1) Introduction
After this program you will be able to explain the course objectives. List the course assumptions. Define "law" and list four kinds of legal remedies. Compare the needs and purposes of a legal system. Clarify the different areas and kinds of law.

2) Business Ethics
After this program you will be able to define "business ethics" and "social responsibility". Explain the relationship between profits and social responsibility. Explain the role of business codes of ethics. Discuss the characteristics of a socially responsible business. Discuss the benefits of whistle blowing. List the questions to ask when evaluating an ethical dilemma.

3 & 4) The Civil Lawsuit Part 1 & 2
After this Program you will be able to discuss the possible ways of resolving disputes. Describe concerns of business regarding litigation. Explain the pretrial process for civil cases. Explain the trial process for civil cases.

5) Business and the Constitution
After this program you will be able to list and explain the articles and amendments of the Constitution. Explain the constitutional rights of businesses. Discuss the jurisdiction of the courts. List the remedies available in civil litigation. Review the U.S. court system.

6) Torts
After this program you will be able to explain the difference between torts and crimes. List ten intentional torts and define them. Define the tort of negligence and list its four elements. List three common defenses used in negligence actions. Discuss some common types of business torts and explain what elements must be proved to hold perpetrator liable.

8) Consulting with Attorneys/Accountants
After this program you will be able to describe the qualities of a "good" attorney. List the requirements of the attorney/client contract. Discuss the role of the attorney. Explain the role of the accountant.

9) Business and Crime
After this program you will be able to state the elements of a crime. List the classifications of crimes. Give some examples of crimes and their elements. Discuss the four classic defenses. Explain RICO and its use.

10) Contracts: Introduction
After this program you will be able to give a definition of "contract". List the elements of a contract. List the classifications of contracts. Prepare a case analysis.

11) Contracts: Mutual Assent
After this program you will be able to explain the requirements of a valid offer. Define the concept of "promissory estoppel". Explain the requirements of a valid acceptance. Compare UCC Article 2 with common law.

12) Contracts: Consideration
After this program you will be able to define consideration. Discuss "adequacy" of consideration. Distinguish between liquidated/unliquidated debts. Explain the concept of "past consideration".

13) Contracts: Legal Capacity
After this program you will be able to discuss when lack of capacity makes a contract void or voidable. Explain the exceptions to minors' rights to disaffirm a contract. List the categories of parties without capacity. Define insane person.

14) Contracts: Genuine Assent
After this program you will be able to list the elements of fraud. Define misrepresentation. Contrast unilateral and bilateral mistakes. Explain the impact of duress on contractual assent.

15) Insurance: The Contract
After this program you will be able to explain the concept of insurance. Discuss the process of entering an insurance contract. Compare the interpretation of the provisions of an insurance contract with other business contracts.

16) Contracts: Legality
After this program you will be able to give examples of illegal agreements. Explain exculpatory clauses. Discuss the legality of acceleration and prepayment clauses. Discuss recent trends in usury laws. Determine when covenants not to compete are legal.

17) Contracts: Interpretation and Proper Form
After this program you will be able to explain the rules of judicial interpretation. Discuss the various "contractual conditions". Define the parol evidence rule. List the contracts covered by the Statute of Frauds.

18) Contracts: Rights of Third Party
After this program you will be able to contrast the two basic types of contracts that affect third parties. Define assignments. List the conditions that must be proved to prevent assignment. Discuss the differences between assignments and delegations.

19) Contracts: Methods of Discharge
After this program you will be able to discuss the four primary methods of discharging a contract. Explain accord and satisfaction. Define novation. Contrast objective and subjective impossibility.

20) Contracts: Remedies for Breach
After this program you will be able to explain the two main categories of remedies. List and discuss five types of legal remedies (damages). List and discuss five types of equitable remedies.

21) Sales Contracts: Formation of the Sales Contract
After this program you will be able to discuss Article 2 of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Define the terms good, sale, and merchant. Explain contract formation under the UCC.

22) Sales Contracts: Title, Risk of Loss, and Bulk Sales
After this program you will be able to explain the impact of legal ownership (title) in relation to risk of loss. Contrast entrustment with bailment. Discuss the risk of loss when a contract is breached. Discuss the risk of loss when a contract is not breached. Define "bulk transfer".

23) Sales Contracts: Performance of Sales Contract
After this program you will be able to explain six standard shipping terms. Discuss buyer's right to inspect. Define cure. Contrast "sale on approval" with "sale or return".

24) Sales: Warranties and Product Liability
After this program you will be able to explain express and implied warranties. List and explain four types of implied warranties. Discuss the three sets of circumstances that make it possible to exclude implied warranties. Compare negligence with strict tort liability.

25) Sales Contracts: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contract
After this program you will be able to discuss seller's preacceptance and postacceptance remedies. Discuss buyer's preacceptance and postacceptance remedies. Distinguish between specific performance and replevin. Explain consequential damages.

26) Consumer Law and the UCC
After this program you will be able to define and give examples of unfair and deceptive advertising. Give four examples of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement activities. List the functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Explain the role of Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

27) Agency: Creation and Termination
After this program you will be able to explain the agency relationship. Discuss ways of creating an agency relationship. Distinguish between an agent and independent contractor. List several ways an agency relationship can terminate.

28) Agency: Liability for Contracts
After this program you will be able to list seven types of authority that can bind a principal. Distinguish between disclosed and undisclosed principals. Explain the Equal Dignities Rule. Discuss Covenants Not to Compete.

29) Agency: Liability for Torts
After this program you will be able to explain the doctrine of "respondeat superior." Discuss the factors used to determine if a servant/master relationship exists. Define the doctrine of "joint and several liability." List some of the factors used to determine if an employee is acting within the scope of their employment.

30) Issues in Employment Law
After this program you will be able to specify the general holdings of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Define sexual harassment and explain how it is proved. Explain how the disabled must be accommodated under the 1990 ADA. Discuss the objectives of affirmative action. List and explain the defenses to employment discrimination.

31) Personal Property and Bailments
After this program you will be able to Explain means of acquiring personal property. Define three categories of gifts. Discuss the ways property may be taken. List and describe three types of bailments.

32) Real Property
After this class you will be able to define real property. Discuss types of deeds and their warranties. Explain how real property can be involuntary lost. List the various ways to hold property jointly.

33) Review
This program is a review of the last section of the course.