ACC 2510

ACC 2510 - Business Law I

Introduction to the domestic and international legal systems.
Impact of the legal environment on management decision-making.
Law of contracts and sales, including products liability.

Syllabus - Fall 2007

CRN 15871 (Main Campus 206 State)

Albert D. Spalding, JD, CPA Associate Professor

School of Business Administration , Department of Accounting
100 William C. Rands House, 5229 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202-3930
Telephone (313) 577-4469 / Telecopier (313) 577-2000
Email: aspalding@wayne.edu

Course Objectives

The purpose of Business Law is to enable the students to develop an understanding of the U.S. legal system and, in particular, how the system affects and controls business relations. Toward this end, the course of study involves a review of the basic legal principles that govern modern commercial and personal transactions, as well as opportunities to apply these principles to various commercial situations.
Students will have the opportunity to learn and understand the following principal topics:

The law of torts (personal and property injury)—intentional, negligence, warranty, and strict liability theories.
Basic principles of product liability, including defenses and damages.
The formation of deals, agreements, and contracts, including defenses and arguments.
An understanding of potential cyber torts, business crimes, and copyright issues.
The important areas involved with E-commerce and cyber contracts.
The difference between what’s legal and what’s ethical or moral.

Students will gain experience in the practical application of the law and learn how the laws can influence business decisions.
Students will be introduced to legal research skills, including internet legal research, law library research, and the use of LexisNexis Academic from an on-campus computer or from with the use of the WSU Proxy Server.

Schedule of Assignments Updated on Web

Schedule of Assignments

Schedule of Assignments

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Course Materials and Related Requirements

Required Textbook: West's Business Law : Text and Cases, Legal, Ethical, International, and E-Commerce Environment, 10e, by Clarkson, Miller, Jentz, and Cross, ISBN 0324303904 (2006).

NOT the 9th edition or any other edition. Only the 10th edition will work for students in this course.
The above ISBN 0324303904 is for the textbook alone.

Required Internet Access: Students who do not have regular access to a computer with modem (or other internet access) should apprise themselves of the various Wayne State University computer labs (including labs at the School of Business Administration on Main Campus, at the Oakland Center, and at campus libraries) so that they can get credit for exams, homework and quizzes (submitted online prior to the start of class), keep up with changes to the Schedule of Assignments (below), complete the research requirements in this course, refer to legal web sites, review case updates , and access their email (below). Some of the discussions and other assignments in this course, and many of the quizzes, examination materials, and other course documents, will involve the use of the Blackboard site for your section of this course.
Activated AccessID Account: To access Course Documents and other restricted pages on the Blackboard site for your section of this course, you'll need to be signed onto Blackboard with your Wayne State University AccessID.

For new Wayne State students, it's very important that you immediately login to WSU Pipeline (http://pipeline.wayne.edu) and activate your AccessID account. AccessID accounts need to be activated before they can be used. Your AccessID format is two letters followed by four numbers, e.g. xy6789. The AccessID is printed on your OneCard. Your initial password for your AccessID account is set to the 9-digit Student ID number, which is also printed on your OneCard. (You will also need your 9-digit Student ID number for the First Email Assignment in this course; your AccessID number is not your student number.)
If you are having any difficulties with access to Blackboard:

Carefully review the Blackboard help pages at http://computing.wayne.edu/blackboard.
If you do not find an answer at that site, check with the University's C&IT main website at http://computing.wayne.edu
If you are unable to resolve your issue there, try the School of Business Administration computer labs, either online, by phone, or in person.
If you are still having any difficulties with access to Blackboard, try another computer at another location. Or, simply find your way to a campus library or computer lab.

Required Email Account: Each student in this course must have, and must check regularly, her or his own email account. An email account that is shared with another person (another student, a spouse, a parent, etc.) is not allowed. Students who do not already have their own personal email account should make use of their Wayne State AccessID Email Account for this course. This course involves an extensive use of email. Be sure to correct your email address on Pipeline (http://pipeline.wayne.edu) if you are not relying on the University AccessID as your primary email..

