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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Business 18B


COURSE DESCRIPTION
18B Business Law II Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
Commercial paper, secured transactions, bankruptcy, agency and employment, business organizations, governmental regulations, international law, real and personal property and trusts and estates. Total of 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Commercial paper, business organizations, government regulations, protection of property rights, and international law.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

Analyze and describe the various forms of negotiable instruments,
commercial paper and their functions.

Describe and determine the legal management rights of creditors
and debtors.

Analyze and explain and analyze concepts of secured transactions
and the law regarding bankruptcy.

Synthesize and explain the law as it pertains to business
organizations.

Analyze and assess Identify and describe consumer and
environmental laws that affect business.

Analyze and describe the various areas of laws pertaining to
personal, real property and landlord-tenant law.

Analyze and summarize the rules regulating insurance, wills and
trusts.

Examine the legal context of international business transactions.

Identify and apply ethical business standards as they relate to
business decisions and transactions.

Apply college-level methods of analysis and evaluation to
discussing and writing about legal and ethic dilemmas as they
relate to case law.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Negotiability and Transferability
    1. Types of negotiable instruments, and their requirement for negotiability.
    2. Endorsements and the pitfalls; how to avoid them
    3. Rights and Liabilities of Parties; Holders and Holders in Due course; warranty liability
  2. Checks, the Banking System and E-Money
    1. The Bank-Customer relationship; the banks and the customer’s duties
    2. E-fund transfers and the online banking system with respect to the E-Fund transfer Act.
  3. Debtor-Creditor Relationship
    1. Secured transactions, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy; along with the various forms of bankruptcy relief
    2. Laws Assisting creditors and debtors in bankruptcy
  4. Business Organizations
    1. Creation and formation of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations and Private Franchises in the business environment
    2. Termination and dissolution of the various forms of business
    3. Corporate directors, officers, and shareholders; rights and liabilities of shareholders
    4. Mergers, Consolidation and termination of corporations; investor protection and online security offerings; the regulation of investment companies; securities act
  5. Government Regulation
    1. Antitrust laws; Sherman Antitrust Act, Clayton Act, and enforcement of laws and applications  
    2. Exemptions from antitrust laws and how to avoid antitrust problems.
  6. Consumer and Environmental Laws
    1. Consumer and Environmental laws and litigation, Superfund, and how to keep abreast environmental issues.
    2. Regulations of the Environmental Protection Act
  7. Personal Property and Bailments
    1. Property ownership, acquiring property ownership and the various types of property ownership
    2. Bailments; why do different standards apply to bailed goods; what should you do with lost property
  8. Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law
    1. The nature of real property, ownership interest in real property, what public policies underline adverse possession
    2. Leasehold estates, Landlord-Tenant relationships, how negotiate a  favorable business lease
  9. Insurance, Wills and Trust
    1. Insurance rules and regulations, duties of insurance agents
    2. Managing risk in cyberspace
  10. The International Legal Environment
    1. International principles and doctrines, doing business internationally
    2. Commercial contracts in an international setting, making payment on international transactions, and the regulation of specific business activities.
    3. US laws in the global context
  11. Case studies of Landmark cases may include, but are not    limited to, the following:
    1. U.S. v. Durbin, In Re Rebel Rents , Inc., JSV, Inc. v. Hene Meat Co
    2. Bixby’s Food Systems, Inc. v. McKay
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Presentation of class lectures and discussion in order to analyze and describe the various forms of negotiable instruments, commercial paper and their functions.
  • Guest lecturers from the business and legal environments in order to discuss the legal management rights of creditors and debtors.
  • Presentation, discussion, and detailed examination of case law studies in order to analyze concepts of secured transactions and the law regarding bankruptcy.
  • Showing films, videos, slides, distributing handouts, and/or using electronic or computer-based media in order to reinforce understanding of concepts related to the classification of torts and crimes, contracts, the judicial systems, agency, employment and labor relationships.
  • Cooperative/collaborative learning tasks and activities designed to assist students in activating, stimulating, and acting upon the resources of the internet as a resource for solving legal and ethical dilemmas.
  • Group and /or individual conferences in order to evaluate and advise students with case activities.
  • Computer-assisted and/or web-enhanced, telecourse and/or online instruction such as web quest, web site reviews, internet presentations, discussion board postings, online paper submission and presentations of material, which reinforces course content.
  • Creating and assigning pair and small group activities such as mini-jurors in order to expose the students to real or hypothetical cases as they relate to the legal concepts in the readings.

 
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Written summaries, reports and presentations of cases or current events that are  designed to evaluate a students business and legal problem solving skills as they relate to the application of case law and principles; students should be able to gather, interpret facts and data, and apply the law to the case or hypothetical.
  • Class, group, or Individual case projects and assignments that identify, and describe the various legal principles that should be applied in a particular situation.
  • Participation and regular attendance are required by instructor to ensure progress in mastering the course content and participation in collaborative learning projects.
  • Quizzes/Examinations designed to evaluate a students mastery of the key legal principles of the chapter topics which analyze and separate various classifications of laws.
  • Final Examination designed to assess student learning outcomes as well as demonstrate successful understanding and mastery of the essential concepts and legal case principles explored in the course.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Miller & Jentz. Business Law Today, Standard Edition. 7th ed. West Publishing Company, 2006.
  • Miller & Hollowell. Student Guide and Online Research Guide to Accompany West’s Business Law Today. 7th ed. West Publishing Company, 2006.
  • Beatty & Samuelson. Introduction to Business Law. 2nd ed. West legal Studies in Business, 2007.
  • Mann & Roberts. Essentials of Business Law and the Legal Environment. 9th ed. West Legal Studies in Business, 2007.
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