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SyllabusThe University of Texas at Arlington

Business Law II – Fall 2011BLAW 12 ! 00 T" 0#0 ! 0$#0 %& "oo' 11$ U(

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Exam Dates & Reviews

)xa's in this *ourse will be hel+ on T ,e- 2./ T ov 1/ an+ " e* 1#The date of the final exam is T Dec 13, starting at !3 "#$ 3ery

useful reviews for the exa's will be given on " ,e- 22/ " 4*t 2./ an+" e* 5 Be sure you +o not 'a6e travel or other outsi+e arrange'entsthat woul+ -revent you fro' being in *lass on the exa' +ates an+ theexa' review +ates If you are wor6ing/ you 'ay want to alert youre'-loyer as to these +ates ,ee a *o'-lete *alen+ar for the *ourse at 720

%ote as to inal Exam Date

A stu+ent registering for this *ourse 'ay have seen +ata showing thatthe 8&eeting ates9 of the *ourse are 85:2#!2011 – 12:0;:20119'ou are cautioned that Dec ( is %)T the final exam date The final exa'+ate <e* 1= an+ starting ti'e <0#0 %&= 'ay be foun+ bysu**essively *li*6ing on the following lin6s/ starting at the ho'e -ageof the UTA website> ?urrent ,tu+ents : Final )xa's : Fall 2011 Ter' :T" ?lass Ti'e : #>0 ! . -'

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Textboo6 ,tu+ent ,tu+y Dui+e ot "eCuire+ (an+outsDescri0tions of #aor ssignments and Examinations

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As a *ost effe*tive 'easure/ no -rinte+ *o-y of the ,yllabus is furnishe+ by the instru*tor tostu+ents Before the first *lass in the *ourse/ the ,yllabus was e'aile+ to ea*h stu+ent shown onthe &av&ail roster for the *lass In ea*h *ase/ the stu+entGs &av&ail e'ail a++ress was use+/an+ the stu+ent was reCueste+ to have the ,yllabus available at the first *lass If you have aCuestion/ -lease first see if the Cuestion is answere+ in the ,yllabus before ta6ing u- ti'e bye'ailing the Cuestion to 'e To hel- you fin+ the answer to a Cuestion you 'ight have/ -lease

*onsult the following table

9uic27inder Table

To0ic Sub7To0ic : %umber

*ourse 7 4eneral ?ourse +es*ri-tion <Un+ergra+uate ?atalog= 50

%rereCuisites : ?4B -oli*y 1001

Boo6s reCuire+/ use of earlier e+itions 1101!110

(an+outs 110

"ea+ing Assign'ents : ?ourse ?alen+ar 20

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ro- %oli*y : UTA %oli*y 1#01!1#0ro- for on!%ay'ent : UTA %oli*y 1#0

,yllabus ?hanges : ?4B -oli*y 100.

,tu+ent Learning 4ut*o'es : UTA -oli*y ;0

,tu+ent ,u--ort ,ervi*es Available : UTA -oli*y 150

A*a+e'i* Integrity : UTA -oli*y 1.0

Tea*her 10 E 101

e-art'ent offering the *ourse 20

*lasses Where an+ when +o *lasses 'eetH .0 E 20

What will a ty-i*al *lass session be li6eH 120

Will there be assigne+ seatingH 1002Is there an atten+an*e -oli*yH 101!102

"ea+ing Assign'ents : ?ourse ?alen+ar 20

elaye+ *lass starting ti'e 1005

A*a+e'i* Integrity : UTA -oli*y 1.0

A'eri*ans with isabilities A*t : UTA -oli*y 1$0

Exams (ow 'any exa's are thereH 101 E 20

When an+ where will exa's be givenH 1202 E 20

Is the final exa' *o'-rehensiveH 101

Will there be a 8*urve9 on an exa'H 10

?an the 8Turner %ush9 raise 'y exa' s*oreH 10

Are free answers to exa' Cuestions ever givenH 102Are exa's ever 8thrown out9H 10

Will there be any Cuies/ ter' -a-ers/ or -ro@e*tsH 101

Will there be a review before ea*h exa'H 120$

Are 'a6e!u- exa's givenH 200

(ow 'any Cuestions will be on an exa'H 102

What will be the -oint value of ea*h exa' CuestionH 102

What ty-es of Cuestions will be as6e+H 120 E 220

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oes the ,yllabus show sa'-le exa' CuestionsH 220

What is the sour*e of the CuestionsH 120#

Are the exa's gra+e+ by ,*antronH 1001!100#

?an 'y ,*antron *ontain erasuresH 100

What is the 8efe*tive ,*antron "ule9H 100#

(ow is an exa' s*ore +eter'ine+H 102

When will exa' s*ores be 'a+e availableH 120. E 100$?an I get an exa' s*ore by e'ail or tele-honeH 100$

(ow +o I *onsult the instru*tor about an exa' s*oreH 10$ E %age 1

4rade (ow is a stu+entGs *ourse s*ore E gra+e +eter'ine+H 10

What *ourse s*ore +o I nee+ for an AH BH ?H H 10

What 'ini'u' *ourse s*ore is nee+e+ to -assH 10

Will there be a *urve on gra+esH 10

?an the 8Turner %ush9 raise 'y gra+eH 10

Are exa's ever 8thrown out9H 10

Will there be any outsi+e -ro@e*ts/ ter' -a-ersH 101

?an I i'-rove 'y gra+e with an extra -ro@e*tH 10$ E 101?an I get 'y gra+e by e'ail or tele-honeH 100$

(ow +o I *onsult the instru*tor about 'y gra+eH 10$ E %age 1

What is the ti'eline for gra+e grievan*esH 210

: 1$ /nstructorJour instru*tor is Kere Turner $

7 101 etails

I re*eive+ 'y e+u*ation in (ouston an+ at %hilli-s )xeter A*a+e'y/ Jale University <BA/,u''a ?u' Lau+e/ %hi Beta a--a=/ ingMs ?ollege at the University of ?a'bri+ge <Woo+rowWilson Fellowshi-=/ an+ the law s*hools at the University of Texas an+ ,outhern &etho+istUniversity <K= Awar+s fro' the UTA ?ollege of Business in*lu+e the 2010!2011 4utstan+ingA+@un*t Tea*her Awar+/ the 2002!200 4utstan+ing A+@un*t Tea*her Awar+/ the 1;;;!20004utstan+ing Le*turer Awar+/ the 1;;#!;$ 4utstan+ing Un+ergra+uate Tea*her Awar+/ an+ the1;;!1;; Billy Turner )x*ellen*e in Un+ergra+uate Tea*hing Awar+ &y law -ra*ti*e has been in a law fir' that was general *ounsel to "oss %erot in the foun+ing of ),/ -arti*i-ate+ inthe for'ation of the allas ?owboys/ an+ re-resente+ *ertain -arties in transa*tions withA'eri*an Airlines/ Tra''ell ?row/ ,)?4/ (alliburton/ "ay'on+ asher an+ orth%ar6?enter/ (arol+ ,i''ons an+ ?ontran/ Texas In+ustries/ Burger ing/ &ary ay ?os'eti*s/ )l

?hi*o/ Arnol+ %al'er/ ?harlie %ri+e/ Flower &oun+/ an+ a allas -re+e*essor of Ban6 ofA'eri*a$

: ;$ )ffice %umber&y offi*e is lo*ate+ in "oo' 02/ ?ollege of Business Buil+ing <?4B=/ .01 , West ,treet/Arlington/ Texas .$010 The e-art'ent that offers the *ourse is Finan*e E "eal )state <FIA=/lo*ate+ in "oo' of the sa'e buil+ing

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: 3$ )ffice Tele0hone %umber51.!2.2!.0#

: <$ Email ddress ereturner=sbcglobal$net

: !$ )ffice .oursBy a--oint'ent N see 7 10$$

: >$ *ourse Title, %umber, and SectionBusiness Law II BLAW 12 ! 00

: ?$ Time and "lace of *lass #eetingsT" 0#0 ! 0$#0 %& "oo' 11$ U( <,ee also *lass *alen+ar at 7 20=

: @$ Descri0tion of *ourse *ontentThe Undergraduate Catalog +es*ribes the *ourse as follows> 812 LAW II <!0= *re+it hours

