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BUS 221-TV Business Law

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8. LECTURE OUTLINE:
  I. Module I:  The Foundations of Business Law 1.5 hours
    A. Lesson  1:  Law and the Businessperson  
    B. Lesson  2:  Law and the Legal System  
    C. Lesson  3:  Business Crimes and Business Torts  
         
  II. Module II:  Contract Law Formation of a Contract 3.5 hours
    A. Lesson  4:  The Nature of Contract Law  
    B. Lesson  5:  Contract Requirement:  The Agreement  
    C. Lesson  6:  Contract Requirement:  Consideration  
    D. Lesson  7:  Contract Requirement:  Contractual Capacity  
    E. Lesson  8:  Contract Requirement:  Legal Purpose  
    F. Lesson  9:  Contract Requirement:  Genuineness of Assent  
    G. Lesson 10:  Contract Requirement:  Proper Form  
         
  III. Module III:  Contract Law Interpretation, Rights, and Remedies 2 hours
    A. Lesson 11:  Interpretation of Contracts  
    B. Lesson 12:  Rights of Third Parties  
    C. Lesson 13:  Performance and Discharge  
    D. Lesson 14:  Contractual Remedies  
  IV. Module IV:  Law of Sales 2.5 hours
    A. Lesson 15:  Sales and Sales Contracts  
    B. Lesson 16:  Passage of Title and Risk of Loss  
    C. Lesson 17:  Performance of a Sales Contract  
    D. Lesson 18:  Warranties and Product Liability  
    E. Lesson 19:  Remedies for Breach  
  V. Module V:  Law of Commercial Paper 2 hours
    A. Lesson 20:  Functions and Forms of Commercial Paper  
    B. Lesson 21:  Negotiability  
    C. Lesson 22:  Negotiations and Holders in Due Course  
    D. Lesson 23:  Bank-Customer Relations  
         
  VI. Module VI:  Law of Agency 1 hour
    A. Lesson 24:  Creation and Termination of Agency  
    B. Lesson 25:  Principals and Agents  
  VII. Module VII:  Law of Property 1 hour
    A. Lesson 26:  Real Property  
    B. Lesson 27:  Personal Property  
  VIII. Module VIII:  Law and Social Forces 1.5 hours
    A. Lesson 28:  Government Regulation  
    B. Lesson 29:  Consumer and Environmental Protection  
    C. Lesson 30:  Labor and Employment Practices  
      Total Hours 15 hours