Course Title
Legal Env of Business
Course Description
This course addresses the global, political, social, environmental, and regulatory legal issues confronting businesses. Students will explore important topics in business law, including entity formation, corporations, contracts, agency, Sarbanes-Oxley, the UCC and other topical areas. Because decision making at all levels in the firm must take legal consequences into account, the study of the legal environment requires and develops critical thinking skills, logic, and reasoning.
Pass/Fail Only?
No
Faculty Permission Required?
No
Credit Hours Min
3
Instructional Method
Face-To-Face
Prerequisite
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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Learning Objective 1
Objective
Analyze a given fact pattern from a legal perspective.
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Learning Objective 2
Objective
Develop an understanding of the legal environment in which a business functions and the basis of business decisions as well as appreciate the risks and opportunities posed to a business by the legal environment.
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Learning Objective 3
Objective
Understand the basic elements of the judicial function and sources of law and know the sources to use for continued learning of legal issues.
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Learning Objective 4
Objective
Continue to develop analytical skills in critical thinking and problem-solving.
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Learning Objective 5
Objective
Understand some of the ethical dilemmas that confront business professionals and how they resolve them.