Course Syllabus

BUS415 Business Law Course Start Date: 1/17/2012 Course End Date: 2/20/2012

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Facilitator Information Shenia C. Kirkland, Esq. sckrkland@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) sheniakirkland@gmail.com (Personal) 774-316-6833 (EST) Facilitator Availability I am generally available from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time), and from 8:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. on most days. But, I attempt to reserve two (2) days per week for my family. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me and not to limit our contact. In my experience, if a student wishes to speak by phone for some reason, it is most efficient for the student to send me an email message asking to coordinate a mutually convenient time to talk. This ensures that both student and instructor will have all of the requisite materials handy and can speak without interruption. I encourage all students to

follow this model. Should you need to contact me, please do not hesitate to do so. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom. Where to Go to Class Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where discussion is conducted. It has read-and-write access for everyone. Students should not start new threads in the MAIN forum. Rather, I will post threads in the MAIN forum. And, students may reply to those threads. Students are encouraged to change the subject line of posted messages, if applicable. Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content. This is the forum to which we will send our individual bios. Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and other course materials. Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These six Learning Team forums will be used as workrooms for the learning teams. You will be assigned to one of these learning teams. Individual Forum: You will see one forum with your name on it. This is a private forum, shared only by you and me, the facilitator. Your classmates will not have access to this forum. You can ask questions here. However, if you have general questions about instructions of assignments, please post those in the Main forum, since other students may benefit by that exchange as well. Where to Submit Your Assignments Assignment Section: This is where you will submit all formal assignments. Navigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Students will be required to upload the Certificate of Originality (CoO) as a separate document for each individual assignment; for learning teams, the individual responsible for submitting on behalf of the team will enter each team members name. The CoO cannot be embedded into the same Word document as the assignment since it will skew the results of any paper submitted to TurnItIn. Late Assignments

Assignments that are not posted by 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) on the day they are due are considered late. Late assignments that are posted within twenty-four (24) hours of the assignment deadline will receive a 10% deduction. Assignments that are more than one (1) day late will not be accepted and will receive a zero (0) grade. Technological issues are not considered valid grounds for late assignment submission. In the event of a University of Phoenix server outage, students should submit assignments to the instructor and when systems are restored, submit those assignments according to syllabus instructions. Unless an Incomplete grade has been granted, assignments submitted after the last day of class will not be accepted. Policies For class policies, please see the "Policies" link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within that link. University policies are subject to change so please be sure to read them at the beginning of each class as it may have changed since your last class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities it is important you read the policies governing your current class modality. Class Participation Discussion is a key element of the learning process in all University of Phoenix classes, including the Online campus. And, the participation requirement for University of Phoenix, Online Campus requires that students post two (2) substantive notes in the MAIN forum for at least four (4) out of seven (7) days of the week. Meaning of Substantive Substantive participation demonstrates a students familiarity with and understanding of the course readings and materials in a manner that furthers the class discussion of course content and objectives. Substantive messages will often include contributions of additional ideas and sources, insights, experiences, questions about classmates comments, connections to the course readings, and/or ways of applying the lessons from the course, etc. As a rule of thumb, your substantive comments should be at least several sentences in length. Brief comments, such as "Good idea," "Good point," or I agree, do not constitute substantive posts on their own. Neither do comments that are unrelated to the topics at hand (e.g., I saw that movie, too!). If you choose to send a supportive statement, such as Good point, that is absolutely fine. You will not be penalized. However, statements such as those will not count towards your participation requirement. Tips for Creating Substantive Participation Respond to answers posted by other students to Discussion Questions

(DQs) Explain why you agree or disagree, and add some examples to support your belief. Relate your personal or work experiences to the topic at hand. Make connections between the topics at hand and the readings in the text. (Please be reminded that if a direct quote is used, even in online classroom discussions, students should include a citation for the source in the APA format.) Ask questions or challenge the assigned reading Answer follow-up questions posed by others Add ways you can apply the lessons from the class in your work and educational life, making sure not to go beyond the boundaries of confidentiality. As a rule of thumb, your posts that you want to count toward your substantive participation grade should be at least 60-75+ words.

