LAW 201 Business Law

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13 Students enrolled

Description
Curriculum

LAW – 201 Business Law is a self-study course whose grade is based on the final examination (80%) and a written assignment (20%). This course of study consists of thirteen lessons based on the readings from the textbook. Students should read all the reading assignments. There are no formal homework assignments, but students are encouraged to take all the quizzes at the end of each lesson to ensure that they have understood the relevant course material are well prepared for the final exam.

Course Description:

This course provides an analysis of business law and management skills. Knowledge is gained of how public policy is formed and encourages a greater appreciation for modern organizational decision theory. This course includes the study of general legal terms and applications utilized in managerial decision making. This course explores the execution of contracts and the consequences of illegal agreements. The law of contract, sales, and agency is covered in detail as well as remedies for breach of these agreements. Business crimes and tort liability are discussed.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Recognize legal and ethical problem situations.
Identify, summarize, and communicate, orally and in writing, the essential elements of the claims and judicial resolution of legal cases.
Classify the various kinds of laws, and describe the key elements of the American Constitution and the concepts of the various schools of jurisprudence.
Contrast ethics, values, morality, law, and the various ethical theories and explain the need and means for promoting corporate social responsibility in business.

Classify the different types of intellectual property, cases of infringement, and detail the measures for their protection.
Explain the basic elements of a contract, the sources of laws governing contracts, and the conditions for an offer to be valid.
Enumerate unfair contracts, contracts made illegal by public policy, and explain the consequences of illegal agreements.
Identify legal issues that determine criminal and tort liability.
Describe consumer protection legislation of contemporary U.S. commercial law.