To set your email forwarding, login to WSU Pipeline (http://pipeline.wayne.edu), and click the "Account" icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. In the "Account Management Menu", click "Set Mail Forwarding". Specify your primary email address, and desired options, and click "OK". This will ensure that you receive any emails "broadcast" from this Blackboard system to all students in this course. Please make absolutely sure that your exact email address has been entered precisely. Also make sure that it is a valid and working email address, and that your email mailbox (including your WSU Access ID email mailbox) is not full.

To empty your WSU AccessID email mailbox, browse to https://webmail.wayne.edu/. After you login, notice the Quota percentage at the top of the screen. To clear some or all of your messages from your WSU Access ID email mailbox, click on the <First link, then click on the Select link (to select all of the oldest messages). Then click on the Mark button to mark all of the selected messages for deletion. Finally, click on the Purge Deleted Items link within the green field on the far left, to remove the messages that were selected-for-deletion from your mailbox. Repeat until you have cleared all (or a sufficent amount) of the available space, as indicated by the Quota percentage at the top of the screen. Check your Quota percentage from time to time to make sure your WSU Access ID email mailbox is not full.

Required Wall Street Journal readings will often be assigned for classroom discussion, tests, etc.. In particular, articles summarizing legal cases, statutory and regulatory changes, and other legal matters will be assigned. The paper is available at both Purdy and Detroit Public libraries, as well as at local public libraries. The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition is also an excellent online source for these articles, and may be accessed without charge by students who obtain a student "hard copy" subscription to the "paper" edition of the Wall Street Journal. Only paid subscribers to the Wall Street Journal are able to "click through" to the article. Nonsubscribers should plan to find their way to the assigned articles at a local public library, at one of the WSU libraries, or elsewhere. Students who obtain a student subscription to the paper edition of Wall Street Journal will automatically receive a subscription to the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition and will be able to "click through" to the assigned Wall Street Journal articles to obtain copies. To obtain a student subscription to the paper edition, click here: On Page 1 of the subscription form, enter 482 as the first three digits of the Wayne State U. Zip code. On Part 2 of the online subscription form, enter Law/Business Law as the course for which you are using the Journal, and indicate Spalding, Albert as your referring professor.*
Recommended Supplementary Text: Barry Tarshish, Grammar for Smart People [1993, Pocket], ISBN 0671750445.
Recommended (Not Required): West's Digital Video Library ("WDVL"), can be purchased online at http://digitalvideolibrary.westbuslaw.com

Access to the WDVL is purchased online. An online subscription to the WDVL will allow the student to view online videos for OPTIONAL homework tasks and for other OPTIONAL WDVL assignments.

Final Grade Calculation

Item (See "Points" page of this syllabus for details).	Points	Approx. Percent
Weekly Tasks Due Prior to Class: Homework, Email assignment, Quizzes, Discussion Board. Also: Class Participation and slack points.	313	33 %
Mid-Term Exams (150 points each)	300	31 %
Final Exam	350	36 %

How to Study for ACC 2510

Last Day to Drop: Monday, November 12, 2007.

This drop deadline is the last day on which Prof. Spalding approve a request to withdraw from this course.

On or prior to that date, one of the following grades will be assigned for students who drop:

WN Withdrawal never attended, never took a quiz, and has no graded work to date
WF Withdrawal with a failing grade earned to date.

Points earned to date are calculated as of the day the withdrawal request is submitted by the student online. If the points earned (including quizzes), divided by all of the available points as of that date, is calculated to be less than 60 percent, a WF will be entered for withdrawal requests on or before the above date.

WP Withdrawal with a passing grade earned to date

Points earned to date are calculated as of the day the withdrawal request is submitted by the student online. If the points earned (including quizzes), divided by all of the available points as of that date, is calculated to be greaterthan 60 percent, a WP will be entered for withdrawal requests on or before the above date.

If a student does not withdraw officially by the above date , s/he will likely receive a failing grade of "F". After the above date, Prof. Spalding will not approve a a request to withdraw from this course, and no "W" grade will be allowed or available. Instead, the final grade calculation will be computed at the end of the course, as explained above, and the resulting grade (e.g., an "F" or failing grade) will be assigned.