Discussion Questions During Weeks 1-4 of this course, you will have weekly Discussion Questions (DQs) to complete. I will post Discussion Questions in the MAIN forum on Monday (prior to the beginning of each classroom week). Your initial answer to a Discussion Question does NOT count towards the participation requirement for this class. Rather, your answers to these DQs will be a starting point for some of our class discussions. As you reply to others initial DQ responses by asking questions, adding ideas, making connections to the readings, etc., you will be creating the substantive messages that will count toward your participation grade. Weekly Summary During Weeks 1-4 of this course, you will be expected to post a brief report (at least 150 words) to the MAIN forum summarizing what you learned from the weeks readings, assignments, and online classroom activities. Each Weekly Summary is due on Day 7 (Monday). Please remember that Weekly Summaries do NOT count towards the participation requirements for this class. Please do NOT post your weekly summary before Day 6 (Sunday). Thank you. Learning Teams

University of Phoenix students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. Several of the assignments in this class will be completed in Learning Teams of three to five students. In a Learning Team, members are interdependent and share responsibilities. Students stand on an equal footing, and no superiors or subordinates exist. Students must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues and peers. If you experience difficulties working with your team, you are expected to resolve them within the team if possible. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area. I will distribute a list of Learning Teams for our class during Week 1. If there is a classmate who you would like to be a member of your Learning Team, please let me know by posting a message to your INDIVIDUAL forum on or before Day 3 (Thursday) of Week 1. While I cannot make any guarantees, I will make every effort to accommodate such requests. Learning Team Charters and Peer Evaluation forms are required. Please see the instructions in the weekly sections for more information. And, because Learning Team projects are outcome-based, all members of your Learning Team will generally earn the same grade for Learning Team projects. A Learning Team, as a whole, is ultimately responsible for the final product it submits. Therefore, team members should check to ensure that the entire project represents original work with appropriate source citations. I do, however, reserve the right to report different grades for different Learning Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution. Learning Teams should provide a brief summary of any communication held outside the Learning Team forum. Therefore, if you hold conference calls, work in a real-time chat room, or get together outside the OLS (Online Learning System) environment in another way, please post a log, transcript, or summary in the Learning Team forum. Whatever the case, Learning Teams should not use any of these supplementary communication tools unless everyone on your Learning Team agrees to the method and to the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me. Learning teams are advised to devise a strategy that will ensure timely submission of their assignments. While only one person needs to actually post the assignment to the Assignments link, everyone on the team is responsible for ensuring it is posted on time. I recommend that the team set a deadline no later than 11:30 pm (AZ time) on Monday to have the document posted. If you check into your assignments folder and the document is not posted before 11:30 pm, assume the person assigned to post is having technical problems and someone else needs to post it. It is expected that you will actively participate with your learning team and contribute to the team discussions by: (a) contributing original work that is accepted and used by the team with proof of originality; (b) participating in the project from assignment organizing through meaningful final review of the team project for submission; and (c) ensuring to your team that your contributions are your original work and properly quoted, cited, and referenced. Technical Support

Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form. Answers to the most common issues are found in the Knowledge Base by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site. Feedback Each week, I will provide grades or scores and comments on assignments within 7 days of when they were submitted. After I send feedback each week, I will post a notification in the Main forum. Grading Formula

Percentage %

Grade

95+ 90-94 87-89 84-86 80-83 77-79 74-76 70-73 67-69 64-66 60-63 <59

A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF

Course Description See eCampus. Course Topics & Objectives See eCampus. Course Materials

See eCampus. Point Values for Course Assignments ASSIGNMENTS Individual (70%) Week 1- Business Ethics Case Week 5- Business Entities, Laws, and Regulations Paper Week 5- Final Examination Class Participation (Weeks 1-4) (3 points per week) Discussion Questions (Weeks 1-4) (1 point per week) Weekly Summaries (Weeks 1-4) (1 point per week) Learning Team (30%) Week 2- State of Confusion Paper Week 3- Synopsis of Tort Cases Paper Week 4- Foodmart Inc. Assignment Total 10 points 10 points 10 points 100 10 points 20 points 20 points 12 points 4 points 4 points Points

Week One
Legal Environment Explain the relationship between business and the legal environment. Evaluate the social responsibility of business practices. Describe the stages of a civil case.

Course Assignments 1. Readings Read Ch. 15 & 8 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.

