Course Title: | Business and Personal Law Section SC |
Course Code: | buspersc |
MA NCES Code: | 04164 |
Discipline: | Business |
Grade Level: | 09, 10, 11, 12 |
Level: | Standard |
Offering: | Repeated Semester (Fall: 25 Seats; Spring: 25 Seats; )
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Duration: | 15 weeks |
Prerequisites: | The ability to participate in discussions regarding the law in a mature manner. Students should have an interest in legal issues and a desire to learn about legal concepts that will impact their lives on a personal level and within the business community. Students should be comfortable with keyboarding. The course will require written work and weekly discussions. Case studies and debates will be part of this course. Students will need to defend their position and ideas. Self-evaluation will be stressed within the course. The class should take a minimum of 5 to 8 hours per week. |
Additional Requirements: | |
Accredited by: | Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools; Northwest Accreditation Commission |
Course Requires a Media Kit to be Shipped to Students:
No |
Course Requires a Media Kit to be Purchased by Course Sponsor
(see additional details below):
No |
Description:
Business/Personal Law is designed for students who have a desire to learn more about legal issues that will affect them in the present and in the future. It will acquaint students with basic legal principles common to business and personal issues. Ethics, the origin of law, our court system structure, contracting, buying and selling, employment, organizing a business, real estate, wills, trust, and marriage and divorce will be explored. Students will leave the course with an understanding of legal issues impacting their lives in today's world. They will leave the course with an understanding and preparedness to face future legal issues. |