Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ACPE-0097
Organization:
Alternative Credit Project Ecosystem
Location:
Online
Length:
This is a self-paced online course that is completed over 16 weeks (112 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Business Law
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to cover a broad survey of the principle areas of business law; explore the relationship between business and the law with respect to the following topics of torts, crimes, intellectual property, contracts, negotiable instruments, agency, employment, and forms of business organization; explore the relationship between business and the law with respect to ethics and social responsibility, government regulation, personal property, real property, and international trade; and gain a working knowledge of practical rules of law and legal terminology, as well as legal solutions for business-related issues.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze the legal environment of business in the United States
  • Explain the applicability of intellectual property law to business
  • Analyze the various employment laws affecting the employer and employee relationship in the United States
  • Evaluate the forms of business organization in the United States
  • Analyze the ethical and social responsibility of business
  • Evaluate the various types of government regulation that affect business
  • Appraise the impact that international law has on global business
  • Explain the applicability of tort and criminal law to business
  • Explain how contract law principles apply to business transactions
  • Explain the law of negotiable instruments
  • Evaluate the rights and responsibilities of principals, agents, and third parties in agency transactions
  • Explain the effects of personal and real property laws on business

General Topics:

  • Legal environment of business
  • Tort and criminal law
  • Intellectual property law
  • Contract law principles
  • Negotiable instruments
  • Agency transactions
  • Employment law
  • Forms of business organization
  • Ethical and social responsibility of business
  • Government regulations affecting business
  • Personal and real property laws
  • International law and global business
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Learner Presentations

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials