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May 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BUSN 201H - Business Law (Honors)
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College and ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing , or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing and admission into the Honors Program.
PROGRAM: Business Administration
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2016
Describes the judicial system and the nature and sources of law affecting business. Studies contracts, sales contracts with emphasis on Uniform Commercial Code Applications, remedies for breach of contract and tort liabilities. Examines legal aspects of property ownership, structures of business ownership, and agency relationships.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Discuss state and federal judicial systems and jurisdictions.
- Identify the sources of laws as applied to business.
- Apply appropriate legal principles to contractual obligations.
- Understand the parameters of the various business structures.
- Apply the laws of agency and debt adjustment to factual situations.
- Recognize the obligations and rights of parties to negotiate instruments.
- Recognize the rights and obligations of parties as regards personal and real property.
- Recognize the rights and obligations of the parties to sales and lease of goods contracts.
- Apply the Uniform Commercial Code to sales contracts and differentiate common law and Uniform Commercial Code situations.
- Understand the application of consumer protection laws.
- Recognize the importance of both Federal and State employment laws to effective organizational leadership.
- Understand the importance of protecting intellectual property rights.
- Show clear boundaries between the ideas in the assigned texts and the essay writer’s original ideas in order to avoid plagiarism and work with others’ ideas in ethical ways
- Interpret content within the framework presented by an assigned question and present a new idea (thesis) that draws from these interpretations.
- Utilize above listed skill sets and learning outcomes to conduct comprehensive research that demonstrates an advanced understanding of research methodologies.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Law and judicial systems
- Contract law
- Sales and lease of goods
- Uniform Commercial Code Applications
- Negotiable instruments
- Real and personal property
- Agency and debt adjustment aspects
- Legal business organizations
- Applications of legal principles
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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