David C. Jordan, Esq. Attorney at Law (SBN # 69052)
Director-Paralegal Studies Program
Telephone: (Campus) 818/364-7720
Voicemail & Pager 818/546-7060
E-Mail: abogado@pacbell.net
Monday-Thursdays 4:00 to 5:45 PM or by appointment

                                        COURSE DESCRIPTION

                                                      Business Law I

Catalog: CSU 3 units. Law I is the study of the fundamental principles
of law as they apply in the business world. The course examines legal rights
and remedies, and contracts, Acceptable for Credit: CSUN: Business Law

Business Law 1 introduces the student to contracts, and contracts for sales under the Uniform Commerical Code. The student will learn business law through related textbook readings, classroom participation & instruction, written projects, multiple-choice and fill-in the blank questions, and research on the Internet/World Wide Web. The end product is a student who understands contracts and who can interpret, analyze, and draft legal and enforceable business law documents.

                                                   COURSE TEXT

West's Business Law by Clarkson, Miller, Jentz, and Cross (Eighth Edition - Red) ISBN 0-324-07064-0 (hard). Available at the Campus Bookstore or directly from West Publishing 1-800-328-4880.

Available directly from ITP email:findit@kiosk.thomson.com, or point browser to http://www.delmar.com/delmar.html, or email: Info@delmar.com

                                      COURSE OJBECTIVES

1. The student will learn the substantive law of contracts, including offer, acceptance, consideration, legality, enforceability, breach, damages, and the other essential elements of a contract.

2. The student will learn to "think critically" in law, and in the area of contracts. This will be accomplished through the multiple-choice quizzes, the postings to the "threaded discussions", and the assignments. The assignments require the student to prepare various types of contracts, to learn how to draft a typical "Breach of Contract" lawsuit, and to prepare a comprehensive Contract for Software Development.

3. The student will learn how to do legal research in the area of Business Law and Contracts.

4. The student will improve his/her writing skills and legal drafting/writing skills.

5. The student will improve their study skills and will improve how they study law.



                                         GRADING & EVALUATION

The class will be composed of quizzes, postings to an "electronic bulletin board" -
threaded discussions, and written projects, including the preparation of contracts, a Breach of Contract lawsuit, and a software development contract.

Grades will be posted on the internet using microsoft excel. There will be a column for
each quiz, project, and posting. Grades will be posted for each student under their last
four numbers of their social security number in order to preserve confidentiality.

Note: Many students ask about the point grade. It is calculated by taking the total number
of actual points earned to date, divided by the total amount of possible points to date and
multiplying it by 100 to give a perenctage grade. At the upper left column, under "perfect
student", SS#, the actual total possible points (to date) are listed for the use in calculating the students grade.

The "letter grade" scale is as follows.

A =  90-100 percent of total points
B = 80-90
C = 65-80
D = 55-65
F = Below 55

                                                    STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS & TESTS

1. LECTURE NOTES
2. QUIZZES
3. ASSIGNMENTS
4. DISCUSSIONS

                                                               COMPUTER POLICY

This class frequently uses materials which are posted on the world wide web. Students are encouraged to learn computer skills, including word processing, and use of the internet. No computer skills are required for this class. The student will learn, and will be taught the necessary skills to access materials for this class from the class webpage. The first time student is encouraged to take a tour of the web page, and then to test their knowledge of our webpage by taking the quiz on the tour of our webpage.

The primary web address for this class is http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan, and this class is located at http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/21f/law1/ . The secondary site (only if the primary site is not work - which is rare) is http://www.lamission.cc.ca.us/law.

All materials for this class may be printed from the web site. If the student does not have access to a computer at home or at work, the materials may be printed out (at $.10 -ten cents per copy) in the Learning Resource Center. The student should obtain print cards for $1 or $5 purchased on the 2nd Floor of the Learning Resource Center, for from the Business Office during regular business hours.

All quizzes, assignments, and postings may be submitted, in writing, by the student, at the time and dates due. Students are not required to purchase or own or use a computer for their assignments. The use of the web site for the class is in conjunction with the lectures, class attendance and participation, and is intended to supplement the learning of the assignments, and to provide easier access for students.

Fall 2001 Paralegal Classes
You may register for your Fall Classes at LACCD.

*syllabus is subject to change. Please note revision dates ("last updated") above. Students are responsible for the most recent updated version of this syllabus. Prof. Jordan