ACAP Courses

Business Law (ACAP 1)

Topics covered: 

    • The Legal and International Environment

    • Courts and Procedures

    • Torts

    • Business Torts and Intellectual Property

    • Criminal Law

    • Cyberlaw in the Legal Environment

    • Ethics and Social Responsibility

    • Nature and Classification

    • Agreement and Consideration

    • Capacity and Legality

    • Assent and Form

    • Third Party Rights and Discharge

    • Breach and Remedies

    • The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

    • Title and Risk of Loss

• Performance and Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

• Warranties and Product Liability

Recommended Text: Business Law Today, Miller and Jentz Textbook and Study Guide

 Credit Law (ACAP 2)

Topics covered:

    • Negotiability and Transferability

    • Rights and Liabilities of Parties

    • Checks and the Banking System

    • Secured Transactions

    • Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy

    • Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships

    • Partners and Joint Ventures

    • Corporate Formation and Financing

    • Corporate Directors, Officers, and Termination

    • Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships

• Special Business Forms and Private Franchises

• Antitrust Law

• Consumer and Environment Law

Recommended Text: Business Law Today, Comprehensive 7^th edition, by Miller and Jentz 

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 Financial Statements: Interpretation and Credit Risk Assessment (ACAP 5)

Topics covered:

    • Introduction to Financial Reporting

    • Introduction to Financial Statements and other Financial Reporting Topics

    • Balance Sheet

    • Income Statement

    • Basics of Analysis

• Liquidity of Short-Term Assets; Related Debt Paying Ability

    • Long-Term Debt Paying Ability

    • Profitability

            • Statement of Cash Flows

Recommended Text: Charles H. Gibson, Financial Reporting and Analysis, 10^th edition, South-Western Publishing Company, 2007 and Essentials of Finance: A Supplement by Dr. George Gallinger. 

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