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Master
Course Outline
BUS& 201
Business Law I
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline:
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
Introduction to law with an analysis of its origin and development and its interaction with business, including: legal procedures, contractual capacity, negotiable instruments, constitutional authority, business tort, product liability, bankruptcy, security regulations, anti-trust, Uniform Commercial Code, and principles of consumer protection. Formerly BA 251, Intro to Business Law I and BA 252, Intro to Business Law II. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Learn critical thinking processes.
Become conversant with basic legal concepts and selected areas of law affecting business transactions.
Understand and apply correctly legal terminology in the above areas.
Recognize ethical issues in business, including their legal implications.
Reason clearly, responsibly, and succinctly when faced with legal problems and questions.
Improve general understanding of relationship between U.S. law and foreign jurisdictions and, in particular, improve understanding of the international commercial law of contracts.
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Course Topics
Introduction to law, sources of law and legal thinking
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Business
Structure of the Courts and Alternate dispute resolution
Basic Civil Procedure
Introductory international law issues for US consideration
Constitutional Authority to regulate business
Intentional torts, negligence, strict liability and products liability
Criminal law and business
Real property and landlord/tenant law
Wills, estate and elder law
Extensive coverage of contracts: elements, analysis, performance, discharge, breach of contract and contracts in cyber space
Business organizations (sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations) law for small business
Agency law
Employment law
Government regulation and business
Professional liability and ethics recap
Intellectual Property
Intro to the UCC, Article 2: Sales Contracts
Will, Estates, & Trusts, Insurance, Personal Property & Bailments
Personal property and bailments
Negotiable instruments and banking
Creditor rights and bankruptcy
Secured transactions
More extensive Art. 2 and warranty
Corporations and securities law
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Syllabi
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Instructor |
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| BUS& 201 |
Winter 2013 |
6059 |
Virginia McConnell |
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| BUS& 201 |
Fall 2012 |
0298 |
Gabriel Acosta |
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| BUS& 201 |
Winter 2012 |
6059 |
Virginia McConnell |
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| BUS& 201 |
Fall 2011 |
0298 |
Gabriel Acosta |
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| BUS& 201 |
Winter 2011 |
6059 |
Virginia McConnell |
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Two Year Projected Schedule
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Mini |
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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