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SYLLABUS

Re: BUAD3318-SA02 Business Law

 

1.    Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio Campus, School of Business

 

2.    Mission Statement:  Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,

learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.

     

3.    Course:  BUAD 3318 –  SA02, Business Law

                         

4.    Term: Spring 2009: February 23, 2009 – May 16, 2009

 

5.    Instructor: April Dyer

 

6.    Office Phone and email:  (210) 846-7291; AprilArm@sbcglobal.net

 

7.    Office Hours, Building, and Location: By Appointment

 

8.    Class Meeting Time and Location:  Tuesday, 6:00 – 10:10 p.m.

       Ft. Sam AMEDD, Willis Hall, Bldg. 2841, Room 3305

 

9.    Catalog Description: Case studies of laws regulating business; includes laws of persons, torts, contracts, agency, private property, sales, negotiable instruments, and insurance.

 

10.  Prerequisites: None

 

11.  Required Textbook and Resources:

 

BOOK

AUTHOR

ED

YEAR

PUBLISHER

ISBN#

REVIEW

Business Law: Principles & Practices

Goldman/Sigismond

7th

2007

Houghton Mifflin

0-618-64079-7

Spring 09

 

12.  Optional Materials: None.

 

13.  Course Outcome Competencies:

 

  • Part I-Understanding the Law (See Page 1)
  • Part II-Contracts (See Page 113)
  • Part III-Purchase, Sale, and Lease of Goods Under the UCC (See Page 237)
  • Part IV-Negotiable Instruments (See Page 303)
  • Part V-Agency, Employment, and Labor Law (See Page 369)
  • Part VI-Business Organization and Regulation (See Page 415)
  • Part VII-Real and Personal Property, Bailments, and Wills and Estate Planning (See Page 465)
  • Part VIII-Consumer and Creditor Protection (See Page 559)
  • Part IX-Insurance (See Page 605)

 

 

14.  Attendance Requirements:  Attendance is mandatory.  If a student wishes to have an absence “excused,” they must advise the instructor via email.  Per University Policy, any student who misses twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may fail the class.

 

15.  Disability Statement:  “It is university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university.”

 

16:  Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:

 

Examinations:             Initial (Test 1), mid-semester (Test 2), and final (Test 3) - (60% of the final grade).

                                                Examination material includes, but is not limited to, class discussions; reading

                                                assignments; assigned material from the Textbook and classroom lectures.

  

Research Project:                   Each student shall submit a research paper on a business law topic approved of by the

                                                Instructor. The research paper shall not exceed eight (8) pages in length, including title  

                                                page and bibliography. The paper should be double-spaced, with standard one-inch

                                                margins. The paper must cite to at least five (5) sources but no more than three (3)

                                                electronic (internet based) sources.

                                                The font should be 12-point, Times New Roman. Pages should be numbered at the

                                                bottom right hand corner of each page. Students should refer to

                                                the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for further detail.

                                                Each student will give a five (5) minute, summarized version of the paper during the last

                                                class meeting. (20% of the final grade).

 

Attendance and

Participation:                     Mandatory attendance and participation policy (10% of the final grade). A signature sheet will be available at the beginning of class.

 

Case Study:                       Each student shall complete a Case Study as assigned by the Instructor. In a typed document, students will summarize the case and complete the questions.  (10% of the final grade).

 

Evaluation:                        Final grades are based on the following scale:  A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69.  Students must receive a passing score in all of the areas mentioned above.

 

 

17.  Tentative Schedule:

*Students must complete assignments prior to class.

 

Tuesday, February 24th   FIRST CLASS; Course Overview; Chapters 1-4

Tuesday, March 3rd       Chapters 5-9

Tuesday, March 10th      Chapters 10-14; Review

Tuesday, March 17th      Test 1; Chapters 15-18

Tuesday, March 24th      Chapters 19-22

Tuesday, March 31st      Chapters 23-25

Tuesday, April 7th          EASTER BREAK

Tuesday, April 14th        Chapters 26-28; Review

Tuesday, April 21st        Test 2; Chapters 29-34; Research outline due.

Tuesday, April 28th        Chapters 35-37; Case Study due.

Tuesday, May 5th          Chapters 38-39; Review

Tuesday, May 12th         LAST DAY OF CLASS; Test 3; Research project due; Presentation of research topics.

 

18.  Disclaimer: The views and comments of the instructor should not be attributed to Wayland Baptist University. The opinions expressed do not constitute legal advice in any way, shape or form.