This withdrawal policy for this course does not affect tuition and fees, since there is no tuition cancellation provision or tuition refund for withdrawn courses. For information regarding University dates pertaining to tuition cancellation and other matters, consult the University schedule. If you have specific questions about course registration or drop procedures at the School of Business Administration, consult your student advisor.

Communicating with Your Instructor

Office Location. Room 203 William C. Rands House, on the second floor, at 5229 Cass Avenue, Main Campus. The Rands House is located next door to the Prentis Building .
Office Hours. After class and by appointment. Virtual office hours (consultation by email), 24 hours per day, six days per week.
Electronic Mail. Students are encourage to call the instructor at 577-4469, or stop by the office at 203 Rands House on the main campus, at any time. The most reliable means of communicating with your instructor, however, is by leaving an E-Mail message . Electronic mail is checked by Prof. Spalding more often than voice mail, and is usually answered within 24 hours.
The first email assignment, due prior to the beginning of the second class period, is an email message to the instructor.

The Subject of the email (as in the case of all emails sent to Prof. Spalding) should contain three items: (1) the student's name; (2) the CRN (course reference number or call number) for the student's section of the course; and (3) the actual subject of the email (in this case, "First Email Assignment"). For example, if John Doe is in ACC 2510, CRN 11825, the Subject of John Doe's email would be as follows: John Doe 11825 First Email Assignment. Note: All other email to the instructor during the semester should follow this format (as well as the other email protocols for this course) and should include the student's name, followed by a space, followed by the CRN, followed by a space, followed by the subject of the message, in the subject line of each email.
The text or body of the message is as follows: Student name, student number, address, phone numbers, web site if applicable, and course number ACC 2510 and CRN for the student's class.

Minimum Classroom Attendance

How to Study for ACC 2510

Snow Days and Required Online Assignments

Use of Tape Recorders, Cell Phone Cameras, etc.

Academic Integrity

Strict compliance with the Wayne State University Academic Integrity policies and the Student Code of Conduct are required in this course. Any cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, collaboration on quizzes, exams, or other tasks in this course, or any other academic dishonesty, will result in an automatic grade of E for this entire course, irrespective of the specific context or assessment involved (quiz, homework, exam, etc.). In addition, charges will be filed with the Judicial Officer of the Dean of Students Office. For more information, see the Student Code of Conduct brochure. There is zero tolerance of academic dishonesty in this course, and charges are filed in all cases of academic and non-academic misbehavior.

Classroom decorum must be maintained at all times, so students should raise their hands to be acknowledged. Cell phones, mp3 players and other audio electronic devices must be turned off and stored before class. Show respect for others, come to class on time (prepared to discuss readings and participate in all activities) and stay for the entire class. Please do not start "packing up to go" until it is announced that the class is over; this allows students to ask questions (and have the answers heard by all strudents) toward the end of the class session.