The law of -ro-erty <real an+ -ersonal=/ business asso*iations <agen*y/ -artnershi-/ *or-oration/ ban6ru-t*y=/ wills an+ trusts9

: ($ Student +earning )utcomes1

Knoledge and Criti!al "#in$ing S$ills

1 I+entify an+ +istinguish the two 'a@or ty-es of -ro-erty N real an+ -ersonal2 I+entify an+ +istinguish tangible an+ intangible -ersonal -ro-erty efine fixtures an+ s-e*ify the 'a@or *riteria for *lassifying -ro-erty as su*h List an+ +istinguish the 'a@or ways of hol+ing ownershi- of -ersonal -ro-erty# I+entify an+ +istinguish the 'a@or ty-es of *on*urrent ownershi-

$ is*uss *ir*u'stan*es that *onvert a @oint tenan*y to a tenan*y in *o''on. I+entify an+ +istinguish the *onseCuen*es of +ying testate vs intestate5 List an+ +istinguish the 'a@or ways of a*Cuiring ownershi- of -ersonal -ro-erty; I+entify an+ ex-lain the rule of *a-ture )x-lain its a--li*ation in oil E gas law10 List an+ ex-lain the three reCuire'ents for an effe*tive gift11 I+entify an+ +istinguish gifts inter vivos an+ gifts *ausa 'ortis12 I+entify an+ +istinguish the *onseCuen*es of goo+ faith vs wrongful a**ession1 efine *onfusion an+ +is*uss the *onseCuen*es of wrongful *onfusion1 es*ribe the *hara*teristi*s of 'islai+/ lost an+ aban+one+ -ro-erty1# is*uss the ele'ents of a bail'ent an+ i+entify +ifferent ty-es of bail'ents1$ I+entify an+ +istinguish between +ifferent ty-es of +o*u'ents of title

1. efine an+ +istinguish fee si'-le absolute vs fee si'-le +efeasible title15 efine an+ +istinguish a life estate vs a life estate -ur autre vie1; efine an+ i+entify 'a@or *lasses of future interests20 efine -ossibility of reverter an+ reversion/ an+ +is*uss their +ifferen*es21 efine an+ i+entify 'a@or ty-es of re'ain+er interests22 efine an+ i+entify 'a@or ty-es of leasehol+ estates

18,tu+ent Learning 4ut*o'es9 <,L4Gs= are state'ents that s-e*ify what the tea*her wants the stu+ents to 6now an+ be able to +o in the *ourse ,L4Gs are reCuire+ by UTA to be state+ herein an+ 'ay refer to 6nowle+ge/ *riti*althin6ing s6ills/ -ra*ti*al : so*ial s6ills/ or areas of -rofessional +evelo-'ent

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2 efine an+ i+entify 'a@or ty-es of ease'ents efine the ter's -rofit/ li*ense2 I+entify an+ +istinguish between ty-es of +ee+s N general/ s-e*ial/ Cuit*lai'2# is*uss Texas law *on*erning re*or+ing of +ee+s an+ -riority rules2$ I+entify an+ +is*uss 'a@or ste-s in the sale of real -ro-erty2. I+entify situations giving rise to title by a+verse -ossession25 is*uss li'its on use of real -ro-erty N e'inent +o'ain/ restri*tive *ovenants

2; )x-lain the reCuire'ent of insurable interest in life an+ -ro-erty insuran*e law0 ?o'-are when an insurable interest 'ust exist in life vs -ro-erty insuran*e1 I+entify an+ ex-lain basi* ty-es of life insuran*e/ in*lu+ing whole an+ ter'2 In insuran*e/ ex-lain the ter's bin+er/ ri+er/ in*ontestability/ +ouble in+e'nity efine an+ ex-lain the ter's +ee+ of trust/ lien/ an+ fore*losure in Texas law is*uss the *onseCuen*es of a 8+ue on sale9 -rovision in a Texas +ee+ of trust# is*uss Texas law *on*erning re*or+ing of +ee+s of trust an+ -riority rules$ efine an+ i+entify an 8a**eleration *lause9 in a -ro'issory note. ?o'-are @u+i*ial fore*losure with fore*losure un+er a -ower of sale in Texas5 is*uss the +ifferent *onseCuen*es of sur-lus vs +efi*ien*y at a fore*losure sale; efine a 'e*hani*Gs lien an+ -ra*ti*al ste-s to avoi+ its involuntary i'-osition

0 I+entify an+ +istinguish between a writ of atta*h'ent an+ a writ of exe*ution1 efine an+ +is*uss the two ty-es of writ of garnish'ent in Texas2 ?o'-are the liability arising fro' *o!signing a note vs being a guarantor ?o'-are Arti*le ; ter'inology with real -ro-erty 'ortgage ter'inology efine Arti*le ; 8atta*h'ent9 in ter's of its three reCuire'ents# is*uss the 8last event9 rule in +eter'ining when 8atta*h'ent9 has o**urre+$ I+entify those Arti*le ; situations where there is only one 'etho+ of -erfe*tion. efine the *hara*teristi*s of an Arti*le ; 8-ur*hase 'oney se*urity interest95 is*uss the auto'ati* -erfe*tion rule in the *ase of a %&,I in *onsu'er goo+s; is*uss whether a se*urity agree'ent *an be use+ as a finan*ing state'ent#0 is*uss whether a finan*ing state'ent *an be use+ as a se*urity agree'ent

#1 efine the 8after!a*Cuire+ -ro-erty9 an+ 8floating lien9 *on*e-ts in Arti*le ;#2 ,-e*ify the effe*tive +ate of an Arti*le ; ter'ination state'ent# I+entify 'a@or tests for +eter'ining e'-loyee vs in+e-en+ent *ontra*tor status# is*uss the reCuire'ent of *ontra*tual *a-a*ity in an agen*y relationshi-## )x-lain the eCual +ignity rule in agen*y law#$ is*uss the *on*e-t of agen*y by ratifi*ation an+ its -ra*ti*al uses#. efine the ter's 8+ual agen*y9 an+ 8self!+ealing9 in agen*y law#5 I+entify the 'a@or *hara*teristi*s of a -ower of attorney#; is*uss ways in whi*h an agen*y will ter'inate by o-eration of law$0 efine the *on*e-t of a--arent agen*y an+ i+entify its 'a@or *hara*teristi*s$1 is*uss the liability of -rin*i-al an+ agent in an agen*y not fully +is*lose+

$2 is*uss the liability of -rin*i-al an+ agent for torts an+ *ri'es$ efine the *on*e-t of res-on+eat su-erior in agen*y : e'-loy'ent$ is*uss the +istin*tion between 8froli*9 an+ 8+etour9 in agen*y : e'-loy'ent$# is*uss the liability of an e'-loyer for an in+e-en+ent *ontra*torGs torts$$ is*uss the reCuire'ents of noti*e in the ter'ination of an agen*y by the -arties$. efine an+ +es*ribe the *onseCuen*es of an agen*y *ou-le+ with an interest$5 efine the ownershi- *hara*teristi*s of a sole -ro-rietorshi-$; is*uss sour*es of law a--li*able to a sole -ro-rietorshi- in Texas.0 es*ribe the for'alities in for'ing a sole -ro-rietorshi- in Texas

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.1 I+entify the fe+eral in*o'e tax rules a--lie+ to a sole -ro-rietorshi-

.2 is*uss the ownerGs liability for obligations of a sole -ro-rietorshi-

. efine the ownershi- *hara*teristi*s of a general -artnershi-

. is*uss sour*es of law a--li*able to a general -artnershi- in Texas

.# es*ribe the for'alities in for'ing a general -artnershi-

.$ I+entify the fe+eral in*o'e tax rules a--lie+ to a general -artnershi-

.. is*uss the ownersG liability for obligations of a Texas general -artnershi-

.5 efine 8-artnershi- -ro-erty9 an+ a 8-artnerGs interest9 un+er Texas law

.; efine the ownershi- *hara*teristi*s of a li'ite+ -artnershi-50 is*uss sour*es of law a--li*able to a li'ite+ -artnershi- in Texas51 es*ribe the for'alities in for'ing a li'ite+ -artnershi- in Texas52 I+entify the fe+eral in*o'e tax rules a--lie+ to a li'ite+ -artnershi-5 is*uss the ownersG liability for obligations of a Texas li'ite+ -artnershi-5 is*uss the *onseCuen*es of registering as a Texas li'ite+ liability -artnershi-5# efine the ownershi- *hara*teristi*s of a *or-oration5$ is*uss sour*es of law a--li*able to a *or-oration in Texas5. es*ribe the for'alities in for'ing a *or-oration in Texas

