Course Syllabus Course Description Provides an introduction to the legal aspects of business. Students gain knowledge of the legal system in the United States, intellectual properties, contracts, Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), forms of business ownership, and the various roles within corporations from a legal perspective. Course Textbook(s) Kubasek, N., Browne, M. N., Herron, D. J., Dhooge, L. J., & Barkacs, L. L. (2021). Dynamic business law: The essentials (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781264076741 Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Examine the legal system in the United States as it pertains to business. 2. Interpret provisions of the Constitution of the United States related to businesses and property. 3. Explain the basic elements of forming an enforceable contract. 4. Describe the circumstances that can affect the enforceability of contracts. 5. Identify the kinds of contracts that must be in writing in order to be enforced. 6. Compare the ways that contractual obligations can be discharged. 7. Demonstrate how Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) applies to sale transactions. 8. Differentiate the characteristics of the forms of business ownership. 9. Analyze the operational aspects of corporations. Academic Integrity Honesty and integrity are taken very seriously at Waldorf University. All students should be familiar with the Waldorf University Academic Integrity Policy (found in the current Student Handbook) and the consequences that will result from breaches of this policy. Credits Upon completion of this course, the students will earn 3.00 hours of college credit. Course Structure 1. Study Guide: Course units contain a Study Guide that provides students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson, required unit resources, assignments, and supplemental resources. 2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit. 3. Unit Lesson: Unit Lessons, which are located in the Study Guide, discuss lesson material. 4. Required Unit Resources: Units contain Required Unit Resources from one or more chapters from the textbook and/or outside resources. 5. Suggested Unit Resources: Suggested Unit Resources are listed within the Study Guide. Students are encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises, but they will not be tested on their knowledge of the Suggested Unit Resources. 6. Learning Activities (Nongraded): Nongraded Learning Activities are provided to aid students in their course of study. BUS 3210, Business Law BUS 3210, Business Law 1 7. Discussion Boards: Students are required to submit Discussion Board posts in Units I-VIII. Discussion Boards provide students the opportunity for student-to-student and professor-to-student interaction based on relevant course concepts and ide.

1. Course Syllabus
Course Description
Provides an introduction to the legal aspects of business.
Students gain knowledge of the legal system in the United
States,
intellectual properties, contracts, Article 2 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (UCC), forms of business ownership, and the
various roles within corporations from a legal perspective.
Course Textbook(s)
Kubasek, N., Browne, M. N., Herron, D. J., Dhooge, L. J., &
Barkacs, L. L. (2021). Dynamic business law: The essentials
(5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781264076741
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Examine the legal system in the United States as it pertains
to business.
2. Interpret provisions of the Constitution of the United States
related to businesses and property.
3. Explain the basic elements of forming an enforceable
contract.
4. Describe the circumstances that can affect the enforceability
of contracts.
5. Identify the kinds of contracts that must be in writing in
order to be enforced.

2. 6. Compare the ways that contractual obligations can be
discharged.
7. Demonstrate how Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code
(UCC) applies to sale transactions.
8. Differentiate the characteristics of the forms of business
ownership.
9. Analyze the operational aspects of corporations.
Academic Integrity
Honesty and integrity are taken very seriously at Waldorf
University. All students should be familiar with the Waldorf
University Academic Integrity Policy (found in the current
Student Handbook) and the consequences that will result from
breaches of this policy.
Credits
Upon completion of this course, the students will earn 3.00
hours of college credit.
Course Structure
1. Study Guide: Course units contain a Study Guide that
provides students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson,
required unit resources, assignments, and supplemental
resources.
2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes
that specify the measurable skills and knowledge
students should gain upon completion of the unit.
3. Unit Lesson: Unit Lessons, which are located in the Study
Guide, discuss lesson material.
4. Required Unit Resources: Units contain Required Unit
Resources from one or more chapters from the textbook

3. and/or outside resources.
5. Suggested Unit Resources: Suggested Unit Resources are
listed within the Study Guide. Students are encouraged
to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises, but they
will not be tested on their knowledge of the Suggested
Unit Resources.
6. Learning Activities (Nongraded): Nongraded Learning
Activities are provided to aid students in their course of
study.
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7. Discussion Boards: Students are required to submit
Discussion Board posts in Units I-VIII. Discussion Boards
provide students the opportunity for student-to-student and
professor-to-student interaction based on relevant course
concepts and ideas. Specific information about accessing the
Discussion Board rubric is provided below.
8. Unit Assessments: This course contains Unit Assessments,
which test student knowledge on important aspects of
the course. These tests may come in many different forms,
ranging from multiple choice to written response
questions.
9. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for
grading Unit Assignments. Specific information and
instructions regarding these assignments are provided below.
Grading rubrics are included with each assignment.