Schedule of Assignments Subect to Change - Check Back Often
Chapters Due Date	Discussion Questions, Completed on Discussion Board Prior to Class	Homework Problems on MS Word - Student Drop Box	Other Items Due Prior to Class
09/10/2007, Monday First Class Session: Introduction	None Due at the beginning of First Class Session.	None Due at the beginning of First Class Session. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #60, Business Ethics: "Double Indemnity" (Law Fix Series); #64, "The Family Man - Business is Business" (Law Fix series); #66, Business Ethics: "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (Law Fix Series).	The Baseline Quiz may be taken on Blackboard prior to the first class session. The First Email Assignment may also be emailed in proper form prior to the first class session. Additional Required Readings: Albert D. Spalding, Deborah Jones, and William H. Volz , "Kidzlaw and the Internet," 77 Mich. Bar Jnl. 788 (August 1988), available on Blackboard; Heat Gun Wins Wacky Warning Label Contest (AP).
09/17/2007 Module One: Chapters 1 and 4. (Appendix B). Law, Legal Reasoning, Regulation of Business.	On the Discussion Board (at the Communication button on the Blackboard site for this section of ACC 2510), click on the "My Introduction" discussion. Add a new thread, and enter "Introducing your name" as the Subject line. Then, in the text of your discussion comment, introduce yourself to the class, including, as you see fit, your general employment experience, your interest in law, and/or any other background or information you would care to share with your classmates. Describe your undergraduate degree experience to date, and your goals for your degree. Finally, in the text of your discussion comment, describe any legal problems you (or someone you know) have encountered in "real life," and/or ask any legal question(s) related to those legal problems or others that you have wondered about.	Page 28, Question 1-9. (Use the sample answers from Questin 1-2 as a guide.) Carefully label your answers to each of the five sets of questions being asked. [This is Question 1-9 on page 28 (parts a through e) only, not questions 1-1 through 1-9.] Page 95, Question 4-8. Carefully label your answers to each of the two questions being asked. Use the sample answers from 4-2 and 4-7 as a guide. Page 95, Question 4-9. Carefully label your answers to each of the four questions being asked, and, separately, provide your explanation. The above homework is to be uploaded onto the Digital Drop Box (not emailed), in accordance with the instructions for written homework prior to class on 09/17/2007. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #2, "Constitutional Law: Monitoring Employee Email and Internet Usage" (Ask the Instructor series); #59, "Parenthood" (Law Fix Series); #61, "The Money Pit" (Law Fix Series).	Baseline Quiz (available on the Blackboard site for this course a week prior to the first class), Quiz # 1 (available on the Blackboard site for this course at 6:00 pm on 09/16/2007), and First Email Assignment, emailed in proper form, are all due prior to class on 09/17/2007. If you have not already done so, update your Personal Information in the Tools area of the Blackboard site for this course, making sure that your email address as shown there is the one you plan to use for this course, and is precisely correct. Additional Required Readings: Brian M. Carney, "Tax 'Fraud' Travesty," Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2007, Page A14; Nicholas Zamiska, "China Disputes Reports It Goes Easy on Bribers" Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2007, Page A6; Phred Dvorak, "Safety Agency, Mattel Clash Over Disclosures" Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2007, Page A1.
09/24/2006 Module Two: Chapters 2 and 3 (Peruse Chapter 43) Courts and Procedure	On the Discussion Board (at the Communication button on the Blackboard site for this section of ACC 2510), click on the "Legal Problems/Questions" discussion. Add a new thread, and enter "Legal Problems/Questions from your name" as the Subject line. Then, in the text of your discussion comment, describe any legal problems you (or someone you know) have encountered in "real life," and/or ask any legal question(s) related to those legal problems or others that you have wondered about.	Page 49, Question 2-5. Page 50, Question 2-9. Page 75 Question 3-10. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #1, "Jurisdiction in Cybersapce" (Legal Conflicts in Business); #56, "Jaws: The Bite That's Right" (Law Fix Series).	Quiz #2 is due prior to class. Reading: Farmer Paellmann v. Fleetboston Financial Corporation et al (Complaint in .PDF Format) (Requires Adobe Reader). Additional Readings: Paul Davies "Defendant in KPMG Tax Case Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Cooperate" Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2007, Page A16; Joseph Pereira, "Leader in TJX Fraud Gets 5-Year Sentence" Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2007, Page B5; O.J. Simpson and 3 Others Face Criminal Charges.
