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This course presents a comprehensive, well-organized, functional approach to the law of contracts. The students learns to analyze agreements and how to determine whether or not a contract has been formed, what law applies, whether the contract is enforceable, whether or not a party has breached, and, if so, what remedies are available to the aggrieved party. The approach is very practical, and prepares the student for contract work in the legal, business, or government environment. An essential course.

Reading Assignments:

Reading assignments are given weekly from the provided textbooks.  Reading is also assigned from the supplementary course documents as listed below.

Supplementary Course Documents:

Students have continuous access to these course materials via the online classroom.

• The Offer
• The Acceptance
• The Writing Requirement
• Consideration
• Westlaw Guide

Discussion Topics

Discussions are a mandatory part of the course and make up 15% of the total grade given.  They are broken down by week.

Practical Assignment (required):

The Practical Assignment is posted at the beginning of Week Three and due by the end of that week.

Quizzes and Tests

All students are required to take a final test during the final week of the course. Tests are administered in the online classroom, and all answers must be submitted by the last day of class.

Grading:

Grading is calculated as follows:

Quiz	50% of final grade
Practical Assignments	35% of final grade
Participation on Discussion Boards	15% of final grade
	100% Total

Course Topics:

• The Offer
• Offer v. Preliminary negotiation
• Elements of an offer
• Alternatives to classical consideration
• After the Offer but Before Acceptance
• Death of an offer prior to acceptance
• The offer that refuses to die
• The Acceptance
• The elements of an acceptance
• The method for accepting an offer
• When an acceptance is effective
• After the Acceptance
• Modifying a contract
• Terminating a contract that has not been completely preformed
• Enforceability I
• Minority (infancy)
• Mental incapacity
• Incapacity due to alcohol or other drugs
• Enforceability II
• Unconscionability and adhesion contracts
• Fraud and misrepresentation
• Duress and undue influence
• Mistake in a basic assumption of fact
• Enforceability III
• Statute of frauds
• Illegality
• Forum selection
• Defenses to Allegations of Breach
• Compliance
• Excuse
• Justification
• Terminated duty
• Breach
• Remedies
• Expectation
• Reliance
• Restitution
• When restitution is not available
• Third Party Interests
• Third party beneficiaries
• Assignment of contract rights and delegation of contract duties
• Third party interference with an existing contract