Dynamic Business Law: The Essentials,
6th Edition Kubasek, Browne, All Chapters 1-25),
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: The Legal Environment of Business
C h. 1 An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic Business Law
Ch. 2 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Ch. 3 The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ch. 4 Administrative Law
Ch. 5 Constitutional Law
Ch. 6 Criminal Law and Business
Ch. 7 Tort Law
Ch. 8 Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property
PART 2: Contract Law
Ch. 9 Introduction to Contracts and Agreement
Ch. 10 Consideration
Ch. 11 Capacity and Legality
Ch. 12 Reality of Assent
Ch. 13 Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts
Ch. 14 Discharge and Remedies
Part 3: Domestic and International Sales Law
Ch. 15 Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts
Ch. 16 Sales and Lease Contracts: Performance, Warranties, and Remedies
PART 4: Negotiable Instruments and Banking
Ch. 17 Negotiable Instruments: Negotiability and Transferability
Ch. 18 Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses
,PART 5: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
Ch. 19 Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy
PART 6: Agency
Ch. 20 Agency and Liability to Third Parties
PART 7: Business Organizations
Ch. 21 Forms of Business Organization
Ch. 22 Corporations: Formation and Organization
Ch. 23 Securities Regulation
PART 8: Government Regulation
Ch. 24 Employment and Discrimination Law
Ch. 25 Consumer Law
, Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
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CHAPTER OVERVIEW A
Chapter One lays the foundation for the textbook. Make sure you look on the publisher‘s web site for
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information about how business law intersects with the six functional areas of business. The authors
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encourage students to ―connect to the core,‖ and remember the ways in which law intersects with
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other areas of study, including corporate management, production and transportation, marketing,
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research and development, 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
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Aencourage students to integrate their business law knowledge with knowledge they are acquiring
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from their other business classes. The manual also encourages professors to improve their teaching
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skills. Finally, the manual suggests teaching ideas for both beginning and experienced teachers.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES A
After reading this chapter, students will be able to:
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1-1 Define business law. A A
1-2 Relate the functional areas of business to the relevant areas of business
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law1-3 Recall the purposes of law.
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1-4 Distinguish among types of law. A A A A
1-5 Differentiate between sources of the law. A A A A A
1-6 Identify the various schools of jurisprudence.
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In the news…
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newsitems to material from the chapter.
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In addition to ideas students come up with on their own, consider
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Aweaving innews stories provided by the McGraw Hill.
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For Chapter One, McGraw Hill offers the following stories:
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―Smoking Ban: Tobacco Tyrants: Gone Too Far? Many States Are Putting
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Stronger Restrictions on Where You Can Smoke‖
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• Have states gone too far in banning smoking? A A A A A A A