BSA 237 - Legal Environment of Business

1. The American legal system
2. Courts and procedures
3. Ethics
4. Common/constitutional law and business practices
5. Statutory and regulatory environment of business

1. Identify the elements of the legal environment for private (profit and nonprofit) and public organizations. (1, 2)
2. Analyze the American legal system and current ethical and legal problems confronting private and public organizations. (3-5)
3. Explain the origins of legal institutions, legal procedure, various methods of resolving disputes, and the functions of the law as a system of social and political thought and action. (1, 2, 4, 5)