1. Business Law MT-311

2.  Professor Jim Starcher ◦ I am married. I have four daughters ◦ Law Degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School BS in Management Information Systems from Franklin University ◦ My wife and I have a law firm in Columbus OH  Specialize in criminal defense  Torts, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Issues, Bankruptcy, and Family Law

3.  Unit 1 Introduction and Sources of Law  Unit 2 Torts and Cyber Torts  Unit 3 Intellectual Property: Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes  Unit 4 Contracts Part 1  Unit 5 Contracts Part 2  Unit 6 Contracts Completed  Unit 7 Employment Relations  Unit 8 Business Organizations  Unit 9 Business Organizations  Unit 10 Wrap Unit  FINAL EXAM = 200 points  100 True/False and Multiple Choice Questions

4.  Discussion ◦ Post by Saturday at 11:59pm ◦ Respond at least on three different days ◦ “I agree” or “I disagree” = NO Response ◦ I expect more than two posts per student ◦ Posts must answer the question completely  Use required reading terms  Posts must have substance

5.  Written Assignments ◦ Assignments  Using material from the textbook ◦ Case Analysis  These are cases that have been litigated  Each written assignment has a separate dropbox  Each Unit has a review  5 T/F and Multiple Choice

6.  jstarcher@kaplan.edu jstarcher@kaplan.edu  Office hours on Mondays @ 9:00pm  Virtual Office  Seminars  614-783-6179 Office number ◦ 9:00 am to 6:00pm EST

7.  Communicate ◦ ASK ◦ We have a late policy  20% off for 1-7 days  30% off for 8-14 days  No credit  No late assignments will be accepted in Week 10

8.  This class is fun and challenging!!  You will enjoy the class…if you stay current  You will learn many new theories  I will test your critical thinking skills

9.  Have a Great week!!  Email me with any questions… ◦ I’ll see you in the discussions