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Law 2 - WLAC
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Law 2 WLAC
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| COURSE CONTENT AND SCOPE - Lecture:Outline the topics included in the lecture portion of the course (Outline reflects course description, all topics covered in class). |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES - Lecture:Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to...(Use action verbs - see Bloom's Taxonomy for 'action verbs requiring cognitive outcomes.') |
Agency Formation and Termination: The Nature of
Agency; Kinds of Employment Relationships;
Formation and Termination of Agency
Liability of Principals, Agents, Independent
Contractors: duties of agent and principal; tort
and contract liability to third parties; negligence;
misrepresentation; liability for independent
contractors.
Equal Opportunity in Employment: Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964; Discrimination based on
Race, National Origin; Sex and Sexual Harass-
ment; Religion; Age; Disability. Legal defenses.
Small Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, General Partnerships: Uniform Partnership Act; formation
of general partnership; rights among partners;
liability to third parties; partnership termination.
Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships:
LLC and LLP; Formation; liability of the LLC;
Limited Liability of Members; Member v.
Manager Managed LLC; Dissolution.
Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships:
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act;
forming limited partnerships, liability of general
and limited partners, dissolution of limited
partnerships.
Corporate Formation and Financing
Formation, Classification, and Incorporation
Procedures; Debt and Equity Financing;
Corporate Powers; Dissolution and Termination.
Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Function of Shareholders; Board of Directors;
and Corporate Officers; Fiduciary Duties:
Obedience, Care, Loyalty. Business Judgment
Rule. Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Franchises: franchise agreement; liability of
franchisor and franchisee; termination of
franchise; licensing; joint ventures.
Negotiable Instruments: types; creation; order to
pay unconditionally; fixed amount; payable on
demand or definite time; nonnegotiable contract.
Transferability and Holders in Due Course:
transfer by agreement, negotiation; types of
indorsements. Holder in Due Course Requisites.
Liability, Defenses, and Discharge; Forged Indorse-
ments; Real and Personal Defenses; Discharge
Checks, Banking System, and E-Money:
ordinary and special checks; forgeries and
alterations; collection process; online
commerce; electronic wire transfers.
Personal Property and Bailments: acquiring
ownership; mislaid, lost, and abandoned
property. Bailments and liability.
Real Property: Definition. Estates in land. Types
of ownership; community property; transfer of
ownership; nonpossessory interests; zoning
Wills and Trusts: testamentary gifts; elements of
a valid will; intestate succession; basic trusts.
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Describe how express and implied agency relationships are formed, identify the duties and liabilities existing between principal and agent and to third parties, and explain how an agency relationship is terminated.
Explain and evaluate the basic legal structures of sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and corporations; and identify for each format the fiduciary duties, legal responsibilities, and liabilitiesto both those within the enterprise and to third parties.
Identify the requirements of valid negotiable instruments, manner of transfer, the legal position of a holder in due course, defenses, and discharge.
Explain the difference between personal and real property, how ownership is acquired, and the legal duties and liabilities of the bailor-bailee relationship.
Develop and apply basic legal vocabulary and terminology by reading and briefing cases. |
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Total Lecture Hours In Section I Class Hours: |
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