Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business

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Three lecture. Legal theories, ethical issues, and regulatory climate affecting business policies and decision. Students will be able to: discuss the nature of business ethics; determine and critique what ethical standards are expected with respect to a given scenario; recognize and interpret business law vocabulary; explain the structure of the American business legal system; analyze the impact of business organizations on the manner in which a given business is treated within the legal system; assess how the legal environment of a business influences growth and development within the American economic system; compare and contrast contract law and sales law and analyze how it impacts business in the United States; illustrate concepts of liability and negligence as related to consumer protection and social responsibility; recognize and describe the impact of legal and ethical issues on labor relations and employment agreements; explain the elements of property as well as intellectual property; determine the influence of the international environment on a given scenario and recommend business action in response to international ethical issues. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences