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PART 1: The Legal Environment of Business
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C h. 1 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law Ch. 2
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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Ch. 3 The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution Ch. 4
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Administrative Law
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Ch. 5 Constitutional Law
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Ch. 6 Criminal Law and Business Ch. 7
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Tort Law
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Ch. 8 Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property
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PART 2: Contract Law
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Ch. 9 Introduction to Contracts and Agreement Ch. 10
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Consideration
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Ch. 11 Capacity and Legality Ch.
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12 Reality of Assent
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Ch. 13 Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts Ch. 14
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Discharge and Remedies
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Part 3: Domestic and International Sales Law
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Ch. 15 Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
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Ch. 16 Sales and Lease Contracts: Performance, Warranties, and Remedies
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PART 4: Negotiable Instruments and Banking
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Ch. 17 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability Ch. 18
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Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses
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,PART 5: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Ch. 19
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Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy
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PART 6: Agency
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Ch. 20 Agency and Liability to Third Parties
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PART 7: Business Organizations
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Ch. 21 Forms of Business Organization
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Ch. 22 Corporations: Formation and Organization Ch.
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23 Securities Regulation
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PART 8: Government Regulation
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Ch. 24 Employment and Discrimination Law Ch. 25
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Consumer Law
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, Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
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CHAPTER wOVERVIEW
Chapter w One w lays w the w foundation w for w the w textbook. w Make w sure w you w look w on w the w publisher‘s
w web w site w for w information w about w how w business wlaw wintersects w with wthe w six wfunctional wareas w of
wbusiness. wThe w w authors w encourage wstudents wto w―connect wto wthe wcore,‖ wand wremember wthe wways win
wwhich wlaw wintersects wwith wother w areas w of w study, w including w corporate w management, w production
w and w transportation, w marketing, w research w and w development, waccounting wand wfinance, wand whuman
wresource wmanagement.
This w manual w supports w the w ―connecting w to w the w core‖ w theme w by w giving w ideas w for w assignments
w that w encourage w students w to w integrate w their w business w law w knowledge w with w knowledge w they
w are w acquiring w from w their w other w business w classes. w The w manual w also w encourages w professors w to
w improve w their w teaching w skills. w Finally, w the w manual w suggests wteaching wideas wfor wboth wbeginning wand
wexperienced wteachers.
LEARNING w OBJECTIVES
After wreading wthis wchapter, wstudents wwill wbe wable wto:
1-1 Define wbusiness wlaw.
1-2 Relate wthe wfunctional wareas wof wbusiness wto wthe wrelevant wareas wof wbusiness
wlaw1- w 3 wRecall wthe wpurposes wof wlaw.
1-4 Distinguish wamong wtypes wof wlaw.
1-5 Differentiate wbetween wsources wof wthe wlaw.
1-6 Identify wthe wvarious wschools wof wjurisprudence.
LECTURE wNOTES wWITH wDEFINITIONS
In wthe wnews… Teaching wtip: wFor w each wchapter, wconsider w asking wstudents w to wrelate wcurrent
w news w items wto wmaterial wfrom wthe wchapter.
In w addition w to w ideas w students w come w up w with w on w their w own, w consider
w weaving w in w news wstories wprovided wby wthe wMcGraw wHill.
For wChapter wOne, wMcGraw wHill woffers wthe wfollowing wstories:
―Smoking wBan: wTobacco wTyrants: wGone wToo wFar? wMany wStates wAre
wPutting w Stronger wRestrictions won wWhere wYou wCan wSmoke‖
Have wstates wgone wtoo wfar win wbanning wsmoking?