ACCT 7500 Regulation: Business Law and Ethics

The course is designed to equip students with an understanding of complex concepts and ethical problems in business organizations from a legal perspective. The course will survey various available business entities, including different types of partnerships, C corporation, S corporation and LLCs. Knowledge of the property law and contracts under both common and UCC will be emphasized. This course is designed teach students analytical ability to organize, process and interpret law and to develop and evaluate opinions for decision making. The course is designed to enhance students’ research ability to locate and extract relevant information and to effectively elicit and express information or judgment through written or oral means. Real world cases and examples will be used extensively. Students will learn how business law concepts can be applied to solve some of the most complex ethical dilemmas.
Credits: 3.0