Syllabus - Business Law
Class Description and Scope:
This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic legal principles common to the business environment and
for personal use. Topics include personal concepts to assist students when evaluating contracts, maximizing
purchasing power through credit, purchasing appropriate insurance, and renting or owning real estate. Business concepts such as contracts, ethics, employment, ownership, financial literacy, international legal issues and consumer concerns
are included. Skills in critical thinking are reinforced in this course along with oral and written communication
skills. Work-based learning strategies appropriate for this course are field trips and job shadowing.
Simulations, case studies, projects, teamwork, and FBLA leadership activities, meetings, conferences, and competitions provide opportunities for application of instructional competencies.
This is a hands-on course. We use computers almost everyday! Gaming is NOT permitted!
Students will learn using peer discussion, debate, case studies, mock trials, internet research, projects and written reflections using blogs and other online social media and websites. We will watch two movies involving criminal and civil law as well as patent, trademark and intellectual property law. We will try to have at least one guest speaker and go on at least one field trip.
This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic legal principles common to the business environment and
for personal use. Topics include personal concepts to assist students when evaluating contracts, maximizing
purchasing power through credit, purchasing appropriate insurance, and renting or owning real estate. Business concepts such as contracts, ethics, employment, ownership, financial literacy, international legal issues and consumer concerns
are included. Skills in critical thinking are reinforced in this course along with oral and written communication
skills. Work-based learning strategies appropriate for this course are field trips and job shadowing.
Simulations, case studies, projects, teamwork, and FBLA leadership activities, meetings, conferences, and competitions provide opportunities for application of instructional competencies.
This is a hands-on course. We use computers almost everyday! Gaming is NOT permitted!
Students will learn using peer discussion, debate, case studies, mock trials, internet research, projects and written reflections using blogs and other online social media and websites. We will watch two movies involving criminal and civil law as well as patent, trademark and intellectual property law. We will try to have at least one guest speaker and go on at least one field trip.
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