Business Law

Instructor: Mrs. Chris Lenihan

Phone: (859) 341-7650, Ext. 165
Email: chris.lenihan@kenton.kyschools.us

Course Description: This course develops an understanding of legal rights and responsibilities in personal
law and business law with applications applied to everyday roles as consumers, citizens, and workers.
Students will have an understanding of the American legal system, courts/court procedures, criminal justice
system, torts, the civil justice system, oral and written contracts, sales contracts and warranties, and
consumer protection. Legal terminology is emphasized. Leadership development will be provided through
FBLA.

Topics to be Covered: Teacher Responsibilities:

 Constitutional Law  Have high expectations of all students for this
 Criminal Law class
 Contract Law  Be a facilitator of knowledge and support
 Property Law  Provide real-world projects and relevancy
 Tort Law: Negligence and Strict Liability  Be fair and impartial
 Consumer Law: Product Safety
 Trademark Law
 Family and Probate Law Grading/Makeup Policies:
 Students will have a "day for day" policy in
Resources/Software To Be Utilized: completing missed work
 Microsoft Word  Zeroes will be given until unexcused absences
 Microsoft PowerPoint are changed to excused
 Internet  After school time will be set up for students to
make up missing work for “full credit”. This
time will be Monday, Wednesday and
Materials Needed for this Course: Thursday each week until 3:30 p.m. in Room
 Pen/Pencil 401
 Project supplies as needed (except where  Students MAY NOT make up work missing
provided) later than one week after due date (exceptions
for extended excused absences will be made)
Student Responsibilities:  Grading:
 Be prompt and prepared to learn and o Class Assignments/Projects: 70%
participate in class o Class Assessments: 30%
 Work and meet deadlines
 Be in class or make up the time missed
accordingly Gifted and Talented Service Options:
 Check “google drive” for makeup If you are a student identified as Gifted and Talented in
 Listen attentively and follow rules and a category relevant to this course, service options used
directions may include, but are not limited to the ones below:
 Maintain work area and equipment  creative opportunities
 Maintain respectful attitude towards instructor  differentiation by enrichment activities
and fellow students  differentiation independent projects
 leadership opportunities
 Classroom Expectations
1. Students will be in their assigned seats and ready to begin class at the appropriate time.

2. Students will exhibit courteous behavior at all times. Respectful language and appropriate behavior is
expected.

3. Students WILL NOT have food or drink in the classroom unless “tickets” are used to do so.

4. Students will bring all necessary materials to class everyday (paper, pen/pencil, assignment, etc.).

5. Once class has begun, students will not be leaving the classroom without proper documentation. Hall
passes are at the discretion of the teacher. Each student has a total of eight (8) hall passes for the \
trimester. Students must use the signout sheet for leaving and returning to class. If there is a reason
for a student to leave more often than this, it must be on file in the school office. In addition, if a
student is called by administration from class, this will not count as one of their passes. Once all hall
passes are used, students may purchase additional hall passes with tickets.

6. Students will raise their hand and wait to be acknowledged before leaving their seats for any reason.
Students will not disrupt class in any way. It is expected that students will only have to be told once to
be quiet, to sit down, or to complete assigned work. Students must be awake and actively engaged
during class time.

7. Students will have no distracting items in sight during class (Examples: makeup, mirrors, cards,
pictures, brushes, IPods, etc.).

8. Cell phones are prohibited in class (unless being used by instructor for an assignment/project).
Earphones are prohibited in class without instructor permission and definitely may not be attached
to computers (unless being utilized for a class assignment/project). It is recommended that if a
student is tempted to have the cell phone out, he/she should store it in the pouch in an assigned slot.
Students will receive ONE warning with a phone call home and then a referral will be issued.

8. Honesty in performance and communication is expected. A zero will result on any assignment where
dishonesty occurs as well as further disciplinary consequences according to Kenton County guidelines.

9. Students will respect other students' right to an education.

10. Maintaining equipment and work area is the responsibility of the student. Problems should be
reported promptly to the teacher. Intentional damage will result in monetary reimbursement.

11. Parent(s)/Guardians should contact teacher through phone or email (on front of syllabus) with any
questions/concerns regarding student progress in class.

Consequences
 Warning
 Call Home with assigned Teacher Detention
 Written referral to Assistant Principal

Computer Code of Ethics

Use of Computer Lab
During class:
 Students are permitted to use only programs instructed by the instructor. Students MAY NOT use additional
programs without permission and supervision.
 Students are to be aware of their workstation at ALL times and report any problems or defacing immediately.
 Students should never change screen savers or backgrounds without permission.
 Students should never create, move, delete, change, and rearrange desktop icons.
 Students should never play music, download, attach to the network server, or play games without permission.
 Use of student USB jump drive must be approved by instructor.
 Students are required to be connected to the SmartSync program each day when they enter the lab.

After school:
 Report to appropriate lab immediately on the appropriate day and time (see first page of syllabus).
 Sign in with teacher.
 Return all materials to the appropriate area before leaving (if applicable).
 Leave workstation in an orderly manner.
 Sign out with teacher when leaving

Storage Usage
No foreign USBs or CDs are permitted into the lab without teacher supervision and permission. When directed,
students will use “Google Drive” to save work. Students should not save any work on the computer. If work is saved
on the computer through a required assignment, be sure to “upload” the work to your Google drive.

Any missing work due to the failure to save correctly will need to be completed again by the students in order to
receive credit.