10/01/2007 Module Three: Chapters 5 and 9 (Peruse Chapter 44) Ethics and Criminal Law	Find your first assigned case on the Case Briefs list. Then locate your first assigned case physically in the Neef Law Library. At the Discussion Board discussion for your first assigned case, start a new thread, and enter "Locations from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then enter a detailed description of the physical location of your first assigned case at the Neef Law Library (including the floor and the Range where it is located). The "first" entries for each case will earn more points than later entries from other students with the same case.	Page 112-113, Questions 5-6 and 5-8. Page 204, Question 9-8. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #47, "Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron?" (Ask the Instructor series); #62, "Bowfinger" (Law Fix series); and #63, "Casino" (Law Fix series).	Quiz #3. Reading: "Proposed FDA Rule Preempts State Product Liability Laws," National Conference on State Legislatures, January 13, 2006. Additional Readings: William M. Bulkeley, "A Data-Storage Titan Confronts Bias Claims," Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2007; Page A1; Janet Adamy, "Calories Might Be Off the Menu" Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2007; Page B5; John Jurgensen, "U.S. Repels British Invasion," Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2007; Page W1.
10/08/2007 Module Four: Unit Chapters 6, 7, and 23. Torts, Negligence, Strict Liability, Warraties, and Product Liability	Using the WSULS Proxy Server from any computer (or, using a WSU campus computer), browse to LexisNexis Academic, and find your way to the Case Law section of the Legal Research area, and find your first assigned case on LexisNexus Academic. Then, using Internet search engines and law pages, see if you can locate your first assigned case on the Internet proper (other than on LexisNexis Academic). Not all cases are available on the internet proper, but all cases are available on LexisNexis Academic. At the Discussion Board discussion for your first assigned case, Reply to your own previous "Locations from your name" thread created for last week, and enter the URL for your case on LexisNexis Academic, and also (if you were able to locate and access your case on the Internet proper), the URL for your case on the Internet (other than LexisNexis Academic). The "first" entries for each case will earn more points than later entries from other students with the same assigned case.	Page 138, Question 6-8. Page 151, Questions 7-6. Page 470, Questions 23-9. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #5, "Negligence & Assumption of Risk" (Drama of the Law); #7, "Product Liability" (Legal Conflicts in Business); #28, "Warranties and Product Liability: Hot Coffee" (Ask the Instructor series).	Quiz #4. Additional Readings: Rebecca Dana, "Rather Sues CBS Over Exit" Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2007, Page B4; Perri Capell, "Why Weight-Discrimination Cases Pose Thorny Legal Tests" Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2007, Page B4.
10/15/2007 Module Five: Chapters 10, 11, and 12. Contracts: Classification, Formation, and Consideration	At the Discussion Board discussion for your first assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Facts from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than four sentences, 150 words or less), describe the facts of your first assigned case.	Page 223, Question 10-9. Page 242, Question 11-9. Page 256, Question 12-8. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #12, Contracts: "Nature & Classification of Contracts: Unilateral Contract" (Ask the Instructor series); #13, Contracts: "Conditions of a Promise" (Ask the Instructor series); and #14, Contracts: "Offer and Acceptance" (Ask the Instructor series).	Quiz #5. Reading: Complaint in "A Million Little Pieces" lawsuit.; Additional Readings: Nick Timiraos, "Can Shareholders Sue Third Parties?" Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2007, Page A19; James Covert, "Advocates for Web Access for Blind Pass Legal Hurdle" Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2007; Page B4.
10/22/2007 Exam	Midterm Exam I. Both parts of the exam (multiple choice and short essay) are due on Blackboard by 8:45 p.m. on 10/22/2007. The exam is available in Course Documents on Blackboard on the afternoon or evening of the day before that date. Part One (multiple choice) must be completed in one sitting within one hour. As you take Part One (multiple choice), you will be able to see and complete only one question at a time, and there will be no opportunity to backtrack or to print a copy of the entire exam. Separately, Part Two (short essay) must be completed in one sitting, within one hour.
10/29/2007 Module Six: Chapters 13 and 14. Capacity, Legality and Genuineness of Assent	At the Discussion Board discussion for your first assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Issue from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than one sentence -- in the form of a question, 40 words or less), write the issue question of your first assigned case. Make sure your issue question asks a question of substantive law, not procedural law.	Page 274, Question 13-5. Page 291-292, Questions 14-8 and 14-9. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #18, "Mistake" (Drama of the Law); #58, Business Ethics: "The Family Man: Does the Suit Make the Man?" (Law Fix series); #57, Contracts: "Midnight Run" (Law Fix Series).	Quiz #6. Additional Readings: Sarah Rubenstein, "Wyeth Hit With $134.5 Million Verdict" Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2007, Page B6; Gary Fields, "Plaintiffs Suing U.S. Tribes Can't Get Their Day in Court" Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2007, Page A1.
