Business Law

This Business Law course sets the foundation for taking a first level college business law class. It is designed to introduce students to legal problems encountered in doing business to include the current legal environment, online commerce, business ethics, and intentional issues. Students experience case studies that engage them in contracts, criminal and civil law, consumer protection, corporate taxes, property law, employment contracts, unions, credit obligations, and more based on the National Business Education standards.

Business Law is designed to provide an appreciation of the underlying legal concepts that business law is based on in order to understand the overall importance of the judicial system. Throughout this course students will see how ethics play an important part in drafting laws. Areas of study will include how laws are formed, civil and criminal cases, making and terminating contracts, employment laws, as well as consumer, and intellectual property rights. Current topics such as ‘e law’ and space law will be investigated. This course incorporates case studies and mock trials to further understanding of how business law functions in the US.

In this course, students will explore:

(1) Structure of the court system in the United States

(2) Ethics and the law of contracts

(3) Commercial and consumer law

Students will investigate topics such as criminal, tort, contract, employer relations, intellectual property, and e-law. Students who are interested in being an entrepreneur will gain an appreciation of how the law will protect their business, ideas and inventions.

In this standard-level course, students are expected to invest approximately 6 hours per week on their course work.

Acknowledgements

This course requires strong reading comprehension and writing skills.
Students will need to interview an attorney or paralegal during the term.
Students will need to visit a courtroom in person or via virtual visit and report back on experience per lesson instructions.
Please Note: This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Course Essential Questions:

What is the purpose of law?
How do contracts legally work?
How do juries, attorneys and lawyers' function in the hearing process?
Which employment laws will affect my business?

Course Objectives:

Evaluate the legal implications of contract law, law of sales and consumer law.
Define breach of a contract and the remedies available for resolution.
Analyze the relationship between ethics and law.
Participate in mock trials and evaluate case studies to promote an understanding and appreciation of the law, court procedures, and judicial system.

Additional Requirements

Students will need to access a number of YouTube videos throughout the course.