Digital Learning Department

Business Law uses practical topics relevant to today’s student to advance critical thinking and problem solving skills while preparing them to be responsible and participatory citizens. Course content includes: sources of the law; constitutional law; contracts and business law; criminal law.

Lessons include short answer questions, current event reviews, and using factual information in a variety of ways.

Class activities promote group work, creativity and responsible internet research.

Upon completion of the curriculum, students will be familiar with aspects of the legal system that they will most likely come into contact with over the course of their lives. They will also have a working knowledge of the legal system as a whole and how it provides the foundation for society.

This course helps meet the state minimum requirements of 1.0 Occupational education (CTE - CIP: 220001) credits or may used towards the 5.5 minimum elective credits required. Please check with your district for more specific requirements.

State Standards and Learning Expectations

Objectives stated within course lessons. Washington State Standards guided the design of the course. Learning expectations are found within the course itself.

EALR 1 READING: The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
1.2 Build vocabulary through reading.
1.3 Comprehend important ideas and details.

EALR 1 CIVICS: The student understands and can explain the core values and democratic principles of the United States as set forth in foundational documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
C1.1 Understand and interpret the major ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other foundational documents.
C1.2 Examine key ideas of United States democracy such as individual human dignity, liberty, justice, equality, and the rule of law.

EALR 2 CIVICS:The student analyzes the purposes and organization of government and laws.
C2.1 Understand and explain the organization of government at the federal, state, and local level including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
C2.2 Understand the function and effect of law.

EALR 1 CIVICS:The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the principles of democratic civic involvement.
C4.1 Understand individual rights and their accompanying responsibilities including problem-solving and decision-making at the local, state, national, and international level.

 

Course Outline

Each of the chapters below will take approximately 4-5 weeks to complete:

1. Sources of the Law
2. Constitutional Law
3. Contracts and Business Law
4. Criminal Law

Course Work

Most of the homework will be sent to the assigned teacher using email. Questions not fully answered in this syllabus should be addressed to the teacher. 

Grading Description

 

A = 93 - 100%

A- = 90 - 92.9%

B+ = 87 - 89.9%

B = 83 - 86.9%

B- = 80 - 82.9%

C+ = 77 - 79.9%

C = 73 - 76.9%

C- = 70 - 72.9%

D = 60 - 69.9%

F = 0 - 59.9%

 

Note: Grades of D are not considered passing for Federal Way Public School students.

Each assignment may be revised/resubmitted one time in order to earn additional points. The time frame for revised/resubmitted assignments is one week after your assignment has been returned to you.

By turning in work steadily each week, you are given the feedback needed to revise work and the opportunity for additional learning with your teacher which can result in the highest grade possible. The opportunity is lost if you choose to wait until the end of the course to turn in the bulk of your assignments. Your grade will be negatively impacted if you turn in more than one unit's worth of work in a week near the end of the 17-week course. You will have lost the opportunity for revisions, feedback and the one-on-one teaching that you could have had throughout the course. If you have not turned in work each week, your teacher is unable to evaluate your learning and give you feedback in order to give you the opportunity to earn full credit.

Each assignment may be revised/resubmitted one time in order to earn additional points. The time frame for revised/resubmitted assignments is one week after your assignment has been returned to you. 

Policies and Requirements

Academic integrity is essential to learning. Students are expected to complete their own work. Copying, plagiarizing, cheating or other methods of intentional deception are prohibited and may result in loss of grade or credit for the assignment or the course.

Expectations for assignment and course completion: IA students assume the major responsibility to be self-motivated, and to stay on target with the class. All work for the course must be completed at a passing level to earn credit, and must be completed within the school year or semester time. We expect students to consistently complete assignments for each class each week. Successful students use their class checklists to determine daily and weekly assignment schedules.

By turning in work steadily each week, students are given the feedback needed to revise and the opportunity for additional learning with their teacher resulting in the highest grade possible. This opportunity is lost if students choose to wait until the end of the course to turn in the majority of their assignments. Grades may be negatively impacted if work is submitted in bulk.

E-mail and software agreements: Students agree to maintain electronic integrity and face disciplinary measures if they do not abide by their promise.

Teachers reserve the right to make adjustments to the course content and expectations.

reserve the right to make adjustments to the course content and expectations.

 

 

Expectations

Students taking this class are expected to:

1. Contact their instructor each week by sending in several assignments. This lets the Internet Academy, parents and guardians, the school district, and the state know that students are attending class. It also helps students move at a steady pace toward completing the class in a reasonable amount of time. Students who do not meet this requirement will be withdrawn from the class.
2. Have the computer hardware and software necessary for the class work.
3. Communicate with the instructor in a clear, friendly, courteous manner. This includes signing communications with their full name and the name of the class they are in.
4. Communicate in Standard English. "e-english," the informal, lower-case, run-together communications used in chat rooms, is appropriate for the audiences and purposes of some e-mail. It is not appropriate for communicating with an instructor in class.
5. Turn in original work. Internet Academy teachers monitor for intentional deception through the use of an on-line subscription service and IA email archives. The consequences for intentional deception (copying, plagiarism, cheating, using someone else's work) may result in:
   • No credit for the assignment
   • Parent contact
   • Proctored testing
   • Failing the course
6. Do their very best work at all times.
7. Proceed at a steady pace toward finishing the class.
8. Have fun writing, reading, and learning!!

The instructor of this course is expected to:

1. Know the course material.
2. Communicate at least weekly with students and guardians in a clear, friendly, and courteous manner.
3. Respond to emails within a reasonable amount of time. It is your instructor's goal to answer QUESTIONS and HELP requests within one school day during the school week. Assignments will be graded and returned within three school days of receipt.
4. Be available for meetings and tutorials, and return phone calls promptly.
5. Keep accurate records.
6. Encourage and maintain high standards.
7. Help make learning fun!

Tech Support:

• Tech Help
  • 253-945-2249
  • helpdesk@iacademy.org

Weekly Contact Requirements: Students are expected to submit work each week following the provided checklist. They are also expected to maintain weekly communication with their teacher, ask for assistance when needed, and respond to e-mails from the teacher. If they are having trouble keeping up with the checklist, they should email their teacher immediately. The teacher is flexible and willing to work with students to meet their needs as they are communicated. If students are unable to meet these expectations, they will be dropped from the class for lack of attendance.