BMGT 380 University of Maryland University College Business Law Paper

Week 4 Assignment Report and Project is as follow

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After reading the materials, discussing the concepts, and completing the
learning activity; students will be able to:
Explain why it is important for businesses to understand contract law
Identify when an offer has been made
Explain and compare the two main types of contracts
Decide when a contract has been created
Create relevant contract terms in a business setting
Identify situations where a contract may not be enforceable
Recommend actions businesses can take to protect itself against contracts that may
not be enforceable
This week’s learning outcomes relate to the following course outcome:
Analyze contractual rights, obligations, liabilities, and remedies in the business
environment.
Major Concepts:
Offer – This is an element of contract creation.
Acceptance (Agreement) – This is an element of contract creation.
Consideration – This is an element of contract creation.
Legality- This is an element of contract creation that addresses the enforceability of a
contract based on the legality or illegality of the contract.
Assigned Materials to Read/Watch:
Instructor Notes (see link below Overview)
Week 4 Introduction (see link below Overview)
Saylor: Business Law and Legal Environment e-textbook:
Chapter 8 – Introduction to Contract Law
Chapter 9 – The Agreement
Chapter 10 – Real Assent
Chapter 11- Consideration
Chapter 12 – Legality
Week 4 Assignment
General Instructions for Learning Activities
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Read/watch all assigned materials listed for the week in the Course Content
Cite to assigned materials in all responses in Learning Activities
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Use only assigned materials to complete Learning Activities; do not use the internet
unless otherwise instructed
Include in-text citations and a Reference List for in-text citations
Write in correct, complete sentences, in paragraph format unless otherwise instructed
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Submit Learning Activities to Assignment Folder
Tips for Formatting and Structuring Analysis:
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Write in complete sentences in paragraph format.
Use in-text citations citing to relevant assignment materials.
Double space; 12-point Arial or Times Roman font.
Introductory Sentence: Begin with an introductory sentence or very brief paragraph
that states your conclusion to the questions asked.
Concluding Sentence: End the discussion with a concluding sentence or a very
brief paragraph that summarizes your conclusion/what you discussed.
Support Arguments and Positions: Please refer to the module in Content, “How to
Support Arguments and Positions”.
Learning Activity: due 11:59 pm ET, Thursday
Background: Contracts are essential for business, and will be an integral part of GC
operations, so the owners now want to focus on contract law. Each of the owners
has experience with contracts in their own businesses, and appreciate the probable
risks and liabilities associated with contracts. They also know that to avoid possible
disputes with employees and clients, contracts should be comprehensive, clear, and
specific.
The GC owners know that there are various types of contract agreements relevant to
their business. GC will have individual contracts with employees, independent
contractors, and other agents who will represent the company. Also, GC will engage
in sales contracts with other businesses, consumers, and clients.
To reduce disputes and risks and liabilities associated with contracts, the owners
want all contracts to be written, with specific, complete, and clear terms. Contracts
must define the rights and responsibilities of the parties. Also, since employees
and/or independent contractors will be performing cleaning services on clients’
properties, these contracts should require bonding for all employees.
You, Winnie, and Ralph presented draft contracts for GC employees, including
different contracts for cleaners, office managers, marketing specialists, sales
representatives, and IT employees.
The GC owners reviewed the drafts and have some questions about the contracts.
Background Facts You Need to Know: At Winnie’s and Ralph’s request, it is your
responsibility to research an provide answers to the GC owners’ questions. As an
example, Winnie, Ralph, the GC owners, and you have determined that GC’s contract
with its cleaner- employees will include the following terms and conditions:
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specific duties to be performed by cleaner-employee
salary for cleaner-employee
work hours
terms of payment for overtime or holiday work, if any
sick leave
vacation leave
training requirements for cleaner-employee
length of contract
bonding for cleaner-employee
periodic performance evaluation and how it will be conducted
termination of the contract, i.e., a notice of termination, etc.
Instructions
This is an application-oriented Learning Activity. You will not find verbatim answers
anywhere. Engage in critical thinking and review all this week’s assigned readings in
Overview. You may also need to review previously assigned materials in weeks 2
and 3.
Report You Need to Prepare: To begin developing a contract between GC and its
cleaning clients prepare prepare a report that addresses the following (note that this
is for a contract with GC’s clients and not GC’s employees).
1. Identify five (5) contract terms and conditions – other than price – that should
be included in the GC contract with its cleaning clients.
2. Analyze and briefly discuss why each term is important to include in a GCclient cleaning contract.
Tips for Formatting Report: The report should use the following format
REPORT
TO:
Winnie James, Ralph Anders
FROM:
(your name)
DATE:
RE:
Terms of Green Clean Contracts With Clients
Contract Terms and Conditions
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Project 1 (Worth 15 points/15%)
Submit to Assignment Folder.
Due Sunday, 11:59 pm ET.
Purpose: This project requires you to identify and assess legal issues, apply the law
to 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:
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, Clean-n-Shine
(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 store facility.
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.
There is no set number of PPT slides required, but it is important to be complete and
comprehensive in the presentation.
Please place all notes and explanations for EACH slide directly on slides in the
PPT presentation. The notes and explanations cannot be placed in the notes
field in PowerPoint or in a separate document
You likely will need more than one PPT slide for each point/idea/concept. Everything
you want to include in the presentation will be contained in the PPT slides. Do not
include too much information on each slide – each slide should be clear and easy to
read and understand during the presentation. Remember, the PowerPoint is a
presentation and not a Word document.
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:
Negligence Risks/Liabilities in Clean Public Business Facility
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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
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
Use only the assigned resources available in the classroom for the project.
If needed, please refer to the following links for tips on preparing a PPT presentation.
Creating a PowerPoint
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1063/CreatingPow
erPointSlide.pdf
Beginning PowerPoint
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1063/CreatingPow
erPointSlide.pdf
Format for PowerPoint:
Title page + your name
Introductory slide
Summary/conclusion slide
Use in-text citations, as needed
Include a References List of cited resources
The PowerPoint should include each of the following sections:
Part I. Risks and Liabilities
A. Negligence Risk Situation 1
B. Negligence Risk Situation 2
C. Negligence Risk Situation 3
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
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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 third person writing.
Read the Power Points presentation aloud as a first measure;
Use the spell and grammar check in PowerPoint;
Have someone who has excellent English skills proof the presentation.
Submit the project in the Assignment Folder The assignment submitted to the
Assignment Folder will be considered a student’s final product and therefore ready for
grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is
the correct submission.