3 Semester Hours
for Fall 2012: Tuesday 7:10-9:50 pm
Course Description:
Introduction to the legal environment of business, providing you with an understanding of the nature of public law and the regulation of business and of the basic principles which control business practices.
Course Content:
Overview of legal systems, ADR, Civil and Criminal Substantive Law & Procedure, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Torts, and Contracts.
Textbook (Required):
James. P. Mallor, Barnes, et al., Business Law: the Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment, 15th Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2012, ISBN 9780073377643 (ISBN varies depending upon whether you are ordering the text or the text, OLC card and DVD. Although the other material may be helpful, ONLY THE TEXTBOOK IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.
Prerequisite:
Junior or Senior standing.
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to afford undergraduate business students with a better understanding of important legal principles and laws, with particular focus on those impacting upon business. In the course students will study a wide range of pertinent legal topics with the assumption that increased familiarity with legal issues and the legal system will improve the evaluation and management of legal problems and allow for better business decisions.
Learning Goals:
Students who have successfully completed this course should be able to:
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Understand basic principles of dispute resolution, tort, constitutional, intellectual property, and contract law |
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Apply the law to fact specific business situations and draw appropriate conclusions
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Better recognize legal issues that arise in the course of business to avoid risk and assist legal counsel
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Consider the ethical as well as legal implications of contemporary events that effect business and society. |
Class Format:
The instructional methods will be limited in class to presentations by the instructor, class discussion and questions of the class, skits to reinforce concepts, and Q&A sessions. Outside of class, small group discussions and activities are encouraged as group discussions will give students an opportunity to apply those concepts. Occasional assignments will allow individuals to apply concepts and may be one factor in a student's participation grade for the semester.
DISCLAIMER: NOTHING SAID OR WRITTEN IN THIS CLASS, OR ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S WEBSITE, CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE. ALL CLASS DISCUSSION AND/OR WRITINGS ARE NOT LEGAL ADVICE AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON OR CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE IN ANY WAY. NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS ESTABLISHED IN ANY MANNER, SHAPE, OR FORM BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND ANY STUDENT, STAFF, FACULTY MEMBER, OR VISITOR.