Individual Assignment: Business Ethics Case Read Business Ethics Case 3.5 at the end of Chapter 3 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. After reading this weeks course materials, please answer the questions that follow Business Ethics Case 3.5 in a thoughtful, cohesive one page essay. Students will maximize their points by writing the one page essay in paragraph format (and not question and answer format). Students are reminded to pay close attention to the questions that are posed to ensure that each question has been addressed in the essay. Students are highly encouraged to utilize CWE, which is a wonderful writing resource! As always, students will earn points based upon content, organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and writing style.

Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course but will not be counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will not count towards the class participation requirement and will be evaluated separately. Discussion questions should be posted in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing DQ responses. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style.

Participation All Week: Students will maximize their participation points by posting two substantive messages in the MAIN forum on 4 out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Summary of Week 1 Deliverables Assignment Individual or Learning Team Location Due

Post your BIO (to acquaint the class with your background, INDIVIDUAL interests & academic objectives) DQ #1 INDIVIDUAL

CHAT MAIN Classroom Forum MAIN Classroom Forum

Day 2 (Wednesday) Day 2 (Wednesday) Day 5 (Saturday)

DQ #2 Business Ethics Case Weekly Summary

INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL

Assignments Day 6 link on eCampus (Sunday) MAIN Classroom Forum Day 7 (Monday)

Week Two
Torts Assess business situations for tort liability and defenses.

Course Assignments 1. Readings Read Ch. 6 & 18 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.

Learning Team Assignment: State of Confusion Paper The state of Confusion enacted a statute requiring all trucks and towing trailers that use its highways to use a B-type truck hitch. This hitch is manufactured by only one manufacturer in Confusion. The result of this statute is that any trucker who wants to drive through Confusion must stop and have the new hitch installed, or drive around Confusion. The federal government has not made any attempt to regulate the truck hitches used on the nations highways. Tanya Trucker, who owns a trucking company in the state of Denial, is not happy about the additional expense this statute imposes on her business. She intends to file suit against Confusion to overturn the statute.

Write a 900- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following questions: What court will have jurisdiction over Tanyas suit? Why? Is the Confusion statute constitutional? Discuss your legal reasoning. o What provisions of the U.S. Constitution will be applied by a court to determine the statutes validity? o Is Tanya likely to prevail on her suit? Explain the reasons for your answer. o Set forth in detail the stages of a civil suit.
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Papers should be prepared in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing this paper. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Weekly Reminders Weekly

Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course but will not be counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will not count towards the class participation requirement and will be evaluated separately. Discussion questions should be posted in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing DQ responses. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Participation All Week: Students will maximize their participation points by posting two substantive messages in the MAIN forum on 4 out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Summary of Week 2 Deliverables Assignment DQ #1 DQ #2 State of Confusion Paper Weekly Summary Individual or Learning Team INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TEAM INDIVIDUAL Location MAIN Classroom Forum MAIN Classroom Forum Assignments link on eCampus MAIN Classroom Forum Due Day 2 (Wednesday) Day 5 (Saturday) Day 6 (Sunday) Day 7 (Monday)

Week Three
Contracts and Commerce Describe the elements of a valid contract. Explain the application of the Uniform Commercial Code to commercial transactions. Differentiate between types of interests in property.

Course Assignments
1. Readings

Read Ch. 913 & 26 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review Ch. 18 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

2. Learning Team Assignment: Synopsis of Tort Cases Paper Write a 350-word synopsis for each scenario in which you answer the following statements:

What tort actions do you see? The identity of potential plaintiffs The identity of potential defendants and why you see each one as a defendant o The elements of the tort claim that constitute the plaintiffs claim o Are there any defenses you think defendants might assert? o How you think the claim will be resolved (stating legal reasons for your answer)?
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Scenario 1: Daniel and his son Ruben, age 8, go to a football game. The quarterback drops back to throw a pass, and is hit by an opposing player, breaking the quarterbacks arm, and sending the ball into the stands, injuring a fan. The referee calls this an incomplete pass, which upsets Malik, a fan seated next to Ruben. Malik jumps up to yell at the referee, spilling his cold beer on Ruben. Daniel is upset to see Rubens enjoyment spoiled this way, and shoves Malik. As Malik falls, he grabs onto the railing, which gives way under his weight. Maliks face hits the aisle steps, knocking out two of his front teeth. An usher takes Malik to the first aid station. On their way out, Daniel stops at the concession stand to buy two diet soft drinks. A lady standing in line at the concession stand smells the beer on Ruben, and she starts yelling at Daniel, accusing him of giving beer to a child. She makes a