55 is*uss the ti'ing of reserving the *or-orate na'e un+er Texas law5; I+entify the fe+eral in*o'e tax rules a--lie+ to a *or-oration;0 is*uss a sharehol+erGs liability for obligations of the *or-oration;1 is*uss when *or-orate existen*e begins un+er Texas law;2 efine the ter's testate/ intestate/ exe*utor/ a+'inistrator ; istinguish between hologra-hi* an+ nun*u-ative wills; is*uss the reCuisites of a self!-roving will in Texas;# istinguish between -er *a-ita an+ -er stir-es +istributions to +es*en+ants

%ra!ti!al & So!ial S$ills and %rofessional 'evelopent

;$ &irror e'-loy'ent -ra*ti*e in the real worl+ by exerting the ut'ost effort to atten+ an+ be on ti'e for *lass an+ avoi+ absen*es an+ late arrivals

;. &irror e'-loy'ent -ra*ti*e in the real worl+ by -aying *lose attention to anyannoun*e'ents or instru*tions 'a+e or given by the tea*her in o-en *lass <withoutengaging in *onversation with others at the ti'e= an+ thus avoi+ing the a+verse*onseCuen*es arising fro' reCuiring the tea*her to 'a6e the sa'e announ*e'ent orinstru*tion again for the sole benefit of the inattentive listener

;5 Avoi+ leaving the *lassroo' after the *lass starts <ex*e-t for e'ergen*ies= N su*havoi+an*e being *onsistent with so*ially *orre*t behavior in the real worl+ an+ what onewoul+ reasonably ex-e*t fro' the au+ien*e at a live le*ture or stage -lay in the realworl+

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: 1$ Reuirements<7 1001 ! 1011=

7 1001 "rereuisites

Kunior stan+ing is a -rereCuisite for this *ourse

7 1002 ssigned Seating There will be assigne+ seating It is i'-ortant for ea*h stu+ent to atten+ the first *lass an+ not belate/ sin*e this will be the stu+entGs only o--ortunity to sele*t his or her assigne+ seat by sittingin a seat not alrea+y o**u-ie+ an+ in+i*ating su*h sele*tion on a sign!u- sheet that will be+istribute+ by the instru*tor Unless you are eligible/ +o not sele*t a seat that is reserve+ forstu+ents un+er the mericans with Disabilities ctO if you +o/ you 'ay be as6e+ to sele*tanother seat an+ run the ris6 that other +esirable seats that were originally available to you 'ayhave been ta6en by other stu+ents in the 'eanti'e Before the en+ of the first *lass/ if a stu+entwho has *hosen an assigne+ seat +esires to *hange his or her assigne+ seat to another seat that isunassigne+/ the stu+ent 'ust *learly in+i*ate the *hange on the sign!u- sheet by <1= stri6ingthrough the stu+entGs na'e at the seat originally *hosen/ <2= -rinting the stu+entGs na'e at the

new seat *hosen/ an+ <= 'a6ing sure that the sign!u- sheet is +elivere+ to the instru*tor beforehe +e-arts fro' the *lassroo' at the first *lass After the first *lass/ no stu+ent shall reCuest a*hange in his or her assigne+ seat If a stu+ent is absent fro' the first s*he+ule+ 'eeting of the*lass/ or a--ears but +oes not in+i*ate a seat sele*tion on the sign!u- sheet/ <i= the stu+entGsassigne+ seat shall be +eter'ine+ by the instru*tor/ <ii= before the se*on+ *lass the stu+ent shallreCuest the instru*tor to i+entify the seat to whi*h the stu+ent ha+ been assigne+ by theinstru*tor/ an+ <iii= su*h reCuest by the stu+ent shall be sub'itte+ by e'ail sent stri*tly ina**or+an*e with the +ire*tions set forth in the last box on -age 1 of this ,yllabus At any ti'e+uring the *ourse/ the instru*tor 'ay also *hange any stu+entGs assigne+ seat to a +ifferent seat inthe *lass/ after giving oral or written noti*e of su*h *hange to the stu+ent %lease 'a6e a note ofyour seat nu'ber an+ always sit in the sa'e seat to whi*h you are assigne+ at the ti'e A stu+ent

shall not atten+ *lass or ta6e an exa' while sitting in a seat that is not the stu+entGs assigne+ seator by atten+ing *lass in another i+enti*al BLAW *ourse taught by the instru*tor at a +ifferentti'e an+ in whi*h the stu+ent is not enrolle+

7 100 Scantron orms <71001!100.=

7 1001 orm Ty0e

For' o 552!) <or eCuivalent= ,*antrons will be use+ for all exa's A**or+ing to e-art'ent -oli*y/ stu+ents are res-onsible for bringing their own ,*antron for's to an exa' It isre*o''en+e+ that at least one extra ,*antron for' be brought

7 1002 Scantron Sole Source of Score "#e students %reliinar* +xa S!ore ill ,e deterined solel* fro t#e students S!antron

ansers$ Although 'ar6ing or writing in the test boo6 is -er'itte+/ no su*h 'ar6 or writing inthe test boo6 will be *onsi+ere+ in +eter'ining the stu+entGs s*ore on an exa' If you are astu+ent who first 'ar6s all of your answers in your test boo6 an+ thereafter *o-ies all of theanswers onto your ,*antron/ you 'ust allow suffi*ient ti'e to +o the *o-ying within the ti'eallotte+ for the exa' In fairness to other stu+ents/ you will not be -er'itte+ extra ti'e to +o the*o-ying after the exa' ti'e has ex-ire+

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7 100 #achine Scoring Rule

)xa' Cuestions that a ,*antron 'a*hine s*ores as in*orre*tly answere+ shall be *on*lusiveevi+en*e that the stu+ent answere+ the Cuestion in*orre*tly This is *alle+ the #achine Scoring

Rule$ The onl* ex*e-tion to the &a*hine ,*oring "ule is in an instan*e when the instru*torGs 6ey -rovi+e+ an in*orre*t answer to the Cuestion

7 100 Erasure Rule Be*ause of the &a*hine ,*oring "ule/ if a stu+ent has erasures on his or her ,*antron/ thestu+ent 'ay *hoose to <A= turn in the ,*antron showing erasures/ or <B= *o-y his or her answersfro' the original ,*antron onto a new ,*antron su--lie+ by the stu+ent an+ turn in to the tea*herthe new ,*antron an+ also the original ,*antron torn in half by the stu+ent The *hoi*e restsentirely with the stu+ent as to whether or not to turn in a ,*antron with answers showingerasures (owever/ if the stu+ent *hooses to turn in a ,*antron with answers showing erasures/the stu+ent is on noti*e that no *hanges in the exa' s*ore will be 'a+e on the basis of a *lai'that the ,*antron 'a*hine 'isrea+ an answer that *ontains an erasure This is the Erasure Rule/whi*h is a *orollary of the &a*hine ,*oring "ule

7 100# Defective Scantron Rule If the stu+ent turns in a ,*antron that is wrin6le+/ torn/ 'ar6e+ u-on in the bar *o+e area/ orotherwise in su*h a *on+ition that the gra+ing 'a*hine will not ta6e the ,*antron or will not -rinta s*ore/ with the result that the ,*antron nee+s to be 'anually gra+e+/ # -oints will be +e+u*te+fro' the stu+entGs s*ore This is the Defective Scantron Rule Any ,*antron to be use+ by astu+ent on an exa' shoul+ be ins-e*te+ by the stu+ent B)F4") *o'ing to *lass to bereasonably assure+ that there will not be a violation of the efe*tive ,*antron "ule

