| Instructor PoliciesLAW 421Business Law | Campus/Learning Center: Murrieta Learning Center |

Course Schedule for MU11BSB10 (Wednesdays 6:00- 10:00 pm PST)Workshop 1- October 31, 2012Workshop 2- November 7, 2012Workshop 3- November 14, 2012Workshop 4- November 21, 2012Workshop 5- November 28, 2012 Facilitator Information Kenneth C. Kanouse, J.D.kkanouse@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix)kckanouse@yahoo.com (Personal)714-299-8189 (PST)Facilitator AvailabilityI am available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Pacific Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. On Saturdays, I tend to be online in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule, if possible. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact.

I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside these time frames, you should not hesitate to do so. | ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION TIME: All written assignments are due on their due date by the beginning of the workshop in which they are due (6:00 p.m. Pacific Time) and must be submitted electronically to a student’s Assignment forum.Late Assignments Late work will not earn the full points possible. Students will lose 20% for each day the assignment is late. Please note that the assignments must be submitted before 6:00 p.m. on the due date.Assignment submitted after 6:00 p.m. or during the class session on the due date will be treated as one-day late. Assignments more than 4 days late will not be accepted.Technological issues are not considered valid grounds for late assignment submission. In the event of a University of Phoenix server outage, students should submit assignments to the instructor and when systems are restored, submit those assignments according to syllabus instructions. Unless an Incomplete grade has been granted, learner assignments submitted after the last day of class will not be accepted. Assignment submitted after 6:00 p.m. or during the class session on the due date will be treated as one-day late. NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FINAL WORKSHOP (6:00 pm Pacific Standard Time). Learning Teams University of Phoenix students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues and peers. If you experience difficulties working with your team, you are expected to resolve them within the team if possible. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area. Because Learning Team projects are outcome-based, all members of your Learning Team will generally earn the same grade for Learning Team projects. However, I reserve the right to report different grades for different Learning Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution. Learning Teams should provide a brief summary of any communication held outside the forum. Therefore, if you hold conference calls, work in a real-time chat room, or get together outside the OLS (Online Learning System) environment in another way, please post a log, transcript, or summary in the Learning Team forum. Further, do not use any of these supplementary communication tools unless everyone on your Learning Team agrees to the method and to the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me. Learning Team Charters and Peer Evaluation forms are required. Please see the instructions in the weekly sections for more information. It is expected that you will actively participate with your learning team and contribute to the team discussions by a) contributing original work that is accepted and used by the team with proof of originality b) participating in the project from assignment organizing through meaningful final review of the team project for submission, and c) ensuring to your team that your contributions are your original work and properly quoted, cited, and referenced. | Classroom Management Policies ATTENDANCE POLICYOn-campus workshops meet 4 hours per week. Attendance at the scheduled on-campus class meetings is mandatory and eligibility for a course grade is determined according to the University’s attendance policy:Students enrolled in courses with five to nine workshops are allowed one absence and may still earn a grade other than “W.” The absence, however, may affect students’ course gradesPARTICIPATION:Participation in all workshops is required. An absence for whatever reason will result in the loss of ALL the participation points for participation that night. If a student is absent, he or she does not gain the benefit of class involvement and is not contributing to the learning of other students in the class. Please, notify the instructor in advance if you will be missing class.Please refer to the University of Phoenix policy regarding absences and attendance.CELL PHONES AND PAGERS:Out of consideration for others, please turn your cell phone and pagers to the silent mode. If they do not have a silent or vibratory mode, please turn them off. No texting is allowed while class is in session. These items tend to distract the other students during class discussions or learning team activities.USE OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM:University of Phoenix encourages students to use their laptop computers in our Learning Centers for classroom research support. However, laptop computers should only be used for classroom-related activities during class time.LATE ARRIVAL/EARLY DEPARTURE: Late arrival or early departure will result in a loss of participation points. The instructor has the sole discretion in deciding the point deduction. Please, notify the instructor in advance if you will be leaving class early.CLASSROOM BREAKSStudents are allowed two 15-minute breaks at times specified by the instructor. FOOD IN THE CLASSROOM Students are allowed to eat and drink in class as long as the eating is not disruptive and drinking is not alcoholic. STUDENT END-OF-COURSE SURVEYS (SEOCS)

During the last week of your class, please take the opportunity to share with us your opinions of the course, curriculum, and university services by filling out a Student End-of-Course Survey. This will be available to you via the Alert notice on the student Web page, starting on the first day of the final week of class. Please note that the survey may not be available after the last day of class.STUDENT CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITYBy virtue of membership in the University’s academic community, students accept a responsibility to abide by the Student Code of Academic Integrity, which is a part of the Student Code of Conduct. A link to the Code can be found on the Center for Writing Excellence Web site or by logging into the University of Phoenix Student and Faculty website and going to the following URL within the Center for Writing Excellence:. Then go to Tutorials and Guides and on the right side is the Student Code of Academic Integrity with plagiarism information.APA FORMAT: American Psychological Association (APA) format (including text citations) is required for all individual and team papers. The University of Phoenix provides support services to assist students with APA formatting at the Center for Writing Excellence and through the use of tutoring. However, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure all papers are properly formatted.TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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Each week, the faculty member will provide grades or scores and comments on assignments within 7 days of when they were submitted. Grading Formula Letter Grade | Criteria | Numeric Range | A | Far exceeds the standard for all required work | 95-100 | A- | Far exceeds the standard for all required work | 90-94 | B+ | Exceeds the standard for all required work | 87-89 | B | Exceeds the standard for all required work | 84-86 | B- | Exceeds the standard for all required work | 80-83 | C+ | Met the standard for all required work | 77-79 | C | Met the standard for all required work | 74-76 | C- | Met the standard for all required work | 70-73 | D+ | Did not meet the standard for all required work | 67-69 | D | Did not meet the standard for all required work | 64-66 | D- | Did not meet the standard for all required work | 60-63 | F | Did not meet the standard all required work; must retake the course | 59 or lower |
GRADING RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS | Item | Description | Breakdown in % | 1 | Content & Clarity | 50% | 2 | APA format, Citations, Spelling and Grammar | 50% | | Total | 100% | INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS | Item | Description | Breakdown in % | 1 | Relevancy to class objectives | 30% | 2 | Clarity and conciseness of principles stated | 30% | 3 | Evidence of preparation, including the ability to field questions | 20% | 4 | Presentation skills, including compliance with time limits | 20% | | Total | 100% | LEARNING TEAM ORAL PRESENTATIONS | Item | Description | Breakdown in % | 1 | Relevancy to stated objectives | 20% | 2 | Appropriateness of examples as an illustrative vehicle | 10% | 3 | Evidence of contribution of each team member | 10% | 4 | Creativity | 10% | 5 | Presentation skills including compliance with time limits | 10% | 6 | Evidence of substantive research | 10% | 7 | Identification of principles | 10% | 8 | Practical applications | 10% | 9 | Mechanics of presentation | 10% | | Total | 100% | | |