BUSN 18 - Business Law
Instructor: Lisa Weaver
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Course Description
A study of the legal environment of business. Covering laws and regulations affecting business decisions including legal concepts and cases in areas of ethics, employment, contracts, consumer transactions, competition, agency, business torts and crimes, and business organizations.
To take this class, you must have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection and experience using a web browser. You will also need to utilize your college Zonemail account. Learn more about Zonemail.
Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.
The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course. The first meeting of online or hybrid Distance Education courses is the first day of the class as specified in the class schedule listing. For these courses, instructors may drop students who do not log into their Blackboard course and/or complete indicated activities by the third day of classes.
This class begins June 14 and ends Aug 6.
This is a 4-unit college level course. Students taking this course “face-to-face” would be in class 4 hours each week PLUS the time spent outside of class reading the material, general studying, learning the terminology, completing the assignments, plus commuting time (and searching for parking).
From national research information that additional time is estimated at another 4 hours each week at a minimum (excluding commuting and parking). SO, if a student’s goal is to earn an “A” in an online class the student should plan to spend at least that amount of time (8 HOURS) on the class each week. Obviously depending on a student’s learning style, educational experiences and innate scholastic abilities those times will vary.
The advantages on an online class… students can schedule their study and class time based on personal convenience and around individual schedules … the course is open 24/7 and one-to-one communication with the Professor is more available.
On-Campus Meetings
There are no required on-campus meetings for this class. You can attend an OPTIONAL, on-campus orientation to Online Learning on June 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. It will be in room 2420 on campus. A virtual session will be offered on the Internet on June 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. Learn more about these orientations, which are NOT course-specific.
How This Class Operates
This is not a self-paced class; there are due dates throughout the semester that you are expected to meet, just like in a traditional, face-to-face class. Active participation is required.
Communications will take place primarily via email, the class discussion board and chatrooms.
This class is divided into modules that will be accessible from the Course Materials area in Blackboard.
At the beginning of the course, the course materials for Chapters 1 through 15 are open. Chapters 16-25 will open several weeks into the course. This is a four-unit course with 25 chapters. EACH WEEK there will be two to four chapters to read and a quiz to complete on each chapter.
Assignments and extra credit -- will be due as the semester progresses. Assignments and quizzes are frequently due on different days of the week. Once the activity due date passes that activity (assignment, quiz, extra credit etc.) is closed forever.
Class Activities
Each module contains reading assignments and activities, such as class discussions.
Students will complete two case briefs, two written assignments, 25 chapter quizzes, and a final exam. There is also extra credit available.
How Students are Graded
There are 1000 assigned points for the course.
25 Chapter Quizzes @ 30 points each = 750
2 Case Briefs @ 25 points each = 50
2 Research Assignments @ 75 points each = 150
Final Exam @ 50 points = 50
Total Points = 1000
900+ = A (90%)
800 – 899.5 = B (80%)
700 – 799.5 = C (70%)
600 – 699.5 = D (60%)
599.5 and below = F
Succeeding in an Online Course
Students who succeed in online courses tend to be independent, self-motivated learners with good computer skills. If you are a procrastinator who relies heavily on the instructor for motivation, can't use a computer too well, have taken less than 21 units of college credit in your lifetime, and/or have a grade-point-average under 2.0, you should probably consider enrolling in a face-to-face course instead.
Also, don't enroll in this class if you believe the myth that learning online requires less effort than learning face-to-face. This course covers the same content and has similar activities as the face-to-face version of the course; only the method of delivery changes.
LPC offers a tutorial called "Succeeding in an online course" that will not only tell you if you are a good fit for online learning, but it also offers many strategies -- among other pertinent information -- that will help you succeed online. Please complete the tutorial.
Blackboard
This course will use the Blackboard course management system as its virtual classroom. To learn how to log in to Blackboard, go to the Blackboard Login Procedures page. Once you enroll, you will not be able to log in until the first day of class.
