The Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Environment of Business

MODULE ONE: LEGAL AND BUSINESS ETHICS, OVERVIEW, AND FINDING THE LAW 1. The Law: Legal and Business Ethics 2. Overview and Finding the Law MODULE TWO: BUSINESS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS: COURTS, LEGISLATURES, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AFFECTING REGULATION 3. Sources of Law: Political and Institutional 4. Settling Legal Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Civil Lawsuits 5. Business and the Constitution 6. Government Regulation: Overview 7. Government Regulation: Anatomy and Enforcement of a Regulation 8. Public Law in International Business 9. Private Business Dealings in International Contexts MODULE THREE: PRIVATE LAW AFFECTING ENTREPRENEURS 10. Torts: Negligence, Strict Liability, and Intentional Torts 11. Nature, Definition, and Classification of Contracts 12. Property 13. Intellectual Property and Technology MODULE FOUR:LAW AFFECTING THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 14. Employer-Employee Relations: Rules in Common Law 15. Important Statutes in Employer-Employee Relations 16. Employment Discrimination 17. Federal Labor Law: Unionization and Collective Bargaining MODULE FIVE: LAW AFFECTING BUSINESS FINANCING 18. Business Organizations 19. Securities Regulation MODULE SIX: LAW EFFECTING THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT 20. Antitrust Law 21. The Federal Trade Commission Act, Franchising, and Unfair Competition 22. Consumer Protection MODULE SEVEN: LAW AFFECTING THE MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT 23. Product Liability 24. Environmental Law