The Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business
General
Prefix
BLAW
Course Number
235
Course Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Lecture
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
Herberger Business School
Description
Legal, ethical, environmental, political, and global issues affecting business. Governmental regulations, employment relationships, contracts, product liability, consumer protection, and business forms.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
09
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Apply the court system to business disputes and compare and contrast conflict resolution alternatives.
Outcome
Identify and explain means of business influence on political and governmental processes.
Outcome
Describe and apply the constitutional rights of free speech and due process to business settings.
Outcome
Identify, distinguish and apply legal principles to business situations in the areas of contracts, torts, consumer and employee rights, and employment relationships.
Outcome
Identify ethical dilemmas and stakeholders and evaluate the consequences of ethical decisions in business situations.
Outcome
Recognize and respond to the global and culturally diverse context in which business and business law function.
Outcome
Independently and collaboratively evaluate and defend alternative outcomes in legal case scenarios.
Outcome
Communicate legal and/or ethical principles and interpretive analyses orally or in writing.