11/05/2007 Module Seven: Chapters 15 and 16. Statute of Frauds, Third Party Rights	At the Discussion Board discussion for your first assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Conclusion and Rationale from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than four sentences, 150 words or less), describe the conclusion reached by the court, and the rationale used by the courst in arriving at that conclusion of your first assigned case.	Page 307, Questions 15-6 and 15-8. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #19, "Third Party Rights & Discharge: When is a breach material?" (Ask the Instructor series); #20, "Third Party Beneficiaries" (Drama of the Law).	Quiz #7. Reading: Orkin v. Taylor, 487 F.3d 734 (9th Cir. Cal. 2007). Additional Readings: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., "Due Process for Exxon" Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2007, Page A18.
11/12/2007 Exam	Midterm Exam II. All exams are cumulative. Both parts of the second midterm exam (multiple choice and short essay) are due on Blackboard by 8:45 p.m. on 11/19/2007. The exam is available in Course Documents on Blackboard on the afternoon or evening of the day before that date. Part One (multiple choice) must be completed in one sitting within one hour. As you take Part One (multiple choice), you will be able to see and complete only one question at a time, and there will be no opportunity to backtrack or to print a copy of the entire exam. Separately, Part Two (short essay) must be completed in one sitting, within one hour.
11/19/2007 Module Eight: Chapters 17 and 18 Discharge, Breach and Remedies	Find your second assigned case on the Case Briefs list. Then locate that second assigned case physically in the Neef Law Library, and on LexisNexis Academic, and on the Internet (other than on LexisNexis Academic) in the same manner as you did for your first assigned case.At the Discussion Board discussion for your second assigned case, start a new thread, and enter "Locations from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, using Internet search engines and law pages, see if you can locate your second assigned case on the Internet proper (other than on LexisNexus Academic). Not all cases are available on the internet proper, but all cases are available on LexisNexis Academic. At the Discussion Board discussion for your second assigned case, Reply to your own previous "Locations from your name" thread, and enter the URL for your case on LexisNexis Academic, and also (if you were able to locate and access your case on the Internet proper), the URL for your case on the Internet (other than LexisNexis Academic). Also enter a detailed description of the physical location of your second assigned case at the Neef Law Library (including the floor and the Range where it is located). The "first" entries for each case will earn more points than later entries from other students with the same assigned case.	Page 339, Question 17-9. Page 355-56, Questions 18-5 and 18-8. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #21, "Breach & Remedies: Attorney fees recoverable?" (Ask the Instructor series); #22, "Breach and Remedies" (Drama of the Law).	Quiz #8. Additional Readings: Stephanie Chen, "Trouble at Sea: Free-Agent Doctors" Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2007, Page D1; Joann Lublin, "Watch for Legal Traps When You Quit a Job To Work for a Rival" Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2007, Page B1.
11/26/2007 Peruse Chapters 8, 19 and 47. Intellectual Property, E-Contracts, Personal Property and Bailments. No In-Person Class. Discussion Board is due by 6 pm 11/26/2007	At the Discussion Board discussion for your second assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Facts from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than four sentences, 150 words or less), describe the facts of your second assigned case	None. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #23, "E-Contracts: Agreeing Online" (Ask the Instructor series); and #53, "Personal Property and Bailments" (Drama of the Law).	No Quiz. Additional Readings: Heather Won Tesoriero, Sarah Rubenstein and Jamie Heller, "Merck's Tactics Largely Vindicated As It Reaches Big Vioxx Settlement" Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2007, Page A1; Jane J. Kim, "Visa, American Express Settle Over Lawsuit" Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2007, Page C3.
