Advanced Paralegal Course Business and Corporate Law
45 hours
Description
The Business and Corporate Law course prepares paralegals for more
responsibilities in a business law firm. It discusses important topics related
to business law, including traditional and online dispute resolution, sales and
leases, warranties, product liability, consumer law, e-contracts, negotiable
instruments, corporations, financing, investor protection, online securities
offerings, real and personal property, agency and employment, and international
law in a global economy. The text that accompanies this course provides a solid
coverage of the core business law topics. It also uses summarized cases to help
students understand the legal topics presented. This text meets with the AACSB
curriculum requirements.
Outlines
a.
To describe historical and constitutional foundations related to business
law.
b.
To describe the relationship between business ethics and the law.
c.
To identify the basic elements and classifications of contracts.
d.
To describe the obligation of the parties involved in sales and lease
contracts.
e.
To explain how the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
affects e-contracts.
f.
To identify the requirements that must be met for an instrument to be
negotiable.
g.
To define and explain a security interest.
h.
To outline and describe some major forms of business organization used by
entrepreneurs in the
i.
To identify and describe the express and implied powers of corporations.
j.
The describe the duties agents and principles owe to each other.
Business Law 1
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6
A.
Chapter 1
Covers the common law tradition, precedent, and when a court might depart
from precedent; discusses the difference between remedies at law and remedies in
equity; covers the Bill of Rights and the freedoms
guaranteed by the First Amendment.
B.
Chapter 2
Defines business ethics and discusses the relationship between
business ethics and the law; explains how duty-based ethical standards
differs from outcome-based ethics; covers corporate social responsibility and
the difference between maximum profits and optimum profits.
C.
Chapter 3
Covers judicial review and jurisdiction; explains the difference between
a trial court and an appellate court; covers pleadings and discovery and how
online forums are being used to resolve disputes.
Lesson 1 Examination
Lesson 2: Business Law 2
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6
A.
Chapter 4
Covers tort, tort law, and the four elements of negligence; defines
intellectual property and the traditional laws protecting it.
B.
Chapter 5
Covers the categories of crime and the elements that must exist
before a person can be held liable for a crime; discusses the
constitutional safeguards protecting people accused of crimes.
C.
Chapter 6
Covers contracts and the elements necessary for a valid contract;
discusses the requirements of an offer/ acceptance and the elements of
consideration.
D.
Chapter 7
Covers contracts in greater detail; discusses some exceptions to the rule
that a minor can disaffirm any contract and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Lesson 2 Examination
Lesson 3: Business Law 3
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6\
A.
Chapter 8
Discusses the difference between an assignment and a delegation;
discusses the factors that indicate that a third-party beneficiary is an
intended beneficiary; explains the difference between compensatory
damages and consequential damages; covers equitable remedies.
B.
Chapter 9
Covers sales and leases; explains how Article 2 and Article 2A of the UCC
differ; discusses when a title passes, risk of loss, and at what point the buyer
acquires an insurable interest in goods.
C.
Chapter 10
Covers sales and leases in more detail; explains the respective
obligations of the parties under a contract for the sale or lease of goods;
discusses the perfect tender rule and options available to the non-breaching
party when the other party to a sales or lease contract repudiates the contract
before performance; covers remedies available for breach of contract.
Lesson 3 Examination
Lesson 4: Business Law 4
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6
A.
Chapter 11
Covers warranties, product liability, and consumer law; discusses the
factors that determine whether a seller’s or lessor’s statement constitutes an
express warranty or merely “puffing;” covers defenses to liability in a product
liability lawsuit, when advertising can be
deemed deceptive, and the major federal statutes providing consumer
protection.
B.
Chapter 12
Covers e-contracts; discusses important clauses offerors should
include when making offers to form e-contracts; covers shrink-wrap
agreements, electronic signatures, and the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act
(UETA).
C.
Chapter 13
Covers negotiable instruments; discusses the requirements for attaining
HDC status; discusses a bank’s responsibilities regarding stale checks,
stop-payment orders, and forged or altered checks; covers e-money.
D.
Chapter 14
Covers security interests; discusses how priority disputes among
creditors are decided; discusses the various remedies available to creditors,
and how and when creditors use these remedies to collect debts; outlines the
typical steps in a bankruptcy proceeding and the Bankruptcy Code.
Lesson 4 Examination
Lesson 5: Business Law 5
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6
A.
Chapter 15
Covers the major forms of business organization used by entrepreneurs in
the
B.
Chapter 16
Covers corporations; explains express and implied powers of corporations
and the duties of corporate directors and officers; explains the difference
between a corporate merger and a corporate consolidation.
C.
Chapter 17
Covers financing, investor protection, and online securities offerings;
discusses the two major statutes regulating the securities industry, insider
trading and the features of state security laws, including their application in
an online environment.
D.
Chapter 18
Discusses the difference between an employee and an independent
contractor and how agency relationships arise; discusses the duties
agents and
principals owe to each other; covers the employment-at- will doctrine and the federal
statutes governing working hours and wages and health and safety in the
workplace.
Lesson 5 Examination
Lesson 6: Business Law 6
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6
A.
Chapter 19
Covers employment discrimination and the difference between
disparate-treatment discrimination and disparate-impact discrimination; covers
the remedies available under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act; discusses
what federal acts prohibit discrimination based on age
and discrimination
based on disability.
B.
Chapter 20
Covers antitrust law; defines and discusses monopoly; explains the type
of activities prohibited by the Sherman Act and the Clayton act and the agencies
of the federal government that enforce the federal antitrust laws.
C.
Chapter 21
Covers real property and environmental law; explains how ownership rights
in real property can be transferred and the major federal statutes that regulate
environmental pollution.
D.
Chapter 22
Covers personal property, bailments, and insurance; explains the
difference between real property and personal property; covers the three
elements of a bailment, and the clauses typically included in insurance
contracts.
E.
Chapter 23
Covers international law in a global economy; discusses the principle of
comity and the act of state doctrine; discusses the Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and
in what circumstances
Lesson 6 Examination
Tuition: is $299.00. Tuition includes textbook, Protrain’s exclusive Study Guide
and access to the
Computer Requirements
Students will need to have access to an IBM compatible PC with the following
minimum requirements to complete BCI's Allied Health programs:
• Pentium 100 or higher processor
• Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows®
Millennium Edition, Windows® NT 4 with Service Pack 6 or later or
Windows® 2000 Professional or later operating system
• 24MB RAM (Windows® 98/Windows® 98 Second Edition);
• 32MB RAM (Windows®/Me/Windows® NT 4.0);
• 64MB RAM (Windows® 2000 Professional)
• Plus an additional 8MB for each application running simultaneously
• 100MB available hard disk space minimum
• 2x CD-ROM drive or higher
• 16-Bit Sound card or higher
• Standard USB port
• Speakers connected to your sound card
• Microsoft® mouse or other compatible pointing device
• Printer
• Audio Cassette Player (Allied Health Courses)
Protrain Online Student Center Technology Requirements
In addition to the above requirements, we recommend the following computer
equipment for use with our Online Student Center:
• Pentium-II Class or higher processor
• 56.6 Kbps Modem or faster
• 64 MB RAM or greater
• 50-100 MB free hard disk space
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+, Netscape Navigator 6.0+ or equivalent, or
America Online 7.0+
• An active account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Course Materials
Business Law Today: The Essentials,
sixth edition, by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz, South-Western
(Thomson), 2003, ISBN: 0-324-12096-6