huge scene, and several customers cast disgusted glances toward Daniel. One of them is Daniels boss, who tells him he does not want anyone working for him who would give alcohol to a child, and that Daniel is fired. Meanwhile, the concession worker gets distracted by the scene in front of him, and accidentally gives Daniel two regular, sugary soft drinks instead of diet drinks. Daniel and Ruben drink the soft drinks as they exit the stadium. Just as Daniel and Ruben arrive at their car, Malik and his wife appear behind them. Malik is pointing a gun at Daniel. The gun is not loaded, but he wants to scare Daniel. Unfortunately, Daniel has a concealed weapon and, believing himself threatened, shoots Malik. Maliks wife starts screaming and phones for an ambulance and the police. Before the police and ambulance arrive, Daniel slips into a diabetic coma. Scenario 2: Anna orders a meal in an Italian restaurant. After her food is served, she takes a bite and cries out in pain. She has bitten down on a piece of glass. Upon hearing Annas cry, another waiter who is pouring wine at a nearby table spins around and bumps into Annas waiter, who is carrying a flaming dish. The flaming dish tilts onto Annas waiter, and his apron catches fire. He rips it off and casts it aside, where it ignites another tablecloth. People start screaming and run for the door, but because it is a revolving door, only one or two people can leave at a time. An old lady is trampled by the crowd and is seriously injured. Several other patrons suffer smoke inhalation and burns, but finally, everyone is out. When the ambulances and fire engines arrive, Anna is among those transported to the emergency room. Her mouth is bleeding profusely, and she is becoming weak. The emergency room doctor tells Anna that immediate surgery will be necessary to stop the bleeding and save her tooth. She is immediately prepped for surgery. While she is unconscious, the surgeon mistakes her for another patient and amputates her right leg. Scenario 3: Franco is an agent for SureCo, Inc., an independent insurance agency that offers policies from several insurance companies. With the economy in crisis, SureCo is experiencing hard times. The boss tells the agents that if they do not start selling insurance policies, the agency is going to shut down and everyone will be out of a job. Franco needs this job badly, and starts calling his customers to see if he can sell some policies. He calls Raul, and tells Raul that if he increases his coverage at present rates, Franco will guarantee that the premiums will never go up. He tells other customers the same thing, and many take advantage of the offer to increase their coverage and lock in at the present rates. The commissions start rolling in, and the boss is pleased. A year later, when customers get bills for policy renewals, they are irate to see that premiums have gone up. The boss finds out for the first time what Franco has done when she is served with a lawsuit filed by a customer. She yells at Franco, and demands that he clear out his desk. She has security escort Franco out of the building in front of the other agents, who are shocked. When asked by

the other agents about what happened, the boss tells them Franco was fired for stealing. Raul decides to get back at the agency, and marches up and down the street in front of the agency with a big sign that says, SureCo cheats its customers! The boss cannot let this continue, so she takes a staple gun, goes outside, and fires it in Rauls direction, hoping to scare him away. Unfortunately, she misses and hits Raul in the eye, causing permanent blindness in that eye. Scenario 4: Randy is a sales clerk at Buy-Mart, a huge discount store. He works in the hardware and gun department. One day, Lee asks to look at a rifle. Randy unlocks the case and hands Lee the rifle he wanted to see. Lee examines the rifle, and tells Randy he will take the rifle and a box of bullets. Randy puts the bullets on the counter, and turns to ring up the transaction. While Randy is not looking, Lee opens the box, loads the rifle, aims, and shoots a lady who is walking with a man in the next aisle. Upon seeing his wife fall, the man clutches at his chest and has a heart attack. Lee aims at someone else, but Randy tackles him and knocks him down, spoiling his shot. The bullet ricochets off a metal beam and injures a boy. Randy and Lee struggle until Randy knocks Lee unconscious. The store security guard comes over and, in the heat of anger, kicks the unconscious Lee in the ribs. Randy can hear Lees ribs breaking. Randy and the security guard manage to lock Lee in a storage room until the police come. For some reason, the police do not arrive for two hours. Before they get there, Lee comes to and bangs on the door, saying he needs medical attention. The security guard tells Lee, Be quiet or I will break more of your ribs. Lee does not get released from the closet until the police arrive to arrest him. This paper should be written in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing this assignment. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course but will not be counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will not count towards the class participation requirement and will be evaluated separately. Discussion questions should be posted in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep

word count in mind when drafting and editing DQ responses. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Participation All Week: Students will maximize their participation points by posting two substantive messages in the MAIN forum on 4 out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Summary of Week 3 Deliverables Assignment DQ #1 DQ #2 Individual or Learning Team INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL Location MAIN Classroom Forum MAIN Classroom Forum Assignments link on eCampus MAIN Classroom Forum Due Day 2 (Wednesday) Day 5 (Saturday) Day 6 (Sunday) Day 7 (Monday)

