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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
BAD 18 | Title:
LEGAL ENV OF BUS |
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Full Title:
The Legal Environment of Business |
Last Reviewed:9/14/2020 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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The environmental, social, ethical and political factors which influence the development and operation of the American legal system; law of contracts and sales emphasizing California law and the Uniform Commercial Code. Case methods utilized. Intended as the lower division course for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Transfer business law course emphasizing the American legal system & the law of contracts.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
CID Descriptor: BUS 120 | Legal Environment of Business | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): BAD18 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will become familiar with:
1. Legal History and Legal Ethics.
2. The American Legal System.
3. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
4. Case Analysis.
5. Law of Contracts, Agency and Business Organizations.
6. Administrative Law.
7. Crimes and Torts.
8. Global Legal Environment.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introductory Materials
Nature and purpose of law; origin, history, and development of
law; courts, legal procedures, and alternative dispute resolution.
2. Administative Law and Government Regulation.
3. Law of Contracts
Introduction; nature and classification of contracts; formation,
operation, and discharge of contracts; remedies. Emphasis on
consumer matters.
4. Agency Employment Law
5. Law of Sales
Formalities of sales contracts; passage of title; warranties; fights
and remedies of buyer and seller; conditional sales contracts.
6. Survey of Business Organizations in the Global Legal Environment.
Assignments:
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1. Textbook reading.
2. Case briefs.
3. Court visitations.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 50 - 60% |
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 50% |
Multiple choice, True/false | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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BUSINESS LAW TODAY. Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz. 4th
Edition, West Publishing Company, 1997.
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