7 100 Return of Test Aoo2 At the ti'e you finish an exa'/ you 'ust return your Test Boo6/ as well as your ,*antron/ to the

instru*tor before you leave the *lassroo' /f you leave the classroom with your Test Aoo2andBor your Scantron, you will receive a CER) S*)RE on the exam, even if you return the

Test Aoo2 or Scantron later$

7 100# ttendance <see 7 101!102=

7 100$ %o *alls or Emails for Exam Scores, *ourse Scores or 4rades

)xa' s*ores an+ *ourse s*ores or gra+es regretfully *annot be given out by tele-hone or bye'ail reCuests fro' stu+ents

7 100. *hanges in Syllabus

If there are *hanges <a'en+'ents= to the ,yllabus after the *ourse has begun/ su*h *hanges will be 'a+e available to enrolle+ stu+ents by sen+ing the' a noti*e on &av&ail <in a**or+an*e with 7 1;0 of the ,yllabus= The -rovisions of this -aragra-h are in a**or+an*e with thee-art'entGs &e'oran+u' to fa*ulty +ate+ ,e-te'ber / 1;;5/ an+ stating that 8the instru*torreserves the right to 'a6e *hanges in the syllabus as ne*essary/ an+ it is the stu+entGsres-onsibility to be aware of these *hanges9

7 1005 Delayed *lass Starting Time The instru*tor *o''utes to *lass fro' allas 4**asionally there will be a traffi* a**i+ent or

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other event that +elays the instru*torMs arrival in *lass at UTA If this ha--ens/ stu+ents arereCueste+ to re'ain in *lass for 20 'inutes -ast the regular starting ti'e/ an+ the instru*tor willtry to *all one of the stu+ents who -reviously volunteere+ to re*eive su*h *alls on his or her *elltele-hone

7 100; Reading ssignments & *lass *alendar <see 7 1201 an+ 7 20=

7 1010 Time and "lace of Exams <see 7 1202 an+ 7 20=

7 1011 *hange of Exam Score or *ourse Score or 4rade <see 7 10$=

: 11$ Reuired Textboo2s and )ther *ourse #aterials

< 7 1101!110=

7 1101 Textboo2 The textboo6 <8Text9= is Business Law Text an+ ?ases/ by ?lar6son/ &iller/ an+ ?ross/ 12th e+/ -ublishe+ by ,outh!Western ?engage Learning/ *o-yright 2012/ 200; Any stu+ent who uses

WestGs Business Law/ ?lar6son/ &iller/ Kent an+ ?ross/ 11th e+/ West Legal ,tu+ies in Business<200$= or earlier e+itions of the Text will be res-onsible for 'at*hing -ages with *orres-on+ing -ages in the 12th e+ition an+ ta6ing su--le'entary notes on any 'aterial *overe+ in *lass that isin the 12th e+ition but not in the 11th or earlier e+itions

7 1102 Student Study 4uide %ot Reuired

7 110 .andouts There will be five han+outs in the *ourse> <1= )xa' &anual/ <2= %i*ture Law Boo6/ <= FutureInterest %roble's/ <= ?re+it iagra'/ an+ <#= ?re+it 4utline ,tu+ents have been notifie+ on&av&ail as to the -ro*e+ure for a**essing the han+outs It is the stu+entGs res-onsibility to

a**ess an+ have the' available in *lass

: 1;$ Descri0tions of #aor ssignments & Examinations<7 1201!120.=

7 1201 Reading ssignments & *lass *alendar

The rea+ing assign'ents E *ourse outline are shown on the atta*he+ *alen+ar <7 20= *overingthe se'ester Any +e-artures fro' the rea+ing assign'ents as shown in the *alen+ar will beannoun*e+ in *lass by the instru*tor in a**or+an*e with 7 100. <?hanges in ,yllabus=

7 1202 Time and "lace of Exams Exam 1 an+ Exam ; will be given in the *lassroo' on the res-e*tive +ates shown in the atta*he+*lass *alen+ar <7 20= an+ will start at 0#0 %& ,u*h +ates an+ ti'es 'ay be *hange+/however/ in a**or+an*e with 7 100. hereof Exam 3 <the inal Exam= will be given in the*lassroo' on Tuesday, December 13 an+ will start at !3 "# %lease see -age 1 for the?aution about the *orre*t +ate an+ ti'e of the final exa' )x*e-t for *hanges 'a+e ina**or+an*e with 7 100. hereof/ no exa' 'ay be ta6en on a +ate or at a ti'e other than thatstate+ herein/ an+ no reCuests to ta6e an exa' 8early9 or 8late9 *an be *onsi+ere+

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7 120 Ty0ical *lass Sessions ?lass sessions nor'ally *onsist of le*tures by the instru*tor/ base+ -ri'arily on the assigne+rea+ing in the Text/ but su--le'ente+ by relevant *urrent ha--enings in the real worl+ Jourtea*her is a -ra*ti*ing lawyer with 'ore than 0 years ex-erien*e in the fiel+s of ban6ing/*o''er*ial/ real estate/ an+ -robate law This -ra*ti*al ex-erien*e will be +rawn u-on in thele*tures to a'-lify the assigne+ 'aterial in the Text

7 120 Ty0es of Exam 9uestions The ty-es of Cuestions on ea*h exa' will be li'ite+ to the following> true!false/ 'ulti-le *hoi*e/fill!in!the!blan6 <Turner )!P Blan6 Q=/ an+ Legal "ule Cuestions %lease see 7 220 for ,a'-le)xa' ex*er-ts an+ an ex-lanation of the )!P Blan6 Q an+ Legal "ule Cuestions

7 120# Source of Exam 9uestions

All Cuestions on ea*h exa' will be ta6en +ire*tly fro' 'aterial in the Text or fro' theinstru*torMs state'ents 'a+e in *lass %o uestion will a00ear on an exam unless the subect

matter of the uestion was covered by the instructor in at least one class and was also

covered again in the scheduled review for such exam$ An exa'-le of a Cuestion not ta6en

fro' the Text woul+ be a Cuestion *overing Texas law <the Text is not a boo6 on Texas law=The i'-ortan*e of regular *lass atten+an*e is obvious/ in view of the fa*t that so'e of theCuestions on an exa' 'ay be fro' le*tures only an+ +o not a--ear in the Text

7 120$ Review Aefore Each Exam

An exa' review will be given +uring the *lass -re*e+ing ea*h exa'/ on the +ates shown in theatta*he+ *alen+ar ,u*h +ates 'ay be *hange+/ however/ in a**or+an*e with 7 100. hereof Theexa' review will be given in a +igital or analog re*or+ing trans'itte+ to the *lass vialou+s-ea6er ,tu+ents 'ay re*or+ the review in *lass on their own re*or+ers The exa' review*lass will be a stu+entGs only o--ortunity to hear the exa' review The instru*torGs re*or+ingwill not be -oste+ online an+ 'ay not be borrowe+ fro' the instru*tor by any stu+ent The

-rovisions of this ,e*tion shall a--ly to all stu+ents/ in*lu+ing any stu+ent who was absent fro'the exa' review *lass/ regar+less of the *ause (owever/ any stu+ent who was absent fro' theexa' review *lass shall be free to try to borrow the re*or+ing 'a+e by another stu+ent whore*or+e+ the exa' review *lass o written version of an exa' review exists/ an+ none will be'a+e

7 120. )btaining Exam Scores

s stated in : 1$>, exam scores and course scores or grades regretfully cannot be given

out by tele0hone or by email reuests from students$ At the next s*he+ule+ *lass after )xa' 1an+ )xa' 2/ as shown in the atta*he+ *lass *alen+ar <7 20=/ a s*ore sheet for the exa' @ustta6en will be 'a+e available for viewing by stu+ents The s*ore sheet will not show any

stu+entGs na'e/ but 'erely the stu+entGs ,*antron u'ber an+ s*ore on the exa' @ust ta6enThere will be no *lass after )xa' <the final exa'=/ an+ therefore a s*ore sheet for that exa'will not be 'a+e available (owever/ after a stu+ent obtains his or her letter gra+e in the *oursewhen the gra+es be*o'e available on &av&ail/ the stu+ent *an *al*ulate the range of his or hers*ore on )xa' an+ *ourse s*ore by a--lying the infor'ation set forth in 7 102 an+ 7 10