Synopsis of Tort Cases LEARNING Paper TEAM Weekly Summary INDIVIDUAL

Week Four
Business Organizations Differentiate business entities by their advantages and disadvantages. Explain the actions which may result in the piercing of the corporate veil. Describe the formation and dissolution of a corporation.

Course Assignments
1. Readings

Read Ch. 1417 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. Learning

Team Assignment: Foodmart, Inc. Assignment

Foodmart, Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State, U.S.A. Foodmart has stores throughout the United States. Brian McDonald works as the produce manager for the store in My Town, U.S.A. Jeremy Atwater, 17 years old, is spending his summer vacation working for Brian in the produce department. Create a 20+ slide-PowerPoint addressing the questions for each of the following scenarios:

Foodmart contracted with Masterpiece Construction to renovate the store on Main Street in My Town. Masterpiece, unable to complete the renovation within the 6-month time limit due to an increase in new contracts, subcontracted the job to Build Them to Fall Construction. Foodmart was unaware of the subcontract. When Foodmart realized, due to the poor quality of work, that Build was handling the renovation, Foodmart petitioned the court for an injunction and sued Masterpiece for breach of contract and specific performance. Masterpiece argued that it had a right to delegate the duties of the contract, or to discharge the contract due to commercial impracticability. Who wins? Explain your answer. Summarize the legal defenses to contract formation and enforcement.
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At the end of the summer, Jeremy Atwater earned enough money to put a down payment on a car. He decides to continue working part-time during school to earn money for the car payments. Jeremy purchased a car from Smooth Sales Used Cars. Smooth did not ask Jeremy how old he was; the salesman assumed he reached the age of majority. Jeremy paid the down payment and signed a contract stating that he would make payments of $200 each month. Six months later, Jeremy lost his job and
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could no longer make the payments. Jeremy took the car to Smooth and said he wanted to cancel the contract, and that he wanted his money back. What are the possible outcomes? Compare and contrast potential legal and equitable remedies. Brian McDonald spent his time away from work on his hobby, model trains. His train set was large and consisted of rare and one-of-akind trains. One day, while visiting with fellow train hobbyist Harry, Brian said, When I retire in 2 years from Foodmart, Im going to sell my trains and spend the rest of my life traveling on real trains. Brian told Harry that he was the only person he planned to offer his trains to, because he knew Harry would take care of them. Harry said he looked forward to the day when he could buy the trains. Harry spent the next 2 years and most of his savings building a new 2,000-square foot room onto his house to make room for the trains. When Harry told Brian he was building the new room, Brian just smiled. Brian also heard that Harry borrowed money from his aunt to buy the trains. When Brian retired, he sold his trains to his neighbor, James. Harry sued Brian, claiming breach of contract, or in the alternative, for promissory estoppel. Who wins? Explain your answer.
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Foodmart has recently developed an online ordering service for home delivery within a 10-mile radius of each store. To use the service, Foodmart requires customers to agree to terms and conditions of a contract when first entering an online order. The contract specifies that advertised sales prices do not apply to online purchases, and orders are limited to inventory on hand at the nearest store. Todd sees a Foodmart newspaper advertisement for a chocolate sauce that is discontinued at a reduced price. The sauce is a key ingredient in a special cake recipe he uses in his catering business. Todd attempts to make an online purchase of all the remaining sauce at the store nearest to him. The store advises it has sold out, even though it has 10 cases in inventory. Todd requests that the store obtain the chocolate sauce from two other stores within the 10mile radius. Foodmart refuses, citing the contract. Todd sues, claiming the contract is not effective and he should receive all available chocolate sauce from all three stores at the sales price, or he should receive damages equal to the amount of money he would have made from selling cakes made with the chocolate sauce. Who wins? Analyze the contractual issues unique to e-commerce.
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As always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course but will not be counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will not count towards the class participation requirement and will be evaluated separately. Discussion questions should be posted in paragraph format (not question and answer format). Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing DQ responses. And, as always, students will earn points based upon content, sentence/ paragraph organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and style. Participation All Week: Students will maximize their participation points by posting two substantive messages in the MAIN forum on 4 out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Summary of Week 4 Deliverables Assignment
DQ #1 DQ #2 Foodmart, Inc. Assignment Weekly Summary

