | |
| 1st hour : Test #3b over Ch 9 - 14 (primary focus on 12 - 14) 2nd hour : Post-test review of Test #3b | ||||
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14 |
11/17 & 11/19 |
Business Organizations and Bankruptcy SLO J: Distinguish among the various types of bankruptcy relief available to debtors, discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages, and enumerate the typical steps of a bankruptcy proceeding; SLO K: Relate the major forms of business organization in the U.S. and discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages |
Ch 24, Bankruptcy and Reorganization (pp. 630 - 670). Ch 26, Sole Proprietorships and General and Limited Partnerships, pp. 713 - 744; Ch 27, Corporate Formation, pp. 749 - 772
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15 |
11/24 |
Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law SLO N: Describe the nature of real property ownership and the transfer of ownership rights; SLO O: Distinguish the respective duties of landlords and tenants concerning the use and maintenance of leased property. |
Ch 38, Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law, pp. 1076 - 1111
Ch 25, Agency Relationships, pp. 676 - 708 |
NLT 11/26:
Submit answers to any
five of the Chapter 38 Case Problems on pp. 1111-1113. Work on your research paper |
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Agency Relationships SLO L. Differentiate the respective rights and duties of principals to agents from those of agents to principals, and discuss their respective levels of liability to third parties |
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16 |
12/01 & 12/03 |
Employment, Worker Protection, and Labor Law; Equal Opportunity in Employment SLO M: Examine the major federal and state (California only) statutes pertaining to employment discrimination, relate the remedies available under the law, and discuss the defenses to claims of employment discrimination |
Ch 35, Employment, Worker
Protection, and Labor Law, pp. 978 - 1008 Ch 36, Equal Opportunity in Employment, pp. 1010 - 1036 |
NLT 12/03: Submit final edition of research paper (with 1st draft, copies of research material, and rubric attached at back) |
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17 |
12/08 & 12/10 |
Employment,
Worker Protection, and Labor Law; Equal Opportunity in Employment SLO M: Examine the major federal and state (California only) statutes pertaining to employment discrimination, relate the remedies available under the law, and discuss the defenses to claims of employment discrimination |
First hour: if necessary, conclude Ch 36, Equal Opportunity in Employment; second hour, The Jeopardy Challenge (review for final exam) | |
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18 |
Mon, 12/15 |
FINAL EXAM: 2: 00 - 3:50 p.m. over Ch 24, 25, 35, and 36 (Ch 26, 27, and 38 will not be on the final, and there are no essays). | When you are done with your exam, you may leave (i.e., unlike previous tests, we will not go over the final). | I do not post grades, however if you send me an email that gives me permission to email you your grade, I'll send the results of your final exam and course grade as soon as they're calculated. |