BA 207 - Business Law I

Description
This course is an introduction to legal rights; jurisdiction and the courts; dispute resolution; torts; business crimes; contracts; warranty and product liability; agency, consumer, environmental, employment, insurance and property law.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Accounting, A.B., Business Administration, A.B., Management and Supervision, A.B., Marketing, A.B., Pre-Sport Management, A.A. (Grand Valley State University), Pre-Business, A.A. (Grand Valley State University), Pre-Accounting, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Business, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Management, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Marketing, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University)

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Describe the historical and constitutional foundations of law.
Discuss traditional, alternative and online dispute resolution.
Differentiate torts and cyber torts.
Classify major crimes and cyber crimes.
Explain contract formation, performance, breach and remedies.
Contrast laws that relate to consumers and products.
Apply the principles of agency and employment law.
Distinguish law in the areas of personal and real property.
Relate legal concepts to insurance.
Examine major laws that impact the environment.
Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.
Use rules or frameworks to provide context for and understand problems or issues.

Course Outline:
I. Historical and Constitutional Foundations of Law
A. Sources and Classifications
B. Remedies
C. Constitutional Powers of Government

II. Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
A. Jurisdiction and Venue
B. Federal and State Courts
C. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

III. Torts and Cyber Torts
A. Intentional Torts
B. Negligence
C. Strict Liability
D. Damages and Defenses

IV. Crimes and Cyber Crimes
A. Basis of Liability
B. Types of Crimes
C. Defenses
D. Constitutional Safeguards

V. Contracts and eContracts
A. Elements and Types of Contracts
B. Defenses to Enforceability
C. Statute of Frauds
D. Third Parties
E. Damages and Remedies

VI. Consumer Law
A. Warranties
B. Product Liability
C. Statutory Protections

VII. Agency and Employment
A. Creation and Termination
B. Rights, Duties and Liabilities
C. Employment Discrimination

VIII. Personal and Real Property
A. Concepts of Title and Concurrent Ownership
B. Bailments
C. Interests in Land

IX. Insurance
A. Types of Risk
B. Clauses

X. Environmental Law
A. Common Law
B. State and Local Regulations
C. Federal Statutes

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 25-75%

Facilitated discussion: 25-75%

Mediated instruction: 0-25%

Group work: 0-25%
Mandatory Course Components:
All sections will include some assessments that require written responses to cases or scenarios.
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100037
Course CIP Code: 52.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 28
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Business
Discipline: BA
1st Catalog Year: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Attorney, Law School graduate (Juris Doctor) or CPA.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240208T17:16:44
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029