UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

FALL SEMESTER 2005

COURSE: Business and Public Law-BA 2301 Section 501

INSTRUCTOR: Kenneth L. Bressler BSBA, MBA, JD, CPA

OFFICE PHONE: 972-308-7933 Daytime

E-Mail bressler@utdallas.edu

OFFICE: SOM 4.224 OFFICE HOURS: Monday 5:00-5:30 P.M.

Wednesday 5:00-5:30 P.M.
7:00-8:00 P.M.
ALSO BY APPOINTMENT

Course Objectives

A. Use of Critical Thinking:

Understand and apply legal concepts that influence the lives and decisions of
individuals and businesses on a day-to-day basis. The course will concentrate on the following
areas:
1. The Legal Environment
2. Ethics
3. Torts
4. Contract Law
5. Sales Law
6. Negotiable Instrument Law
7. Corporate Law
8. Partnership Law
9. Agency Law
10. Employment Law
11. Bankruptcy Law
12. Limited Liability Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships

B. Understanding Ethical Considerations Involved in Legal Issues:

Understanding the ethical issues involving legal topics that confront both
individuals and businesses on a day-to day basis.

C. Enhancement of Communications Skills:

By class participation and discussion, communications skills will be improved.

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GRADING SYSTEM

A+ 97-100
A= 90-96
B+ = 87-89
B= 80-86
C+ = 77-79
C= 70-76
D+ = 67-69
D= 60-66
F= 0-59

General Information

1. Required Material

Clarkson/Miller/Jentz/Cross, West's Business Law, West Publishing Company, 9th

Edition.

For each test the student will need a Scantron Form No. 882-E and a No. 2 pencil.
Scantron Form No. 882-E can be purchased at the University Bookstore or Off Campus
Books.

2. Testing Policy

Tests will begin promptly at the beginning of class 5:30 P.M. Any student who
arrives after the first student completes the test and leaves the room will not be permitted to
take the test.

There will be no makeup tests. A student may drop one test, other than the final
examination. There will be three regular tests and a comprehensive final examination. The
regular tests will comprise 60 percent of the grade and the final examination will comprise 40
percent of the final grade.

3. University Policy on Cheating

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Student's are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students

who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the
possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the University. "Scholastic dishonesty
includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any
work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an
examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the
attempt to commit such acts." Regents' Rule and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section
3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22. Since scholastic dishonesty harms the individual, all
students and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly
enforced.

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CLASS SCHEDULE
Section 501
Monday/Wednesday 5:30-7:00 P.M.

Date Chapters End of Chapter Problems

8/22-24 Introduction
Chapter 1-- Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning 1-2, 1-9
Chapter 2-- Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 2-4, 2-5

8/29-31 Chapter 3-- Court Procedures 3-5, 3-8

Chapter 4-- Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business 4-1, 4-8
Chapter 5-- Torts and Cyber Torts 5-1, 5-4, 5-9

9/5-7 Holiday
Chapter 6-- Strict Liability and Product Liability 6-5, 6-8
Chapter 7--Intellectual Property and Internet Law 7-1, 7-7
Chapter 8—Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes 8-2, 8-3

9/12-14 Review and Test I

9/19-21 Chapter 9-- Contracts Nature and Terminology 9-2, 9-5

Chapter 10-- Contracts Agreement 10-1, 10-4
Chapter 11-- Contracts Consideration 11-4, 11-5

9/26-28 Chapter 12-- Contracts Capacity and Legality 12-1, 12-2

Chapter 13-- Contracts Genuineness of Assent 13-1, 13-3, 13-10
Chapter 14-- Statute of Frauds 14-1, 14-7

10/3-5 Chapter 19-- Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts 19-1, 19-2
Chapter 20-- Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest 20-1, 20-3
Chapter 21-- Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts 21-1, 21-4

10/10-12 Review and Test II

10/17-19 Chapter 24-- Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments 24-2, 24-7
Chapter 25-- Transferability and Holder in Due Course 25-1, 25-3

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10/24-26 Chapter 30-- Bankruptcy Law 30-1, 30-8

Chapter 31-- Agency Formation and Duties 31-1, 31-6
Chapter 32-- Liabilities to Third Parties and Termination 32-3, 32-5

10/31-11/2 Chapter 33—Labor and Employment Law 33-1, 33-3

Chapter 35-- Sole Proprietorships and Franchises 35-1, 35-3, 35-7
Chapter 36-- Partnerships and Special Business Forms 36-1, 36-9

11/7-9 Review and Test III

11/14-16 Chapter 37-- Corporations Formation and Financing 37-1, 37-2

Chapter 38-- Corporations Directors, Officers, and Shareholders 38-1, 38-3
Chapter 39-- Corporations Mergers and Consolidations 39-1, 39-7

11/21-23 Chapter 40 – Corporations Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings 40-3, 40-8
Chapter 41-- Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships 41-3, 41-7, 41-8
Chapter 42—Ethics and Business decision Making

11/28 Review

11/30 Final Examination