Business Law & Ethics | 3 Credits

This course incorporates a number of practical business interactions. Students will participate in a real negotiation, visit a courthouse, research conciliation court rules and prepare a complaint, and prepare the paperwork to form a limited liability company. Students will explore ethical issues through movies, YouTube clips, and challenging scenarios. These activities culminate with the Business Interview. Students will formulate questions for a business owner interview. These questions must cover all five assessment competency areas including how the business owner plans for potential disputes, uses contracts, selects a legal entity for the business, deals with government regulations, and understands the role ethics plays in the business operation. Students will then interview an approved business owner and report back on their findings.

Required text: Saylor Foundation. The Legal and Ethical Environment. (2011). (Materials provided with project.)

• Analyze dispute resolution processes.
• Analyze contracts in transaction of business.
• Distinguish between legal forms of organizations.
• Analyze government regulation of business.
• Analyze business ethics.
• Analyze a specific organization’s application of legal and ethical principles.