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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0204-251-001 |
| Instructor: | Winston Waters |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - NEX 237 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
An advanced course in business law covering the application of the legal process and the law of contracts to the specific contracts of bailments, agency, guaranty and suretyship, insurance, and partnerships and corporations. Detailed consideration is given to wills, states of decedents, and bankruptcy. |
| Learning Goals: |
The student at the end of course should:1. Possess a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of commercial law, sales law, agency, partnerships and business organizations.2. Possess the technical vocabulary necessary to understand an d utilize various legal principles in business and professional affairs;3. Be able to analyze legal problems and cases involving common business transactions and to correctly apply the appropriate legal principles;4. Have the skill to recognize the legal implications of situations which one may encounter with regard to the substantive areas discussed;5. Be able to relate the fundamentals of business law to other fields (e.g., Marketing, Personal Management), and to apply the legal principles as may be needed, and6. Recognize under what circumstances further legal aid and advice should be sought. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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