12/03/2007 Module Nine: Chapters 20 and 21. Sales Contracts, Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest	At the Discussion Board discussion for your second assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Issue from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than one sentence -- in the form of a question, 40 words or less), write the issue question of your second assigned case. Make sure your issue question asks a question of substantive law, not procedural law.	Page 404, Question 20-8. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #24, "Formation of Sales & Lease Contracts: Common Law vs UCC" (Ask the Instructor series); #26, "Sales and Lease Contracts: Price as a Term" (Legal Conflicts in Business); #27, " Risk of Loss" (Drama of the Law).	Quiz #9. Reading: Smith v. City of Jackson; Additional Readings: Joann Lublin, "Watch for Legal Traps When You Quit a Job To Work for a Rival" Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2007; Page B1.
12/10/2007 Module Ten: Chapter 22. Performance and Breach of Sales Contracts No In-Person Class Quiz #10, Homework, and Discussion Board are due by 6 pm 12/10/2007.	At the Discussion Board discussion for your second assigned case, add a new thread, and enter "Conclusion and Rationale from your name" at the subject line of your new thread. Then, in your own words (in no more than four sentences, 150 words or less), describe the conclusion reached by the court, and the rationale used by the courst in arriving at that conclusion of your second assigned case.	Page 447, Questions 22-6, 22-8, and 22-10. OPTIONAL: View WDVL #25, "International Sales and Lease Contracts" (Legal Conflicts in Business).	Quiz #10 on Chapter 22. Additional Readings: Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, "Judith Regan Sues News Corp., Publisher" Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2007, Page B5; Vanessa Fuhrmans, "Accident Victims Face Grab for Legal Winnings" Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2007, Page A1
12/17/2007 Final Exam 206 State Hall 6:00 p.m.	All exams are cumulative. Two of the three parts of the final exam (multiple choice and short essay) are due on or before Blackboard on 12/17/2007 at 6:00 p.m.: Part One (multiple choice) must be completed on Blackboard prior to the deadline in one sitting, within a two hour time limit. There are 50 questions, worth four (4) points each. You will see only one question at at time, and questions are made available to each student in random order. Once you complete each question, you will not be able to backtrack to it. Part One will be available online approximately 24 hours prior to the deadline (above). Plan to take Part One from a campus computer or from a very reliable computer and high-speed connection. Part Two (short essay) must be completed on Blackboard prior to the deadline in one sitting, within a one hour time limit. Your answers are entered directly onto Blackboard (NOT uploaded to the digital drop box). Each essay answer is worth a maximum of 50 points. Be sure to include careful, thoughtful and logical reasoning in support of your answers. There is a maximum word limit of 500 words per essay answer. However, keep in mind each of the recommendations on the Exams page, and make sure your answers are well organized and well written. Two questions will be presented. Once you complete your answer to the first essay question on Blackboard, you will not be able to backtrack to it. Part Two will be available online approximately 24 hours prior to the deadline (above), but the text of the essay questions may be made available an extra day or so ahead of time. Plan to take Part Two from a campus computer or from a very reliable computer and high-speed connection. There is no automatic scoring for the essay exam -- only after the essay exam has been manually graded by Prof. Spalding will your exam points be added to the "check my grade" section of Blackboard. Part Three The third in-class (closed book, closed notes) 50-minute part of the final exam is worth 50 points and will take place one 12/17/2007 promptly at 6:00 p.m. in 206 State Hall. Bring pencils and a good eraser only, to the in-class part of the exam (do not plan to borrow pencils or erasers for this exam). All paper will be provided.

This syllabus will be updated continually.
Check back often (at least twice per week) for a current, more complete version!

Please read this entire syllabus and its attachments, including:
ACC2510 Syllabus CRN 15871
Blackboard - http://blackboard.wayne.edu/
Email Protocols Used in This Course
How to Study for ACC 2510
Written Homework
Case Briefs
Quizzes
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*Only paid subscribers to the Wall Street Journal are able to "click through" to the article. Nonsubscribers should plan to find their way to the assigned articles at a local public library, at one of the WSU libraries, or elsewhere. Students who obtain a student subscription to the paper edition of Wall Street Journal will automatically receive a subscription to the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition and will be able to "click through" to the assigned Wall Street Journal articles to obtain copies. To obtain a student subscription to the paper edition, click here: On Page 1 of the subscription form, be sure to enter 482 as the first three digits of the Wayne State U. Zip code. On Part 2 of the online subscription form, be sure to enter Law/Business Law as the course for which you are using the Journal, and indicate Spalding, Albert as your referring professor.

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