4. Specific information about accessing these rubrics is provided
below.
10. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides
students with an opportunity to ask their professor general
questions or questions related to course content.
11. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for
casual conversation with other classmates.
Unit Assignments
Unit II Case Study
Copyright Scenario
Art Bouchat, an artist in Baltimore, submitted his logo design
for the Baltimore Ravens professional football team, and the
Ravens used a logo design that was very similar to Bouchat’s
design for their team logo during the 1996–1998 seasons.
Bouchat sued the Ravens for copyright infringement for using
his design as their logo without his permission, and the court
ruled that the Ravens had improperly used Bouchat’s design for
their logo and had infringed on his copyright of that design.
The Ravens changed their logo for the 1999 season, but they
started showing highlight films from their 1996–1998 seasons
in their stadium, on their website, and on their television
channel, and the logo that Bouchat had designed and that the
Ravens had improperly used during those seasons appeared in
the highlight films.
Bouchat sued the Ravens a second time, alleging that the
appearance of the logo he designed in the highlight films was,
again, copyright infringement.

5. The Ravens assert two defenses to Bouchat’s claim of copyright
infringement the second time around.
1. The Ravens contended that their use of the 1996–1998 logo in
the highlight films was protected by the fair use
doctrine.
2. Since Bouchat and the Ravens were both citizens of
Baltimore, there was no commerce among the states or
interstate commerce involved, so Congress had no authority to
make laws that protected Bouchat’s copyright.
In a two-page case study, address the questions below.
1. Is the Raven’s use of the logo on the highlight films
protected by the fair use doctrine?
2. Is the Raven’s claim that Congress does not have the power
to regulate copyright within a single state valid?
As you answer these two questions about the Ravens’ use of the
logo, explain how the evolution of the Commerce Clause
of the Constitution of the United States affects businesses and
the Ravens in particular. Also, be sure to address the
categories of intellectual properties protected by the
Constitution of the United States.
Your case study should be at least two pages in length and
include at least two outside sources. Be sure to use APA
formatting for all citations and references. Please note that no
abstract is needed.
Unit IV Case Study
Contract Scenario
Calvin had been an avid coin collector for many years, and the

6. most valuable coin in his collection was an uncirculated, mint
condition, 1943 Lincoln penny made of copper (most pennies
made during World War II were made of zinc because copper
was needed in the war effort). That penny had a value of
between $60,000 and $95,000.
In August of 2017, Calvin had a serious stroke that left him
unable to speak or walk, but his doctor assured his family that
Calvin would recover over time with intensive therapy.
Calvin was a widower and did not have any children, but he had
several nephews who visited him from time to time as he
recovered. None of the nephews had any real interest in
Calvin’s coin collection. One of Calvin’s nephews, Billy, who
visited
Calvin more often than the other nephews, sometimes listened
to Calvin talk (talking was a part of Calvin’s therapy) about
his mounting medical bills and his coin collection, but Billy
never showed much interest in the medical bills or the coin
collection.
In October, as Calvin’s recovery progressed slowly, Billy
visited Calvin and told Calvin that he had been reading about
coin
collecting, and he realized that Calvin’s collection, especially
the 1943 Lincoln copper penny, was valuable, and Billy
suggested that Calvin should consider selling the 1943 Lincoln
copper penny and use the proceeds to pay his medical bills.
Calvin resisted the idea at first, but Billy continued to urge
Calvin to sell the penny so that he would not have to worry
about
the medical bills. Finally, when Billy told Calvin that he would
arrange the sale of the penny for a commission of just 5% of
the sale price of the penny, Calvin began to think that selling
the coin might be a good idea. He was still a little confused
about how the sale would work and what Billy would do to

7. make sure that the penny would be sold for the best price.
Calvin
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told Billy that he thought that the penny was worth almost
$100,000, but Billy assured Calvin that the market had changed
recently, and that the penny was now worth $40,000 to $45,000.
Eventually, Calvin allowed Billy to sell the penny for the best
price he could get and to take a 5% commission for arranging
the sale of the penny. Billy then sold the penny to a friend for
$40,000, took his 5% commission, and paid the remainder of the
sale price to Calvin.
A few months later, as Calvin continued to recover, he read a
story in a coin collecting magazine about how an uncirculated,
mint condition, 1943 Lincoln penny made of copper had just
sold at auction for more than $100,000, and Calvin began to
wonder if Billy had taken advantage of him. Calvin consulted a
lawyer and asked the two questions below.
Did he (Calvin) have the mental capacity to enter into the
contract when he agreed to let Billy sell the penny? What would
he (Calvin) have to prove to show a court that he did not have
the necessary mental capacity when he authorized Billy to
sell the penny?
Did Billy exert undue influence over Calvin to cause Calvin to
enter into the contract that allowed Billy to sell the penny?
What do you think? Does Calvin have a case to set aside the
contract with Billy on either of these theories?
Your case study should be at least two pages in length and
include at least two outside sources. Be sure to use APA

8. formatting for all citations and references.
Unit VI Case Study
Scott Restaurant Company purchased a commercial freezer from
Big Refrigeration Company. The written contract
between Scott Restaurant Company and Big Refrigeration
Company provided that Scott Restaurant Company would pay
Big Refrigeration Company $5,000 for an Arctic Air
commercial freezer and an additional $1,000 for delivery and
installation
of the commercial freezer. Write a case study that considers the
questions below.
Is this contract subject to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial
Code (UCC)? Why, or why not? Does it make a difference if
Scott Restaurant Company or Big Refrigeration Company are
merchants? Why, or why not?
Next, consider that Big Refrigeration Company delivered an
Admiral Craft commercial freezer to Scott Restaurant Company
on the date the contract required but, before the freezer was
installed, a representative of Scott Restaurant Company
recognized that the freezer that was delivered was not the brand
that the contract specified.
Include responses to the questions below in your case study.
Did Big Refrigeration Company breach the contract?
Why, or why not?
If there was a breach of contract, what can Scott Restaurant
Company do about the breach of contract?
Your case study should be at least two pages in length and
include at least two outside sources. Be sure to use APA
formatting for all citations and references. Please note that no

9. abstract is needed.
Unit VII Case Study
Ted Brown and Jim Green have been discussing going into
business together for several months, and they are anxious to
start that business before the end of this month. However, both
Ted Brown and Jim Green each have to be out of town for
several weeks on other business, so Ted Brown has told his son,
Theodore, who is 16, about the discussions with Jim
Green and has appointed Theodore to complete negotiation of
the final details of the business. Jim Green has told his son
James, who is 18 years old, about the discussions with Ted
Brown and appointed James to complete the negotiations.
The business that Ted Brown and Jim Green want to create will
develop an app for cell phones that will identify family-
oriented attractions along major highways so families can
download the app to help in planning family vacations. The
development of the app will take 4 months, and then it will take
approximately another 4 months to fully deploy the app. As
the app becomes popular, the business will solicit family-
oriented businesses to advertise on the app. Ted Brown and Jim
Green have very little capital to use in the development and
deployment of the app and will probably need to raise the
capital
necessary to develop and deploy a quality app.
In your case study, address the questions below.
Can Theodore Brown and James Green legally create the
business that Ted Brown and Jim Green have been
discussing? Why, or why not?
If Theodore and James do create the business, what duties do
they each owe their father? Describe what those duties
mean in this case.

10. What factors do Ted Brown and Jim Green (or their sons on
their behalf) need to consider in selecting a form for this
business?
What form of business will provide the most advantage for their
venture?
What are the disadvantages of the form of business that they
selected?
Your case study should be at least four pages in length and
include at least two outside sources, one of which must come
from the Waldorf Online Library. Be sure to use APA
formatting for all citations and references. Please note that no
abstract
is needed.
Submitting Course Papers/Projects
Once you have completed your papers/projects, submit your
completed papers/projects by uploading through the
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Assignment tab in each unit. Do not e-mail your paper directly
to your professor. By using the Assignment tab, your record
will automatically be updated to indicate you have submitted
your papers/projects, and the assignment will be provided to
your professor for grading. Instructions for submitting your
assignment can be found under the Assignment tab in each unit.
APA Guidelines
Waldorf University requires that students use the APA style for
papers and projects. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting,
quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be

11. followed. Information about using APA style can be found in
APA Style Help in the Course Menu. This area provides links to
Internet sites, tutorials, and guides that provide
comprehensive information on APA formatting, including
examples and sample papers.
Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your
professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each
rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of
the learning activity and describes the criteria for each level
of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool that
lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your efforts
to
meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is imperative
for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics because
these are the primary tools your professor uses for assessing
learning activities.
Rubric categories include (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment
(Written Response), and (3) Assignment. However, it is
possible that not all of the listed rubric types will be used in a
single course (e.g., some courses may not have
Assessments).
The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s
Discussion Board submission instructions.
The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found
embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when
written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study,
research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment

