BUS 2215 - Legal Environment of Business

1. Understand the main elements of the American legal system and how it functions within the federal system of government.
2. Understand the rights and limitations found in the Constitution.
3. Understand the main sources of legal authority, which may include constitutions, treaties, statutes, cases, regulations and decrees.
4. Understand and apply legal terminology in an appropriate context.
5. Understand and apply the fundamentals of legal reasoning.
6. Uniform Commercial Code, and alternative forms of dispute resolution.
7. Analyze fact patterns to identify legal issues and their impact on associated stakeholders.
8. Analyze legal issues through the application of primary and secondary sources of law.
9. Understand the functions of courts and other non-judicial tribunals in the resolution of disputes.
10. Understand the philosophies of law and the resolution of ethical dilemmas.
11. Analyze and defend alternative outcomes in legal cases through oral and written communication.
12. Understand and apply the use of legal and business databases.
13. Understand the global and culturally diverse context in which business and business law functions.

1. Introduction to the Legal and Judicial Systems
2. Lawsuits and Alternative Dispute Resolution
3. Business Ethics and Crimes
4. Business and the Constitution
5. Administrative Law
6. Managing Employee Conduct: Welfare - Agency Law
7. Employee Discrimination
8. Labor Law
9. Product Liability
10. Credit Regulation
11. Environmental Regulation
12. U.S. Legal System