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Effective Term:
Fall 2024
Course Number:
BA 226
Course Title:
Business Law I
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Discusses fundamental concepts, principles, and rules of law that apply to business transactions. Includes the function and operation of the courts, alternative dispute resolution, torts, contract law, product liability, intellectual property, and recent developments in business law, such as cybercrime, social media and privacy. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

Business Law is designed to expose the student to the US Legal System and its effect on business activities. The course provides the student information about the difference between trial courts and appellate courts, public law and private law, civil law and criminal law. Other topics will include: legal procedure, tort law, computer and intellectual law, business crimes, contract law, and sales of goods. 

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Legal Environment of Business.

  2. Apply basic legal knowledge to business transactions and legal focused business concepts and situations.

  3. Communicate effectively using standard business and legal terminology.

  4. Distinguish the role of federal and state law in relation to business.  

  5. Demonstrate recognition of intellectual and other property rights.

  6. Demonstrate knowledge of basic court procedures and other business dispute resolution means.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the concepts described in the required competencies by any combination of the following:
 

  1. Participation
  2. Case Study Analysis
  3. Individual or Group Projects
  4. Presentations
  5. Completion of assessment examinations

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes, Concepts, Issues

  1. Legal Terminology
  2. Legal Reasoning
  3. Legal Research
  4. Critical Thinking
  5. Effective Written and Oral Communications
  6. Ethical Legal Conduct

Competencies and Skills 

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the basic American Legal System 
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic court procedures 
  3. Demonstrate understanding of the nature of tort law, including business torts
  4. Demonstrate how criminal law relates to business 
  5. Demonstrate recognition of intellectual property Identify how computer law affects business Analyze the nature and terminology of contract law
  6. Demonstrate recognition of the requirements of the contract agreement
  7. Demonstrate understanding of contract consideration and capacity 
  8. Demonstrate recognition of the genuineness of assent in contract formation.
  9. Demonstrate understanding of legality and Statute of Frauds in contracts
  10. Identify contract remedies