1st Class Assignment - Agency Article

Law of Business Organizations Spring                                                                   Ms. Olivet

Chapter 1, Introduction to Agency & Business Organizations

DUE: January

1. Read p. 1-16 of Chapter 1 of textbook
2. Do the following minor assignments, on separate sheets of paper:
1. Answer Review Questions #1-5(only) on p. 30 (6^th edition); &
2. Find a recent news story in a print newspaper/magazine or online about what you believe illustrates an agency type relationship (interaction of at least one principal and one agent) in any area of American or global society such as in business, law, politics, entertainment, government, sports, etc. and then do the following:

                                                              i.      Print/cut out your article & attach to your written assignment;

                                                            ii.      Briefly summarize what your chosen article is about;

                                                          iii.      Briefly explain what the agency relationship is within the article. For example, you should at least: 1. explain why you feel it’s a legitimate illustration of an agency relationship, fitting it under the definition of agency; 2. identify the principal(s) & agent(s) in the news story; & 3.  explain whether you believe it represents an employer/employee or an employer/independent contractor type of agency;

                                                          iv.      Although not required, you may explain the type of authority you feel the agent(s) has in your news story, if applicable, his/her duties, any scope of employment issues, if applicable, &, finally, any issue/controversy or problem you see in the particular agency relationship and/or any question you have about the agency relationship, which was not addressed within the article; &

                                                            v.      There is no specific requirement about the length of the news story you choose – if you feel you can adequately fulfill the requirements with an article of 1-2 paragraphs, then that is fine, & if you find a 1-2 page article you like, then that is also satisfactory. The quality of the article and ability to identify an article that represents an agency relationship is what counts and not necessarily the length of what you find.

3. These assignments are to be typed. Agency article assignment should be done on separate sheet of paper & should not be in memo form but just in paragraph form.

Grading of Assignments:

• Major assignments will usually have a scoring rubric and/or will be graded on 75% substance/content & 25% Structure/Format (this part covers your proper grammar & spelling, evidence of proofreading & overall professional looking appearance)
• Grading of your minor assignments in this course will be generally based on

·         The quality of your content/substance,

·         Quality of your appearance

·          Quality of your writing (i.e. no slang/ “text English” please! Your good faith attempt to write as well and grammatically correct as you can!) & quality of your proofreading of written work before handing in (i.e. good faith attempt to correct any spelling, grammatical, and typing mistakes).

Good luck & remember to print/cut out your article & attach it to your assignment!

You can download the instruction sheet as a MS Word Document by clicking the URL below:

https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BwWN9l2iDw7yclduakQ5aVBTZWs