MGT255 Political, Legal And Ethical Environments Of Business

Elements of Law

• Explain the key functions of the American legal system.
• Identify the sources and classifications of law.

The Judicial Process

• Identify the basic trial procedures used in the American legal system.
• Identify the relationship between the court system, litigation process, and jurisdiction.

Resolving Disputes and the Constitution

• Compare and contrast the various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
• Recognize the impact various amendments to the Bill of Rights have had on business.
• Identify the business applications of the commerce clause, taxing power, and free speech.

Government Agencies

• Describe the process by which administrative agencies make and enforce rules.
• Describe the power of the legislative and judicial branches of government to review an agency's actions or decisions.

Elements of Traditional Business Law

• Apply the implications of tort law on business practices.
• Differentiate between real property and intellectual property.

Business Torts, Real and Intellectual Property

• Differentiate between intentional torts against persons, intentional torts against property, and torts based on negligence.
• Compare and contrast the legal protections available for real and intellectual properties.

Domestic and International Sales

• Determine the Uniform Commercial Code's influence on the formation of sales contracts.
• Compare and contrast the legal business environments of domestic and international trade.

Completing Your Project

• Create a compilation of briefs illustrating the legal and regulatory environment of business.

Contracts

• Relate specific contract remedies to various types of contract breaches.
• Recognize the characteristics of various types of contracts.