Business Law

The following learning targets represents the major concepts studied and assessed in this course.

Foundations of Law

• Define law as it relates to a person’s rights and responsibilities
• Describe the relationship between historical law and today’s law.
• Describe the relationship between historical law and today’s law.

Contract Law

• Explain the nature, form and importance of a contract
• Define legality and identify situations that would compromise the legality of the contract
• List the six elements of a valid contract

Employment Law

• Students will learn about rights as an employee and employer.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the employer-employee relationship
• Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of an agency relationship and list the ways agency relationships may be created

Consumer Law

• Students will learn about their rights and responsibilities as consumers.
• Identify rights and responsibilities of consumers e.g. false advertising, telemarketing, product liability, etc.
• Describe laws and agencies that provide consumer protection