Text: Miller/ Jentz, Business Law Today – The Essentials, softback -9th Ed., West,(2008).

Bulletin Description: Introduction to the role of law and administrative agencies in business transactions; case studies in torts, property, contracts, sales, agency, business organizations, and employment law.

Prerequisites: BIS 101, Tier I Continuing Admission to Professional Business Studies. .
Methodology: Lecture, case study analysis, group in-class Assignments. .

Course Objectives: This course is part of the BSBA degree program to provide students abilities to: • Demonstrate cognizant skills through case briefs and essays/reports. • Demonstrate successful, participatory team and peer performance. • Apply sound business processes to solve business problems and incorporate critical thinking skills to a series of integrated projects. • Demonstrate, through role playing and/or cases, ethical problem-solving in course content specific situations. The overall purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the areas of law that primarily impact business transactions and organizations. Specifically, the course is designed to enable students to: • Demonstrate an understanding of the operations of the U.S. legal system. • Explain the role of administrative agencies in the regulation of business, e.g. Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission. • Demonstrate a basic understanding of the following areas of tort law: negligence, intentional torts, and strict liability. • Demonstrate an understanding of the law of real property and personal property both tangible and intangible property, e.g.