Course Description
This course involves the study of the political, business, social and legal forces that affect activities of modern business. The course will consider judicial processes, federal controls, and regulations. This course is designed for students planning to transfer to a senior institution where they will major in business.
Topical Outline
- Today’s business environment: law and ethics
- The court system
- Trials and resolving disputes
- The constitution: focus on application to business
- Criminal law and business
- Elements of torts
- Business torts and product liabilty
- Real and personal property
- Intellectual property
- Contracts
- Business organizations
- Negotiable instruments, credit and bankruptcy
- Employment and labor regulations
- Employment discrimination
- Consumer protection
- Environmental Law
- Antitrust Law
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the elements of law and the judicial process
- Define the elements of traditional business law
- Explain the regulatory environment of business