Course Syllabus

Course: BUS 2050

Division: Business and Applied Tech
Department: Business
Title: Business Law

Semester Approved: Spring 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2024
End Semester: Fall 2024

Catalog Description: This course addresses basic principles of business law, including the legal environment of business, forms of business organization, ethics, torts, contracts, agency, and the purchase and sale of goods under the Uniform Commercial Code. This class will provide a basic framework of business law which will help students who either start their own business, work for someone else, or pursue a legal degree.

Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0

Justification: This is a required course for the Associate Science Business (ASB) degree and is accepted as a course equivalent at most colleges and universities in Utah. The course is also a requirement in the Commercial Music degree.


Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will develop an understanding of the legal and business environment.  Students will review and simulate legal processes using cases that relate to business. The instructor will provide feedback.

Students will develop a vocabulary of legal terminology.  Students will be expected to use correct terminology in quizzes exams, assignments, and class discussions. The instructor will provide feedback.

Students will evaluate and think critically about business and legal relationships.
 Students will have regular assignments and discussions where they will evaluate legal cases using critical thinking and class content. The instructor will provide feedback.

Students will identify the personal and social implications of knowing about the law.  Students will reflect on how the concepts in class relate to past experiences and future aspirations. Students will be assessed through assignments, exams, and projects. The instructor will provide feedback.


Content:
BUS 2050 gives students a broad overview of legal issues in the business environment. Specifically, the course will cover, among other things:
- Constitutional Foundations and Sources of Law
- Litigation Process and Alternatives
- Laws regarding the organization and operation of a business
- Intellectual Property
- Financial Transaction Law
- Contracts
- Sales Transaction Law
- Liability
- Property and Environmental Law



Key Performance Indicators:
Exams 15 to 30%

Final Project 15 to 30%

Quizzes 10 to 20%

Attendance 10 to 20%

Assignments (e.g., simulations, discussions) 10 to 20%


Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment
Saylor Books (Free Online Textbook)

or Business Law Today, The Essentials, Current Edition, Miller and Jentz, West Publishing Co.


Pedagogy Statement:
Course content will be delivered through interactive class discussions, projects, team assignments, real-world application, a team research project, lecture, oral presentations, exams, and reflection.

Instructional Mediums:
Lecture

Maximum Class Size: 32
Optimum Class Size: 24