Individual or Learning Team

INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL LEARNING TEAM INDIVIDUAL

Location
MAIN Classroom Forum MAIN Classroom Forum Assignments link on eCampus MAIN Classroom Forum

Due
Day 2 (Wednesday) Day 5 (Saturday) Day 6 (Sunday) Day 7 (Monday)

Week Five
Employment Law Government Regulation Describe the evolution of employment law. Explain government regulation of employer-employee relationships. Describe laws protecting intellectual property, environment, and consumer rights. Distinguish between employees and independent contractors.

Course Assignments 1. Readings Read Ch. 1925 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review Ch. 18 of The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.

2. Individual Assignment: Business Entities, Laws, and Regulations Paper Restaurant/bar: Lou and Jose plan to open a sports bar and restaurant where customers socialize and watch sporting events on large-screen TVs that hang around the bar. They do not have much money, but they do have Miriam, a wealthy investor who does not have time to participate in the business, but wants to provide capital to start the business in return for a percentage ownership. Extermination business: Frank is a wealthy investor who plans to open a chain of exterminating businesses across the United States. Professional practice: Akiva and Tara have just completed all educational and experiential requirements to be licensed as obstetricians. They want to open a birth clinic together. They will take out a large loan to finance start-up costs. Construction Scenario: Mei-Lin is the hiring manager for Surebuild, Inc., a new construction company. She has advertised a position as a jackhammer operator. The positions description states that the successful applicant must have a high school diploma. The following people apply for the position: Michelle, 35, who appears to be pregnant, is a high school graduate, and was formerly employed as a jackhammer operator; Eric, 55, who is experienced with a jackhammer, but has no high school diploma; Felipe, who is 38, speaks no English, has no high school diploma, but is experienced with a jackhammer; and Nick, 23, a college graduate who is epileptic, and has no experience with a jackhammer.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, involving two (2) of the above businesses, as well as the Construction scenario. (Each student may select two (2) business scenarios to analyze for this essay. Students are also expected to analyze the construction scenario in addition to the two (2) business scenarios that s/he selected.) For each business selected, students should: (1) discuss the business entity that represents the best choice for each business, taking control, taxation, and liability issues into consideration; (2) identify laws and regulations each business must consider in starting the business, and (3) identify risks against which each business must protect itself

For the construction scenario, students should: (4) Discuss the business entity that represents the best choice for each business, taking control, taxation, and liability issues into consideration; (5) Identify laws and regulations each business must consider in starting the business; (6) Identify risks against which each business must protect itself; and (7) Identify and discuss the employment laws and regulations with which the business must comply when making a decision. (Just to clarify and reiterate. the analysis of employment laws and regulations is only necessary for the construction scenario. Students need not include information regarding employment laws and regulations in their analysis of the business scenarios.) Students are reminded to keep word count in mind when drafting and editing this paper. Students are highly encouraged to utilize CWE, which is a wonderful writing resource! As always, students will earn points based upon content, organization, mechanics, format (APA), grammar, spelling, punctuation and writing style. 3. Individual Assignment: Final Examination Resources: The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce Click the link to the Final Examination on your student website available from the end of Week Four through the end of Week Five. Complete the Final Examination. You are allowed one attempt to complete the exam, which is timed and must be completed in 3 hours. Results are auto graded and sent to your instructor. Note. Final Examination questions are adapted from The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce.

Weekly Reminders Final Week Requirements Discussion question responses, weekly summaries and participation will not be required during the final week of the course. The final week will be dedicated to completing the final assignments listed below. Summary of Week 5 Deliverables Assignment Business Entities, Laws & Regulations Paper Final Examination Individual or Learning Team INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL Location Due

Assignments link on Day 6 eCampus (Sunday) Assignments link on eCampus Day 7 (Monday)