This Business Law course evaluates current practical law practices as they relate to business operations in Canada. In addition to exploring legal aspects for contracts, negotiable instruments, estates and trusts, real and personal property, partnerships, and corporations, this course evaluates the real-life applications for which these learnings can be applied.
Credits: 3
Hours: 45 (Lecture Hours: 45)
Total Weeks: 15
Prerequisites:
6 credits of 100- or 200-level MGMT courses, OR permission of Chair.
Non-Course Prerequisites:
None
Co-Requisites:
None
Course Content:
- Introduction to Business Law and Managing Legal Affairs
- The Legal System
- Alternatives to Litigation
- Intentional Torts
- Negligence, Liability, Insurance
- Formation of Contracts
- Sales and Consumer Protection
- Employment
- Agency and Partnerships
- Corporations
- Personal and Real Property
- Intellectual Property, Computers, Internet
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a workable definition for the term law
- Outline Canadian constitutional law and the parliamentary system
- Explain the litigation process
- Define and describe various types of torts
- List and describe the requirements of a valid contract
- Consider the implications of duress, undue influence and mistake
- State and explain the ways a contract can terminate
- Specify the main features of the Sale of Goods Act
- Distinguish between employees and contractors
- Identify the agency relationship
- Compare and contrast forms of business organization
- Discuss the main forms of negotiable instruments
- Differentiate between personal and real property
- Explain the nature of real property
- Recognize and analyze legal problems through case analysis
- Analyze a given set of facts
- Determine the relevance of facts to legal problems covered in the course
- Clarify the rights and obligations of parties
- Determine possible courses of action
- Ascertain valid defences available to parties
- Explain remedies open to injured parties
- Indicate how a court would likely deal with the issues and the probable outcomes of legal actions
- Explain terms such as: caveat emptor, profit a prendre, non es factum, ultra vires, quantum meruit, stare decisis, res ipsa loquitur, volenti non fit injuria, etc.
- Explain terms such as: caveat emptor, profit a prendre, non es factum, ultra vires, quantum meruit, stare decisis, res ipsa loquitur, volenti non fit injuria, etc.
Knowledge:
Complete understanding of Business Law concepts, and areas of application within Canada
Skills:
Literacy skills (writing, comprehension, referencing, formatting)
Attitudes:
Consideration, conscientiousness
Technologies:
D2L Online portal
Grading System: Letters
Passing Grade: D (50%)
Percentage of Individual Work: 100
Textbooks:
Textbooks are subject to change. Please contact the bookstore at your local campus for current book lists.