The new edition, based on contributions from adoptive professors and students, encourages engagement and in-depth analysis for all topics, provides guidance and serves as a reference for common legal issues. The course focuses on fundamental principles and new developments in the legal aspects of architecture, engineering and construction processes. Coverage includes contractor licenses, professional design services, liability, intellectual property, and tenders. Examines how the legal system affects the design and construction process, focusing on the types of contracts and the relationships between parties in different delivery systems. Topics include contract law, relations between the parties, tort and negligence law, and the legal basis for construction. CHAPTER 11 Lawful Subject Matter Highlights Intentional Contracts that Violate the Act or Common Law Contracts Against Public Order Effects of illegality on contracts Case Review Issues for discussion Divergent conditions, changes, design responsibility, delays and project acceleration Legal principles associated with the planning and construction process related to capital projects. Focus on one topic at a time, one month at a time, and finish your degree faster. CHAPTER 28 Labour Highlights Historical Background Contemporary Industrial Relations Law Unfair Labour Practices Strikes and pickets Feather beds Summary cases Examination Questions PART 6 Government Regulation CHAPTER 27 Administrative Law Highlights Why Agencies? Activities of the managing authority Appeal against a decision of the authority Review issues * All course content, including schedule, topics and books, is subject to change from semester to semester. Course costs depend on individual student circumstances, including, but not limited to, online vs. on-campus enrollment, in-state or out-of-state enrollment, and scholarships. All books on this page may not be required reading and additional reading may be assigned. Please consult the UMD course schedule for the latest semester offers. Lecturers give students specific semester details once they are enrolled.
Legal Aspects of Engineering, Design and Innovation by Cynthia Gayton: This course may be subject to imposed prerequisites that limit course enrollment. For more information, see the lists below. Cynthia M. Gayton, Esq. holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, DC and a Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington. She lives in Arlington, Virginia and Harper`s Ferry, West Virginia. Cynthia is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. Ms.
Gayton leads a unique firm specializing in intellectual property and corporate law. She is an honorary lawyer for the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, for which she teaches courses on entrepreneurship and the arts. In addition, Ms. Gayton is Professor of Engineering Law at George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where she has taught since 2003. She served as counsel to the U.S. Department of the Interior in the Department of Procurement and Intellectual Property. She was an associate lawyer at the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Prior to joining AEOI, she was a partner in complex antitrust litigation at Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
Wife. Gayton is the author of several articles published by VIE: The Journal of Information Knowledge Management Systems, including: “Business Ethics, Restrictions on Employment and Knowledge Management,” VINE, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2008; Commercial Satellite Imagery: CI, KM, and Trade Secret Law”, VINE, vol. 37, No. 2, 2007, “Beyond Terrorism: Data Collection and Responsibility for Privacy,” Vol. 36, No. 4, 2006; Alexandria Burned – Securing Knowledge Access in the Age of Google”, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2006. Photo credit: Photo credit: Mary Warren www.flickr.com/photos/lalobamfw/5308322482/in/photolist-965xkq-brP1qv-xugy1H-6pNB8v-5CYYYt-augPGG-pxXD11-9AVjuD-ejRcWQ-hSg8EV-bPfez8-k7Mr78-dZtsG2-fBzEQ3-r5pm47-qKJKSS-91fvHS-5ue8x1-ni3M8J-e7KouK-eMReY5-aaZG5z-5Lm1it-nh2vXq-hosuFZ-dYK7Xz-qqCMDr-cCVbJu-pddSeY-fqxSrC-97keFD-naBVLN-fuPjwu-3reXB8-dUNytz-dD9qQN-nvwqHx-nM4kwc-p4f3EF-fKhBzF-umJ5VJ-avFuzH-9e5gGc-p4ou6q-qHnk41-6UYoaE-nB7aRA-nn8PRL-66VMBV-nAjmfT Apply or transfer at any time. Courses start monthly and applications are accepted throughout the year.
CHAPTER 26 Product Liability Highlights History Product Liability Claims and 21st Century Trends Century Statutes Summary Cases Review Questions Recommended reading Reference CHAPTER 20 Introduction to Intellectual Property Highlights A Brief History of Intellectual Property Law The Future of Intellectual Property A conversation with Phil Bernstein on the Internet of Things Examination of property cases intellectual and criminal law.