Business Law 255 - Syllabusbusiness Law 255: Introduction to Business Law

BUSINESS LAW 441-051 REAL ESTATE LAW

WINTER 2014-15

Instructor: Forrest L. Moegle, J. D. MW 6:00-7:50 P.M. COBB #107 Office: College of Business (Julia Calloway); 307 N. Trenton St., Ste. 107, Ruston, LA 71270 Office Hours: By appointment, Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm Contact Information: (318) 254-0100 (my firm’s #), [email protected] Text: Real Estate Law, 8th Ed., Siedel & Aalberts.

I. Objective: This is an introductory course to real estate law. You will be exposed to a very broad range of statutory, jurisprudential and regulatory source material covering both common law and civilian concepts. A rudimentary knowledge of geometry will be helpful, but not required. The learning objectives are:

(1) To learn the basic elements of ownership of property including timber and minerals. (2) To learn the process whereby real estate is acquired, financed and disposed of. (3) To learn the fundamentals of the process and workings of a typical clerk of courts office insofar as real estate is concerned.

Examinations

There will be three tests given during the quarter, consisting of multiple-choice and true/false questions, with each test counting as 25% of each respective student’s final grade. No make-up exams will be administered. In the event a student misses a scheduled test, he or she will have the option of having the subsequent test count twice in the calculation of the final grade. Any student who misses two (2) scheduled tests will automatically fail the course. Any student who misses the third scheduled test will receive a zero (0%) as the grade for that test.

Tentatively there will be one weekly quiz given over each chapter covered. I reserve the right not to give a quiz, to drop a quiz grade, to make the quiz a take-home assignment, or to otherwise modify or alter the manner in which each respective quiz will be graded, taken and/or administered. The points for each quiz will be added together to form one (1) test grade to count as 25% of each student’s respective final grade. There will be no make-up quizzes administered.

Grading

The grading scale is the 100 point method as follows: 100–90% = A; 89-80% = B; 70-79% = C; 69-60% = D; 59-50% = F.

Accommodations for Special Needs

Students who need testing accommodations or classroom accommodations based on a disability must notify me to discuss this need with me as soon as possible. The student must submit documentation of the disability to the Office of Disability Services, Wyly Tower 319 or to Wyly Tower 1653 when requesting accommodations.

Title IX Provisions

Louisiana Tech University adheres to the equal opportunity provisions of federal and civil rights laws, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. The Title IX Coordinator is Carrie Flournoy, President's Office, P. O. Box 3168; phone: (318) 257-3785; E-mail: [email protected]. The Section 504 Coordinator is Linda Grifin, 305 Keeney Hall; phone: (318) 257-2445; e-mail: [email protected]. Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct will not be tolerated. Cheating of any kind may result in an “F” being awarded for the entire course. Students caught cheating or who are suspected of cheating will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs. Students are encouraged to read the university academic misconduct policy in the current University Catalog. In accordance with the Academic Honor Code, students pledge the following: Being a student of higher standards, I pledge to embody the principles of academic integrity. (www.latech.edu/documents/honor-code.pdf)

Emergency Notification System

All students are encouraged to enroll in the Emergency Notification System and to keep their contacts current on BOSS. The FirstCall system contains information concerning weather updates, traffic accident related notifications, and safety cell-phone theft reminders. For information concerning emergency, weather, and health related changes, go to http://www.latech.edu and click on the hurricane icon, or go directly to http://storm.latech.edu.

Attendance

As required by university policy, attendance will be monitored at each class meeting. You must be physically present in class for the entire class time to be counted as attending that class session. Students who miss five (5) classes, whether excused or unexcused, will automatically fail the course. Please arrive on time for class.

THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR.