BUAD7023

This course will expose students to critical thinking about the legal environment within which businesses operate. It focuses on business relationships with government agencies, as well as with other businesses, consumers, suppliers, etc. The course specifically addresses the global, political, social, environmental, and regulatory legal issues confronting businesses, with a special emphasis on the law of technology. It is intended to better equip the business manager for decision-making by exploring the legal issues involved in contracts, torts, business organizations, employment law, the Uniform Commercial Code, intellectual property law, business crimes, and Constitutional Law. A variety of case studies of business legal issues will be examined and analyzed through case briefs and studies, research projects, and advocacy exercises. Students will have an opportunity to explore law-related topics of particular interest to themselves.