SYLLABUS

EMGT 652 Legal Aspects of Engineering Management

WEEK DATE TOPIC READING DUE (7th Ed)
1 21JUN10 Introduction to the course and principles of the law   Ch 1-5
2 28JUN10 Definition of the term "CONTRACT."  Formation / Terms & Conditions   Ch 6-8 (& 29-30)*
3 05JUL10 Definition of the term "CONTRACT".  Interpretation / Coordination   Ch 9-12 (& 31-33)*
4 12JUL10 Discharge, Breach & Remedies - General Review of Contracts   Ch 13 (& 34)*
"17JUL10" Midterm     
5 19JUL10

Torts: Civil Wrongs

  Ch 20-24
6 26JUL10 Professional Liability   Ch 25, 38-40
7 02AUG10 Forms of Business, Insurance, Bonds and Sureties Ch 14-18
8 09AUG10 Real Property   Ch 26-27
9 16AUG10 Intellectual Property, Patents, Copyrights and Trade Secrets   Ch 28
10 23AUG10

Issues with Management of Design Professionals // The Public Bidding Process

  Ch 19 // 35-37
11 30AUG10 Final   *light reading only

Text: Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects, Joseph T. Bockrath and Fredric L. Plotnick, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, ISBN 978–0–07–339784–9, MHID 0–07–339784–9