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7 101 %umber of Exams

There will be three exa's in the *ourse/ +esignate+ )xa' 1/ )xa' 2/ an+ )xa' <the finalexa'= They will be given on the res-e*tive +ates shown on the atta*he+ *lass *alen+ar <7 20=

,ee also -age 1 an+ 7 1202!120# above )a*h exa' will *over a--roxi'ately 1: of the'aterial *overe+ in the *ourse )xa' <the final exa'= is not com0rehensive There will be noCuies/ ter' -a-ers/ or -ro@e*ts

7 102 Exam Scores

)a*h of the three exa's shall *onsist of #0 Cuestions/ with ea*h Cuestion having a -oint value of200 A stu+entGs )xa' ,*ore on an exa' shall be the su' of the following/ *al*ulate+ to two+e*i'al -la*es> <1= the stu+entGs %reli'inary )xa' ,*ore/ whi*h shall be the nu'ber ofCuestions on the exa' that the stu+ent answere+ *orre*tly <as +eter'ine+ in a**or+an*e with 71002!100#=/ 'ulti-lie+ by 200/ <2= -lus any Turner %ush <see 7 10= that is a++e+ to thestu+entGs %reli'inary )xa' ,*ore in a**or+an*e with the -rovisions of 7 10/ <= less any

-oints +e+u*te+ fro' the stu+entGs %reli'inary )xa' ,*ore for violation of the efe*tive,*antron "ule <see 7 100#= If the -rovisions of 7 100 hereof are a--li*able/ su*h -rovisionsshall be *ontrolling in the *al*ulation of the stu+entGs %reli'inary )xa' ,*ore

7 10 *ourse Score & 4rade s stated in : 1$>, exam scores and course scores and grades regretfully cannot be given

out by tele0hone or by email reuests from students$ All s*ores an+ averages in the *ourseshall be *al*ulate+ to two +e*i'al -la*es A stu+entGs letter gra+e in the *ourse shall be an A ifthe stu+entGs Final ?ourse ,*ore is at least 5;#0/ or B if it is at least .;#0 but not 'ore than5;;/ or ? if it is at least $;#0 but not 'ore than .;;/ or if it is at least #;#0 but not 'orethan $;;/ or F if it is less than #;#0 A stu+entGs Final ?ourse ,*ore shall be the su' of the

following> <1= the average of the stu+entGs three )xa' ,*ores2 in the *ourse <su*h average being*alle+ the %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore=/ <2= -lus any Turner %ush <see 7 10= that is a++e+ to thestu+entGs %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore in a**or+an*e with the -rovisions of 7 10 In fairness toother stu+ents/ -lease +o not as6 for any +eviation fro' the 'ini'u' a'ount reCuire+ to beawar+e+ a -arti*ular letter gra+e un+er the above rules For exa'-le/ if a stu+entGs Final ?ourse,*ore is 5; <01. short of 5;#0=/ the stu+entGs letter gra+e shall be B/ not A o stu+ent shall be eligible to have his or her %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore *hange+ by offering to +o extra wor6 Nthe stu+entGs %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore shall be *al*ulate+ solely by ta6ing the average of thestu+entGs )xa' ,*ores/ as above state+ o )xa' ,*ore of a stu+ent shall be +isregar+e+ or8thrown out9 in *al*ulating the stu+entGs %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore

7 10 Turner "ush At the instru*torGs sole +is*retion/ a stu+entGs %reli'inary )xa' ,*ore on an exa'/ or a stu+entGs%reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore/ 'ay be in*rease+ by a nu'ber of -oints to be +eter'ine+ solely bythe instru*tor ,u*h in*rease/ if a--lie+/ is *alle+ the 8Turner %ush9 an+ will be a--lie+ eCuallyto the %reli'inary )xa' ,*ores/ or %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ores/ of all stu+ents othing in this -aragra-h/ however/ shall be *onstrue+ as *ontaining any assuran*e that the Turner %ush shall bea--lie+ to the %reli'inary )xa' ,*ores on any exa' or to the %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ores/ or that

2 Two )xa' ,*ores/ if the stu+ent is eligible un+er 7 200

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%reli'inary )xa' ,*ores or %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ores will be 8*urve+9 or in*rease+ ina**or+an*e with a 'athe'ati*al for'ula

7 10# Rule of *onstruction

If there ever be a *onfli*t between any of the -rovisions of 7 101!10$ an+ any -ur-orte+ oralstate'ents 'a+e by the instru*tor/ the -rovisions of 7 101!10$ shall be *ontrolling for all

-ur-oses/ an+ no stu+ent shall be entitle+ to use or rely u-on any of su*h -ur-orte+ oralstate'ents as a basis for 'o+ifying or +isregar+ing any of the -rovisions of 7 101!10$/ whi*hshall be stri*tly *onstrue+

7 10$ Reuest for *hange of Score or 4rade 5 Student ¶ 13.06 Request 6

A reCuest by a stu+ent for a *hange in the stu+entGs s*ore on an exa' or for a *hange in thestu+entGs *ourse s*ore or gra+e <su*h reCuest being *alle+ a Student ¶ 13.06 Request = shall besub'itte+ by e'ail sent stri*tly in a**or+an*e with the +ire*tions set forth in the last box on -age1 of this ,yllabus an+ shall state in +etail why the stu+ent thin6s the *hange shoul+ be 'a+e TheStudent ¶ 13.06 Request shall be una**e-table if it 'erely reCuests a 'eeting with the instru*toran+ +oes not set forth in +etail why the stu+ent thin6s the *hange shoul+ be 'a+e The Student ¶

13.06 Request also shall be una**e-table to the extent that it *ontains a state'ent or assertion ofthe stu+ent <i= that the stu+ent was unaware of so'e -rovision in this ,yllabus <in*lu+ing the -rovisions in 7 101!10$ an+ 7 101!102=/ or <ii= that so'e -rovision in this ,yllabusshoul+ be ignore+ or relaxe+ so as to avoi+ having an a+verse effe*t on a stu+entGs s*ore or gra+ein the *ourse/ or <iii= that the stu+ent stu+ie+ or wor6e+ har+ in the *ourse/ or <iv= that the stu+entwoul+ have ha+ a higher s*ore on an exa' or a higher s*ore or gra+e in the *ourse if so'e -rovision in this ,yllabus ha+ not been i'-ose+ or ha+ been +ifferent/ or <v= that be*ause thestu+ent ha+ ex*ellent or goo+ s*ores on one or 'ore exa's/ so'e -rovision in this ,yllabusshoul+ be ignore+/ relaxe+/ or otherwise 'o+ifie+ so as to not a+versely affe*t the stu+entGsex*ellent or goo+ s*ores/ or <vi= that the stu+entGs outsi+e wor6 s*he+ule or other *o''it'entsa+versely affe*te+ the stu+entGs s*ore on an exa'/ or s*ore or gra+e in the *ourse/ or <vii= that

be*ause a stu+ent ha+ goo+ *ause for being absent fro' or late to one or 'ore *lasses/ thestu+entGs s*ore on an exa' or gra+e in the *ourse woul+ have been higher if the stu+ent ha+6nown what Freebie or Freebies were -oste+ on the boar+ at su*h *lass or *lasses in a**or+an*ewith the -rovisions of 7 102/ or <viii= that the stu+ent nee+e+ to have a higher s*ore or gra+e inthe *ourse for so'e -ur-ose or to a*hieve so'e goal/ su*h as to <a= avoi+ lowering the stu+entGsD%A/ <b= gra+uate/ <*= finish *ollege within a *ertain ti'e/ <+= re*eive or be eligible for finan*ialai+/ <e= avoi+ losing finan*ial ai+/ <f= re*eive tuition rei'burse'ent/ <g= avoi+ being ex-elle+fro' the university/ or <h= satisfy fa'ily or e'-loyer reCuire'ents The sub'ission by thestu+ent to the instru*tor of a satisfa*tory Student ¶ 13.06 Request shall *onstitute a -re*on+itionto the hol+ing of any 'eeting with the instru*tor *on*erning the stu+entGs s*ore on an exa' ors*ore or gra+e in the *ourse o *hange in an exa' s*ore or s*ore or gra+e in the *ourse shall be

