Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptionsdures, and spousal property petitions); and probateprocedures (initiating administration; jurisdictionand venue; intestate succession; preparation of petitionand other documents; review of will, noticerequirements, Independent Administration ofEstates Act, ancillary probate; and the necessity ofmaintaining a calendar or tickler system).PLA 428: Probate and Estate Planning IIThis course covers the following material: Assetaccumulation, management, and creditors’ claims,location and marshaling of assets of the estate;preparation of inventories; function of probate referee;review of procedures for payment of debts andcreditors’ claims; study of management of estateassets; sales of real businesses; and familyallowance. This course also covers miscellaneouscourt proceedings and termination of proceedings:will contests, contract to make a will, quiet titleactions, buy-sell agreements, options, redemptions,and partition. Preparation of a court accounting andpetition for final distribution, discharge of representation,and statutory fees.In addition, the course will review special petitions:Petition under Probate Code Sec. 9860, petition forinstructions, petition to determine distributionrights, nunc pro tunc orders, settlements, preliminarydistributions, and report of status of administrationof estate.PLA 429: Corporations IThis course covers formation and structure of corporations,analysis and preparation of initial andamended articles of incorporation, satisfaction-of-filingrequirements, drafting of by-laws, minutes offirst meetings, initial stock-issuance documents, andwaivers and notices of meetings; and documentsrelating to internal management of corporationaffairs, analysis of employment agreements, stockoptions, buy and sell agreements, stock restrictionagreements, resolutions authorizing cash and stockdividends and stock splits, and preparation of resolutionsand certificates relating to liquidations anddissolutions.PLA 430: Corporations II(Prerequisite: PLA 429)This course covers regulation of sale of securities(analysis of the requirement of the forms and supportingmaterials for the registration of securities forCalifornia, preparation of California exemptionforms, and an overview of the federal securitieslaws); and acquisition and merger agreements(analysis of different types of acquisitions and mergers,statutory requirements of such transactions, andthe customary range of provisions that appear insuch agreements).PLA 431: Real Estate I(Recommended Prerequisite: PLA 305)The course covers ownership of real-estate leasing(extensive analysis and preparation of residential,commercial, and industrial leases); purchase andsale of real estate (analysis and study of commondocuments relating to the purchase and sale of realestate, including standard broker listing agreements,deposit receipts, offers to purchase, escrow instructions,deeds, title insurance, and surveys); financingand secured transactions (study of types and provisionsof security devices, including deeds of trustand land-sale contracts; review of various methodsof financing, including all-inclusive deeds of trust;analysis of various provisions of security devices,including due-on-sale, subordination, reconveyance,and prepayment; and the remedies available to holdersof securities devices).PLA 432: Real Estate II(Prerequisite: PLA 431)This course covers condominiums, planned-unitdevelopments and cooperatives (analysis of thebasic law relating to these forms of ownership, thebasic constituent documents and regulations by theDepartment of Real Estate); land-development regulation(study of zoning laws, Subdivided Lands Actand Subdivision Map Act, and the several formsrelating to these regulatory schemes); and miscellaneoustopics, such as mechanics’ liens, the impact ofthe bankruptcy laws on lenders, landlord remedies,and toxic hazardous waste considerations.PLA 433: Criminal Law IThis course introduces students to criminal law.Topics covered include the criminal law system andthe paralegal; components of a crime; elements ofcrimes; inchoate crimes; defenses; intake; and draftingthe complaint.PLA 434: Criminal Law IIThis course covers criminal procedure. Topics coveredinclude search and seizure; confessions andpretrial identification procedures; pretrial: from theinitial appearance to seeking extradition; pretrial:grand jury to pretrial conference; trial: rights, procedure,tasks; sentencing; punishment; and review.PMB – Project ManagememtPMB 400: Project Management Essentials(Prerequisite: MGT 451)Introduction to the concept of project management,covering the essential elements of planning a project,initiating the project, implementing the project, andthe termination of the project, while emphasizingthe importance of team building and leadership, aswell as incorporating cost, scheduling and budgetaryprinciples according to contractual terms.PMB 410: Project Planning and Control(Prerequisites: MGT 451, PMB 400)Examination of the elements of project planning andcontrol by studying each element in depth.Addresses topics such as work breakdown structure,budgets, costs, resource planning and allocation,project monitoring and reporting, and project andprocess control methods, as well as the terminationand audit of a project.PMB 420: Program Management(Prerequisites: MGT 451, PMB 400)Study the management of a portfolio of projectsleading to organizational change, creation of amodel that compares the program with other segmentsin an organization using benchmarks, anddevelops a plan that builds an infrastructure of criticalchains for parallel projects.PMB 430: Project Accting Fundamentals(Prerequisites: MGT 451, PMB 400)Explanation of the application of cost accountingconcepts to a project according to its contractualparameters. It develops alternative cost methods andoutlines an approach to track and measure theprogress of any project according to its contractualor planned milestones and measurement of value.PMB 440: Contract Management(Prerequisites: MGT 451, PMB 400)Overview of the management of contracts madewith customers, vendors, or partners. Contract managementincludes negotiating the terms and conditionsin contracts and ensuring compliance, as wellas documenting and agreeing to changes that mayarise during its implementation or execution.PME – Advanced ProjectManagementPME 601: Advanced Project Management(Prerequisites: ENM 600, ENM 601, ENM 602, andENM 603)Introduction to the in-depth theory and practiceinvolved in the design and management of projects.It guides students through Concept, Study, Design,and Implementation. The latest developments in thefield such as intricate framework of organizationalbehavior and structure, global project management,project management maturity model will be covered.PME 602: Skills Management(Prerequisites: ENM 600, ENM 601, ENM 602, andENM 603)Focus on modern concepts and practical guidelinesfor leading people effectively and confidentlytowards challenging project and organizationalobjectives. The concepts behind dealing with diverseproject teams, issues of delegation, empowerment,accountability, control, commitment, organizationallinkages, alliances and intricacies of matrix managementwill be studied.PME 603: Product Management(Prerequisites: ENM 600, ENM 601, ENM 602, andENM 603)Coverage of three major tasks facing today’s productmanagers namely analyzing the market, developingobjectives and strategies for the product or service inquestion, and making decisions about price, advertising,promotion, channels of distribution and service.PME 604: Project Financing Management(Prerequisites: ENM 600, ENM 601, ENM 602, andENM 603)Discussion of essential concepts in finance related toproject management such as accounting statementsand their interpretation, forecasting, risk and return,time value of money, project budgeting, and projectfinance management such as working capital, cashflow management, account receivables and inventoryand global finance management.POL – Political SciencePOL 100: Introduction to Politics(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)A broad overview of the field of political scienceincluding main issues and central questions studiesby political scientists and methods used to gainknowledge about politics. A survey course designedto acquaint the student with selective concepts, theories,and of political process.POL 201: American Politics(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)A critical introduction to the structure of Americangovernment. Topics include classical and moderndemocratic theories, constitutionalism and federalism;the political process, including the mass media,voting behavior and political parties and interestgroups; the institutions of government; the courts,civil liberties and civil rights; and public policy.(Includes study of the ConstitutionPOL 320: Politics of Social Movements(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)Introduction to social movements and politicalaction, covering several theoretical perspectives onhow to understand and analyze social movements inrecent global history, from their origins to theirdemise; a global survey of the processes of socialand political awareness, mobilization and develop-415CourseDescriptions