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2023-24 Catalog 
    
2023-24 Catalog
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BUS& 201 - Business Law

5 Credits
Introduction to the American legal system and to legal principles important to business relationships and the business environment. Includes an overview of the federal and state court structures and the legislative process. Survey of Business Ethics, Dispute Resolution, Common law, Torts, Criminal Law, Contracts, Real Property and Landlord-Tenant Law, Commercial Transactions, Corporations, Partnerships, Agency Law, Employment Law, and Government regulation and business.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day, Online
Fall Day, Online
Winter Day, Online
Spring Day, Online

Designed to Serve Business transfer students and 2 year business degree students; Legal studies students.
Active Date 20200330T21:14:31

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Transferable Elective Yes
Course Outline
  • Introduction to law, sources of law, and legal thinking
  • Business ethics
  • Overview of the federal and state courts’ structure and ADR
  • Basic civil procedure
  • Introductory international law issues for US consideration
  • Constitutional Authority to regulate business
  • Torts - Intentional, Negligence, Strict liability & Products Liability
  • Criminal law and business
  • Real property and landlord/tenant law
  • Contracts - elements, analysis, performance, discharge, breach of contract & contracts in cyberspace
  • Intro to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), Article 2: Sales and contracts
  • Business organizations (sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations) law for small business
  • Agency law
  • Employment law
  • Government regulation and business


Student Learning Outcomes
Accurately describe the structure of U.S. government and the respective roles and functions of the state courts in the legal system.

Effectively analyze fact patterns and applicable law using legal professional standards and clearly communicate the analysis using established legal principles.

Effectively analyze the merits of legal arguments used in case studies and and how dominant culture attitudes and values affect the outcomes

Work effectively with other students as part of a team, demonstrating critical listening and interpersonal skill across varied demographic and social/cultural experiences and perpectives.

Accurately describe the major prinicples of busines law including constitutional law, common law and Uniform Commerical code contracts, legal business entities, agency, business torts, real and personal property, and employment law.

Analyze the appropriateness of the different Alternative Dispute Resolution methods for hypothetical business-related conflicts.

Effectively evaluate the application of ethics, social responsibilty and justice principles to hypothetical business scenarios and articulate appropriate outcomes



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