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DynamicBusinessLaw:TheEssentials,
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6thEditionKubasek,Browne,AllChapters1-25),
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PART1: The LegalEnvironment of Business
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C h. 1 AnIntroduction tothe Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law Ch. 2Business Ethics
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and SocialResponsibility
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Ch. 3The U.S. LegalSystem and Alternative Dispute Resolution Ch. 4
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Administrative Law
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Ch. 5ConstitutionalLaw
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Ch. 6CriminalLawand Business Ch. 7Tort
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Law
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Ch. 8Real,Personal, andIntellectualProperty
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PART2: Contract Law c c c
Ch. 9Introductionto Contracts and Agreement Ch. 10
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Consideration
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Ch. 11Capacityand Legality Ch. 12
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Realityof Assent
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Ch. 13Contracts inWriting and Third-PartyContracts 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. 15Formation and PerformanceofSales andLease Contracts
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Ch. 16Sales and LeaseContracts: Performance,Warranties, andRemedies
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PART4: Negotiable Instruments andBanking
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Ch. 17NegotiableInstruments: Negotiabilityand Transferability Ch. 18
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Holderin Due Course,Liability, and Defenses
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,PART5: Creditors'Rights andBankruptcy Ch. 19
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Secured TransactionsandBankruptcy
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PART6: Agency
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Ch. 20Agencyand Liabilityto Third Parties
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PART7: BusinessOrganizations
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Ch. 21Forms of Business Organization
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Ch. 22Corporations: Formation and Organization Ch. 23
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Securities Regulation
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PART8: Government Regulation
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Ch. 24Employment and Discrimination Law Ch. 25
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Consumer Law
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CHAPTER OVERVIEW c
Chapter One lays the foundation for the textbook. Make sure you look on the publisher‘s web site for
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cinformation about how business law intersects with the six functional areas of business. The authors encourage
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students to ―connect to the core,‖ and remember the ways in which law intersects with other areas of study,
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cincluding corporate management, production and transportation, marketing, research and development,
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accounting and finance, and human resource management.
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This manual supports the ―connecting to the core‖ theme by giving ideas for assignments that encourage
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cstudents to integrate their business law knowledge with knowledge they are acquiring from their
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cother business classes. The manual also encourages professors to improve their teaching skills. Finally, the
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manual suggests teaching ideas for bothbeginningandexperienced teachers.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES c
After readingthis chapter, students will beable to:
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1-1 Definebusinesslaw. c c
1-2 Relate the functional areas of business to the relevant areas of business law1- 3
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Recall the purposes of law.
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1-4 Distinguishamongtypesoflaw. c c c c
1-5 Differentiatebetweensourcesofthelaw. c c c c c
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In thenews…
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citems to material fromthe chapter. c c c c c
In addition to ideas students come up with on their own, consider weaving in
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cnews stories provided bytheMcGraw Hill. c c c c c c
For Chapter One,McGrawHill offers the followingstories:
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―SmokingBan: Tobacco Tyrants: GoneToo Far? Many States Are Putting c c c c c c c c c c
Stronger Restrictions on Where You Can Smoke‖
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