Course Information

Course Title: Business Law I

Course Number:  BLAW 2051

Course Date:  See Course Announcement

Course Meeting Time: Eastern Standard Time

Course Location:  Online

Instructor: See Faculty Information

Course Description: The basic legal principles that apply to the areas of law and society, contracts, agency and employment, partnerships, and corporations. Consideration of relevant statutes and adjudicated cases which give the student a grasp of the legal risks and results incident to common business relationships and transactions.

Pre-requisite/program:  None/Elective

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Enter Program Student Learning Outcomes

PSLO 1: Communicate effectively in both speech and in writing (Effective Communication).  PSLO 2:

Develop advanced proficiency in business technologies to access, analyze, and communicate information (Business Technologies).

PSLO 3: Integrate strategic and critical thinking from multiple disciplines in order to evaluate and solve global business problems (Critical thinking and Problem solving skills).

PSLO 4: Examine and evaluate ethical reasoning in decision making and recognize how corporate social responsibility contributes to the success of organizations operating in global business environments

(Ethical Perspective).

PSLO 5: Consider, Compare and contrast the role of global environment in a political, economic, and

social and business context and identify the challenges and opportunities of operating in international settings (Global perspective).

PSLO 6: Demonstrate the ability to work in collaborative teams and develop leadership skills to be productive in a professional way (Professional Behavior).

Course Student Learning Outcomes:

At the completion of the course students will demonstrate the ability to:

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 1:  Define basic legal terminology and relate that terminology to business concepts and personal circumstances. (CSLO 1)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 2:  Identify the historical development of law, U.S. Constitution, U.S. court system, legal terminology, and legal procedures. (CSLO 2)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 3:  Differentiate criminal law and criminal conduct under the U.S. Constitution.  (CSLO 3)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 4:  Distinguish among tort law, strict liability and product liability theories and explain their impact on business operations. (CSLO 4)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 5:  Explain principles of private law that apply to commercial transactions such as contracts and property law.  (CSLO 5)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 6:  Classify various business organization, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and   franchises. (CSLO 6)

•   Course Student Learning Outcome 7:  Examine important employment and labor law principles that govern relationships between employers and other groups in the workplace.   (CSLO 7)

Instructional Methods

Students who are enrolled in an online course will experience no in-person meeting requirements as all course content, reading/resources, class discussions, assessments, assignments, feedback and communications occur entirely online.

This online course is taught using in an eight-unit schedule and will use a standard of 1000 total points. Students will find common graded and non-graded learning activities present throughout the course. Each unit will include:

•   Readings/Resources

•    Lecture

•    Discussions

•   Assignments

•    Content Assessments

Textbook Information:

Kubasek, N., Browne, M. N., Dhooge, L. J., Herron, D. J., Williamson, C., & Barkacs, L. L. (2020). Dynamic

Business Law. 5th edition (Looseleaf – ISBN 13: 978-1-260-51272-4; Hardcover – ISBN 13: 978-1- 26024789-3).

Supplemental Materials: None

Unit Topics and Learning Activities