LEGAL 218 - 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.

Course Note This course is also listed as BUS& 201 Business Law
Fees

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

Designed to Serve Legal studies students; Business transfer students and 2 year business degree students
Active Date 20220405T16:41:11

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted 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.

Formulate an analysis of fact patterns and applicable law using legal professional standards and 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

Demonstrate effective critical listening and interpersonal skill across varied demographic and sociocultural perspectives in small and large group discussions, as measured by instructor observation.

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.

Determine the most effective method of Alternative Dispute Resolution for hypothetical business-realted conflicts.

Apply ethical, social responsibility and justice principles to hypothetical business scenarios and determine appropriate outcomes.