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COURSE SYLLABUS: Theory and Practice of Commercial Law in the United States


Course Title: IDS400 – Theory and Practice of Commercial Law in the United States
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
The course introduces the students to that part of the law that deals with business property and commercial transactions, such as intellectual property, regulations, dispute resolutions, liabilities, and the ethical and social responsibilities of business.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Introduction to Business Law, 2nd Edition, byJeffrey Beatty and Susan Samuelson. Southwestern, 2006. ISBN-13: 9780324311426 ISBN: 0324311427

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Introduction to Law.
Chapter 2. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.
Chapter 3. Courts, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Chapter 4. Constitutional, Statutory, Administrative, and Common Law.
Chapter 5. Intentional Torts and Business Torts.
Chapter 6. Negligence and Strict Liability.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 7. Criminal Law and Procedure.
Chapter 8. International Law.
Chapter 9. Introduction to Contract
Chapter 10. Agreement
Chapter 11. Consideration.
Chapter 12. Legality.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 13. Capacity and Consent.
Chapter 14. Written Contracts.
Chapter 15. Third Parties.
Chapter 16. Performance and Discharge.
Chapter 17. Remedies.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 18. Introduction to Sales
Chapter 19. Ownership and Risk
Chapter 20. Warranties and Product Liability
Chapter 21. Performance Remedies.
Chapter 22. Creating a Negotiable Instrument.
Chapter 23. Negotiable Instruments.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 24. Liability for Negotiable Instrument.
Chapter 25. Liability for Negotiable Instruments: Banks and Their Customers.
Chapter 26. Secured Transactions.
Chapter 27. Bankruptcy.
Chapter 28. Agency: The Inside Relationship.
Chapter 29. Agency: The Outside Relationship

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 30. Employment Law
Chapter 31. Employment Discrimination.
Chapter 32. Labor Law.
Chapter 33. Starting a Business.
Chapter 34. The Life and Death of a Corporation.
Chapter 35. Corporate Management.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 36. Shareholders.
Chapter 37. Government Regulations: Securities and Antitrust.
Chapter 38. Accountants: Liability and Professional Responsibility.
Chapter 39. Consumer and Environmental Law.
Chapter 40. Cyberlaw.
Chapter 41. Intellectual Property

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 42. Real Property.
Chapter 43. Landlord-Tennant Law.
Chapter 44. Personal Property and Bailments.
Chapter 45. Estate Planning.
Chapter 46. Insurance.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper