MGT 2210Legal Environment of Bus I

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Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; and completion of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication. Prerequisite(s) and/or Corequisite(s): Completion of Qualitative Literacy requirement or enrollment in a course that satisfies the Quantitative Literacy requirement. This course is designed to present the legal system as it applies to business. The course includes a discussion of fundamental concepts related to the nature and sources of law and to the resolution of disputes. The course requires analysis of statutes, cases, and regulations of related governmental agencies that address employment, securities, trade and workplace decisions. The law of agency, contracts, organizations and torts is analyzed. Ethical and international aspects of law are treated where appropriate.