BLAW 1080 - Business Law 1 Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: None
(formerly BUSN 1080)
This fundamentals course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal and social environment of business, contracts, sales, and lease of goods.
Billable Contact Hours: 4
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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and explain the legal and social environment of business.Objectives: With a minimum proficiency of Level 3 on the discipline rubric: - The nature and sources of law
- The court system and dispute resolution
- The constitution as the foundation of the legal environment
- Government regulation of competition and prices
- Administrative agencies
- Explain crimes
- Explain torts
- Intellectual property rights and the Internet
- Cyberlaw
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and explain contracts. Objectives: With a minimum proficiency of Level 3 on the discipline rubric: - Nature and classes of contracts: contracting on the Internet
- Formation of contracts: offer and acceptance
- Capacity and genuine assent
- Consideration
- Legality and public policy
- Writing, electronic forms, and interpretation of contracts
- Third persons and contracts
- Discharge of contracts
- Breach of contract and remedies
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and explain sales and leases of goods through assignments, discussions, lectures and examination of: Objectives: With a minimum proficiency of Level 3 on the discipline rubric: - Personal property and bailments
- Legal aspects of supply chain management
- Nature and form of sales
- Title and risk of loss
- Product liability: warranties and torts
- Obligations and performance
- Remedies for breach of sales contracts
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Communication: YES
Critical Thinking: YES
Global Literacy: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- The legal and Social Environment of Business
- The Adversary System
- Contracts
- Offers, Acceptance and Capacity
- Consideration and Legality
- Statute of Frauds and Evidence Rule
- Assignments, discharge and breach of contracts
- Sales and Lease of Goods
- Personal Property, Bailment and Common Carriers
- Sales
- Lease of Goods
- Title and Risk loss
- Product liability and warranties
- Obligations, Performance and Remedies
Primary Faculty
Hetchler, Robert
Secondary Faculty
Associate Dean
Johnson, Elise
Dean
Balsamo, Michael
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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