CCOG for BA 226Z Fall 2025
- Course Number:
- BA 226Z
- Course Title:
- Introduction to Business Law (BA 226=BA 226Z)
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. business law, including the legal system, contracts, torts, intellectual property, agency, employment, and business organization forms. Emphasizes practical legal knowledge and explores how laws impact business operations, with a focus on risk management, contract disputes, business formation, and compliance with government regulation. Introduces legal challenges in business through real cases and legal terminology. This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. BA 226 and BA 226Z are equivalent. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. 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:
- Describe the U.S. legal system as applied to business including sources of law, the judicial system, and alternative forms of dispute resolution.
- Explain the applicability of tort, criminal, and intellectual property law to business.
- Identify business organization forms and the responsibilities and liabilities of principals and agents.
- Describe the legal requirements for contract formation, enforcement, and defenses, as well as application of the Uniform Commercial Code.
- Explain the basic tenets of employment, labor and wage laws related to business.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the concepts described in the required competencies by any combination of the following:
- Participation
- Case Study Analysis
- Individual or Group Projects
- Presentations
- Completion of assessment examinations
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, Issues
- Legal Terminology
- Legal Reasoning
- Legal Research
- Critical Thinking
- Effective Written and Oral Communications
- Ethical Legal Conduct
Competencies and Skills
- Demonstrate understanding of the basic American Legal System
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic court procedures
- Demonstrate understanding of the nature of tort law, including business torts
- Demonstrate how criminal law relates to business
- Demonstrate recognition of intellectual property Identify how computer law affects business Analyze the nature and terminology of contract law
- Demonstrate recognition of the requirements of the contract agreement
- Demonstrate understanding of contract consideration and capacity
- Demonstrate recognition of the genuineness of assent in contract formation.
- Demonstrate understanding of legality and Statute of Frauds in contracts
- Identify contract remedies