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Brooklyn College (CUNY) Course Syllabus Fall 2013 Course: Accounting 3201: Business Law 1 Instructor: Esther Guindi,

, Esq. E-mail: eguindi@brooklyn.cuny.edu Textbook: BUSINESS LAW I, Accounting 3201, Clarkson, Miller, Jentz & Cross, Cengage Learning, 2008, ISB: 978-0-324-83499-4 or ISB: 0-324-83499-3 Expected Course Outcome: To gain an understanding of a broad range of fundamental business law concepts. CHAPTER TOPIC 1 Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 Court Procedures 4 Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business 6 Intentional Torts 7 Negligence and Strict Liability MIDTERM EXAM (date to be announced) 10 Contracts: Nature and Terminology 11 Agreement 12 Consideration 13 Capacity and Legality 14 Genuineness of Assent 15 The Statute of Frauds 18 Breach of Contract & Remedies FINAL EXAM(date to be announced)

Course Format: This is a Hybrid Course. I will be advising you when we will be meeting in class, in advance. The remaining classes will be conducted via Blackboard. Exams: There will be one Midterm exam, worth 40% of your grade, and a Final exam worth 60% of your grade. There will be no make-ups. Missed exams will result in a grade of zero, unless prior permission is granted. The final exam is a cumulative exam.

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