Title: Business Law

This course introduces the framework of the law as it affects a business, including the origins of the American legal system, how the law operates, and how it is enforced. It covers legal regulation of business, including civil and criminal law, formation of contracts, employment law, environmental regulation, real estate, and consumer rights. Course Outcomes: Explain the origins of the American legal system. Apply elements of law to specific individual and business scenarios. Understand the requirements for a valid contract and apply those requirements to specific contractual activities. Recognize the interconnectedness of the legal system to business, society, and the environment. Explain the impact of the uniform commercial code, UCC, on the business environment.

Section 1
Credit Unit 1 Module 1
  Credit Unit 1 Introduction
  Module 1 Introduction: (CU M1) Nature and Sources of Law
  Reading: (CU1 M1) Introduction to Law
  Reading: (CU1 M1) What is Law?
  Video: (CU1 M1) Welcome to the Law's
  Reading: (CU1 M1) Sources of Law
  Reading: (CU1 M1) Importance of the Rule of Law to Business
  Reading: (CU1 M1) How Law Affects Business Disciplines
  Reading: (CU1 M1) The Court System
  Reading: (CU1 M1) The Third Branch of the US Government (added)
  Reading: (CU1 M1) Trial and Appellate Courts
  Competency Assessment: (CU1 M1) Jurisprudence and the Powers of Congress
  Congratulations! (CU1 M1)
Credit Unit 1 Module 2
  Module Introduction: (CU1 M2) Litigation vs. Alternative Dispute Resolution
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Litigation
  Reading: (CU1 M2) The Parties
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Standing and Jurisdiction
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Pre-trial Procedures
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Trials and Appeals
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Alternative Dispute Resolution
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Negotiation
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Mediation
  Reading: (CU1 M2) Arbitration
  Competency Assessment: (CU1 M2)
  Congratulations! (CU1 M2)
Credit Unit 1 Module 3
  Module Introduction: (CU1 M3) Torts
  Reading: (CU1 M3) Tort Law
  Reading: (CU1 M3) Negligence
  Reading: (CU1 M3) Intentional Torts
  Reading: (CU1 M3) Strict Liability
  Competency Assessment: (CU1 M3)
  Congratulations! (CU1 M3)
Credit Unit 2 Module 1
  Credit Unit 2 Introduction
  Module 1 Introduction: (CU2 M1) Contracts
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Bilateral Contracts/ Unilateral Contracts/ Contractual Terms
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Negotiable Instruments
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Contract Formation: Offer and Acceptance
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Contract Formulation: Legal Capacity
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Contract Formulation: Formalities
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Breach Contract
  Video: (CU2 M1) Breach of Contract
  Reading: (CU2 M1) Unenforceable Contracts
  Video: (CU2 M1) Oral Contracts
  Competency Assessment: (CU2 M1)
  Congratulations! (CU2 M1)
Credit Unit 2 Module 2
  Module 2 Introduction: (CU2 M2) Property Law
  Reading: (CU2 M2) Personal Property
  Reading: (CU2 M2) Real Property
  Competency Assessment: (CU2 M2)
  Congratulations! (CU2 M2)
Credit Unit 2 Module 3
  Module 3 Introduction: (CU2 M3) Intellectual Property
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Trademarks
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Patents
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Trade Secrets
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Intellectual Property and the Internet: DMCA
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Intellectual Property and the Internet: PRO-IP Act
  Reading: (CU2 M3) Intellectual Property and the Internet: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
  Competency Assessment: (CU2 M3)
  Congratulations! (CU2 M3)
Credit Unit 3 Module 1
  Credit Unit 3 Introduction
  Module 1 Introduction: (CU3 M1) Employment Law
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Employment at Will
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Questions and Answers about the Minimum Wage
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Prevailing Wage Laws
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Employment Discrimination
  Video: (CU3 M1) OSHA's 40th Anniversary
  Reading: (CU3 M1) OSHA
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Frequently Asked Questions
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Collective Bargaining
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Collective Bargaining FAQ's
  Reading: (CU3 M1) Other Workplace Standards: Whistleblower and Retaliation Protection Civil Law?
  Competency Assessment: (CU3 M1)
  Congratulations! (CU3 M1)
Credit Unit 3 Module 2
  Module 2 Introduction: (CU3 M2) Criminal Law and Business
  Reading: (CU3 M2) The Nature of Criminal Law, Constitutional Rights, Defenses, and Punshiment
  Reading: (CU3 M2) Crime
  Competency Assessment: (CU3 M2)
Credit Unit 3 Module 3
  Module 3 Introduction: (CU3 M3) Organizations
  Reading: (CU3 M3) Proprietorships
  Reading: (CU3 M3) Corporate Expansion
  Reading: (CU3 M3) What Every Investor Should Know: Corporate Bankruptcy
  Competency Assessment: (CU3 M3)
  Congratulations! (CU3 M3)
End of Course
  End of Course
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