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Business Law

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge of some of the vital legal concepts that affect commerce and trade. First, they will gain some familiarity with how laws are created and interpreted. Then, they will be introduced to the types of businesses that can be created to engage in commerce as well as the contractual and liability considerations that can impact a business. Laws that affect how a business is regulated will also be reviewed, particularly the impact of administrative rules and regulations on a business. ​As the students work through matters of law and business, they will also consider scriptural principles.

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UNIT 1 – ROLE OF LAW AND ITS IMPACT ON BUSINESS

  1. Course Overview
  2. Law Sources: The Legislative and the Executive Branches
  3. Law Sources: The Constitution and the Judicial Branch
  4. Project: A Supreme Court Case 
  5. The Bill of Rights and Fundamental Guarantees
  6. Quiz 1: Sources Of Law and The Bill Of Rights
  7. Sole Proprietorships and Agency
  8. Partnerships
  9. Corporations
  10. Quiz 2: Corporations
  11. Test
  12. Course Project Part 1: Role of Law and Its Impact on Business 
  13. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN BUSINESS LAW

  1. Contracts: Basic Elements of Contracts
  2. Contracts: Uniform Commercial Code
  3. Contract Defenses
  4. Quiz 1: Contracts
  5. Torts: Intentional Torts
  6. Torts: Negligence
  7. Project: Lulu the Runaway Dog
  8. Torts: Strict Liability and Nuisance
  9. Quiz 2: Torts
  10. Test
  11. Course Project  Part 2: Legal Considerations in Business Law 
  12. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – REGULATING A BUSINESS

  1. Ethics and the Law: Crimes Against Persons
  2. Ethics and the Law: Crimes Against Property
  3. Criminal Procedure
  4. Quiz 1: Ethics and The Law – Criminal and Civil Procedure
  5. Introduction to Administrative Law
  6. Administrative Law and Adjudication
  7. Employment, Regulation, and Discrimination in the Workplace
  8. Prepare Scenarios Using Gidgits Galore
  9. Quiz 2: Administrative Law, The Commerce Clause, and Employment Law
  10. Test
  11. Course Project  Part 3: Regulating a Business 
  12. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – GLOBAL COMMERCE

  1. Intro to Intellectual Property: Patents
  2. Intro to Intellectual Property: Trademarks and Copyrights
  3. Electronic Commerce
  4. Project: Privacy Issues 
  5. Quiz 1: Intellectual Property and E-Commerce
  6. Sources of International Law
  7. International Trade, GATT, and the WTO
  8. Governmental Systems of the United Nations
  9. Quiz 2: International Governmental Systems and Law
  10. Test
  11. Course Project  Part 4: Global Commerce 
  12. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – PROTECTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

  1. Consumer Law
  2. Environmental Law
  3. Business Protection – Bankruptcy
  4. Quiz 1: Consumer Law, Environmental Law, and Bankruptcy Law
  5. Dispute Resolution
  6. Alternative Dispute Resolution
  7. Career Opportunities in Business Law
  8. Quiz 2: Dispute Resolution and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  9. Test
  10. Course Project  Part 5: Protections and Resolutions 
  11. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 6 – COURSE REVIEW AND EXAM

  1. Course Project (Part 6: Pitching Your Product 
  2. Review
  3. Exam