Contract Management ====== Course length ====== This course is one-week long. ====== Marks overview ====== * Assignment 1 25% * Assignment 2 25% * Daily activities 10% * Final exam 40% ====== Textbook ====== * See [[textbooks#contract_management| Contract Management]] ====== Assignments ====== * A1 due on day 3 * Details of the [[contract_mgmt_assignment_1 | assignment 1]] * A2 due on day 5 * Details of the [[contract_mgmt_assignment_2 | assignment 2]] ====== Valuable resources ====== ++++We might use these materials in the course from time to time| * [[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/courts-of-law|Court System of Canada]] - The Canadian Encyclopedia - (a must-read article, really!) * [[https://justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/|Canada’s System of Justice]] - Government of Canada - (a portal) * [[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/index.html|About Canada’s System of Justice]] - Government of Canada - (Table of Contents) * [[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/03.html|Where our legal system comes from]] - Government of Canada * [[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/07.html|The judicial structure]] - Government of Canada * [[https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.629857/publication.html|Canada’s system of justice]] - Government of Canada - (a pamphlet in PDF) * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Canada|Law of Canada]] - Wikipedia * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_system_of_Canada|Court system of Canada]] - Wikipedia * [[https://www.mondaq.com/canada/contracts-and-commercial-law/897238/whats-it-worth-a-look-at-the-types-of-damages-in-contract-law|Canada: What’s It Worth? A Look At The Types Of Damages In Contract Law]] ==== Statistics ==== * [[https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/consumer-price-index-cpi | Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI)]] ++++ ---- ====== Day 1 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Introduction to Contract Law * Types of Contracts * Elements of a Contract * Contract Negotiation and Preparation * Boilerplate Language * Contractual Defects/Mistakes * Damages and Remedies Index: * Ch. 14, pp. 535-45 * Ch. 15, pp. 577-87 ---- ====== Day 2 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Settling Contractual Disputes * Breach of Contract Index: * Ch. 14, pp. 560-67 * Ch. 15, pp. 583-85 ---- ====== Day 3 ====== * Price‒based Contracts * Cost‒based Contracts * Long‒term vs. Short‒term Contracts Index: * Ch. 14 **Assignment 1 is due today.** ---- ====== Day 4 ====== * Management of contracts * Compliance Index: * Ch. 14 * Ch. 18 pp. 728 (compliance) ---- ====== Day 5 ====== * Final exam * Assignment 2 is due today