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FLOW CHARTS

Practical Questions for Creating a Flow Chart or Decision Tree

• What is a flowchart or decision tree?• Why would I create one?• Is it a substitute for an outline?• What if I don’t learn visually?• What software can I use?

Creating a Flowchartin 3 easy steps

Brainstorm

Organize

Go withthe analysis

Created by Ruta Stropus, DePaul Law School

List rules/key words/phrases

Promissory EstoppelOfferContractAcceptanceConsiderationCommunication - knowledge of offer VoidVoidable Certainty of termsCommitment/promiseTermination

ContractsSample - “Brainstorm” Sheet

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Brainstorm***The substance of the following material should not be used for your classes. They do not conform to the law of your casebook or that of your professor. Please use this material ONLY as a guide to creating your own.


I. Requirements for contract

A. Offer1. Commitment/promise2. Certainty of Terms3. Communication4. Termination

B. Consideration

C. Acceptance

D. Promissory Estoppel

II. Is contract valid?

A. Void

B. Voidable

ContractsSample organization of rules/key words/phrases

Organize

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***The substance of the following material should not be used for your classes. They do not conform to the law of your casebook or that of your professor. Please use this material ONLY as a guide to creating your own.


H a s th e o ffe rb e en co m m u n ic a te d?

M a ke su re Kis n o t

v o id o r vo idab le

Y esC o ntra ct

N oA re the re any

o the r w a ys to e n fo rc e?

Y esw e ca n e n fo rce

th e c o n tra ct

If n o - th enD o es P ro m isso ry E sto pp e l A p p ly?

H a s th e o ffe rb e en acce p te d?

Is the reco ns ide ra tio n?

M a ke su re th e o ffe rh a s n ot be en te rm in a ted

D o w e ha v ece rta in ty in te rm s?

Is th ere ac o m m itm e n t/p rom is e?

Is the re ano ffe r?

ContractsSample Flowchart 1

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Go withthe analysis



Contracts - Sample Flowchart 2

Y esU se U C C

O n ly G oo d s?

Y esU s e C o m m o n L a w

O nly se rv iceo r la nd ?

lo ok a tc ir cu m s tan ces

lo ok a tla ng ua g e u sed

lo ok a ta c to rs

W h a t is th ep redo m ina te

p u rp o se?

C a n w es p lit the

tra ns ac tio n?

S ho u ld w ea p ply th e

G rav a m e n te s t?

U nc lea r?C om bina tio n?

U C C o r C o m m o n L a w?

L o ok toT im e

L o ok toQ u an ti ty

L o ok toP rice

is the red e fin ite ne ss

o f te rm s?

Is th is aco m m e r ica l

a d ve rt is em en t?

D o es o f fe reekn ow o f o th e rs

th a t g o t th e sa m eo r s im ila r o ffe r?

W h o w as theo ffe r

a d d re sse d to?

Is th is anin v i ta tion ton eg o tia te?

D o e s th e o f fe ra sk fo r

a ccep tan c e?

Is the o ffe r i llus ory w /o utco m m itm en t?

C an the la ng ua geb e in te rpre ted

a s av a lid o ffe r?

H o w d id theo ffe ree in te rpre t

th e in ten t o f o ffe ro r?

W h a t is thein te n t o f

th e o ffe ro r?

D o w e h a v e anO ffe r?

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Organize, Use, and Revise• Try out any or all methods• Apply to a problem• Use your method to see how well it works

for you• Revise to make it better• Try on a different problem• You are learning as you do this!

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