Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

220 2290:Paralegal Studies 2005-2006
PARALEGAL STUDIES
2290:
101 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL ASSISTING 3 credits
Covers the basics of legal assisting emphasizing the fundamental concepts of the legal system.
Includes overview of legal assistant career and ethical considerations relative thereto.
104 BASIC LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Will provide the student with basic research abilities necessary in law offices.
Includes the use of law library tools (reporter systems, legal encyclopedias, codes, and computer).
106 BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Instructs students in different types of business entities, from sole proprietorships
to corporations. Preparation of forms and necessary governmental filings will be stressed.
108 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Acquaints students with basic real property law, including different types of
deeds, ownerships, easements, and mortgages. Problems arising from sales agreements will
be covered.
110 TORT LAW 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Covers the traditional civil wrongs, from the plaintiff’s and defendant’s
standpoints. Actual cases will be briefed and discussed. Stresses importance of preparation
prior to trial.
112 FAMILY LAW 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Covers antenuptial agreements, marriage, divorce, dissolutions, annulments,
adoptions, juvenile law, artificial insemination, and paternity.
118 PROBATE ADMINISTRATION 4 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Covers law necessary to draft and interpret wills, trusts. Includes administration
of a typical estate within Probate Court. Touches on guardianship, commitment of
mentally ill.
204 ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101; 104. Continuation of 104. Will especially stress importance of clear, concise
legal writing. Students will write briefs, motions, and legal correspondence as part of their
endeavor.
214 CIVIL PROCEDURE 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Covers aspects of legal assisting in different types of civil litigation.
Includes Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, preparation of complaints, answers, motions, basic
trial preparation.
216 DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 101. Covers bankruptcy primarily, as well as collection methods and state law
remedies.
218 ADVANCED PROBATE ADMINISTRATION 3 credits
Prerequisites: 101; 118. Covers guardianships, marriage licenses, living wills and advanced directives,
adoptions, name changes, and the probate and tax issues of intestate and testate estates.
220 LEGAL ASSISTING INTERNSHIP 4 credits
Prerequisites: 101; 104. Must have completed first-year courses. Gives students experience in
law-related environment. Students work at placement and meet with course instructor.
290 SPECIAL TOPICS: LEGAL ASSISTING TECHNOLOGY 3-5 credits
Prerequisites: 101, 104 or permission. (May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.) Selected
topics on subject areas of interest in Legal Assisting Technology.
297 INDEPENDENT STUDY: LEGAL ASSISTING 3-5 credits
Prerequisite: 101. (May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.) Selected topics and special
areas of study in Legal Assisting Technology.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
2420:
103 ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3 credits
Survey of management principles for business and other organizations. Emphasizes the basic management
functions including planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, and control.
104 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT 3 credits
Survey of business emphasizing the global nature of business and including entrepreneurship concepts,
form, marketing, management, human resources, financial resources and production.
110 PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORTATION 3 credits
Analysis of role of transportation in nation’s economic development. Survey of historical development
and economic aspects of rail, highway, water, air, and pipeline.
111 PUBLIC RELATIONS 2 credits
Study of philosophy, techniques and ethics of the management function known as public relations.
Defines variety of publics and methods of communication.
117 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 3 credits
Prerequisite: 211 or permission. Introduction to small business and entrepreneurship: opportunities
and qualifications for establishing, financing, operating and developing managerial policies and procedures
for small business
118 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING FOR SMALL BUSINESS 4 credits
Prerequisite: 212 and 117. Study of finance as applied to small business, including planning, budgeting,
financing, financial accounting, and the use of financial software for small business.
125 ESSENTIALS OF PERSONAL FINANCE 3 credits
Consumer decision making including credit and budgets, time value of money, major purchases,
insurance, investments, tax planning, retirement and estate planning.
170 APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS 3 credits
Mathematics of business including retail pricing, simple and compound interest, discounts, mortgages,
payroll, annuities, depreciation, inventory, insurance, taxes, stock and bonds, and basic statistics.
