Business+Law

Welcome to the Business Law Classroom Page.

__**Textbook:**__ Law for Business and Personal Use 18e: John Adamson

__** Online Book Resource: **__ http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780538445887

__**Online Book (Actual book online - some pages may be missing):**__ [|http://books.google.com/books?id=BoVhBTIJ_mAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=law+for+business+and+personal+use+18e&hl=en#v=onepage&q=law%20for%20business%20and%20personal%20use%2018e&f=false]

__**Course Syllabus:**__



__**Cornell Notes Template:**__

**__ Career and Technology (CTE) Business Law Syllabus __**

** Course Title: ** 05065 CTE Business Law 1 – 1st Semester 05064 CTE Business Law 2 – 2nd Semester

** Prerequisite: ** None. Elective course for grades 9 through 12.

** Room: ** 106 – Center for Communication and Technology Hallway, Main Floor at TJ

** Instructor: ** Matt Nicolo ** Office Hours: ** 7:00 – 7:25am, Lunch Period, and during 8th Period. ** Contact Info: ** Classroom Phone (720) 423-7031 School Main (720) 423-7000 (720) 423-7047 Fax E-Mail Matthew_nicolo@dpsk12.org Website [|www.tjjournal.com]

** Course Description: ** This elective course is designed to give students a more in depth understanding of the American legal system. Emphasis will be placed on laws related to business and contractual situations. Other topics include laws surrounding employment, business organizations, property, technology, domestic, and the environment.

** Fees: ** There are no fees associated with this course.

** Textbook: ** Law for Business and Personal Use (18th Edition) John E. Adamson/South-Western, Cengage Learning

** Online Book Website: ** [|www.school.cengage.com/blaw/lawxtra]

** Class Rules: ** Students will adhere to the current DPS and Thomas Jefferson general student conduct and behavior expectations, as well as the attached Business Department student expectations, guidelines, and rules.

** Grading Policy: ** All points will have an equal weight, meaning a point on a test is the same weight as a daily participation point. We will use the standard grading scale of: 90 – 100% A 80 – 89% B  70 – 79% C  60 – 69% D  Below 59% F

** Participation Points: ** Students will earn 5 points daily based on the following criteria – being on time, being prepared for the class, participating in a productive manner, and following the class rules stated above. Students will lose their points for absences, being late, not participating or for failing to follow class rules. A student may “make-up” their participation points from excused absences or excused tardies during Office Hours on Wednesdays.

** Make-up and Late Work: ** Excused Absences – the student will be allowed one day for each excused day, plus one extra day to complete missing assignments or tests. Late work will be assessed a 50% penalty the first day, dropping an additional 10% for each day it is late (Maximum 1 week). Students must pre-arrange any delay in coursework with Mr. Nicolo to avoid penalties.

__** Business Department Student Expectations, Guidelines, and General Rules: **__

- NO FOOD, DRINK, GUM, CANDY or any other digestible items will be allowed in the room at any time.

- Cell phones, I-pods, and/or headsets are not to be brought into the classroom. Any such device seen or heard by the teacher will result in the item being taken from the student and given to the student advisors.

- Respect persons, property, and self at all times.

- Any “horseplay” of any kind will be dealt with immediately and depending on the severity of the infraction, may result in being dropped from the class.

- Any damage to the facilities or equipment in this room due to gross negligence on the student’s behalf is the student’s responsibility and he/she will be required to pay for all damages incurred.

- CHEATING, COPYING, FILE TAMPERING: Any student caught cheating, copying, or tampering with another students files without permission from the teacher will forfeit their participation points for that day AND the student will be subject to the applicable disciplinary actions: o Referral o Suspension o Expulsion

- SYSTEM TAMPERING: Should a student decide to explore inappropriate web-addresses, access the computer/ internet without permission from the teacher, communicate through e-mail or any other computer generated means without teacher permission, or TAMPER with the system in any way; the student will forfeit their participation points for that day from their term grade AND the student will be subject to the applicable disciplinary actions: o Referral o Suspension o Expulsion

- Games: any student caught playing games without teacher permission will result in a removal from computer use for a set period of time AND forfeiture of daily points.

- SWEAR JAR: foul language will not be tolerated at any time while in this classroom. If a student should blurt out an expletive, the following will be implemented: o For each foul word the student will deposit $1.00 to the swear jar (*all monies collected will be submitted donated to the school treasurer for use in the school’s general fund) OR o student will forfeit daily participation points OR  o student will perform physical payment (25 push-ups or 2 minute wall sit)