LENB - Legal Environment of Business

Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered, but for which there is a current need. This course is repeatable for credit.

Investigation of a topic of special interest, with reports given to the instructor. Approval of the department chairperson is required prior to registration. This course is repeatable for credit.

The laws and major regulations impacting domestic and international commercial transactions are the focus of the course: contracts, secured transactions, business torts, debtor-creditor relations, bankruptcy, business organizations, insurance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and SEC Acts of 1933-1934. In addition, the necessary role of ethics in business decision making will be examined.