Dynamic Business Law: The Essentials,
6th Edition Kubasek, Browne, All Chapters 1-25),
,TABLE OF CONTENTS g g g
PART 1: The Legal Environment of Business
g g g g g g g
C h. 1 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law
g g g g g g g g g g g g
Ch. 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
g g g g g g g
Ch. 3 The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
g g g g g g g g g g
Ch. 4 Administrative Law
g g g g
Ch. 5 Constitutional Law
g g g g
Ch. 6 Criminal Law and Business
g g g g g g
Ch. 7 Tort Law
g g g g
Ch. 8 Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property
g g g g g g g
PART 2: Contract Law
g g g g
Ch. 9 Introduction to Contracts and Agreement
g g g g g g g
Ch. 10 Consideration
g g g
Ch. 11 Capacity and Legality
g g g g g
Ch. 12 Reality of Assent
g g g g g
Ch. 13 Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts
g g g g g g g g
Ch. 14 Discharge and Remedies
g g g g g
Part 3: Domestic and International Sales Law
g g g g g g g
Ch. 15 Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
g g g g g g g g g g
Ch. 16 Sales and Lease Contracts: Performance, Warranties, and Remedies
g g g g g g g g g g
PART 4: Negotiable Instruments and Banking
g g g g g g
Ch. 17 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability
g g g g g g g
Ch. 18 Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses
g g g g g g g g g
,PART 5: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
g g g g g g
Ch. 19 Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy
g g g g g g
PART 6: Agency
g g g
Ch. 20 Agency and Liability to Third Parties
g g g g g g g g
PART 7: Business Organizations
g g g g
Ch. 21 Forms of Business Organization
g g g g g g
Ch. 22 Corporations: Formation and Organization
g g g g g g
Ch. 23 Securities Regulation
g g g g
PART 8: Government Regulation
g g g g
Ch. 24 Employment and Discrimination Law
g g g g g g
Ch. 25 Consumer Law
g g g g
, Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
g g g g g g g g
CHAPTERgOVERVIEW
ChaptergOneglaysgthegfoundationgforgthegtextbook.gMakegsuregyouglookgongthegpublisher‘sgwebgsitegf
orginformationgaboutghowgbusinessglawgintersectsgwithgthegsixgfunctionalgareasgofgbusiness.gThegauth
orsgencouragegstudentsgtog―connectgtogthegcore,‖gandgremembergthegwaysgingwhichglawgintersectsgw
ithgothergareasgofgstudy,gincludinggcorporategmanagement,gproductiongandgtransportation,gmarketi
ng,gresearchgandgdevelopment,gaccountinggandgfinance,gandghumangresourcegmanagement.
Thisg manualg supportsg theg ―connectingg tog theg core‖g themeg byg givingg ideasg forg assignmentsg thatg enco
uragegstudentsgtogintegrategtheirgbusinessglawgknowledgegwithgknowledgegtheygaregacquiringgfromgt
heirgothergbusinessgclasses.gThegmanualgalsogencouragesgprofessorsgtogimprovegtheirgteachinggskills.gFi
nally,gthegmanualgsuggestsgteachinggideasgforgbothgbeginninggandgexperiencedgteachers.
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES
Aftergreadinggthisgchapter,gstudentsgwillgbegablegto:
1-1 Definegbusinessglaw.
1-2 Relategthegfunctionalgareasgofgbusinessgtogthegrelevantgareasgofgbusiness
glawg1-3gRecallgthegpurposesgofglaw.
1-4 Distinguishgamonggtypesgofglaw.
1-5 Differentiategbetweengsourcesgofgtheglaw.
1-6 Identifygthegvariousgschoolsgofgjurisprudence.
LECTUREgNOTESgWITHgDEFINITIONS
Ingthegnews… Teachingg tip:g Forgeachgchapter,g considerg askinggstudentsg tog relateg currentgne
wsgitemsgtogmaterialgfromgthegchapter.
Ing additiong tog ideasg studentsg comeg upg withg ong theirg own,g considerg weavi
ngg ingnewsgstoriesgprovidedgbygthegMcGrawgHill.
ForgChaptergOne,gMcGrawgHillgoffersgthegfollowinggstories:
―SmokinggBan:gTobaccogTyrants:gGonegToogFar?gManygStatesgAregPuttinggSt
rongergRestrictionsgongWheregYougCangSmoke‖
• Havegstatesggonegtoogfargingbanninggsmoking?