University of Maryland University College Potential Negligence Risk Presentation

Purpose: This project requires you to identify and assess legal issues, apply the lawto the facts and make recommendations. The issues relate to the concepts and
assigned materials covered in weeks 1, 2, and 3.
This project will guide you in preparing a PowerPoint presentation.
This project meets the following course outcomes:
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recommend appropriate actions in the business environment based on an
understanding of sources of law, substantive legal concepts, legal process and
procedure, and available remedies; and
analyze tort rights, obligations, liabilities, and remedies in the business
environment.
Background/Facts: TLG is continuing to work with its new client, Viral Clean
(Clean), a commercial cleaning company incorporated in Maryland, but doing
business in all Mid-Atlantic states. Clean’s owners have primary concerns about
negligence risks and liabilities related to potential accidents occurring in their public
business space to employees and/or customers.
Clean is headquartered in commercial space in a local shopping center. This is a
public space that includes private business offices, a public reception area, a
conference meeting area, and space for potential and existing clients to meet to
discuss cleaning jobs, buy cleaning products, and complete contracts for cleaning
services. The shopping center is busy and heavily trafficked with shoppers.
Winnie and Ralph request that you research and recommend a plan to identify
potential negligence risks/liabilities and ways to minimize those potential negligence
risks in Clean’s public facility. You will then make a PowerPoint supported
presentation to the Clean owners. The Clean owners will use the plan to refine
policies and procedures to prevent and/or minimize their liabilities.
Instructions
Prepare a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation to:
(1) develop a plan to identify and explain potential negligence risks/liabilities, and
(2) recommend ways to minimize those potential negligence risks in Clean’s public
facility.
(3) The plan focuses on potential tort liabilities for negligence (do not discuss or
include the tort of strict product liability in this project).
The PowerPoint presentation will be labeled in 2 parts:
There is no set number of PPT slides required, but it is important to
be complete and comprehensive in the presentation.
Use only the assigned resources available in the classroom for the project.
Formatting
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An opening slide with your name, class name and number and
date of submission
An Introductory slide is always appropriate and appreciated
A Summary or Conclusion slide is also appropriate
The Speaker Notes on a final slide titled “Resources” should
reflect the full APA citation of all resources. (Note: There should
be an in-text citation in the Speaker Notes narrative wherever a
supportive resource is referenced.)
Using PowerPoint slides, create two (2) distinct parts of your
presentation:
1. Identify and explain 3 different specific situations that could
create negligence risks/liabilities for Clean in its public facility.
Explain why/how each situation creates possible negligence
liability
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Part I. Risks and Liabilities
A. Negligence Risk Situation 1
B. Negligence Risk Situation 2
C. Negligence Risk Situation 3
2. Develop and explain policies and/or procedures Clean could
implement to prevent or minimize the negligence risk/liability for
each situation discussed in 1 above.
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Part II. Policies and Procedures
1. Policy/Procedure for Negligence Risk Situation 1
2. Policy/Procedure for Negligence Risk Situation 2
3. Policy/Procedure for Negligence Risk Situation 3
Remember you are the “presenter” and, as such, you will be reading
your Speaker Notes the same way you would a presentation paper.
(The “narrative”, which is a clear, complete explanation of the content
and points you are making, goes in the Speaker Notes). The Clean
owners (audience) will be looking at the slides which should
include highlights and illustrations of your comments for that slide.
The slide content should align with the narrative in the Speaker Notes.
(See the attached PowerPoint sample.) Sample PowerPoint Slide
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HINT: Many presenters will compose their presentation first, then
divide it into the PowerPoint slide format by placing the narrative
on the Speaker Notes area of each slide and using the slide itself
to underscore important points.
Alternatively, some presenters create an outline of their
presentation, then paste elements of the outline onto the
PowerPoint slides. They then compose the narrative in the
Speaker Notes to describe and expound on the slide.
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Review the PowerPoint
Thoroughly read the presentation to ensure all required elements are present. Use
the grading rubric to ensure that you gain the most points possible for this
assignment.
Proofread for spelling and grammatical issues, and to ensure writing is in the third
grammatical person
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Read the PowerPoint presentation aloud as a first measure;
Use the spell and grammar check in PowerPoint;
Have someone who has excellent English skills proof the presentation and
read it aloud to you.
Support:
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PowerPoint instructions
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Tutorial on Speaker Notes: https://support.microsoft.com/enus/office/add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba812b-e1bd3c48928e
Creating a
PowerPoint http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson
_images/lesson1063/CreatingPowerPointSlide.pdf
Beginning PowerPoint
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/less
on1063/CreatingPowerPointSlide.pdf
Week 1, 2, 3 material that can be used for reference
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_government-regulation-and-the-legal-environment-of-business/s04introduction-to-law-and-legal-.html
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_government-regulation-and-the-legal-environment-of-business/s06courts-and-the-legal-process.html
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_government-regulation-and-the-legal-environment-of-business/s07constitutional-law-and-us-comm.html
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Civil_Law_vs_Criminal_Law
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/tort%E2%80%8E
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/intentional_tort
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_liability
https://www.justia.com/injury/negligence-theory/comparative-contributory-negligence/
https://www.justia.com/injury/negligence-theory/assumption-of-risk/
https://www.findlaw.com/injury/accident-injury-law/elements-of-a-negligence-case.html
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_advanced-business-law-and-the-legal-environment/s10introduction-to-tort-law.html
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-premises-liability.html
https://www.wcc.state.md.us/Gen_Info/WCC_Benefits.html

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/implied_warranty_of_merchantability
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/products_liability
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_law-for-entrepreneurs/s20-products-liability
https://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/product-liability-manufacturing-defects-vs-designdefects.html
https://www.lawteacher.net/free-law-essays/contract-law/exploring-warranties-and-product-liabilitycontract-law-essay.php
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/2-314
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/2-315
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/2-313
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/2-316