Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: properly research various sources of contract law including common law, case law, general obligation statutes and the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.); describe the process in which a contract can be formed by "mutual assent"; differentiate between an offer and a mere expression of interest or invitation to negotiate; describe rules of revocation by actions or expressions and apply those rules to fact patterns; list actions that constitute acceptance of an offer; apply more complex aspects of the rule of consideration including the rules governing partial payment checks and promises to pay rewards; define and apply rules regarding defenses against the enforcement of a contract; recognize cases in which a contract can be voided due to grounds such as mistake, duress, unconscionably, statute of frauds, etc. and determine whether any such defense is applicable in a particular case; decide if a contract has been breached in a particular fact pattern; apply "substantial performance" rule to breach of contract scenarios and the related "perfect tender" rule of the U.C.C. in the sale of goods; apply rules for contract remedies (expectation, reliance and restitution damages) to a particular fact pattern and predict kind of remedy a court will be most likely to order in that case; outline the type of remedy a court will likely order in a specific case; and outline the necessary conditions before a court will order equitable remedies such as specific performance.