As Peter Shears correctly points out, I will have to speak very, very, quickly to cover all of the material. 2 courses would be preferable, but not possible at this point in time.
Thanks all for the textbook ideas,
Pam
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Subject: Recommend a textbook for our new course? Contracts, UCC Sales, Agency, Trusts&Estates, Property&Insurance, Negotiable Instruments, Debtor Creditor Relations, Business Organizations, Securities Regulation
Hello Learned Colleagues,
Would you be so kind as to recommend a textbook for a new course I am teaching this spring?
Thanks very much for your wise counsel,
Pam Gershuny - [log in to unmask]
IV. Course Content or Outline:
A. Introduction 4 hrs
1. General Principles of Contracts & Torts
2. Professional Malpractice & Ethics
B. UCC Sales 2
C. Employment 3
1. Agency
D. Trusts & Estates 3
E. Property & Insurance 3
F. Negotiable Instruments 4
1. Kinds of instruments, parties, & negotiability
2. Transfer of negotiable instruments
a. Kinds of endorsements
b. Negotiation warranties
c. Assignment of instruments
3. Rights of holders
a. Kinds of claimants
b. Defenses
4. Checks & funds transfers
G. Debtor-Creditor Relations 9
1. Secured transactions in personal property
a. General principles
b. Secured credit sales
c. Secured loans
d. Rights of parties before default
e. Priorities
f. Rights of parties after default
2. Bankruptcy
a. Bankruptcy law & proceedings
b. Liquidation under Chapter 7
c. Administration of debtor's estate
d. Debtor's duties & exemptions
e. Reorganizations under Chapters 11 & 13
H. Business Organizations 4
1. Forms of business organizations
a. Principal forms of business organizations
b. Specialized forms of organizations
c. Franchise businesses
2. Creation & termination of partnerships
3. Partnerships, LLPs & LLCs
a. Authority of partners
b. Duties, rights, remedies & liabilities of partners
I. Introduction to Corporation Law 3
1. Creation & termination of the corporation
2. Corporate powers
3. Consolidations, mergers, & conglomerates
J. Corporate Stock & Bonds 3
1. Corporate stock
2. Acquisition of shares
3. Rights of shareholders
4. Liability of shareholders
5. Bonds
K. Management of Corporations 3
1. Shareholders
2. Directors
3. Officers, agents, & employees
4. Liability
L. Securities Regulation 4
1. State & federal regulations
2. Industry self-regulation
3. Antitrust
Pamela Gershuny, J.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Business Law
Department of Accounting
Harrison College of Business (AACSB accredited)
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573) 651-2097 office
(573)651-2121 Department Administrative Assistant, Judy Beussink
(573)651-2000 Anit Arora, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010 & Spring 2011
(573) 651-2992 fax
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Website http://cstl-hcb.semo.edu/gershuny
Office Hours Tuesday and Thursdays 10:45-12:45pm
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