12. rubrics
are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them
prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the
Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be
submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the
course menu by selecting the “Grades” link.
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with
these rubrics because their application to your
Discussion Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the
method by which your instructor assigns all grades.
Communication Forums
These are non-graded discussion forums that allow you to
communicate with your professor and other students.
Participation in these discussion forums is encouraged, but not
required. You can access these forums with the buttons in
the Course Menu. Instructions for subscribing/unsubscribing to
these forums are provided below.
Click here for instructions on how to subscribe/unsubscribe and
post to the Communication Forums.
Ask the Professor
This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to
ask your professor general or course content questions.
Questions may focus on Blackboard locations of online course
components, textbook or course content elaboration,
additional guidance on assessment requirements, or general
advice from other students.
Questions that are specific in nature, such as inquiries regarding
assessment/assignment grades or personal

13. accommodation requests, are NOT to be posted on this forum. If
you have questions, comments, or concerns of a non-
public nature, please feel free to email your professor.
Responses to your post will be addressed or emailed by the
professor within 48 hours.
Before posting, please ensure that you have read all relevant
course documentation, including the syllabus,
assessment/assignment instructions, faculty feedback, and other
important information.
Student Break Room
This communication forum allows for casual conversation with
your classmates. Communication on this forum should
always maintain a standard of appropriateness and respect for
your fellow classmates. This forum should NOT be used to
share assessment answers.
Schedule/Grading
The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to
assist you through this course. By following this schedule, you
will be assured that you will complete the course within the
time allotted.
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Unit I Introduction to Business Law and the Legal System in the
United States [ Weight: 12% ]
Read/View: Unit I Study Guide

14. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Dynamic
Business Law
Chapter 3: The U.S. Legal System and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Unit Resources (2 articles): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit I Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit I Assessment 10%
Unit II The Constitution, Business, and Property [ Weight: 12%
]
Read/View: Unit II Study Guide
Chapter 5: Constitutional Law
Chapter 8: Real, Personal, and Intellectual Property
Unit Resources (2 articles): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit II Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit II Case Study 10%
Unit III Contracts: Agreement and Consideration [ Weight: 12%
]
Read/View: Unit III Study Guide
Chapter 9: Introduction to Contracts and Agreement
Chapter 10: Consideration
Unit Resources (2 articles): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit III Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit III Assessment 10%
Unit IV Contracts: Capacity, Legality, and Assent [ Weight:
12% ]

15. Read/View: Unit IV Study Guide
Chapter 11: Capacity and Legality
Chapter 12: Reality of Assent
Discuss: Unit IV Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit IV Case Study 10%
Unit V Contracts in Writing and Discharge of Contractual
Obligations [ Weight: 12% ]
Read/View: Unit V Study Guide
Chapter 13: Contracts in Writing and Third-Party Contracts
Chapter 14: Discharge and Remedies
Unit Resource (1 article): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit V Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit V Assessment 10%
Unit VI Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code [
Weight: 12% ]
Read/View: Unit VI Study Guide
Chapter 15: Formation and Performance of Sales and Lease
Contracts
Chapter 16: Sales and Lease Contracts: Performance,
Warranties, and Remedies
Unit Resources (2 articles): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit VI Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit VI Case Study 10%
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16. Unit VII Agency and Forms of Business [ Weight: 16% ]
Read/View: Unit VII Study Guide
Chapter 20: Agency and Liability to Third Parties
Chapter 21: Forms of Business Organization
Unit Resources (2 articles): See Study Guide
Discuss: Unit VII Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit VII Case Study 14%
Unit VIII Corporations [ Weight: 12% ]
Read/View: Unit VIII Study Guide
Chapter 22: Corporations: Formation and Organization
Discuss: Unit VIII Discussion Board 2%
Submit: Unit VIII Assessment 10%
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BUS 3210, Business LawCourse SyllabusCourse
DescriptionCourse Textbook(s)Course Learning
OutcomesAcademic IntegrityCreditsCourse StructureUnit
AssignmentsUnit II Case StudyCopyright ScenarioUnit IV Case
StudyContract ScenarioUnit VI Case StudyUnit VII Case
StudySubmitting Course Papers/ProjectsAPA GuidelinesGrading
RubricsCommunication ForumsSchedule/Grading