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Spring 2016
Apr 28, 2024 |
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| Legal Environment of Business - 11017 - ACCT 3100 - 02 |
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Associated Term: Spring 2016
Levels: Undergraduate, Undergraduate Second Degree, Undergraduate Third Degree, Licensure Only, Undergraduate Regular Campus Lecture Schedule Type Traditional Instructional Method Learning Objectives: Course Competencies, Learning Outcomes, and Objectives Upon the successful completion of this course the student will be able to: Competency I: Analyze and describe the legal environment of business, the court systems, the trial process and alternative dispute resolution, the U. S. Constitution with a focus on application to business, criminal law and business, the elements of torts, torts which often occur in a business setting, product liability, and international perspectives on selected topics in these legal areas. Competency II: Analyze the traditional business law issues in real and personal property, intellectual property, contracts, The Uniform Commercial Code, the international sales of goods, negotiable instruments, credit transactions, bankruptcy, business organizations, employment relationships, regulatory processes, and international perspectives on selected topics in these legal areas. Competency III: Analyze traditional business law issues in employment law, employment discrimination law, environmental law, consumer protection law, antitrust law, securities law and the international legal environment of business and international perspective on selected topics in these legal areas. Competency IV: Develop skills to identify legal issues related to business and forecast the probable resolution of those issues by reference to statutes, regulations, case law, and other authority. Competency V: Resolve a legal problem through legal research utilizing legal research databases, Westlaw or Lexis-Nexis. Competency VI: Analyze and Resolve ethical issues and recognize the social responsibility of businesses throughout the course. Required Materials: ISBN-10:0324654367 Meiners, Ringleb, and Edwards, The Legal Environment of Business, 10th Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason, Ohio, 2009 Textbook Website: http://meiners.westbuslaw.com Technical Requirements: All written homework assignments must be printed using Microsoft Word processing software. No handwritten homework assignments will be accepted for evaluation and credit. All In-class assignments must be written in ink. No handwritten in-class assignments written in pencil will be accepted for evaluation and credit. View Catalog Entry
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