202 ELEMENTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 credits
Prerequisite: 103 or permission. Provides students with an overview of human resource management
functions. Includes planning, EEO/AA, selection, development, legal environment, compensation,
labor relations, appraisal systems and career planning.
211 BASIC ACCOUNTING I 3 credits
Accounting for sole proprietorships operating as service and merchandising concerns. Introduction
to financial statements. Includes handling of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, plant/equipment,
and payroll.
212 BASIC ACCOUNTING II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 211. Accounting as it applies to partnerships and corporations. includes stocks,
bonds, cash flows, financial statement analysis, and specialized accounting software.
213 ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 3 credits
Prerequisite: 211. Study of the interpretation and use of accounting data by management in decision
making and the planning and controlling of business activities.
214 ESSENTIALS OF INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING 3 credits
Prerequisite: 212. Study of development of financial accounting theory and its application to problems
of financial statement generation, account valuation, analysis of working capital, and determination
of net income.
215 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR ACCOUNTING CYCLES 3 credits
Prerequisites: 212, 213, 2540:270. Develops the skills of computer accounting as used in today’s
marketplace through hands on experience with general ledger accounting software.
216 SURVEY OF COST ACCOUNTING 3 credits
Prerequisite: 213. Provides student with conceptual understanding of how accounting information
is developed and used for product costing, decision making and managerial planning and control.
217 SURVEY OF TAXATION 4 credits
Survey course of basic tax concepts, research, planning, and preparation of returns for individuals,
partnerships and corporations. Federal, state and local taxes are discussed.
219 BUSINESS ACCOUNTING PROJECTS 3 credits
Prerequisites: 212, 213, 216, 2540:270. Capstone course for accounting: involves advanced problem
and critical thinking on topics in financial, managerial, cost and tax accounting.
220 APPLIED ACCOUNTING 3 credits
Prerequisites: 212, 213, 2540:270. An applied orientation focusing on all accounting functions through
adjusted trial balance and basic payroll skills. Emphasis on skills required for the Certified Bookkeeping
designation.
227 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS 3 credits
Prerequisite: 103, 104, 117, 212, 243 and 2540:270. Requires the student to research, design, and complete
a comprehensive business plan which will become the blueprint for a new or existing business.
243 SURVEY IN FINANCE 3 credits
Prerequisites: 170 and 211. Survey of field including instruments, procedures, practices and institutions.
Emphasis on basic principles.
245 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP 3 credits
Prerequisites: 212 and 213 or 215 and 216. An accounting field experience exposing the student to
the actual accounting environment and general workplace.
250 PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3 credits
Prerequisites: 103, 104, 212, 243, 2520:101 and 2540:270. Capstone course studies the development
of solutions and the formulation of policies to solve business problems, emphasizes
case studies, group projects, oral and written presentations.
280 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW 3 credits
History of the law and the judicial system, torts and criminal law affecting business, contracts
with emphasis on sales under the UCC, and commercial paper.
290 SPECIAL TOPICS: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 1-3 credits
(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Prerequisite: permission. Selected topics or subject
areas of interest in business management technology.
REAL ESTATE
2430:
105 REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES 3 credits
Introduction to real estate as a profession, process, product and measurement of its productivity.
The student is responsible for reading and discussions relative to real estate and the
American system.
185 REAL ESTATE LAW 3 credits
Prerequisite: 105. Contents of contemporary real estate law. The student is responsible for readings
covering units on estates, property rights, license laws, contracts, deeds, mortgages, civil
rights, and zoning.
245 REAL ESTATE FINANCE 2 credits
Prerequisites: 105, 185. Study of contents of contemporary real estate finance. Units on reading
and discussion include mortgage instruments, financial institutions, mortgage market, govern
mental influence on finance, and risk analysis and mortgage lending.
255 VALUATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 2 credits
Prerequisites: 105, 185. Methods used to estimate value in residential property including cost of
reproduction, market data and income approach. Student prepares an appraisal on a residential
property.
265 REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE 2 credits
Prerequisites: 105, 185. Application of management functions of planning, organizing, directing,
controlling and staffing to real estate brokerage office. Student activities include reading, discussion
and research.