'a+e on the basis of a stu+entGs offer to +o a++itional wor6 in the *ourse/ an+ no exa' s*oreshall be +isregar+e+ or 8thrown out9 in *al*ulating a stu+entGs s*ore or gra+e in the *ourse

7 1<$ ttendance "olicy<7 101!102=

7 101 De0artment Statement

The following is -art of the syllabus a++en+u' revise+ by the e-art'ent on Kuly 1$/ 1;;;>8,tu+ents are ex-e*te+ to atten+ ea*h *lass an+ stu+ents are ex-e*te+ to *o'e to ea*h *lass with

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their assign'ents *o'-lete+ Any stu+ent who 'ust 'iss a *lass is res-onsible for se*uring anyan+ all assign'ents for *ourse wor6 'isse+9

7 102 reebies

As an in*entive to avoi+ being absent fro' or late for *lass/ a free answer <8Freebie9= to at leastone Cuestion on the next exa' will be -ut on the boar+ before the beginning of ea*h tea*hing

*lass <a *lass *overing new 'aterial= but will be erase+ exa*tly at the *lass starting ti'e Astu+ent who is never absent or late has the o--ortunity to obtain Freebies for at least sixCuestions <worth a total of 1200 -oints= on every exa' A stu+ent who is absent fro' or late fora *lass will 'iss seeing the Freebie or Freebies -oste+ on the boar+ for that *lass an+ will not beentitle+ to have the Freebie or Freebies reveale+ later/ regar+less of the *ause of being absent orlate 8Late for *lass9 'eans that a stu+ent is not seate+ in his or her assigne+ seat at the *lassstarting ti'e of 0#0 %&/ as +eter'ine+ by the tea*herGs *lo*6 syn*hronie+ on the internet at asite that re-orts lo*al ti'e in hours/ 'inutes an+ se*on+s ,tu+ents are en*ourage+ tosyn*hronie their *lo*6s on su*h an internet site so that their *lo*6s will be syn*hronie+ withthe instru*torGs *lo*6

7 1!$ Dro0 "olicy<7 1#0!1#0=

7 1#0 Dro0 "olicy

8,tu+ents 'ay +ro- or swa- <a++ing an+ +ro--ing a *lass *on*urrently= *lasses through self!servi*e in &y&av fro' the beginning of the registration -erio+ through the late registration -erio+ After the late registration -erio+/ stu+ents 'ust see their a*a+e'i* a+visor to +ro- a *lassor with+raw Un+e*lare+ stu+ents 'ust see an a+visor in the University A+vising ?enter ro-s*an *ontinue through a -oint two!thir+s of the way through the ter' or session It is the stu+entGsres-onsibility to offi*ially with+raw if they +o not -lan to atten+ after registering Students will

not be automatically dro00ed for non7attendance "e-ay'ent of *ertain ty-es of finan*ial ai+

a+'inistere+ through the University 'ay be reCuire+ as the result of +ro--ing *lasses orwith+rawing For 'ore infor'ation/ *onta*t the 4ffi*e of Finan*ial Ai+ an+ ,*holarshi-sathtt->::wwebutae+u:ses:fao9

7 1#01 Dro0 Date

In this *ourse/ the ro- ate is riday, %ovember <, ;11$

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7 1>$ mericans with Disabilities ct

8The University of Texas at Arlington is on re*or+ as being *o''itte+ to both the s-irit an+letter of all fe+eral eCual o--ortunity legislationO in*lu+ing the -eri!ans it# 'isa,ilities -!t All instru*tors at UT Arlington are reCuire+ by law to -rovi+e Rreasonable a**o''o+ationsG tostu+ents with +isabilities/ so as not to +is*ri'inate on the basis of that +isability Any stu+entreCuiring an a**o''o+ation for this *ourse 'ust -rovi+e the instru*tor with offi*ial+o*u'entation in the for' of a letter *ertifie+ by the staff in the 4ffi*e for ,tu+ents withisabilities/ University (all 102 4nly those stu+ents who have offi*ially +o*u'ente+ a nee+ foran a**o''o+ation will have their reCuest honore+ Infor'ation regar+ing +iagnosti* *riteria an+

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-oli*ies for obtaining +isability!base+ a*a+e'i* a**o''o+ations *an be foun+ atwwwutae+u:+isability or by *alling the 4ffi*e for ,tu+ents with isabilities at <51.= 2.2!$9

71?$ cademic /ntegrity8At UT Arlington/ a*a+e'i* +ishonesty is *o'-letely una**e-table an+ will not be tolerate+ inany for'/ in*lu+ing <but not li'ite+ to= R*heating/ -lagiaris'/ *ollusion/ the sub'ission for*re+it of any wor6 or 'aterials that are attributable in whole or in -art to another -erson/ ta6ingan exa'ination for another -erson/ any a*t +esigne+ to give unfair a+vantage to a stu+ent or theatte'-t to *o''it su*h a*tsG <UT ,yste' "egentsG "ule #0101/ ,e*tion 22= 3iolators will be+is*i-line+ in a**or+an*e with University -oli*y/ whi*h 'ay result in the stu+entGs sus-ension orex-ulsion fro' the University9

Any re-ort of +ishonesty 'a+e to the tea*her 'ust be in writing/ +ate+/ an+ signe+ by the -erson'a6ing the re-ort

71@$ Student Su00ort Services8UT Arlington -rovi+es a variety of resour*es an+ -rogra's +esigne+ to hel- stu+ents +evelo-a*a+e'i* s6ills/ +eal with -ersonal situations/ an+ better un+erstan+ *on*e-ts an+ infor'ationrelate+ to their *ourses "esour*es in*lu+e tutoring/ 'a@or!base+ learning *enters/ +evelo-'entale+u*ation/ a+vising an+ 'entoring/ -ersonal *ounseling/ an+ fe+erally fun+e+ -rogra's Forin+ivi+ualie+ referrals/ stu+ents 'ay *onta*t the &averi*6 "esour*e (otline by *alling 51.!2.2!$10./ sen+ing a 'essage to resour*esutae+u or visiting wwwutae+u:resour*es9

7 1($ Electronic *ommunication 5#av#ail6<7 1;01!1;0#=

7 1;01 UT Arlington has a+o-te+ &av&ail as its offi*ial 'eans to *o''uni*ate with stu+entsabout i'-ortant +ea+lines an+ events/ as well as to transa*t university!relate+ business regar+ingfinan*ial ai+/ tuition/ gra+es/ gra+uation/ et* All stu+ents are assigne+ a &av&ail a**ount an+are res-onsible for *he*6ing the inbox regularly There is no a++itional *harge to stu+ents forusing this a**ount/ whi*h re'ains a*tive even after gra+uation Infor'ation about a*tivating an+using &av&ail is available at wwwutae+u:e'ail

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7 1;0 +ail originating fro t#e instru!tor to a student N as o--ose+ to a repl* ,* t#einstru!tor to an e'ail fro' a stu+ent N will be sent by the instru*tor to the stu+entGs &av&aila++ress %L)A,) L44 AT J4U" &A3&AIL &AIL F")U)TLJ

7 1;0 +ail originating fro a student to t#e instru!tor shoul+ be sent to the instru*tor at thefollowing a++ress> @ereturnersb*globalnet The stu+ent shoul+ also i+entify hi'self or herself by <1= full na'e/ <2= ,*antron u'ber <,=/ an+ <= *lassroo' ti'e <000!0#20 %&= Followingthis -ro*e+ure will assure a -ro'-t re-ly fro' the instru*tor in a**or+an*e with 7 1;0#

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7 1;0# +ail repl* ,* instru!tor If the instru*tor re*eives fro' a stu+ent an e'ail a++resse+ tothe instru*tor at the e'ail a++ress of the instru*tor shown in 7 1;0/ the instru*tor will -ro'-tlyre-ly by sele*ting the 8re-ly9 *o''an+ on the stu+entGs 'essage N the instru*tor will 4Tre-ly by using &av&ail

7 ;$ #a2e7u0 Exam "olicy

1 o 'a6e!u- exa's are given in the *ourse 2 If a stu+ent ta6es )xa' 1 but fails to ta6e )xa' 2/ or the stu+ent ta6es )xa' 2 but

fails to ta6e )xa' 1/ the stu+entGs s*ore on the exa' 'isse+ shall be re*or+e+ as erofor the -ur-oses of +eter'ining the stu+entGs ?ourse ,*ore <as +efine+ in 710=unless the stu+ent *o'-lies with the rules <&isse+ )xa' "ules= set forth in thefollowing -aragra-hs <A=/ <B= an+ <?=/ whi*h shall be stri*tly *onstrue+>

<A= At a *lass whi*h shall be no later than the se*on+ *lass after the *lass in whi*h the'isse+ exa' was given/ the stu+ent shall -ersonally +eliver/ or *ause to be +elivere+/

to the instru*tor a written )xa' Absen*e ,tate'ent that shall be +ate+ an+ signe+ bythe stu+entO

<B= The )xa' Absen*e ,tate'ent shall *ontain either <a= a +etaile+ +es*ri-tion of anillness that the stu+ent ha+ at the ti'e of the regularly s*he+ule+ exa'/ an+ thestu+entGs affir'ation that the illness was of su*h a nature as to ren+er the stu+entunfit to ta6e the exa'/ or <b= a +etaile+ +es*ri-tion of an unforeseen *ir*u'stan*ethat o**urre+ or was ongoing at the ti'e of the regularly s*he+ule+ exa' an+ that*alle+ for i''e+iate a*tion by the stu+ent/ an+ the stu+entGs affir'ation that the*ir*u'stan*e was of su*h a nature as to *ause the stu+ent to unavoi+ably 'iss theexa'O an+

<?= Where a--ro-riate/ the +etails set forth in the )xa' Absen*e ,tate'ent shall be

su--orte+ an+ a**o'-anie+ by the written/ +ate+/ an+ signe+ state'ent of a thir+ -arty <e g/ -hysi*ian/ e'-loyer= on the thir+ -artyGs letterhea+

If a stu+ent ta6es )xa' 1 but fails to ta6e )xa' 2/ or the stu+ent ta6es )xa' 2 butfails to ta6e )xa' 1/ an+ the stu+ent *o'-lies with the above &isse+ )xa' "uleswith res-e*t to the exa' 'isse+/ the stu+entGs %reli'inary ?ourse ,*ore referre+ to in 710 shall be the average of the stu+entGs )xa' ,*ore on the exa' ta6en an+ thestu+entGs )xa' ,*ore on )xa' <the final exa'=

A stu+ent 'ust ta6e )xa' <the final exa'= to be eligible to re*eive a gra+e of A/ B/? or in the *ourse

# If a stu+ent ta6es all or any -art of an exa'/ the stu+ent shall not be entitle+ to havethe results of the exa' re-la*e+ by ta6ing a 'a6e!u-/ or to have the results of theexa' ignore+ in *o'-uting the stu+entMs gra+e

$ /f you are em0loyed, you are urged to notify your em0loyer %)8 of the exam

review dates and exam dates in this course

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7 ;1$ 4rade 4rievances8Any a--eal of a gra+e in this *ourse 'ust follow the -ro*e+ures an+ +ea+lines for gra+e!relate+grievan*es as -ublishe+ in the *urrent un+ergra+uate *atalog9

7 ;1 Student eedbac2 Survey8At the en+ of ea*h ter'/ stu+ents enrolle+ in *lasses *ategorie+ as le*ture/ se'inar/ orlaboratory will be as6e+ to *o'-lete an online ,tu+ent Fee+ba*6 ,urvey <,F,= about the *oursean+ how it was taught Instru*tions on how to a**ess the ,F, syste' will be sent +ire*tly tostu+ents through &av&ail a--roxi'ately 10 +ays before the en+ of the ter' UT ArlingtonGseffort to soli*it/ gather/ tabulate/ an+ -ublish stu+ent fee+ba*6 +ata is reCuire+ by state lawOstu+ent -arti*i-ation in the ,F, -rogra' is voluntary9

7 ;1A inal Review 8ee2 8A -erio+ of five *lass +ays -rior to the first +ay of final exa'inations in the long sessions shall be +esignate+ as Final "eview Wee6 The -ur-ose of this wee6 is to allow stu+ents suffi*ientti'e to -re-are for final exa'inations uring this wee6/ there shall be no s*he+ule+ a*tivities

su*h as reCuire+ fiel+ tri-s or -erfor'an*esO an+ no instru*tors shall assign any the'es/ resear*h -roble's or exer*ises of si'ilar s*o-e that have a *o'-letion +ate +uring or following this wee6unless spe!ified in t#e !lass s*lla,us uring Final "eview Wee6/ an instru*tor shall not give anyexa'inations *onstituting 10S or 'ore of the final gra+e/ ex*e-t 'a6eu- tests an+ laboratoryexa'inations In a++ition/ no instru*tor shall give any -ortion of the final exa'ination +uringFinal "eview Wee6 uring this wee6/ *lasses are hel+ as s*he+ule+ In a++ition/ instru*tors arenot reCuire+ to li'it *ontent to to-i*s that have been -reviously *overe+O they 'ay intro+u*e new*on*e-ts as a--ro-riate9

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7 ;;$ Sam0le Exam Excer0tsTest Boo6 ,*antron u'ber <,=

4 4T U,) this Test Boo6 if it the Test Boo6 ,*antron u'ber is +ifferent fro' the ,*antron u'ber that you have been assigne+

o 4T )TA?( 4" ,)%A"AT) any -art of your Test Boo6

"eturn your Test Boo6 an+ ,*antron to Instru*tor before leaving roo'

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Exam %o$ 1

5! 9uestions ;$ 0oints each6

Instru*tions for Ta6ing )xa'

1 Write your ,*antron u'ber in the u--er right han+ *orner of your ,*antron for'/ on thesi+e that has the first #0 Cuestions Jou 'ust use a 100!uestion ,*antron for' %rint the otherreCuire+ infor'ation on the front si+e of the ,*antron for' 4 4T %"IT 4" &A" IT() BA" ?4) A")A

2 For true!false Cuestions/ use A *olu'n for true an+ B *olu'n for false

For fill!in!the!blan6 <)!P Blan6Q= Cuestions/ +eter'ine what you thin6 the *orre*tanswer shoul+ be an+ then loo6 for that answer on the )!P Blan6Q Wor+!%hrase List that youwill be given The list is in al-habeti*al or+er )a*h wor+ or -hrase on the list is -re*e+e+ by aletter <A/ B/ ?/ or )= or letter *o'bination <egg/ )/ A?/ B?)= When you have sele*te+an answer fro' the list/ 'ar6 the letter or letter *o'bination on your ,*antron for' If yoursele*tion is a letter *o'bination/ be sure you 'ar6 all of the letters on the sa'e line on your,*antron for' o not worry if you see that the sa'e letter or letter *o'bination you sele*te+also -re*e+es other wor+s or -hrases on the List The length of a blan6 s-a*e in an )!P Blan6QCuestion +oes not ne*essarily *orres-on+ to the length of the *orre*t answer A single blan6s-a*e +oes not ne*essarily 'ean that the *orre*t answer is one wor+ If the *orre*t answer to aCuestion is a -hrase/ the -hrase 'ay a--ear 'ore than on*e on the list in +ifferent wor+ or+er/ but ea*h of the answers will be -re*e+e+ by the sa'e letter or letter *o'bination If there is 'orethan one *orre*t answer to a -arti*ular Cuestion/ ea*h of the answers will be on the List an+ will

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be -re*e+e+ by the sa'e letter or letter *o'bination

In 'ulti-le *hoi*e an+ )!P Blan6Q Cuestions/ so'e in*orre*t answers 'ay be wor+s or -hrases that you 'ay en*ounter later in this *ourse or in another *ourse

# It is -ossible that 'ore than one Cuestion 'ay have the sa'e answer o not worry about

using a -arti*ular answer 'ore than on*e/ if you thin6 the answer is *orre*t

$ egal Rule /uestions ?ertain Cuestions in this )xa' -resent a set of fa*ts or 8story9 thatusually en+s u- with a trial at the *ourthouse The @u+ge <you= will have to sele*t a *orre*t legalrule to resolve the +is-ute For your *onvenien*e/ the *orre*t legal rule is to be foun+ in a Legal"ules List that you will be given &ar6 your ,*antron for' with the letter or letters -re*e+ingthe legal rule you have sele*te+ If the legal rule you sele*t is -re*e+e+ by two or 'ore letters/ be sure you 'ar6 all of the letters on the sa'e line on your ,*antron for' ote> ,o'e of thelegal rules a--earing on the Legal "ules List are in*orre*t state'ents of the law an+ shoul+ not be sele*te+ ,o'e of the legal rules/ although *orre*t state'ents of the law/ are not relevant tothe 8story9 an+ therefore shoul+ not be sele*te+ ,o'e of the legal rules 'ay also be the *orre*t

answers to one or 'ore other Cuestions on this exa'

. After you have finishe+/ you 'ay want to *o-y your answers on a new ,*antron for' ifyou have 'a+e one or 'ore erasures on your original one an+ are *on*erne+ that the gra+ing'a*hine 'ay fail to re*or+ your answers *orre*tly If you ele*t to turn in a ,*antron for' witherasures/ instea+ of *o-ying the' on a new for'/ you are on noti*e that no *hanges in the exa's*ore shall be 'a+e with res-e*t to a gra+e 'a*hine 'isrea+ing of any answer that *ontains anerasure This sub@e*t/ the Erasure Rule/ was also *overe+ in 7 100 of the ,yllabus for the*ourse If the stu+ent turns in a ,*antron that is wrin6le+/ torn/ 'ar6e+ u-on in the bar *o+e area/or otherwise in su*h a *on+ition that the gra+ing 'a*hine will not ta6e the ,*antron or will not -rint a s*ore/ with the result that the ,*antron nee+s to be 'anually gra+e+/ # -oints will be

+e+u*te+ fro' the stu+entGs s*ore This sub@e*t/ the Defective Scantron Rule, was also *overe+in 7 100# of the ,yllabus for the *ourse

5 Exam uestions that a Scantron machine scores as incorrectly answered shall be

conclusive evidence that the student answered the uestion incorrectly$ This is called the

#achine Scoring Rule$ The onl* ex*e-tion to the &a*hine ,*oring "ule is in an instan*e whenthe instru*torGs 6ey -rovi+e+ an in*orre*t answer to the Cuestion This sub@e*t was also *overe+in 7 100 of the ,yllabus for the *ourse

; The students "reliminary Exam Score will be determined solely from the students

Scantron answers$ Although 'ar6ing or writing in the test boo6 is -er'itte+/ no su*h 'ar6 or

writing in the test boo6 will be *onsi+ere+ in +eter'ining the stu+entGs s*ore on an exa' If youare a stu+ent who first 'ar6s all of your answers in your test boo6 an+ thereafter *o-ies all of theanswers onto your ,*antron/ you 'ust allow suffi*ient ti'e to +o the *o-ying within the ti'eallotte+ for the exa' In fairness to other stu+ents/ you will not be -er'itte+ extra ti'e to +o the*o-ying after the exa' ti'e has ex-ire+ This sub@e*t was also *overe+ in 7 1002 of the,yllabus for the *ourse

10 UTAGs *on*ern for the -rote*tion of a stu+entGs -riva*y an+ the in*reasing in*i+en*e ofstolen i+entity -revents exa' s*ores or gra+es fro' being given out by the instru*tor by

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tele-hone or e'ail

11 If you are as6e+ a Cuestion that is governe+ by state law/ -lease a--ly the law of Texasunless the Cuestion *learly states otherwise

+nd of nstru!tions 2 +xa Starts on ext %age

1 "rue or alse4 In general/ *ase law <one of the -ri'ary sour*es of the law= *onsists ofo-inions written by a--ellate *ourt @u+ges

V V V

10 5ultiple C#oi!e The *ase of 5ar,ur* v 5adison establishe+ the -rin*i-le that>

A ! *ourts usually follow -re*e+ent

B ! *o''on law rules *an be su-erse+e+ by statute?) ! e+u*ation is a -rote*te+ -ersonal right un+er the ?onstitutionA) ! the ,u-re'e ?ourt has the -ower of @u+i*ial review) ! *ourts are not absolutely reCuire+ to follow -re*e+ent

V V V

A Little ,li*e Kob II ,tory

12 egal Rule> (orrena (obbitt throws her trusty *arving 6nife through the air/ trying to +o,li*e Kob II on her ex husban+/ &arion &orrison (obbit/ whilst &arion is on fa'ous ,oun+

,tage $;/ 'a6ing one of his +ouble feelthy P rate+ -orno fli*6s for Ti'e!Warner ,-e*ial%rose*utor enneth ,tarrwars is also se*retly on ,oun+ ,tage $;/ +isguise+ as a transvestite/*ontinuing his ongoing investigation of (ollywoo+ s'ut (orrena 'isses with her 6nife throwan+ a**i+entally *uts off ,tarrwars fro' fatherhoo+ ,tarrwars sues (orrena in Ku+ge ? ItoGs*ourt for 1/000/000 +a'ages (orrenaMs +efense in the suit is that she was trying to *arve&arion/ not ,tarrwars Fro' the Legal "ules List/ sele*t the *orre*t legal rule that the *ourtshoul+ a--ly in +e*i+ing the *ase

Legal "ules List

D ,evere+ -ro-erty belongs to the owner of the lo*us in Cuo

A* Truth is an absolute +efense to a *harge of slan+er

* Treasure trove is not aban+one+ -ro-erty be*ause the owner has no intention ofrelinCuishing his rights

A When 'islai+ or 'isthrown -ro-erty is foun+/ the general rule is that the owner of thelo*us in Cuo -ossesses su-erior rights to the fin+er

Chicken, an old name in the Ito family.

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A* The +o*trine of transferre+ intent *an be the legal basis for re*overy in tort law where one -arty inten+s to in@ure another -arty but a**i+entally in@ures a thir+ -arty

AD The 8?arving nife "ule9 a--lies only in res i-sa lo*Cuitur *ases

AE Truth is an absolute +efense to a *harge of invasion of right to -riva*y

*D Truth is an absolute +efense to a *harge of intentional infli*tion of e'otional+istress

V V V

$ +2 7lan$. A *lause in an international *ontra*t that +esignates whi*h nationMs *ourt has @uris+i*tion to hear a suit arising out of the *ontra*t is *alle+ a *lause

V V V

E7C Alan2F 8ord 7 "hrase +ist

A aar+var6 AB *onstru*tion *ontra*t A Fee si'-le +eter'inableB a**e-t *he*6s for gra+es AB) *ontra*t lien A) First -illage/ t#en burn? a**ession/ to throne A? *o-yrights B? For*ible entry E +etainer a**or+/ (on+a A?) *ourt *hoi*e A? Foul use/ foul in+ee+) a**ounts A) *over your B Foru' sele*tionAB a**ounts re*eivable B? *ri'inal entertain'ent B) Frau+ulent *on*eal'entA? a+'ission of +efault B?) *ri'inal transfer ? Frau+ulent *onveyan*eA affir'ative a*tion B) +ebentures ?) Frau+ulent signsA) after!a*Cuire+ -ro-erty ?) +ee+ of trust ) Fungible

B? a--li*able law A +ee- -o*6et AB? Fur B ba+ges of frau+ B +efault AB Future interestB) baryon ? +ifferent level AB) Darbage -i*6 u-? bill of la+ing +is*overy of Troy A? Deneral?) bla*6 hole ) +is-ute 'e+iation A?) Deneral intangiblesB? bla*6'ail AB +is-ute resolution A) Doo+sAB? blaw exhaustion A? +o*u'ents B? Dovern'entalAB boiler roo' o-erations A no -hone for gra+e B?) Duest of AtillaB? bribery for gra+es A) +onMt *all/ we will B) Dutter servi*eA? business @u+g'ent B? +rawerMs negligen*e ?) (oriontalA?) *all us for goo+ gra+es B +ue *onfor'ity A i *an write a *he*6

B *hoi*e of foru' B) +ue -ro*ess B i +o better on essays

+nd of Saple +xa +x!erpts

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