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UCC Article 9 Syllabus - Fall 2001 Prior exams Discussion Course description (3 units. Graded.) The course examines uniform state law governing consensual security interests in personal property and fixtures (Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code), a subject relevant to a wide range of law practice, including commercial finance, consumer protection, family law, and bankruptcy. Specific topics include creation and perfection of security interests, priority disputes between competing claimants to property, rights and remedies of creditor and debtor upon default, and the rights of the secured party and debtor in bankruptcy. The class meets MW 6:00-7:15 p.m., in Bannan 139, beginning August 20, 2001. Required reading materials 1. Neustadter, Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (2001) (required) (download from my electronic reserve page for UCC Article 9 located on ClaraNet, or purchase hard copy from Campus Store); 2. Selected Commercial Statutes (West 2001) (paperback) (or any statutory compendium containing Revised Article 1 and Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) (required if you desire to refer to hardcopy of the relevant statutes but unnecessary if you are content to refer exclusively to the electronic version of the statutes, which are included in the electronic version of the Neustadter course materials). Recommended reference sources White and Summers, Uniform Commercial Code: Secured Transactions (5th Ed. West Group)(paperback). Assignments I will announce assignments for the ensuing week at the end of each Wednesday's class and post those assignments on my electronic reserve page for the course. Typically, assignments will follow the sequence in the Table of Contents of my course materials. Class attendance and participation I expect regular class attendance and consistent preparation of assignments in anticipation of class discussion. If you are not prepared for class discussion because of illness or for other appropriate reasons, please notify me prior to the start of class. Classroom etiquette While in class, kindly disable cell phones and pagers, refrain from displaying wallpaper or screen savers on your laptop computers that may be offensive to other students, and refrain from connecting to the Internet Electronic enabled discussion I encourage you to participate in threaded electronic enabled discussion of class topics. To access discussion for the first time, select the Discussion link from the home page on my website and then follow the link for New Users. After creating your own user profile you may log in at any time with the user name and password that you have created in your profile. To read or participate in the threaded discussion, click on the UCC 9 conference and either post a new topic or reply to previous posts. You may post anonymously. Examination and grade There will be a final examination in the course. Your grade in the course will be the grade you receive on the examination, except that I reserve the right to adjust your course grade downward for excessive absenteeism or frequent lack of preparation. You may take your examination on a laptop computer or on desktop computers located in the Law Library. The examination will be "limited open book." This means that during the examination you may consult your copy of Neustadter, Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (2001) (both in electronic form and hard copy, even if annotated), your copy of Selected Commercial Statutes (West 2001), material distributed in class or through electronic reserve, and any notes, outlines or other work product that you have produced either alone or in cooperation with other students in the class. You may not consult any other materials, including the White and Summers text, because the cost of these additional materials may disadvantage some students. Copies of prior examination questions invoking UCC Article 9 are posted on my website under the Prior Exam subheadings Commercial Transactions and Secured Debt. Contact information and office hours Office: Bergin 207 My formal office hours are M 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. and 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., and Thursdays from 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. I am on campus a significant portion of most weekdays except late Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and welcome unscheduled visits or appointments at times other than formal office hours.
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