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COURSE SYLLABUS: Commercial Law

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

LS326 - Commercial Law Legal Studies George E. Guay III, J.D. E-Mail - Vitae

Course Description:

Commercial law involves more than sales transactions. It includes secured transactions, checks and other types of payment systems, and bailments. In this course, students will learn about each of these four significant areas of commercial law.

TEXT: Online Bookstore

Commercial Law: Essential Terms and Transaction, Second Edition, John F. Dolan, Aspen Law & Business, 1997
ISBN #: 1567065058

Course Requirements:

The final grade will be based on written chapter reviews a student has to prepare on each chapter of material read (70%) and on a research paper 30%)

Chapter Reviews:

Students must read each chapter of the assigned text.

Once a student finishes reading a chapter of material, the student has to prepare a typewritten (double-spaced) review of that chapter.

That review must:

• Identify the main theme of the reading in one or two paragraphs
• Provide ten points from the reading that support the main theme (with page numbers)
• Identify and define five critical terms from the reading
• Provide answers to the following questions (two or three paragraphs per question):
  • Did what you read contradict something that you believe and in what way?
  • Do you think that what you have read is reliable; why or why not?
  • In what way did the reading relate to your own experiences.

Students then need to submit this review, via e-mail, for grading.

Paper:

Students have to write a ten-page paper (excluding title page and references) on any topic raised in the text. Students will need to cite to other material that is peer-reviewed (i.e., that has been reviewed by peers in the author’s field). Students need at least five references.

The pages need to be double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 10-point type. Students need to put footnotes and references in an appropriate and consistent style. Students may select which style they’d like to follow, although most might find it easiest to pick between APA and MLA style.

Academic Dishonesty:

Any form of academic dishonesty is regarded as a very serious violation of college regulations. Any student suspected of engaging in such activity will be subject to the full set of procedures set forth by the college.

Statement of Nondiscrimination:

Canyon College is committed to non-discrimination of handicapped person as specified in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students who qualify as handicapped under this act should notify the instructor at the beginning of the term so that reasonable accommodations can be made when warranted.