Contracts Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

LGLA-1351-001 Contracts

Prerequisites

LGLA 1307 or Department Chair consent

Course Description

This course presents fundamental concepts of contract law with emphasis on the paralegal’s role. Topics include formation, performance and enforcement of contracts under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code. Additionally, this course presents basic concepts of business organizations with emphasis on the paralegal’s role. Topics include law of agency, sole proprietorships, forms of partnerships, corporations and other emerging business entities.

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(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Hybrid

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Student Performance

The student will define and properly use terminology related to contract law; locate, describe, and analyze sources of law relating to contract law; describe the role and ethical obligations of the paralegal in contract law; and draft documents commonly used in contract law.

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Expected Student Behavior

Use of Electronic Devices:  Turn off your cell phone or put it on silent/vibrate ring during class meeting times.  Remove and turn off any blue tooth device.  No text messaging will be allowed during class.  Put away your iPods, MP3’s, any other device with recorded music, and the earphones to listen to the music.  You will be asked to leave class if you are in violation of this request.  You will be counted absent and you will not receive credit for that day’s attendance.

Plagiarism, Cheating and Individual Work Ethic:  The Amarillo College policies and Code of Student Conduct is strictly adhered to when dealing with plagiarism, cheating, and duplication of work product.  Any evidence of plagiarism, cheating, or duplication of work product will result in a zero on the project or test in question.

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Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria:      Attendance: 10%
                                    Case Scenario Assignments: 10%
                                    Critical Legal Thinking Cases: 10%
                                    Briefing Assignments: 20%
                                    Group Assignments: 10%
                                    Exams: 40% (20% each)

Grading Scale:           90 -100 = A
                                    80 - 89 = B
                                    70 - 79 = C (Minimum grade required for all Paralegal Studies majors)
                                    60 - 69 = D
                                         <60 = F

Attendance

Employees in the business world are expected to be at work each day; therefore, students in paralegal studies classes are expected to be in class promptly and routinely.  Attendance will count as 10% of your grade. If you are in class, you will get a 100 that evening; if you are not, you will get a 0. I will drop one absence. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

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